Our funding

ECFR relies on a broad range of support from non-profit organisations, governments, corporations, and individuals. The diversity of funding sources is critical to ensure the independence of our organisation.

Where our funding comes from

Our Donors

Governments/Public bodies

  • Agence Française de Développement
  • Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
  • Direction générale des relations internationales et de la stratégie (DGRIS)
  • Embassy of Lithuania in France
  • Embassy of Poland in France
  • Embassy of Romania in France
  • Embassy of the Netherlands in Italy
  • European External Action Service (EEAS)
  • European Investment Bank
  • European Parliament
  • JETRO
  • Ministry of Defense Germany
  • Ministry of Economy of France
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belgium
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ireland
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs of France
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Germany
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Italy
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Spain
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic
  • Secrétariat Général de la Défense et de la Sécurité Nationale (SGDSN)
  • Swedish International Development Agency

Non-profit

  • Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung
  • Aspen Institute Italia
  • Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
  • Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie e.V. (BDI)
  • Centro Studi Internazionali (CeSI)
  • Compagnia di San Paolo
  • European Climate Foundation
  • Fondation Calouste Gulbenkian
  • Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung
  • IAI Istituto Affari Internazionali
  • Institut für die Wissenschaften vom Menschen
  • Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS)
  • Network of European Foundations - European Fund for the Balkans
  • Open Society Foundations (OSF)
  • Porticus
  • Robert Bosch Stiftung
  • Rockefeller Brothers Fund
  • Stiftung Mercator
  • The Balkan Trust for Democracy
  • Think Tank EUROPA
  • VDMA e.V.
  • Wallenberg Foundations

Individuals

  • Björn Saven
  • Abel Ribbink

Corporations

  • Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA)
  • Banco Santander
  • Confederation of Swedish Enterprise
  • Enagás
  • Equinor
  • Ericsson
  • Google
  • Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC)
  • Leonardo S.p.A
  • Nokia
  • Telecom Italia Sparkle
  • Telefónica
  • Total
  • UniCredit