Funding Structure & Sources
At present, GPPi is entirely project-funded. We do not have an endowment or core funding. The institute is financed through project grants, contractual work, and donations. Our main funders are various foundations, European governments, the European Commission, and a number of United Nations agencies. The diversity of our financial sources helps us to preserve our intellectual independence and ability to work across political divides – two prerequisites for fulfilling our mission. As a non-profit organization, we reinvest profits generated by commercial contracts into our research and debate activities. We ensure organizational cohesion through financial solidarity across projects and teams.
We welcome tax-deductible donations from individuals and institutions who share our mission and would like to support our work. For more information, please contact Wade Hoxtell.
Overview: GPPi’s Funding Sources by Funder, Category and Year Since 2011
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To preserve our intellectual freedom while forging partnerships with donors who want to support our work, GPPi applies the following four principles:
- GPPi values its intellectual freedom above all else and will not accept funding or rewards of any kind that seek to influence or control the direction, content, or findings of its research and projects.
- GPPi is committed to democracy, and we do not accept funding from any actor or entity that is anti-democratic or beholden to anti-democratic actors.
- GPPi does not engage in lobbying to influence specific legislation, will not arrange for donors to meet with officials, or accept demands that violate the institute’s independence.
- To ensure transparency, GPPi publishes an annual financial overview on its website and discloses all project funders.
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Funding Distribution 2022
Multilateral & Regional Organizations: International Committee of the Red Cross; UN Refugee Agency; World Food Programme // Foundations: Berghof Foundation; Botnar Foundation; Robert Bosch Stiftung; Stiftung Mercator // Governments: Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development; European Recovery Programme; German Federal Foreign Office; German Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth; German Ministry for the Interior; Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit // NGOs: Aktion Gegen den Hunger; Build Up; Canadian International Council // Private Sector: FAKT Consult for Management, Training and Technologies // Public Research Support: European Commission; Leibniz Association; United Kingdom Research and Innovation
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Funding Distribution 2021
Multilateral & Regional Organizations: International Committee of the Red Cross; UN Refugee Agency; World Food Programme // Foundations: Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung; Bertelsmann Foundation; Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; Friedrich Ebert Foundation; Heinrich Böll Foundation; Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung; Open Society Foundations; Robert Bosch Stiftung; Stiftung Mercator // Governments: Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development; European Recovery Programme; Folke Bernadotte Academy; German Federal Foreign Office; German Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth; German Ministry for the Interior; Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit // NGOs: Build Up; International Service for Human Rights // Private Sector: FAKT Consult for Management, Training and Technologies // Public Research Support: European Commission; United Kingdom Research and Innovation // Universities: Ruhr University Bochum
Funding Distribution 2020
Multilateral & Regional Organizations: International Organization for Migration; UN Refugee Agency; United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs; World Food Programme // Foundations: Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung; Friedrich Ebert Foundation; Heinrich Böll Foundation; Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung; Open Society Foundations; Robert Bosch Stiftung // Governments: Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development; European Recovery Programme; German Federal Foreign Office; German Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth; German Ministry for the Interior // NGOs: buergerpolitik.org; Build Up; International Service for Human Rights // Private Sector: Microsoft // Public Research Support: European Commission; Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research; United Kingdom Research and Innovation
Funding Distribution 2019
Multilateral & Regional Organizations: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs; UN Refugee Agency // Foundations: Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung; Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung; Open Society Foundations; Robert Bosch Stiftung; Stiftung Mercator // Governments: Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs; European Recovery Programme; German Federal Foreign Office; Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit // Individual Donors: Various // NGOs: Build Up; Verband Entwicklungspolitik und Humanitäre Hilfe; Phineo // Private Sector: Humanitarian Outcomes // Public Research Support: European Commission // Universities: Hertie School of Governance
Funding Distribution 2018
Multilateral & Regional Organizations: International Committee of the Red Cross; World Food Programme; UN Refugee Agency // Foundations: Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung; Bertelsmann Foundation; Heinrich Böll Foundation; Jeyroudi Foundation; Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung; Open Society Foundations; Robert Bosch Stiftung; Volkswagen Stiftung // Governments: German Federal Foreign Office; Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit // Individual Donors: Various // NGOs: Phineo // Private Sector: IBM; Microsoft // Public Research Support: European Commission; European Recovery Programme; Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research // Universities: Central European University
Funding Distribution 2017
Multilateral & Regional Organizations: World Food Programme; European Commission // Foundations: Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung; Bertelsmann Foundation; Fritz Thyssen Stiftung; Heinrich Böll Foundation; Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung; Open Society Foundations; Robert Bosch Stiftung; Stiftung Mercator; Volkswagen Stiftung // Governments: German Federal Foreign Office; German Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy; Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit; UK Department for International Development // Individual Donors: Various // NGOs: ONE Campaign; Oxfam; Swiss Peace // Private Sector: IBM; Microsoft; Nunatak Group // Public Research Support: European Recovery Programme; Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research; United States Institute of Peace // Universities: Central European University; Hertie School of Governance
Funding Distribution 2016
Multilateral & Regional Organizations: European Commission; Red Cross Germany; World Food Programme // Foundations: Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung; Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung; Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung; Open Society Foundations; Robert Bosch Stiftung; Volkswagen Stiftung // Governments: European Recovery Programme; German Federal Foreign Office; Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit; Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research; UK Department for International Development // Individual Donors: Various // NGOs: Build Up; Evangelical Academy Berlin; International Rescue Committee; ONE Campaign // Public Research Support: Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research; United States Institute of Peace // Universities: Central European University; Hertie School of Governance
Funding Distribution 2015
Multilateral & Regional Organizations: European Commission; United Nations Global Compact; World Food Programme // Foundations: Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung; Berghof Foundation; Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung; Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung; German Foundation for Peace Research; Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung; Robert Bosch Stiftung; Volkswagen Stiftung // Governments: German Federal Foreign Office; Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit; UK Department for International Development // Individual Donors: Various // NGOs: New America Foundation; Norwegian Refugee Council // Public Research Support: Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research; United States Institute of Peace // Universities: Central European University; Hertie School of Governance
Funding Distribution 2014
Multilateral & Regional Organizations: European Commission; International Committee of the Red Cross; United Nations Global Compact; World Food Programme // Foundations: Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung; Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung; Open Society Foundations; Robert Bosch Stiftung; Volkswagen Stiftung // Governments: German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development; UK Department for International Development // Individual Donors: Various // NGOs: New America Foundation; Norwegian Refugee Council // Public Research Support: New America Foundation; Norwegian Refugee Council