Seeding and strengthening the grassroots gender equality movement in Europe.

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Who we are

The Alliance for Gender Equality in Europe is the first and only collaborative fund dedicated to advancing progress toward gender equality across the continent.

We bring together foundations that share a common vision: an inclusive Europe where gender equality is achieved for all. Within the Alliance, members pool financial resources, knowledge, and networks to collectively invest in, connect, and champion grassroots gender equality organisations.

We support organisations and movements that empower individuals while also addressing the systems that uphold inequality — from expanding opportunities and shifting mindsets to challenging discrimination and mobilising collective action for lasting change.

What we do

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Grants

Multi-year core and project funding for grassroots organisations advancing gender equality across Europe.

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Capacity strengthening

Support that strengthens and expands the skills, capacities, and sustainability of our grantee partners.

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Collaborative space for funders

A space for funders to pool resources and deepen their knowledge of the most impactful ways to support the gender equality movement.

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Raising awareness

We inspire philanthropy to support progress with new funding and better grant-making practices.

Our impact

7

private, corporate and philanthropic foundations.

+5
million

euros in grants disbursed since 2021.

55

organisations dedicated to gender equality supported.

35

countries where our grantee partners are making an impact.

60,000

marginalised women and gender minorities reached directly.

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Impact report

In this report, we proudly present our activities, impact, and invaluable lessons that made 2024 a year of deep reflection and ambitious planning to unlock our full potential.

What's new

On 4 June 2025, at the Philea Forum in Lisbon, our chair Marion Schaefer and lead Nadège Lharaig shared insights to a philanthropic audience from our journey as the Alliance for Gender Equality in Europe.
New report by the Network of European Foundations showcases the impact of its donor collaboratives, including the Alliance of Gender Equality in Europe.

This op-ed by Carli Keilholz, Associate Advisor at I.G. Advisors, and Nadège Lharaig, Senior Program Manager at the Alliance for Gender Equality in Europe, was published in Alliance Magazine. Gender equality in Europe is in danger. As democratic

Join us

We are building an open, collaborative, and long-term alliance of donors and foundations.

Join us to accelerate the scale and pace of progress for an inclusive Europe where gender equality is achieved for all.

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