Global Dialogue

Registered charity 1122052 · since 2007global-dialogue.org·International·Updated 30 October 2026

At a glance

£1.7M

Annual giving, year to 30 April 2025

From filed accounts

Invitation only

Unsolicited applications are not accepted

This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. Don't spend time on an approach; the similar funders below support the same kind of work.

Key takeaways

Global Dialogue publishes programme bands of up to £10,000 for individuals, £10,000 to £60,000 for organisations and £60,000 to £100,000 for collaborative partnerships, so a request in the organisation band is the best guide to its scale.
Its stated purposes are human rights and equality and diversity, and it works around the world, so work on those themes is the natural fit.
It accepts no unsolicited requests, so check its website's Funding Opportunities page for open calls before doing anything else; the Shaping the Future migration leadership fund took applications from 22 January to 12 March, 5pm GMT, and prioritised organisations with incomes below £500,000.
Some programmes identify partners proactively rather than through open calls, and trustees give final approval to grants, so an approach outside a call is unlikely to be funded.

Overview

Global Dialogue is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1122052).

Global Dialogue is a charity registered in England and Wales that exists to promote human rights throughout the world and equality and diversity for the public benefit. It began as a philanthropic support organisation with a vision to promote innovation in the human rights movement and enable cross-border philanthropy, and it moves money to activists, civil society organisations and social movements around the world. Its activities fall into four offer areas: hosting, incubating, grantmaking and special initiatives, and its latest annual report records £1,739,760 awarded in total. The Shaping the Future fund alone awarded 18 grants to 22 recipients, totalling almost £600,000.

What they fund

Priority Areas

Global Dialogue moves money to support activists, civil society organisations and social movements around the world. Its grantmaking includes subgrants from hosted programmes and regranting for funders needing specialist grantmaking support, as well as grants made in accordance with terms attached to particular donations. It partners with independent funders to advance rights, equity and diversity, and provides funder networks, collaboratives and partners with practical support and technical expertise. Grant selection varies by programme: some use open calls, while others identify suitable partners proactively; recommendations are reviewed by staff teams and/or management or advisory committees and presented to trustees for final approval. Trustees also consider whether donation terms are consistent with its charitable objects and approve onward grants.

Themes

Human rights
Equality and diversity

Geographic Focus

Around the world.

How to apply

Global Dialogue publishes its open calls for proposals on the Funding Opportunities page.

Application windows:

Shaping the Future: A Fund to Support Leadership in the Migration Sector: Applications open from 22 January to 12 March, 5pm GMT.

Application success factors

What the charity says:

For the Shaping the Future fund, Global Dialogue prioritised organisations with incomes below £500,000.

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

International

Similar funders

Funders supporting work similar to Global Dialogue.

Frederick Mulder FoundationInvitation onlyGave £684k ActionAid UKNo public processGave £29.3M The Claude and Sofia Marion FoundationInvitation onlyGave £2.2M King Charles III Charitable FundMixed deadlinesGave £4.4M The Movements TrustRollingGave £545k Global Greengrants Fund UKInvitation onlyGave £2.8M ZVM Rangoonwala FoundationMixed deadlinesGave £2.3M Be Global FoundationRollingGave £218k Global Fund for Children UK TrustNo public processGave £5.5M The Norton Rose Fulbright Charitable FoundationRollingGave £296k

Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 30 April 2021	£2,522,290	£1,623,689	£224,255	Accounts for year to 30 April 2021
year to 30 April 2022	£3,786,060	£2,063,862	£248,547	Accounts for year to 30 April 2022
year to 30 April 2023	£4,772,602	£3,696,907	£947,306	Accounts for year to 30 April 2023
year to 30 April 2024	£6,084,317	£5,186,170	£1,888,550	Accounts for year to 30 April 2024
year to 30 April 2025	£4,728,486	£5,941,107	£1,739,760	Accounts for year to 30 April 2025

Income vs grants paid

IncomeGrants paid

Total value each financial year

YE 2021

£224k grants

YE 2022

£249k grants

YE 2023

£947k grants

YE 2024

£1.9M grants

YE 2025

£1.7M awarded

Grants paid stayed within income across the 5 years shown.

Grants paid, year to 30 April 2021; year to 30 April 2022; year to 30 April 2023; year to 30 April 2024: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
Grants paid, year to 30 April 2025: grants awarded in the year, as reported in the accounts.

Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.