The beta phase wrapped up on July 30, 2025. Until then, the fund focused on initiatives strengthening democracy in Germany — but it now supports the most promising pro-democracy projects worldwide.
This new global grantmaking is guided by research from Power for Democracies — the first international charity evaluator for democracy. Its first research results will be published in November 2025.
If you’d like to learn more, you can watch this webinar from October 2, 2025, where Stephan Schwahlen explains the reasoning and next steps.
Major update on our Defending Democracy Fund
The beta phase wrapped up on July 30, 2025. Until then, the fund focused on initiatives strengthening democracy in Germany — but it now supports the most promising pro-democracy projects worldwide.
This new global grantmaking is guided by research from Power for Democracies — the first international charity evaluator for democracy. Its first research results will be published in November 2025.
If you’d like to learn more, you can watch this webinar from October 2, 2025, where Stephan Schwahlen explains the reasoning and next steps.