Our Funders

Midwest Coalition members do not pay a fee to belong to the membership. Members do, however, contribute extensively to the continued success of the Coalition through in-kind donations and the sharing of expertise and resources. The commitment of members to come together collaboratively is a unique and impressive characteristic of the membership. This collaboration enables all members to leverage their individual efforts in working to promote and protect the human rights for all.

In April 2006, the Midwest Coalition for Human Rights received a three-year, $145,000 grant from the US Human Rights Fund to support its initiative, “Building a Human Rights Network in the Midwest.”  The initiative builds upon the Coalition’s decade of successes and expertise by engaging in issue-based networking; providing educational forums; building capacity on applying human rights laws and mechanisms to domestic issues; and coordinating human rights advocacy.

The Mertz Gilmore Foundation awarded a two-year, $150,000 grant to the Midwest Coalition for Human Rights in November 2006 in support of its “Strengthening the Midwest Human Rights Network” initiative.  Objectives of the initiative include issue-based networking and campaigning, specifically on the meatpacking workers’ rights project; enhancing the Coalition’s project work through media outreach and web-based communications; and expanding public education initiatives and issue-based training on human rights issues of significa