Grants:Administration/Countries

There are varying complexities with grant making in the different parts of the world. Sometimes, the challenges and restrictions are because of US regulations (e.g. US sanctions). Other times, it can be funding challenges with the grantee's local jurisdiction^[1].

Below are lists of countries that we have:

1. funded with few or no challenges/restrictions for both the grantor and grantee
2. not yet funded

Countries that we have funded with few or no challenges for grantees to receive grants, and for us as a non-profit organization based in the United States to award international grants.

We have not received funding requests from these locations so we do not have any information on whether there are restrictions to receive foreign funding or challenges for us to award grants as a non-profit organization based in the United States.

If you are interested in applying for a grant with one of our grant programs^[3] that aligns with our mission and your country is not listed here, please:

1. check if your country is one of the US sanctioned countries. It is likely that we would not be able to award grants where there are US sanctions.
2. check if there are known restrictions for receiving foreign funds in your country. One reference is The International Center for Not-for-Profit Law's (ICNL)^[1] Civic Freedom Monitor page. Please note that ICNL's assessments on foreign funding have more of a focus on registered non-profits within that country, but this does not mean that grants to individuals might not be impacted as well.

If your country is not listed on this page, not listed in the US sanctions page, and not listed in ICNL's ^[1]Civic Freedom Monitor page, please:

1. Email us at grantsadminwikimediaorg
2. with a subject line of "[possible application] grant request for YOUR COUNTRY"
3. and include:
   • a brief description of the grant
   • who the grantee would be (i.e. person or non-profit organization name)
   • what the expected impact/outcomes of your grant activities would have on increasing the quantity, quality, diversity and reach of free knowledge
   • how it aligns with our mission and goals