As an independent charity, BIHR is not part of, nor receives direct government funding. We rely instead on three main sources of support:
- Grants from Trusts and Foundations and others to support our charitable work. These are a usually a combination of unrestricted grants that support our core work and organisation, and restricted grants for specific projects.
- Income earned from our training and from our programmes work with public bodies that have duties to respect, protect, and fulfil people's human rights.
- Donations from individuals and those who care about our human rights, which whilst modest we hope to grow.
Our current grant funders include
Activities with our funders include:
- Supporting discussions on the current political debates about the future of our Human Rights Act, and what actions the voluntary sector can take.
- Sharing evidence of change through human rights practice with voluntary and public sector groups.
- Supporting grantee networking including communities of practice, roundtables, and action-planning.
Recent former funders
In addition to our current funders, we are grateful for the support of our recent former funders, who include:
- John Ellerman Foundation
- The Three Guineas Trust
- Comic Relief (Tech vs Abuse)
- The Fore RAFT fund
- The Legal Education Foundation (now LEF)
- The People's Postcode Lottery Trust (Small Grants)
- The Allen & Overy Foundation
- NHS England Public Participation Community Grant Scheme
- The Law Society Charity
- Eleanor Rathbone Charitable Trust
- The Oak Foundation
- The Thomas Paine Initiative (now closed)
BIHR's work and its impact
The RITES Committee
Our RITES Committee (standing for real-life insights, tips, experiences and stories) is made up of experts by experience who have used our Human Rights Act to achieve change.
The RITES Committee
Our RITES Committee (standing for real-life insights, tips, experiences and stories) is made up of experts by experience who have used our Human Rights Act to achieve change.
Mental Health Bill 2024-25
Read about our work on the Mental Health Bill 2024-25, including our human rights explainers, our briefings on amendments to the Bill and our work to amplify lived experience voices.
Mental Health Bill 2024-25
Read about our work on the Mental Health Bill 2024-25, including our human rights explainers, our briefings on amendments to the Bill and our work to amplify lived experience voices.
Impact: UK Communities Programme 2022-25
Read about the impact of our three-year UK-wide programme designed to support community and voluntary groups to address social justice issues using human rights.
Impact: UK Communities Programme 2022-25
Read about the impact of our three-year UK-wide programme designed to support community and voluntary groups to address social justice issues using human rights.
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