United Kingdom · Human rights and democracy
MINORITY RIGHTS GROUP
Minority Rights Group International
Charity registered in England and Wales. Based in: United Kingdom. Founded 1960. Main sector: human rights and democracy.
MRG works to secure the rights of ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities and indigenous peoples nationally and internationally within a clear framework of international standards in a non-partisan way. MRG promotes cooperation and understanding between communities by bringing together groups with different views to share experiences and solve problems collaboratively.
- Founded
- 1960
- Income 2024
- £5.9M
- Public funds 2022
- 5%
Accounts
Income Expenditure
Source: Charity Commission (England & Wales) — official register
Where the money comes from (2022)
Public funds 5% (£286,329) · Other income 95%
Public funds: grants and contracts from government bodies as declared to the Charity Commission. Other income includes donations, legacies, trading and investments. Many organisations record funds from UN agencies and the European Union as income from charitable activities: in that case the public share is underestimated.
Data table
| Year | Income | Expenditure | Public funds | Staff | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-31 | £5.9M | £6.6M | – | 68 | Charity Commission (England & Wales) |
| 2023-12-31 | £6.2M | £6.7M | – | 82 | Charity Commission (England & Wales) |
| 2022-12-31 | £6.1M | £5.4M | 5% | 67 | Charity Commission (England & Wales) |
| 2021-12-31 | £5.1M | £4.1M | 14% | 50 | Charity Commission (England & Wales) |
| 2020-12-31 | £4.6M | £4.3M | 23% | 46 | Charity Commission (England & Wales) |
European Union funding
Data table
| Year | Development cooperation (INTPA) | Neighbourhood and enlargement (NEAR) | Foreign policy (FPI) | Other EU programmes | Total committed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | €531,897 | – | – | – | €531,897 |
| 2022 | – | €533,043 | – | – | €533,043 |
| 2021 | – | – | €541,122 | – | €541,122 |
| 2020 | €1.3M | €486,377 | – | €212,934 | €2M |
| 2019 | €374,000 | – | – | – | €374,000 |
| 2018 | €1.3M | – | – | – | €1.3M |
| 2015 | €284,739 | – | – | – | €284,739 |
| 2014 | €254,234 | – | – | – | €254,234 |
Amounts committed each year by the European Commission to the organisation (contracts and grants), from the EU Financial Transparency System. A commitment often covers several project years and, in consortia, may include shares of other partners. They are not income for the year and should not be compared directly with the accounts.
Public funds from donor governments
Payments by donor in the last 5 years
| Donor | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sida (Sweden) | €940,771 | €958,292 | €954,880 | €3.1M | €691,245 |
| Irish Aid (Ireland) | €200,000 | €200,000 | €200,000 | €200,000 | – |
| State Department (United States) | €151,210 | €88,494 | €198,655 | €9,587 | – |
Payments to the organisation reported by the aid agencies of 17 countries (USAID, FCDO, BMZ, Sida and others) in their own IATI data, converted to euros at the year's average rate. They include funds passed on to local partners. Not all donors name the recipient of their payments, so figures may be incomplete; EU funds are in their own section.
Spending on declared projects (IATI)
Only the projects the organisation publishes on IATI: usually a fraction of its total spending (median 14% in our checks).
Countries with projects published on IATI
Kenya ↗ 2 · Tunisia ↗ 2 · Cameroon ↗ 1 · Ethiopia ↗ 1 · Cambodia ↗ 1 · Myanmar (Burma) ↗ 1 · Uganda ↗ 1
Number of activities published on IATI that mention the country, added up over all years. Platforms that raise funds for other organisations publish every small project as a separate activity. Each country opens on d-portal the list of this organisation’s projects in that country.
Projects published on IATI (most recent and largest)
| Project | Country | Period | Spending |
|---|---|---|---|
| All 4 all - Pour le droit a la difference et l'elimination de toutes les formes de discrimination en Tunisie 2022-2025 | Tunisia | 2022–… ongoing | $828,312 |
| "All for All" For the right to be different and the elimination of all forms of discrimination in Tunisia (2020-2022) | Tunisia | 2020–2022 closed | $535,231 |
| Enhancing Quality and Universal access to Indigenous People's reproductive healthcare (EQUIP) | Ethiopia, Kenya, Cambodia, Myanmar (Burma) | 2019–2021 closed | $597,110 |
| Networks for Peace: Preventing and Resolving Conflicts through Early Warning Mechanisms in Africa | Cameroon, Uganda, Kenya | 2019–2022 ongoing | $324,368 |
Titles are shown as published by the organisation, in their original language. Spending = disbursements and expenditure reported on IATI, in US$.
Countries declared
Bosnia & Herzegovina · Botswana · Dominican Republic · Egypt · Hungary · Iraq · Sri Lanka · Mauritania · Pakistan · Somalia · Türkiye · Uganda · Yemen
Official checks
- Public register
- Charity Commission — active registration
- Latest accounts filed
- 2024 (Charity Commission (England & Wales))
- Annual filings
- up to date (Charity Commission (England & Wales))
Facts from public registers and certification bodies, not a judgement on the organisation; the absence of a label is not a negative sign. Methodology
Timeline
- Founded
- Registered as a charity
- First publication on IATI
Identifiers
EU-TR 869318023123-70 · Charity Commission · Companies House · IATI (d-portal) · Wikidata