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- EIN 27-5026293
- (617) 261-4593
- 151 W 74th St Apt 3br New York NY 10023-2203 USA
- www.disabilityrightsfund.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: International, International Development
Mission: The disability rights fund, inc. (drf) is a grantmaking collaborative that empowers persons with disabilities to advocate for equal rights and full participation in society. Fueled by the momentum of the convention on the rights of persons with disabilities (crpd), drf funds disabled persons organizations in 31 countries in africa, asia, eastern europe, latin america and the caribbean, the middle east and the pacific. Drf provides grants for activities such as documentation of rights violations, advocacy for rights fulfillment and expansion of voice and visability for particularly marginalized sectors of the disability community, in pursuit of systemic change.
Programs: In 2017, drf (and sister organization, draf) made a total of 115 grants for $3,272,480 to 98 different organizations of people with disabilities doing rights advocacy at country, regional and international levels.
the fund's unique structure includes a global advisory panel (gap), grantmaking committee and board of directors. The gap consists of 12 members, the majority of whom are people with disabilities, nominated by international and regional networks of disabled persons organizations, which makes grantmaking strategy recommendations. The grantmaking committee of the board is composed of donor representatives and advisors and finalizes grantmaking guidelines and grants selection for final approval by the full board. The board of directors has oversight of the fund.