Het Actiefonds

Founded in 1968, Het Actiefonds is a grant-making foundation based in Amsterdam, Netherlands working on democracy & civil society, human rights, environment & climate +5 more.

Het Actiefonds is a Dutch fund based in Amsterdam that finances direct action and protest by social movements and activist groups worldwide. It was founded in 1968 as part of a broader movement for a fairer distribution of wealth, and was originally known as XminY (X-Y campaign) before its 2018 renaming. Funding decisions are made by volunteer sections and peer reviewers with direct regional connections, and money goes directly to action groups without intermediaries. The fund supports campaigns on climate, feminism, anti-racism, land rights, labour rights, LGBTQ+ rights, and political prisoners, and accepts applications from anywhere in the world, with separate standard and emergency application routes. It is funded mainly by individual donors and states that it remains independent of companies and governments.