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United Nations Foundation
The
UN Foundation was created in 1998 with entrepreneur and philanthropist
Ted Turner’s historic $1 billion gift to support UN causes and
activities.
The UN Foundation builds and implements public-private partnerships
to address the world’s most pressing problems, and broadens support
for the UN through advocacy and public outreach. The UN Foundation
is a public charity.
The UN Foundation strengthens and supports the UN and its causes
through a blend of advocacy, grantmaking, and partnerships. Wherever
possible, we align these core organizational assets behind the large-scale
problems we address.
Advocacy. From the outset, we have worked to strengthen the relationship
between the UN and the U.S. government—with a focus on getting Congress
to clear up billions of dollars in arrears owed by the U.S. to the UN, and on
continuing to pay our dues on time and in full. This effort—led by the
UN Foundation’s sister organization, the Better World Fund—built
the base for broader public outreach campaigns about the importance of international
cooperation and a strong U.S.–UN relationship.
Grantmaking. Since our inception in 1998, the UN Foundation and Better
World Fund have awarded grants amounting to over $900 million—including
nearly $400 million in funds from dozens of partners and thousands of grassroots
donors—in support of UN projects and activities in 115 countries.
Partnerships. The UN Foundation makes it easy to engage in the work
of the UN. As a platform for partnering with the UN, we help corporations, foundations,
governments, and individuals make a difference in the important work the UN does
across a broad range of issues. Our role in these partnerships varies—from
catalyst to convener, advocate to grantmaker, fiduciary to fundraising ally—but
in each case, we are able to achieve an outcome that is greater than what any
single actor would have accomplished working alone. These efforts are conducted
in close coordination with the United Nations Fund for International Partnerships
(UNFIP), our strategic counterpoint within the UN system.
See t he United Nations Foundation web site for more information.
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