The Comuá Network is a space that brings together thematic, community funds and community foundations, donor organizations (grantmakers) independent, which mobilize resources from diverse sources to support groups, collectives, movements and civil society organizations that work in the fields of socio-environmental justice, human rights and community development. Supporting civil society initiatives led by political minorities with financial resources is a key strategy for the promotion and construction of agendas aimed at the recognition and defense of rights, and therefore, for the strengthening of Brazilian democracy. The Network seeks to strengthen its members' capacity for joint action, enhancing their role in social transformation processes, in advocacy actions, giving visibility to their actions both in the field of philanthropy and in the public sphere.
The Comuá Network was created in 2012, under the name of Independent Funds for Social Justice Network (name changed in 2017 to Philanthropy Network for Social Justice, by the Baobá funds, ELAS+ Doar para Transformar, Fundo Brasil Fundo Casa Socioambiental , Greater Florianópolis Community Institute (ICOM), BrazilFoundation, Rio Institute and Baixada Institute.
On June 1, 2023, Comuá was officially founded in one of the stages of its formalization process that began in 2022, the year in which the Network completed 10 years of operation. The formal founding of the Network included Baobá funds – Fund for racial equity, BrazilFoundation, Casa Fluminense, Elas+ Doar para Transformar, Fundo Agbara, Fundo Brasil, Fundo Brasileiro de Educação Ambiental (FunBEA), Fundo Casa Socioambiental, Fundo Positivo, Instituto Baixada , Climate and Society Institute (iCS), Greater Florianópolis Community Institute (ICOM), Procomum Institute, Society, Population and Nature Institute (ISPN), Maré and Tabôa Networks – Strengthening the community.
Defense of democratic and republican values;
Commitment to work to promote, disseminate and expand philanthropy for socio-environmental justice;
Transparency in the action and management of human and financial resources;
Promotion of collaboration and complementarity between members and partners;
Horizontality and internal democracy;
No discrimination of any kind.
Strengthen and expand independent local philanthropy that operates in the field of socio-environmental justice (human, racial and gender rights) and community development capable of promoting support strategies (diverse grantmaking practices) through the donation of resources to initiatives and multiple actors of the Brazilian civil society, giving visibility to their actions and stimulating the production of knowledge to consolidate advocacy actions in the philanthropic ecosystem.
A Brazil with an expanded and diversified philanthropic culture that contributes to the strengthening of civil society and that works with a focus on socio-environmental justice, the promotion and recognition of rights and democracy.
Strengthen and promote social justice philanthropy in Brazil, from the perspective of human rights understood from a complex and intersectional perspective.
Disseminate and give visibility to member organizations, highlighting their performance and their contribution to the transformation of the country, so that they can be seen as alternatives for social investment.
Articulate member organizations to strengthen struggles and expand resources for donation in the areas of human rights and social justice, to support transformative initiatives.
Brazilian society has difficulty recognizing the role of civil society in the defense of rights and socio-environmental justice, impacting dialogue and its performance in the democratic field.
Strengthen the role and recognition of civil society in the defense of rights and socio-environmental justice to strengthen democracy.
Network Organization strengthened more able to strengthen the organizations they support.
Comuá member funds;
Community and independent funds and foundations;
National and international philanthropic ecosystem;
Organizations, collectives and civil society groups that work in the field of the defense of rights.
Joint action of network members;
Articulation of actors, knowledge, partnerships and resources;
Production and dissemination of knowledge;
Communication;
Advocacy.
- Joint mobilization of resources
- Institutional strengthening of the Network
- Network articulated with the philanthropic ecosystem as a whole
- Joint action of organizations that make social justice philanthropy
- Expanded network, recognized and relevant as a promoter of social justice philanthropy
- Consolidated performance models and results of social justice philanthropy
- Network organizations strengthened, with more resources and recognized
- Strengthened social justice philanthropy )more resources and recognition as a political actor)
YEAR | AMOUNT |
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2018 | 9 |
2019 | 11 |
2020 | 13 |
2021 | 14 |
2022 | 16 |
From creation to 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | TOTALS | |
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direct donations | R$148,542,179.23 | R$35,290,230.91 | R$48,825,036.90 | R$94,001,365.01 | R$145,456,105.10 | R$172,230,315.90 | R$644,345,233.05 |
indirect donations | R$45,893,741.27 | R$11,844,685.78 | R$9,213,728.06 | R$10,918,463.92 | R$16,977,986.92 | R$21,142,668.95 | R$115,991,275.90 |
Totals | R$194,435,920.50 | R$47,137,916.69 | R$58,038,765.96 | R$104,919,828.93 | R$162,434,092.02 | R$193,372,984.85 | R$760,336,508.95 |
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