The Libra Foundation

  • Current Libra Grantee Partners
    Current Libra Grantee Partners Meet our current grantees. Click the button below to view a list of the current grantee partners of The Libra Foundation. Click Here
  • Drug Policy Reform Theory of Change
    Drug Policy Reform Theory of Change Use the link below to view the recently approved Drug Policy Reform Priority Area Theory of Change. Click Here
  • U.S. Implementation Plan
    U.S. Implementation Plan The U.S. government recently shared its updated plan for implementing recommendations from the 2010 Universal Periodic Review. Click Here

Our Mission

We believe that all people are born with equal and inalienable rights and fundamental freedoms and have a right to live in a healthy environment and in peaceful, just and equitable societies.

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  • Universal Declaration of Human Rights
    Universal Declaration of Human Rights Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt holding a Declaration of Human Rights poster in English. [November 1949]
  • Human Rights Logo
    Human Rights Logo The new Human Rights Logo is free to be used for promoting and protecting human rights.
  • 2011 Grantee Convening
    2011 Grantee Convening October 2011, The Libra Foundation gathered its grantees for a two-day convening.

About to The Libra Foundation


The Libra Foundation is a family foundation committed to enhancing the human rights movement by supporting innovative and effective work that will lead to real social change. The Foundation supports organizations that promote fundamental freedoms and human rights in the United States and around the world.

The Foundation’s activities are managed by Strategic Philanthropy, Ltd. Betsy Brill serves as the Executive Director.

Recent Report Growing the Movement

In 2003, The Libra Foundation, a family philanthropy based in Chicago, Illinois, embarked on a new strategy: Support a globally integrated portfolio of social justice advocacy, based on the human rights values of dignity, equality and participation.

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