Sphere Foundation

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Overview

Since 20 September 2021 self-declared 'non-commercial organisations' are no longer required to provide a lobby budget. See above timeline for this registrant's historical lobby budget.

Lobbying Costs

None declared

Financial year: Jan 2023 - Dec 2023

Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

2.5 Fte (3)

Lobbyists with EP accreditation

0

High-level Commission meetings

0

Lobbying Costs over the years

  • Info

    Sphere Foundation

    EU Transparency Register

    566913749175-86 First registered on 22 Feb 2023

    Goals / Remit

    Sphere Foundation is a human rights organization. We bring systemic changes to the daily realities of the Russian LGBT+ community.

    WHAT WE DO:
    — We raise awareness and advocate for the Russian LGBT+ community through coordinated campaigns,
    — We provide direct legal, psychological and emergency assistance to LGBT+ community members,
    — We partner with other human rights organizations that share our goals.

    Main EU files targeted

    Protection and promotion of women and LGBT+ rights
    Opposition to the war in Ukraine

    Address

    Head Office
    Ligovskiy pr., 87, 15-H
    St. Petersburg 191040
    RUSSIA, FEDERATION OF
    EU Office
    Ligovskiy pr., 87, 15-H
    St. Petersburg 191040
    RUSSIA, FEDERATION OF

    Website

  • People

    Total lobbyists declared

    3

    Employment timeLobbyists
    100%2
    50%1

    Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

    2.5

    Lobbyists with EP accreditation

    No lobbyists with EP accreditations

    Complementary Information

    1. Head of the team
    2. Advocacy officer
    3. Coordinator of monitoring program

    Person in charge of EU relations

    Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR

    Person with legal responsibility

    Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR

  • Categories

    Category

    Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar

  • Networking

    Affiliation

    EU-Russia Civil Society Forum — https://eu-russia-csf.org/

    Eastern European Coalition for LGBT+ Equality — https://www.facebook.com/LGBTEasternCoalition/

    ILGA-Europe — https://ilga.org

    Member organisations

    None declared

  • Financial Data

    Interests represented

    Does not represent commercial interests

    Closed financial year

    Jan 2023 - Dec 2023

    Lobbying costs for closed financial year

    Since 20 September 2021 self-declared 'non-commercial organisations' are no longer required to provide a lobby budget. See above timeline for this registrant's historical lobby budget.

    Total organisational budget in closed year

    984,319€

    Major funding types in closed year

    Donations, EU funding, Grants, Public funding

    Major contributions in closed year

    TypeNameAmount
    Contribution ASLB BERTA International 50,753€
    Contribution CIVIL RIGHTS DEFENDERS 41,599€
    Contribution FONDPRO NOVA 46,724€
    Contribution FUNDATIA PRODEM 23,767€
    Contribution GLOBAL ARENA RESEARCH INSTITUTE 33,727€
    Contribution ILGA-EUROPE 65,670€
    Contribution IPHR 20,000€
    Contribution MINISTERIE VAN BUITENLANDSE 35,918€
    Contribution OAK FOUNDATION 167,000€
    Contribution PRIVITE DONATIONS FROM INDIVIDUALS 64,486€
    Contribution RFSL 75,320€
    Contribution SIGRID RAUSING TRUST 67,862€
    Contribution THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION 154,708€
    Contribution The BRITISH EMBASSY 19,323€
    Contribution The EMBASSY OF THE KINGDOM OF The NETHERLAN 60,081€
    Contribution UNITED NATIONS 45,313€
    Grant THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION 154,708€

    Other financial info

    None declared

  • EU Structures

    Groups (European Commission)

    None declared

    Groups (European Parliament)

    N/A

    Communication activities

    One of our long term goals of the Sphere is the abolition of the law on “LGBT+ propaganda”
    — https://www.change.org/p/repeal-the-lgbt-propaganda-law-in-russia
    — https://action.allout.org/en/m/1a03648/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social_organic&utm_campaign=mgp-1a03648

    Social networks:
    — https://t.me/spherequeer
    — https://www.instagram.com/spherequeer
    — https://www.facebook.com/spherequeer
    — https://www.youtube.com/@spherequeer
    — https://twitter.com/spherefund

    Other activities

    None declared

  • Meetings

    Meetings

    None declared

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