Bassel Khartabil Memorial Fund
Funding Amount
Up to $10,000
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
foundation
Overview
Bassel Khartabil Memorial Fund
Status: Application deadline passed (last deadline was March 24, 2018). Page notes "انتهت عملية تقديم الطلب" (Application process has ended). Possibility of future rounds mentioned.
Geographic Scope: Focus on the Arab world and Arabic-speaking communities
Background: This memorial fund honors Bassel Khartabil, a staunch activist for free expression, free culture (commons), and democracy. He was a founder of Aiki Lab (first hacker space), Creative Commons Syria director, open source contributor (Firefox, Wikipedia Foundation), and creator of the New Palmyra project (3D models of Syrian archaeological sites Palmyra). Bassel was arrested in March 2012, tortured in secret Syrian intelligence facilities, and executed in October 2015 (kept secret for ~2 years).
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Contact: MemorialFund@creativecommons.org
Organization: Creative Commons Corporation, PO Box 1866, Mountain View, CA 94042
How to Apply
Application Process
Submission Deadline: March 24, 2018 (PAST - Applications now closed). Possible future rounds may open; check page for updates.
Required Application Materials:
1. Letter of Intent (max 2 pages or 750 words) must include:
- Alignment of applicant/organization with program criteria
- Statement of project outputs or impact
- Documentation of previous collaborative work or community contributions
2. Budget Details (1 page or less):
- Required expenses
- Planned spending breakdown
3. Supporting Materials (optional but encouraged):
- Documentation of previous work and achievements
- Blog posts, media coverage, or articles about your work
- Letters of support
- Short video introduction (optional, quality not important): Introduce yourself/organization and explain what matters to you and your project
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Privacy: All information treated according to Creative Commons privacy policy
What Creative Commons Corporation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2023 — the most recent filing with itemized grants
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- 1
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- $155K
- Median grant
- $155K
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