Funders
At inception the Trust received endowment funding in an amount of one million US dollars from the Norwegian government. This was followed by several other donations which provided funding for its various projects.
Past and current funders of the Trust’s projects include:
- Atlantic Philanthropies
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Bank of America Conservation Programme
- Project: Constitutional Court Art Collection
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Bertha Foundation
- Project: African Law Clerks Exchange Programme; Project: Archive of the Constitution Making
- Carnegie Corporation of New York
- Claude Leon Foundation
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Delegation of the Flemish Government
- Project: African Law Clerks Exchange Programme; Project: Constitutional Court Art Collection
- Freedom House
- Ford Foundation
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Foundation for Society, Law and Art in South Africa
- Project: Constitutional Court Art Collection
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Mercury Phoenix Foundation
- Project: Constitutional Court Art Collection
- Mellon Foundation
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Mott Foundation
- Project: Oral History of the Constitutional Court
- Open Society Foundation - South Africa
- Open Society Fund
- Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa
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The Royal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norway
- Project: Constitutional Court Law library
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The Rhodes Trust
- Projects: Southern African Legal Information Institute (SAFLII); Constitutional Court Law library
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South African Constitutional Court Trust UK
- Projects: Constitutional Court Art Collection; Constitutional Court Judgments Database
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US Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation
- Project: Constitutional Court Art Collection
To avoid conflict of interests, the Trust is limited to raising funds from individuals or organisations that have little or no prospect of litigating before the Constitutional Court. This precludes many local foundations and charities, since they are linked to corporations active in South Africa.