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The Pollination Project Foundation empowers passionate volunteers across the globe by providing the critical funding they need to uplift their communities, cultures and countries. Recognizing the untapped potential of frontline changemakers, we bridge the gap in resources with grants up to $500. These small yet powerful investments have shown us that even modest support can ignite significant impact. Our dedicated team of 75 grant advisors and 5 country coordinators, all experts in their fields, guide our funding decisions to ensure every dollar fuels meaningful change.

Beyond financial support, The Pollination Project Foundation assists grantees in taking their initial steps towards fundraising and offers first belief in their mission. Additionally, we offer capacity-building workshops, mindfulness retreats to prevent burnout, and resource navigation to ensure that our grantees’ work achieves tangible goals. For farm animal advocates, we are able to offer large initial capital and follow on funding of up to $10,000.

At TPP, we believe in people, so we invest in people. 

The impact

of a seed grant

Green Globe:Training of Children as climate rescuers

Location: CAMEROON

In a world increasingly impacted by environmental crises, empowering the next generation with the tools to take action is more important than ever. GREEN GLOBE’s “Training of Children as Climate Rescuers” project, supported by The Pollination Project, set out to do just that, equipping students in Bamenda, Cameroon with the knowledge, leadership skills, and practical experience to become environmental advocates within their schools and communities.

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The stories behind the grants

“We’re very grateful for the Pollination Project’s support. This organization was the first (outside of our first supporters) to believe in our mission.

As a result of this grant, we have gained credibility in the refugee community and will be able to continue to grow and work towards achieving our mission.”

Linnie Pawlek, Financial Literacy For Refugees
Colorado, USA

Profiles in Compassion: The Story of Black Girls Dive

Find out how a small grant helped launch a an eco-step, ocean-science-based STEM program that supports girls as young as nine, following them through when they go to college. The Pollination Project makes small startup grants every single day of the year- all over the world.

A look behind the scenes

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🌍 Today is Earth Day 🌱
A global reminder that our planet needs us, and we need each other.
At The Pollination Project, we believe every act of compassion matters. From planting trees to cleaning rivers, from educating youth to protecting indigenous lands, our grantees are lighting sparks of change across the world.
This Earth Day, let’s celebrate those grassroots changemakers whose everyday actions are shaping a more just, sustainable future. And let it inspire us all to act, not just today, but EVERY DAY.

💚 What’s one small step you’re taking today for the planet?

#EarthDay2025 #ThePollinationProject #GrassrootsChange #ActForEarth #Sustainability #PeoplePower
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Big change starts small. 🧡
With support from The Pollination Project, grassroots projects like Michiana VegFest are growing stronger, reaching more people, and creating lasting impact. 🌱✨

One grant. Thousands of stories. Infinite ripple effects. 🌍

@theheartivist @animalchangemakers
#ThePollinationProject #SeedTheChange #GrassrootsGood #MichianaVegFest #Changemakers #ImpactInAction #Heartivism
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🌿 From abandoned to abundant!
Welcome our new grantee Milena Ventre and the powerhouse behind Associação Social e Cultural Conceito Arte in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil!
What started 11 years ago with reclaiming a forgotten house has become a vibrant space where graffiti, books, and gardens bloom side by side. Now, with a seed grant from The Pollination Project, their community garden will grow even stronger, with a protective fence, passionfruit vines, and deeper community roots.
This is about belonging, beauty, and transformation through nature and art. 💚

#SeedTheChange #CommunityGarden #ThePollinationProject #ArtAndNature #GrassrootsPower #BrazilProjects
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Welcome our NEW GRANTEE Marvellous Chidavaenzi from Zimbabwe, and the project Compassionate Plate: Protecting Chickens and Rabbits in Masvingo 🐔🐇🌱
In a community where chickens and rabbits are among the most exploited animals for food, Marvellous is leading a powerful movement toward compassion. Through plant-based education, youth outreach, and grassroots campaigns, this project is opening hearts - and minds - to the possibility of a kinder, healthier, and more sustainable way of living.
From hands-on cooking demos to "Meat-Free Days" in schools, Compassionate Plate is a ripple of change, protecting animals and empowering people with every bite.

Because every plate has the power to change the world. 💚

#CompassionatePlate #VeganAfrica #SeedTheChange #AnimalWelfare #PlantBasedLiving #ThePollinationProject #VeganVoices #MasvingoRising
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Empowerment in Action: Uganda’s Youth Advocates Rise 🌟
What happens when you bring together 20 young people with disabilities and give them the tools, knowledge, and support to lead? You spark a movement.
With a grant from The Pollination Project, Josephine Namirimu launched a powerful leadership boot camp in Uganda, focused on advocacy, self-esteem, and civic engagement. Over just one week, these youth became self-advocates and mentors, ready to create real change in their communities.
From learning their rights to building action plans, this project is creating a ripple effect that will be felt for years to come.
💥 This is inclusion in motion.
🎥 Swipe through the reel to see how it all unfolded, then tap the link in our bio to read the full story!

#YouthLeadership #DisabilityInclusion #InclusiveUganda #ThePollinationProject #Changemakers #CivicEngagement #DisabilityRights #SocialImpact #LeadTheChange
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Dr. Shenika S. Jackson is a force for good in Chicago’s Englewood community.
As a community psychologist, educator, and founder of MY Foundation: Street Smarts to Great Starts Corp., she’s spent years guiding underserved youth through the challenges of high school, college, and career readiness.
In 2016, with support from The Pollination Project, Shenika launched The My College Going Self Project, a mentorship program that helps teens navigate the path to higher education with confidence, support, and vision. The program has since expanded to include Rehab 360, which introduces students to hands-on opportunities in the construction trades.

“I created what I wish I had growing up,” Shenika says. “Support. Guidance. Someone to say, ‘You can do this.’”

In addition to leading powerful programs for youth, Shenika also gives back as a TPP grant advisor.
When asked why she serves as a grant advisor with The Pollination Project, Shenika says:
"To learn about other people’s vision. It allows me to see other parts of the world and how others are making a difference. It also helps to support my work, grow and develop as a leader, and create more programs for the population I serve."
We’re proud to walk alongside changemakers like Shenika who embody grassroots leadership, compassion, and community.

👉 Want to meet more visionaries like her? Follow our storytelling page @theheartivist .

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Words of #gratitude 🧡

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Are you an activist looking for seed funding? Check our website for more info [link in bio].
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Meet Ankur Arora, a passionate voice for the voiceless in India. 🐄🐓🐕
Through his new project, supported by a seed grant from The Pollination Project, Ankur is raising awareness about the cruel and illegal practices hiding in plain sight, unregulated meat shops, dairies, and pet stores that often operate outside the law and exploit animals on a massive scale.

By educating the public and inspiring future lawyers to stand up for animal rights, Ankur is planting the seeds of a more just and compassionate world. 🧡
@animallawcell
#AnimalRights #SeedTheChange #ThePollinationProject #CompassionInAction #IndiaActivism
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🚨 Big news from Brazil: the future of food just got a powerful new voice! 🇧🇷🌱
With seed funding from The Pollination Project, Professors Carla Molento and Rodrigo Morais-da-Silva have launched @CellAgBrazil , the country’s first association fully dedicated to the advancement of cellular agriculture.

⭐ Why does this matter? Because Brazil is one of the world’s top producers of meat, where billions of animals are slaughtered every year. Cell Ag Brazil is working to change that by promoting cultivated food technologies, meat, dairy, and eggs grown from cells, without the need to harm animals. 🐄🧡

Our grant made it possible for them to officially establish the association, cover legal and administrative costs, create their brand identity, launch a website, and start outreach efforts to bring together scientists, businesses, and civil society.

With 12 founding members and over 360 volunteer hours already invested, Cell Ag Brazil is uniting voices across sectors to create a more ethical, sustainable food system. And they’re just getting started. 🚀

Imagine a future where animal-free meat is accessible, affordable, and mainstream. That future is one step closer, thanks to bold changemakers and the power of small grants with big impact. 🌍✨
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🌍💚 World Health Day 💚🌍
Health is more than medicine, it’s clean water, safe spaces, nourishing food, and caring communities.
Today, we honor the changemakers planting seeds of wellness around the world. 🌱✨

👉 What does a healthy world look like to you?

Tell us in the comments. ⬇️

#WorldHealthDay #ThePollinationProject #CompassionInAction #CommunityWellness #MondaySharing #HealthForAll #Changemakers #GlobalHealth #ActWithCompassion
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At The Pollination Project, we believe in the power of everyday changemakers, those who don`t wait for permission to lead, to serve, or to spark change.
Many of our grantees are individuals who saw a need in their communities and showed up with their own folding chairs. They didn’t wait to be invited. They created their own opportunities to make a difference, often with little more than passion, purpose, and a deep love for their people.

Our daily microgrants are designed to support exactly this kind of grassroots leadership. Because when you empower people at the edges, the whole community is transformed.

Every folding chair carries a story. Every grant we give supports someone brave enough to bring theirs.
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Welcome to a NEW HEARTIVIST: Regine MUSABYEMARIYA, founder of Future Hope Foundation in Rwanda 🌍🧵
Regine knows what it means to struggle. As a young single mother, she faced rejection, poverty, and the overwhelming fear of not being able to provide for her children. But everything changed when her uncle helped her enroll in a tailoring program. With a sewing machine and a dream, she rebuilt her life, stitch by stitch.
Today, she’s turning her story into hope for others.
Through Future Hope Foundation and the support of a TPP seed grant, Regine is offering free tailoring training to 32 single mothers every three months. With the help of 11 passionate volunteers, these women learn practical skills they can use to start businesses or find work, giving them the chance to build a future full of possibility for themselves and their children.
This isn’t just about sewing. It’s about healing, empowerment, and breaking the cycle of poverty.
A future once out of reach is now being handmade🧵💛

#FutureHopeFoundation #TailoringForChange #WomenEmpowerment #Rwanda #PollinationProjectGrantee #StoriesOfHope #SewingHope
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🐠✨ Rethinking Fish Farming in Kenya! ✨🐠
What if better fish welfare meant better farms, healthier fish, and bigger harvests? That’s exactly what The Kenya Fish Welfare Project is proving, one farm at a time!
With a grant from The Pollination Project, Wasseem Emam and the Ethical Seafood Research organization teamed up with Kenyan authorities & Africa Network for Animal Welfare to train fish farmers in higher-welfare, more sustainable aquaculture.

✅ Less fish mortality
✅ Less need for antibiotics
✅ Smarter feeding = less waste, more growth

12+ farmers trained. 420,000 animals impacted.

More ethical, more sustainable, more effective. Let’s keep the momentum going!
@ethical_seafood_research
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Every $1,000 we raise is another #changemaker we fund.