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The stories behind the grants
Jordan King, Bold Folks Home, Conway, AR
The TPP seed grant allowed us to purchase the film gear, costumes, and printing services necessary for our Bold Folks Home Photo Booth. We wouldn't have been able to bring such a fun and enjoyable experience to local retirement communities and nursing homes if it...
Elizabeth Ross, People of Color: Animal Rights, Advocacy and Food Justice Conference, Northridge, CA
TPP’s financial support has allowed us to fulfill a dream that was born two years prior to the day of the conference. It was empowering to see vegans of color who are leaders in their own right, and an enthusiastic audience, engage in topics that were relevant to...
Thomas Ponce, Lobby For Animals, Casselberry, FL
Having the continued support of The Polination Project is something that I value and appreciate deeply. I know I have said this before but knowing that someone believes in you and is willing to try and help you see your vision through, means more than the actual...
Patricia Gangwer, Richmond’s Little Free Libraries, Richmond, CA
The Pollination Project grant has helped our community come together around a social equity issue - which is access to literature, good books and information, and the promotion of literacy in the city. We love the fact that Richmond's Little Free Libraries are like...
Ashutosh Nirvadyaachari, Karuna Sandesh Yatra, Rajasthan, India
It was a 1,500 km foot-march by me covering 8 districts (mostly of southern Rajasthan) to spread the message of veganism through leaflets, booklets, videos, talks etc.with general public,students & teachers and an effort to meet all Jain saints, sadhvis, aryikas...
Dave Wylie, Khanyisani – Youth Music Development, Kwabombo, South Africa
The TPP grant has given us as a TEAM a real perspective on the dedication needed to get this project off the ground. Making a real difference in our communities is hard work and it takes a range of skills that we really were unaware of when starting out. We have grown...
Carol-Ann Nelson, Adventure Based Rehab, Bend, OR
Receiving a TPP grant is much more than just the funding! I have gleaned great insight from the private FB group, learned about fundraising and planning from the webinars, and I have been encouraged by others who are working hard on critical issues across the globe....
David Benjamin, Chess for Success, Norfolk, VA
When I started the project I knew that it would be beneficial to the kids. In addition, I enjoy playing chess, so I knew that it would be fun for me as well. However, I did not realize how amazing I would feel after seeing the kids learning, laughing, and connecting...
Chijike Ndukwu, Rural Grain Storage Project, Nigeria
We believe that our lives cannot be complete no matter how successful we are, if many people around us or we know, are in poverty, pain, and despair. We believe that our world will be a better place, if, everyone would have the opportunity to reach their social and...
Olaoluwa Abagun, The Girls’ Podium, Nigeria
The seed grant has made a whole lot of difference in my personal motivation to empower girls, as well as my team's dedication to making a difference. I felt a huge sense of validation after receiving the seed grant. From my local community, I could see and hear TPP...
Adriana Bueno, The BiblioVan, Colombia
I want to thank you a million times for all your support . . . and for being by our side all this time cheering us up to continue working! You made me believe I could do this, your first grant gave me all the strength and impulse I needed to believe this project could...
Leadership With a Listening Heart Led to My Transformation
Leadership and connecting with the community is valuable. We all have a place in our community, and it is up to each of us to seek that place. Our community can grow as much as we can grow personally. Our community can transform as much as we can transform. Our...
Reflections on Community Grantmaking as a TPP Fellow
I must have received messages about the first announcements about the Pollination Project from about a dozen people. As a community organizer, I am constantly on the search for foundations who provide for grassroots projects, as they are so few and far between. I...
Charles Orgbon, Greening Forward, The Bronx, NY
Greening Forward funds and trains young people around environmental issues. With the support of The Pollination Project, we were able to re-design and re-print our curriculum resources that help teach young people about environmental leadership skills such as...
Jane Wafula, Splendid Generation Talent & Mentor-ship Program, Kenya
Thank you for being there. I am motivated to put more energy in my project and be the change I want to see in my community. Personally, I am very interested in building stronger relationship with the Pollination Project offering my skills and talents whenever required...
Fanuel Masunda, Green Corridors for Pollination and Ecosystems Revival, Masvingo, Zimbabwe
The grant has helped us bring the community together and work with a common goal. It has also boosted our confidence by showing the village people the little resources we can use to achieve a lot as long as we work together.
Kandhasamy Antonysamy, Nursery Promotion, India
The TPP project has helped me reassure myself to work for the clean and green and healthy environment. I am glad that with the seed money given by TPP, my team members and I are able to raise nurseries and provide trainings to the Dalit women to help raise them.
Nicole Javorsky, Cubs for Coping, Queens, New York
The TPP Impact Grant has made a huge difference for Cubs for Coping by helping us reach more people and donate more handmade bears for people in need. Without the grant, we also wouldn’t have been able to afford incorporating in New York and getting 501c3 status from...
Purity Wanjohi, Mazingira Safi Initiative: Community Based Litter Management System, Nairobi, Kenya
On a personal level, it has given me more reasons to dream and has made me have hope in humanity. The fact that TPP donors decided to fund our work remains very humbling. Lack of funds does stifle many people's dreams and to have total strangers on the other side of...
Jean Paul Ambeazieh, Economic Empowerment of Single Mums and Widows Through Sustainable Integrated Farming, Cameroon
The grant has increased our level of commitment and responsibility. We have been more committed to our dream thanks to the facilitation of the grant, and we were more responsible ensuring what we had approved was implemented for the benefit of our target population....
Rosalind “Pozzie” Lott, The HeartBeat Music & Education Institute, Los Angeles, California USA
We started this journey using our own personal savings and a vision. Change makers like The Pollination Project made a way for this vision and our workshops to have a huge impact on the youth in the greater Los Angeles area. I would like to simply thank The...
Kehli Berry, 1 Shine Youth Services, Compton, California, USA
We are so grateful for the Grant; it has helped us in so many ways. We want to continue our efforts in youth development and have been working tirelessly towards the goal of youth development in the city of Compton. We are making a positive change, one child at a time.
Aimee Dunkle, The Solace Foundation of Orange County, California, USA
The TPP seed grant definitely made a difference to our team. It provided us with the means to promote our project. We had absolutely no funding prior to this grant, and it had a huge impact on our ability to move forward.
Lawrence Sumulong, The Last of Us, Arkansas, USA
The seed grant was the catalyst that allowed me to start the entire project and finish a significant first chapter in an ongoing and longer story. It also allowed me to come in without a set deadline and complete freedom to explore the community without any pressure...
Janine Roberts, Ukama Community Foundation NPC, South Africa
The TPP grant has made a HUGE difference in running our project. We have been so blessed to be able to ensure that we have not run out of food at all in the year and additionally managed to buy extra catering equipment. The support of the social media that TPP has...
Elizabeth Roesler, The Heart of Lubbock Community Garden, Texas, USA
The Seed grant has empowered us to amplify our outreach efforts by providing a more aesthetically pleasing and functional garden. In order to sustain the future of our organization and create deeper roots with the city and community, we needed additional...
Jamie Boban and Dana Overman, Kaga: create, South Dakota, USA
This grant was truly the "boost" or "spark" that our organization needed! Building trust within the Native American community is incredibly important. The Pollination Project provided so much more than just creative/artistic supplies for Native American Youth; you...
Kathleen Kane, Compassionate Connections: The Intersectional Feminists for Animals, California, USA
The grant made a difference to myself and the others in the collective because we wouldn't have been able to have a kind of a jumping off point from which to begin our collective. It is also amazing to know that there are organizations out there like The Pollination...
Michelle Churches, Caritas Garden, Michigan, USA
TPP made this project possible. Without the funds, I would not have been able to create a garden for nature or people. This is a very poor community.
Jennilie Brewster, True Feelings, New York, USA
The Pollination Seed Grant made a huge difference to me on a personal level. When I received the grant I had just initiated a writing workshop, at Coler Specialty Hospital, for a group of residents who rarely attend the facility's enrichment activities. Most of the...






















