Being involved with Carolina Conscious has been an incredible learning and leading experience for...
Yolanda R Price, Chain Breakers Project, Waxhaw, NC
One thousand dollars was a tremendous help to a group of people who are often ignored. Dealing...
Marytza Rubio, Public Fiction Project (Makara Center for the Arts), Santa Ana, CA
Thank you for your encouragement and your support. It is so important to have someone say "Yes. We...
Jordan King, Bold Folks Home, Conway, AR
The TPP seed grant allowed us to purchase the film gear, costumes, and printing services necessary...
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...
Thomas Ponce, Lobby For Animals, Casselberry, FL
Having the continued support of The Polination Project is something that I value and appreciate...
Patricia Gangwer, Richmond’s Little Free Libraries, Richmond, CA
The Pollination Project grant has helped our community come together around a social equity issue...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Chijike Ndukwu, Rural Grain Storage Project, Nigeria
We believe that our lives cannot be complete no matter how successful we are, if many people...
Olaoluwa Abagun, The Girls’ Podium, Nigeria
The seed grant has made a whole lot of difference in my personal motivation to empower girls, as...
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...
Charles Orgbon, Greening Forward, The Bronx, NY
Greening Forward funds and trains young people around environmental issues. With the support of...
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...
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...
Kandhasamy Antonysamy, Nursery Promotion, India
The TPP project has helped me reassure myself to work for the clean and green and healthy...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Michelle Churches, Caritas Garden, Michigan, USA
TPP made this project possible. Without the funds, I would not have been able to create a garden...
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...
Barbara Allimadi, New Uganda Training and Organizing Working Group, Uganda
The grant has enabled us to train more community leaders. We were able to spend longer periods of...
Amir Samad Samandi, Summer of Service (SOS), Texas, USA
The funds allowed us to make critical investments in our program, but the support from the TPP...
Samy Santana, The Pollinator Pathway, California, USA
Without this grant, we could not have invited the science classes to document the effects month by...
Elizabeth Klosky, NY is a Great Place to BEE: Educate – Legislate – Populate!, New York, USA
It was incredibly encouraging to receive the funding for NY is a Great Place to Bee! Not only did...
Mary-Justine Todd, Women’s Crisis Care International, Bahrain
The impact grant for TPP has made an incredible difference in the work of Women’s Crisis Care...
Abongta Moncha, Empowering Women and Promoting Education (EWAPE) Project
The Pollination Project grant has given me the opportunity to experiment new ways of tackling...
Amanda Bernal Carlo, One Million Trees to Rescue Water of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Pueblo Bello, Cesar, Colombia
TPP could be the first step in the direction of getting a huge project done. The profile of donors...
Marther Lutomia Nangalama, Strengthening the Economic Status of Women, Kenya
These were the first funds I have received, and they have enabled me to see that I can do...
Anne Pollack, Crossing Point Arts, New York, USA
TPP continues to be an endless source of inspiration, community, and is a profound example of how...
Laure Ferguson, Tutoring for Success, Los Angeles, USA
The seed grant made a tremendous difference to me, my staff, and our work we do in the community....
Dejah Powell, Get Them to the Green, Chicago, USA
The grant has inspired and motivated me even more to follow my passion of bringing about social...
Lucky Mwachi, Join the Pipe, Uhuru Park, Nairobi
The TPP grant has helped me gain personal fulfillment by being part of something that has made a...
Madalenas Nepal, The Vagina Monologues 2016 – Workshops and Production, Kathmandu, Nepal
This was the first time we ever applied for a grant, which showed we were successful and could...
Jillian Jordan, Great Seed Bomb
The fact I could say that The Great Seed Bomb was a Pollination Project grantee and the boost that...
Renee Gardiner, Growing Change, Fremantle, Australia
The TPP was the first grant I ever received when starting Growing Change. It gave me hope and...
Purity Wanjohi, Mazingira Safi Initiative: Community Based Litter Management System, Nairobi, Kenya
The TPP grant was the first grant I had ever applied for and to have it approved for funding...
Thomas Ponce, Lobby for Animals, New York, New York
When you receive a grant from The Pollination Project you become part of a community, an extended...
Shelly Dusic, Vandalia-Con, Parkersburg, West Virginia
Getting this grant and the recognition that comes with it, gave credibility to what I thought was...
Zachary Lager, Access to Water and Community Reforestation Project, Nguineia, Mozambique
Often times the most difficult part of starting or building a project is the getting over the...
David Omondi, Girls for Girls Digital Skills Project, Kisumu, Kenya
TPP is amazing and what really stands out for me is how much you value grantees and see them as...
Carin Steen Community Mural Chimachoy, Chimachoy, Chimaltenango, Guatemala
The TPP grant was the kick-off for this community mural, the biggest I’ve done so far. Once I was...
Lindsey and Nicholas Jarrett, Strings for Uganda, Kajjansi, Uganda
We took a huge leap of faith when we started this program in 2013. A leap that most people only...
Sean Russell, Stow it Don’t Throw It, Florida
Your support of this project has been critical to its continued growth over the past year, and my...
Wendy Baker, Garden to Grinds Community Outreach Project, Pahoa, Hawaii
This grant was a vital component in continuing my work with Garden to Grinds in this community....
Moses Seenarine, Meat Climate Change, Long Beach, California
The granting of this award by The Pollination Project arrived at a most critical time in my life...
Dave Wylie Khanyisani, Through Music our Communities Grow Stronger, Kwabombo, South Africa
Our dreams, goals and aspirations are really easy to have on a piece of paper. It is an entirely...
Precious Stroud, Black Female Project, Berkeley, California
When it gets hard, I am reminded that TPP believed in us and I have to keep going. When I consider...
Yash and Sachi Maniar, Shunya Alternatives, Mumbai, India
What we love most about the pollination project was how aligned it is to our values. It’s hard to...
Amanda Bernal Carlo, One Million Trees to Rescue Water of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Pueblo Bello, Cesear, Colombia
The TPP grant offered strong emotional support and hope to the community of indigenous women of...
Abby Hylton, Queer Youth Circus, North Carolina
When I first talked about this idea many people told me was far-fetched, didn't make sense...
Yaminah Childress, JD, Dream it Forward Foundation, Atlanta, Georgia
When I was awarded the grant I served about 15 children in Atlanta, GA. Now, I serve hundreds of...
Aaron Kitchens, Bikes for Brazos, Brazos Valley, Texas
Receiving the TPP grant spurred myself and other community members to action! We used the momentum...
Belamin Nkem, African Law Center, Inc., Houston, Texas
Your grant was the first we ever received. And because of that, many local organizations are now...
Francis Odupute, Wash @ Schools Project, Benin City, Nigeria
The TPP grant made a great difference to our project. It gave us boldness to approach people and...
Maria De La Soledad Saburido Alvarez, Somos Semilla: A Mobile Seed Library, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico
This funding helped us realize the huge amount of good we can do with a little bit of financial...
Meagan Cain, Girls Moving Mountains, Kumari, Nepal
After the earthquake, many people lost hope. Our village, Kumari, was being completely neglected...
Christopher McGilvery, Give More Hugs, Lamesa, Texas
The TPP seed grant has helped transform our work. It has also inspired others to join our team....
Michelle Carrera, Chilis on Wheels, New York, New York
The Pollination Project grant inspired us to dream bigger. While Chilis on Wheels was born out of...
Tabith Sikana, Sisari Farmers Eco-Enterprise, Kakamega, Kenya
The Pollination Project grant provided me with the start up seed capital that allowed me to...