Empowering Visionary Changemakers with Seed Funding for Global Transformation.
$1000
GRANTED EVERY DAY
CHANGEMAKERS
COUNTRIES ACROSS THE GLOBE
Seeding a community
of #changemakers
The Pollination Project is a collaborative Foundation that offers seed funding ranging from $1,000 to $10,000. Our network of sixty five grant advisors and five country coordinators, each an expert in their respective fields, leads our funding decisions.
This participatory grantmaking process aligns with our ethos of empowering individuals on the front lines to effect positive change within their communities, cultures, and countries.
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.
At TPP, we believe in people, so we invest in people.
#Heartivist
of the week:
Holly Hummel: Motivating Environmental Awareness Through Sports in Panama
Location: PANAMA
Holly created “For the Love of the Ocean,” a project blending sports and environmental awareness to engage her community in climate change actions through ocean sports. The event, set for April 21, 2024, at Las Cabañas Beach, Bocas del Toro, will feature beach cleaning, yoga, recycled art workshops, water sports, and a cultural dance performance, aiming to educate and foster civic engagement on sustainability and ocean conservation. Following the event, Holly will launch a bilingual podcast series discussing ocean habitats, climate action, and conservation efforts, further extending the impact of her project. To facilitate this, she sought funding for necessary equipment through The Pollination Project.
“When I got the news about receiving the grant I was super excited because it is so difficult to get a grant as an individual.”
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The stories behind the grants
Dr. Smitha D. Gnanaoliu, a Scientist’s Work to Save the Lorises in India
In Sri Lanka, the Red Slender Loris has lost 80% of its population in the last 200 years and they continue to decline, The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. “I am worried about putting people or animals in a box because everything is meant to be the way they are...
Breaking Communication Barriers in Healthcare
36% of Americans 16 and over have below basic or basic health literacy, 2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy. “We all have within us the capacity to share our knowledge and skills with somebody else and build somebody up from there,” Bridget Saffold, Founder of...
Overcoming Poverty and Hunger to Help Children in Kenya
1 in 3 people is monetarily poor in Kenya, Country Office Annual Report 2022 Kenya by UNICEF. “I am hopeful that we will make the community better than how we found it”, David Mulo, Founder of Green Kenya. Achieving success in life is not an easy task. It is not only...
“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 Lava Mae
Find out how a small donation of $1000 helped launch a successful national model for homeless services. The Pollination Project makes small startup grants every single day of the year- all over the world.