THE POLLINATION PROJECT FOUNDATION

GRANTMAKING: THE POLLINATION PROJECT'S CORE DAILY GRANT PROGRAM PROVIDES CATALYTIC SEED GRANTS TO EXPERT VOLUNTEER-LED, COMMUNITY-DRIVEN INITIATIVES AROUND THE WORLD - GROUNDED IN HEARTIVISM, THE PRACTICE OF PAIRING COMPASSION WITH ACTION. TPP EXISTS ON THE CONVICTION THAT THE PEOPLE CLOSEST TO A PROBLEM ARE BEST POSITIONED TO SOLVE IT, AND THAT TRUST, EMPATHY, AND LIVED EXPERIENCE BELONG AT THE CENTER OF HOW CHANGE HAPPENS. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025, TPP AWARDED 366 GRANTS TOTALING OVER $507,000 ACROSS SIX CONTINENTS AND 55 COUNTRIES, INCLUDING SIGNIFICANT FOREIGN GRANTS. GRANTS RANGING FROM $500 TO $10,000 FUND INITIATIVES ACROSS FOUR IMPACT AREAS: PLANETARY & HUMAN HEALTH, ANIMAL PROTECTION, EQUITY & DIGNITY, AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT & EDUCATION. FUNDING DECISIONS ARE GUIDED BY A GLOBALLY DISTRIBUTED NETWORK OF 80+ VOLUNTEER GRANT ADVISORS - MANY OF THEM FORMER GRANTEES THEMSELVES - WHO BRING LOCAL KNOWLEDGE, SECTOR EXPERTISE, AND THE WISDOM OF LIVED EXPERIENCE TO EVERY DECISION. A TYPICAL GRANT MOBILIZES 200 HOURS OF VOLUNTEER TIME, WITH ONE IN FOUR GRANTEES CONTRIBUTING 500 OR MORE VOLUNTEER HOURS. IN TOTAL, GRANTEES AND THEIR COMMUNITIES CONTRIBUTED NEARLY 80,000 VOLUNTEER HOURS THIS YEAR - EQUIVALENT TO OVER NINE YEARS OF CONTINUOUS SERVICE. THE LEVERAGE IS REMARKABLE: ONE IN THREE GRANTEES ATTRACTED ADDITIONAL FUNDING WITHIN MONTHS OF THEIR POLLINATION PROJECT GRANT, ONE IN THREE RECEIVED MEDIA COVERAGE, AND ONE IN TWELVE RECEIVED FORMAL AWARDS. TPP RECEIVED 3,800 APPLICATIONS THIS YEAR - A 65% INCREASE IN QUALIFIED APPLICANTS - AND WAS ABLE TO FUND FEWER THAN 10%, REFLECTING SURGING GLOBAL DEMAND FOR THIS HEARTIVISM-GROUNDED MODEL OF CATALYTIC CHANGE.

GLOBAL FARM ANIMAL PROTECTION (ANIMAL RIGHTS): THE POLLINATION PROJECT HAS BECOME A CATALYTIC BACKBONE FOR THE FARMED ANIMAL PROTECTION MOVEMENT, WITH DEEP INVESTMENTS IN MEXICO AND BRAZIL PRODUCING MEASURABLE LEGISLATIVE, LEGAL, AND CULTURAL WINS. IN MEXICO, TPP HELPED BUILD CODAM - A COALITION NOW UNITING 350+ ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING 11 STATE-LEVEL GRANTEES - AND SUPPORTED LEGISLATIVE REFORMS INCLUDING A STATE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT RECOGNIZING ANIMALS AS SENTIENT BEINGS IN BAJA CALIFORNIA AND THE CREATION OF A SPECIALIZED ANIMAL WELFARE COMMISSION IN VERACRUZ. IN BRAZIL, TPP SUPPORTED GROUNDBREAKING LEGAL WORK THROUGH GAIA LIBERTAS, BRAZIL'S FIRST LEGAL NGO FOR FARMED ANIMALS, FILING PIONEERING LAWSUITS ON CHICK GRINDING, CONFINEMENT, AND LIVE EXPORTS. THE NATIONAL MOVEMENT TO END LIVE ANIMAL EXPORTS, SPARKED BY A CAMPAIGN TPP SUPPORTED, HAS SINCE UNITED 600+ PEOPLE AND 100+ ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS 27 CITIES. TPP ALSO CO-CREATED A NATIONAL FOOD SYSTEM STRATEGY IN BRAZIL, FUNDING 25 COMMUNITY-LED PROJECTS IN JUST NINE MONTHS SPANNING URBAN AGRICULTURE, PLANT-BASED CULINARY EDUCATION, CLIMATE POLICY ADVOCACY, AND COMMUNITY KITCHEN TRANSFORMATION. BEYOND GRANTMAKING, TPP LAUNCHED THE RESONANCE NETWORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH POLLUTION STUDIOS - A STRATEGIC INITIATIVE TO RECRUIT, TRAIN, AND SUPPORT CONTENT CREATORS WHO WILL ELEVATE AWARENESS OF FARM ANIMAL SUFFERING AND PROMOTE COMPASSIONATE SOLUTIONS IN TODAY'S ATTENTION ECONOMY.