Causes: Community Foundations, Philanthropy, Philanthropy, Charity & Voluntarism Promotion, Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations

Mission: The Pollination Project is a global community of thousands of grassroots changemakers in 120+ countries. These visionary servant leaders bring their hopes for a kinder, more compassionate world. In return, we offer seed funding, capacity-building support, belief, and connectivity with other aligned leaders.

Results: We are one of the few organizations who encourage proposals from individuals. We believe that by uplifting individual action, we widen the walls and expand the opportunity to manifest goodness outside of institutional contexts. Focusing on the grassroots means that we frequently see proposals from underrepresented groups such as indigenous people, women in the global South, religious & ethnic minorities, and children. We invest in bottom-up approaches through microgrants, usually of$1,000.This compliments our focus on grassroots work, which is free from administrative overhead or bureaucratic constraints. Working with seed funding at the individual level, we have encouraged thousands of volunteer leaders to engage meaningfully with the causes closest to their hearts.

Target demographics: uproot apathy and foster civic engagement, unlocking the potential for goodness within every human heart.

Direct beneficiaries per year: The Pollination Project awards grants to 500+ individuals and grass-roots organizations each year.

Geographic areas served: Globally- 120+ countries as of August 2021

Programs: Every day, our community selects a new project that will receive $1,000 in seed funding. The funding is helpful, but the real gift is belief; for this reason, we love to be the first to say “yes”! As the project blossoms, leaders can access capacity-building support, encouragement, and connectivity with others within a geographic or focus area.