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Arcus Foundation

Name: Arcus Foundation grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

1,325
grants reported: $114.0M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $65,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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92 grants matching “chimpanzee” · $10.4M

$299,223
Jane Goodall Institute for Wildlife Research Education & Conservation · Washington, DC · 2024
Support for the implementation of the conservation action plan to mitigate key threats to gorillas, chimpanzees, and their habitats.
$200,000
International Rivers Network · Oakland, CA · 2024
Support for challenging the construction of a dam to protect chimpanzees and community rights.
$200,000
Center for Orangutan and Chimpanzee Conservation · Wauchula, FL · 2024
General operating support
$190,000
Gorilla Rehabilitation and Conservation Education (Grace) Center · Cumberland Center, ME · 2024
Support for implementing the iucn conservation action plan for grauers gorillas and chimpanzees.
$185,000
Rewild · Austin, TX · 2024
Support for the implementation of a regional action plan for the conservation of chimpanzees.
$145,979
Village Enterprise Fund · San Carlos, CA · 2024
Support for expanding an initiative, reducing threats to chimpanzees, and improving human well-being.
$126,000
Fauna & Flora International · 2024
Support for a national park's adaptive management framework to ensure protection for chimpanzees.
$104,766
Wild Chimpanzee Foundation · 2024
Support for a biomonitoring and ecotourism project for long-term conservation of western chimpanzees.
$100,000
Jeunes Animaux Confisques Au Katanga · 2024
Support for chimpanzee conservation, rescue, and captive care.
$100,000
Community Initiatives · Oakland, CA · 2024
Support for chimpanzees in need to develop a strategic plan for the remaining chimps still being held in labs.
$100,000
Ol Pejeta Conservancy Limited · 2024
Support for operational and capacity building of a chimpanzee sanctuary.
$96,570
Royal Zoological Society of Scotland · 2024
Support for the chimpanzee health monitoring program to protect and ensure the health of chimpanzees.
$93,000
Guinee Ecologie · 2024
Support for participatory conservation of chimpanzees and their habitat.
$85,128
University of Derby · 2024
Support to enable a reassessment of the conservation status of critically endangered western chimpanzees.
$83,333
Zoological Society of San Diego · San Diego, CA · 2024
Support for engaging and strengthening civil society in gorilla and chimpanzee conservation.
$75,519
University College London · 2024
Support for assessing critical chimpanzee habitats and the capacity of regional primatologists.
$75,000
Sanaga-Yong Chimpanzee Rescue · Beaverton, OR · 2024
General operating support
$75,000
Lincoln Park Zoological Society · Chicago, IL · 2024
Support to leverage the chimpcare tool to enhance chimpanzee welfare.
$68,000
Cooperacion International Al Desarrollo · 2024
Support for awareness raising and investigation, confiscation, and care of rescued chimpanzees.
$65,000
Chimbo Foundation · 2024
Support for linking chimpanzee and human culture and building conservation practices.
$50,000
Animal Protection of New Mexico · Albuquerque, NM · 2024
Support to secure the release of the remaining chimpanzees at the holloman air force base.
$46,929
The Cross-Cultural Foundation of Uganda · 2024
Support for using traditional knowledge and practices to strengthen the collaborative conservation of chimpanzees.
$40,000
Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary · 2024
Support for increased capacity for high-quality care at a chimpanzee sanctuary.
$106
Sanaga-Yong Chimpanzee Rescue · Beaverton, OR · 2024
General operating support
$1.3M
Save the Chimps · Fort Pierce, FL · 2023
General operating support to provide refuge and exemplary care to chimpanzees in need through permanent sanctuary, serving chimpanzees rescued from research, entertainment, and the pet trade.
$234,039
Village Enterprise Fund · San Carlos, CA · 2023
Support for the parks: poverty alleviation and removal of kibale snares project, reducing threats to chimpanzees and improving human well-being in and around kibale national park.
$200,000
Center for Orangutan and Chimpanzee Conservation · Wauchula, FL · 2023
General operating support to provide captive great apes accredited-level, lifetime care with dignity in a safe, healthy, and enriching environment; currently that includes 27 orangutans and 44 chimpanzees.
$200,000
International Rivers Network · Oakland, CA · 2023
Support for challenging the construction of the koukoutamba dam in the moyen bafing national park to protect chimpanzees and community rights in fouta djallon, guinea.
$164,289
Royal Zoological Society of Scotland · 2023
Support for the chimpanzee health monitoring program in an effort to protect and ensure the health of chimpanzees across the albertine rift region in western uganda.
$138,711
University College London · 2023
Support to the university college of londons anthropology department for assessing critical areas of the greater mahale ecosystems chimpanzee habitat and the capacity of tanzanian primatologists.
$138,000
Lincoln Park Zoological Society · Chicago, IL · 2023
Support for the development of a comprehensive welfare assessment program for chimpanzees living in progressive zoos and sanctuaries.
$123,000
Social Entrepreneurs for Sustainable Development · 2023
Support for advancing the recognition and respect of customary rights as part of liberias conservation agenda, including the conservation of chimpanzees.
$114,148
Wild Chimpanzee Foundation · 2023
Support for the tai national park biomonitoring and ecotourism project for long-term conversation of western chimpanzees.
$100,000
International Great Apes and Gibbons Fund · New York, NY · 2023
Support for the sweetwaters chimpanzee sanctuary to provide operational and capacity building support.
$100,000
Ape Action Africa · 2023
Support for sanctuary capacity building for the ongoing needs of their chimpanzees and gorillas, its cameroonian workforce, and community outreach programs.
$100,000
Humane Society International (UK) · 2023
Support for providing care for a group of more than 60 chimpanzees at second chance chimpanzee refuge liberia (sccrl).
$90,000
The Environment and Rural Development Foundation · 2023
Support for nigeria-cameroon chimpanzee and cross river gorilla conservation in the lebialem highlands in cameroon and for building a sustainable future for wildlife and people through community-driven conservation.
$75,000
Sanaga-Yong Chimpanzee Rescue · Beaverton, OR · 2023
General operating support to provide sanctuary for chimpanzee orphans in cameroon while spearheading and supporting habitat protection, law enforcement, and conservation education programs.
$74,199
Wild Chimpanzee Foundation · 2023
Support for implementing a mitigation hierarchy for chimpanzees along a mining extraction railway in the pinselli-soyah-sabouyah area in guinea.
$65,000
Chimbo Foundation · 2023
Support for linking chimpanzee and human culture and building conservation practices in boe, guinea bissau.
$61,000
Community Initiatives · Oakland, CA · 2023
Support for the chimpanzees in need campaign to rescue and provide care for captive chimpanzees in the united states.
$60,000
Friends of Cswct · Washington, DC · 2023
Support for continuing to ensure high quality of care at ngamba island chimpanzee sanctuary, which has been impacted by the pandemic, soaring inflation, and loss of essential tourism revenues.
$53,071
International Great Apes and Gibbons Fund · New York, NY · 2023
Support for the #cultureforchimps project which promotes linkages between indigenous knowledge, cultural practices, and community engagement to strengthen the respect and value for the conservation of chimpanzees and th… read allSupport for the #cultureforchimps project which promotes linkages between indigenous knowledge, cultural practices, and community engagement to strengthen the respect and value for the conservation of chimpanzees and their habitats in bunyoro and rwenzori, uganda. less
$40,000
Animal Protection of New Mexico · Albuquerque, NM · 2023
Support for continued effective advocacy for government-owned chimpanzees located in the alamogordo primate facility in alamogordo, new mexico.
$40,000
Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary · 2023
Support for increased capacity to ensure high-quality care for chimpanzees at a sanctuary in sierra leone.
$31,140
The Environment and Rural Development Foundation · 2023
Support for long-term conservation of cross river gorillas and nigeria-cameroon chimpanzees in the lebialem highlands in sw cameroon, building a sustainable future through community conservation.
$215,605
Village Enterprise Fund · San Carlos, CA · 2022
Support for the parks: poverty alleviation and removal of kibale snares project, reducing threats to chimpanzees and improving human well-being in and around kibale national park.
$215,605
Village Enterprise Fund · San Carlos, CA · 2022
Support for the parks: poverty alleviation and removal of kibale snares project, reducing threats to chimpanzees and improving human well-being in and around kibale national park.
$200,000
Center for Orangutan and Chimpanzee Conservation · Wauchula, FL · 2022
General operating support
$200,000
Center for Orangutan and Chimpanzee Conservation · Wauchula, FL · 2022
General operating support
$198,345
Mighty Earth · Washington, DC · 2022
Support for the upper guinean and congo basin forests to stop deforestation for cocoa and contribute to implementing the iucn western chimpanzee action plan.
$198,345
Mighty Earth · Washington, DC · 2022
Support for the upper guinean and congo basin forests to stop deforestation for cocoa and contribute to implementing the iucn western chimpanzee action plan.
$184,000
Fauna & Flora International · 2022
Support for the sapo national park (snp) adaptive management framework to ensure protection for chimpanzees in the broader sapo landscape.
$184,000
Fauna & Flora International · 2022
Support for the sapo national park (snp) adaptive management framework to ensure protection for chimpanzees in the broader sapo landscape.
$170,000
Community Initiatives · Oakland, CA · 2022
Support for continued implementation of a fundraising campaign to provide for permanent sanctuary homes for displaced chimpanzees at the california-based wildlife waystation sanctuary (wws).
$170,000
Community Initiatives · Oakland, CA · 2022
Support for continued implementation of a fundraising campaign to provide for permanent sanctuary homes for displaced chimpanzees at the california-based wildlife waystation sanctuary (wws).
$130,792
Lincoln Park Zoological Society · Chicago, IL · 2022
Support for the development of a comprehensive welfare assessment program for chimpanzees living in progressive zoos and sanctuaries.
$130,792
Lincoln Park Zoological Society · Chicago, IL · 2022
Support for the development of a comprehensive welfare assessment program for chimpanzees living in progressive zoos and sanctuaries.
$125,801
Wild Chimpanzee Foundation · 2022
Support for implementing a mitigation hierarchy for chimpanzees along a mining extraction railway in the pinselli-soyah-sabouyah area in guinea.
$125,801
Wild Chimpanzee Foundation · 2022
Support for implementing a mitigation hierarchy for chimpanzees along a mining extraction railway in the pinselli-soyah-sabouyah area in guinea.
$112,140
The Regents of the University of California Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Support for the school for indigenous & local knowledge: protecting traditional baka knowledge in order to better conserve gorillas and chimpanzees.
$112,140
The Regents of the University of California Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Support for the school for indigenous & local knowledge: protecting traditional baka knowledge in order to better conserve gorillas and chimpanzees.
$99,975
Ol Pejeta Conservancy Limited · 2022
Support to strengthen board governance and for sweetwaters chimpanzee sanctuary operations support.
$99,975
Ol Pejeta Conservancy Limited · 2022
Support to strengthen board governance and for sweetwaters chimpanzee sanctuary operations support.
$82,000
Zoological Society of San Diego · San Diego, CA · 2022
Support for engaging and strengthening civil society in gorilla and chimpanzee conservation in the ebo forest of cameroon.
$82,000
Zoological Society of San Diego · San Diego, CA · 2022
Support for engaging and strengthening civil society in gorilla and chimpanzee conservation in the ebo forest of cameroon.
$75,000
Sanaga-Yong Chimpanzee Rescue · Portland, OR · 2022
General operating support
$75,000
Bush-To-Base-Solutions · Christiansburg, VA · 2022
Support for the tanzanian mahale mountains strategic chimpanzee health management plan, mitigating the impacts of disease through increased ape-human interaction.
$75,000
Bush-To-Base-Solutions · Christiansburg, VA · 2022
Support for the tanzanian mahale mountains strategic chimpanzee health management plan, mitigating the impacts of disease through increased ape-human interaction.
$75,000
Sanaga-Yong Chimpanzee Rescue · Portland, OR · 2022
General operating support
$70,000
Friends of Cswct · Washington, DC · 2022
Support for ensuring high quality of care at ngamba island chimpanzee sanctuary, which has been impacted by the pandemic, soaring inflation, and loss of essential tourism revenues.
$70,000
Friends of Cswct · Washington, DC · 2022
Support for ensuring high quality of care at ngamba island chimpanzee sanctuary, which has been impacted by the pandemic, soaring inflation, and loss of essential tourism revenues.
$69,400
Kasiisi Project · Lexington, MA · 2022
Support for healthy children: healthy chimps, an epidemiological study of zoonosis between children and chimpanzees.
$69,400
Kasiisi Project · Lexington, MA · 2022
Support for healthy children: healthy chimps, an epidemiological study of zoonosis between children and chimpanzees.
$68,860
The Environment and Rural Development Foundation · 2022
Support for long-term conservation of cross river gorillas and nigeria-cameroon chimpanzees in the lebialem highlands in sw cameroon, building a sustainable future through community conservation.
$68,860
The Environment and Rural Development Foundation · 2022
Support for long-term conservation of cross river gorillas and nigeria-cameroon chimpanzees in the lebialem highlands in sw cameroon, building a sustainable future through community conservation.
$65,000
Chimbo Foundation · 2022
Support for linking chimpanzee and human culture and building conservation practices in boe, guinea bissau.
$65,000
Chimbo Foundation · 2022
Support for linking chimpanzee and human culture and building conservation practices in boe, guinea bissau.
$60,870
Royal Zoological Society of Scotland · 2022
Support for the consolidation of the chimpanzee health monitoring program and strengthen partnerships and disseminate knowledge to address key threats to chimpanzees in the albertine rift region of western uganda.
$60,870
Royal Zoological Society of Scotland · 2022
Support for the consolidation of the chimpanzee health monitoring program and strengthen partnerships and disseminate knowledge to address key threats to chimpanzees in the albertine rift region of western uganda.
$58,890
International Institute for Environment and Development · 2022
Support for a project to help reconcile conservation and development, build an effective conservation movement, and conserve biodiversity in cameroon, including in the dja reserve, home to threatened western lowland gor… read allSupport for a project to help reconcile conservation and development, build an effective conservation movement, and conserve biodiversity in cameroon, including in the dja reserve, home to threatened western lowland gorillas and chimpanzees. less
$58,890
International Institute for Environment and Development · 2022
Support for a project to help reconcile conservation and development, build an effective conservation movement, and conserve biodiversity in cameroon, including in the dja reserve, home to threatened western lowland gor… read allSupport for a project to help reconcile conservation and development, build an effective conservation movement, and conserve biodiversity in cameroon, including in the dja reserve, home to threatened western lowland gorillas and chimpanzees. less
$41,000
Pan African Sanctuary Alliance · Beaverton, OR · 2022
Support for the second phase of the social and behavior change communication (sbss) project to develop a sbcc training program for the wider pasa membership base, building on the success and learning from the pilot with… read allSupport for the second phase of the social and behavior change communication (sbss) project to develop a sbcc training program for the wider pasa membership base, building on the success and learning from the pilot with the chimpanzee conservation center in guinea. less
$41,000
Pan African Sanctuary Alliance · Beaverton, OR · 2022
Support for the second phase of the social and behavior change communication (sbss) project to develop a sbcc training program for the wider pasa membership base, building on the success and learning from the pilot with… read allSupport for the second phase of the social and behavior change communication (sbss) project to develop a sbcc training program for the wider pasa membership base, building on the success and learning from the pilot with the chimpanzee conservation center in guinea. less
$31,013
Wild Chimpanzee Foundation · 2022
Support for eco-tourism and biomonitoring in the tai national park, home to the largest chimpanzee population in cote d'ivoire.
$31,013
Wild Chimpanzee Foundation · 2022
Support for eco-tourism and biomonitoring in the tai national park, home to the largest chimpanzee population in cote d'ivoire.
$615
Center for Orangutan and Chimpanzee Conservation · Wauchula, FL · 2022
General operating support
$615
Center for Orangutan and Chimpanzee Conservation · Wauchula, FL · 2022
General operating support
$53
Sanaga-Yong Chimpanzee Rescue · Portland, OR · 2022
General operating support
$53
Sanaga-Yong Chimpanzee Rescue · Portland, OR · 2022
General operating support
$37
Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest · Cle Elum, WA · 2022
General operating support
$37
Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest · Cle Elum, WA · 2022
General operating support

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Borealis Philanthropy11 grants · $5.5M
Save the Chimps6 grants · $5.4M
Jane Goodall Institute for Wildlife Research Education & Conservation5 grants · $3.2M
Proteus Fund16 grants · $3.1M
Rewild16 grants · $2.6M
International Trans Fund6 grants · $2.5M
International Social Justice Fund24 grants · $2.1M
Forest Peoples Programme6 grants · $2.0M
Wildlife Conservation Society13 grants · $1.8M
Fauna & Flora International8 grants · $1.5M

Giving over time

$55.4M

2022

$28.1M

2023

$30.5M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 1,325 grants.

$1.5M
Save the Chimps · Fort Pierce, FL · 2022
General operating support
$1.5M
Save the Chimps · Fort Pierce, FL · 2022
General operating support
$1.3M
Save the Chimps · Fort Pierce, FL · 2023
General operating support to provide refuge and exemplary care to chimpanzees in need through permanent sanctuary, serving chimpanzees rescued from research, entertainment, and the pet trade.
$1.2M
Save the Chimps · Fort Pierce, FL · 2024
General operating support
$977,449
Jane Goodall Institute for Wildlife Research Education & Conservation · Vienna, VA · 2022
Support for the implementation of the conservation action plan (cap) for great apes in the eastern drc, strengthening responses to mining, disease, tenure, management, and governance.
$977,449
Jane Goodall Institute for Wildlife Research Education & Conservation · Vienna, VA · 2022
Support for the implementation of the conservation action plan (cap) for great apes in the eastern drc, strengthening responses to mining, disease, tenure, management, and governance.
$892,505
Jane Goodall Institute for Wildlife Research Education & Conservation · Washington, DC · 2023
Support for the implementation of the conservation action plan (cap) for great apes in the eastern drc, strengthening responses to mining, disease, tenure, management, and governance."
$765,087
Borealis Philanthropy · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Support for the fund for trans generations to provide general operating grants to locally based trans-led organizations as well as technical assistance, coaching, and the opportunity to apply for rapid response grants.
$750,000
Borealis Philanthropy · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Support for the fund for trans generations to build a free and safe future for transgender, gender nonconforming, and nonbinary people.
$750,000
Borealis Philanthropy · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Support for the fund for trans generations, which provides general operating grants to locally-based trans organizations as well as technical assistance and coaching, and the opportunity to apply for rapid response gran… read allSupport for the fund for trans generations, which provides general operating grants to locally-based trans organizations as well as technical assistance and coaching, and the opportunity to apply for rapid response grants. less
$750,000
Borealis Philanthropy · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Support for the fund for trans generations, which provides general operating grants to locally-based trans organizations as well as technical assistance and coaching, and the opportunity to apply for rapid response gran… read allSupport for the fund for trans generations, which provides general operating grants to locally-based trans organizations as well as technical assistance and coaching, and the opportunity to apply for rapid response grants. less
$583,374
Forest Peoples Programme · 2024
Support for rights-based conservation policy and practice.
$570,978
Paneco Foundation · 2023
Support for the leuser ecosystem alliance to advance the collaborative effort to protect its orangutans and gibbons.
$525,000
Borealis Philanthropy · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Support for the emerging lgbtq leaders of color fund to resource the leadership of young people for policy and culture change.
$500,000
International Trans Fund · 2024
Support for grantmaking and capacity strengthening for increased lgbtq safety, protection, and social inclusion.
$500,000
International Trans Fund · 2022
Support for the international trans fund, an activist-led initiative that aims to increase the capacity of transgender movements to self-organize and advocate for their rights and well-being.
$500,000
International Trans Fund · 2022
Support for grantmaking and capacity strengthening to trans and gender diverse groups, based on self-determination, for increased safety, protection, and social inclusion.
$500,000
International Trans Fund · 2022
Support for grantmaking and capacity strengthening to trans and gender diverse groups, based on self-determination, for increased safety, protection, and social inclusion.
$500,000
International Trans Fund · 2022
Support for the international trans fund, an activist-led initiative that aims to increase the capacity of transgender movements to self-organize and advocate for their rights and well-being.
$481,312
Paneco Foundation · 2024
Support for the leuser ecosystem alliance to protect its orangutans and gibbons.
$475,000
Borealis Philanthropy · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Support for the emerging lgbtq leaders of color fund to resource the leadership of young people for policy and culture change.
$475,000
Borealis Philanthropy · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Support for the emerging lgbtq leaders of color (ellc) fund to resource the leadership and visibility of lgbtq young people of color organizing for policy and culture change within and across social justice movements.
$475,000
Borealis Philanthropy · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Support for the emerging lgbtq leaders of color (ellc) fund, (formerly transforming movements fund) that supports the leadership and visibility of lgbtq young people organizing for policy and culture change within and a… read allSupport for the emerging lgbtq leaders of color (ellc) fund, (formerly transforming movements fund) that supports the leadership and visibility of lgbtq young people organizing for policy and culture change within and across social justice movements. less
$475,000
Borealis Philanthropy · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Support for the emerging lgbtq leaders of color (ellc) fund, (formerly transforming movements fund) that supports the leadership and visibility of lgbtq young people organizing for policy and culture change within and a… read allSupport for the emerging lgbtq leaders of color (ellc) fund, (formerly transforming movements fund) that supports the leadership and visibility of lgbtq young people organizing for policy and culture change within and across social justice movements. less
$460,900
Forest Peoples Programme · 2023
Support for forest peoples land rights and landscape governance for ape conservation in lobeke national park, cameroon; messok-dja, republic of congo; kahuzi-biega national park, democratic republic of congo; and tanjun… read allSupport for forest peoples land rights and landscape governance for ape conservation in lobeke national park, cameroon; messok-dja, republic of congo; kahuzi-biega national park, democratic republic of congo; and tanjung puting national park, indonesia. less
$400,000
Proteus Fund · Waltham, MA · 2024
Support for the rights, faith, and democracy collaborative.
$400,000
Proteus Fund · Amherst, MA · 2023
Support for the rights, faith, and democracy collaborative (rfdc) fund to combat harmful and overly broad religious exemptions and advocate for positive protections and acceptance.
$400,000
Proteus Fund · Amherst, MA · 2022
Support for the rights, faith, and democracy collaborative fund to combat religious exemptions and enact positive protections and acceptance.
$400,000
Proteus Fund · Amherst, MA · 2022
Support for the rights, faith, and democracy collaborative fund to combat religious exemptions and enact positive protections and acceptance.
$375,000
Rewild · Austin, TX · 2024
Support for iucns section on great apes (sga), the arrc task force, and state of the apes.
$352,817
Greenpeace Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
Support to protect ape habitats by reducing industrial-scale exploitation of forests.
$349,508
African Wildlife Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023
Support for the lomako reserve conservation area plan to improve bonobo conservation through collaboration and community engagement.
$349,100
Forest Peoples Programme · 2022
Support for forest peoples land rights and landscape governance for ape conservation in lobeke national park, cameroon; messok-dja, republic of congo; kahuzi-biega national park, democratic republic of congo; and tanjun… read allSupport for forest peoples land rights and landscape governance for ape conservation in lobeke national park, cameroon; messok-dja, republic of congo; kahuzi-biega national park, democratic republic of congo; and tanjung puting national park, indonesia. less
$349,100
Forest Peoples Programme · 2022
Support for forest peoples land rights and landscape governance for ape conservation in lobeke national park, cameroon; messok-dja, republic of congo; kahuzi-biega national park, democratic republic of congo; and tanjun… read allSupport for forest peoples land rights and landscape governance for ape conservation in lobeke national park, cameroon; messok-dja, republic of congo; kahuzi-biega national park, democratic republic of congo; and tanjung puting national park, indonesia. less
$339,000
The Other Foundation · 2023
Support for grantmaking in southern africa to advance advocacy for safety, legal protection, and social inclusion of intersex, lesbian, transgender, bisexual, and gay people.
$323,017
Greenpeace Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
Support to protect critical ape habitats in the congo basin and indonesia by seeking to influence the extent of industrial-scale exploitation of forests and building an effective movement by partnering with local, natio… read allSupport to protect critical ape habitats in the congo basin and indonesia by seeking to influence the extent of industrial-scale exploitation of forests and building an effective movement by partnering with local, national, and international ngos, civil society organizations (csos), political actors, and investors. less
$300,000
Uhai Eashri Company Limited · 2024
Support for grantmaking to increase safety, protection, and inclusion for lgbtiq communities.
$300,000
International Social Justice Fund · New York, NY · 2023
Support for increase safety, reduce discrimination, and strengthen lgbti communities in burundi, kenya, rwanda, tanzania, and uganda.
$300,000
International Social Justice Fund · New York, NY · 2022
Support for legal empowerment of underserved communities
$300,000
International Social Justice Fund · New York, NY · 2022
Support for legal empowerment of underserved communities
$299,223
Jane Goodall Institute for Wildlife Research Education & Conservation · Washington, DC · 2024
Support for the implementation of the conservation action plan to mitigate key threats to gorillas, chimpanzees, and their habitats.
$295,756
African Wildlife Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
Support for conserving bonobos in the drcs lomako yokokala faunal reserve, developing a management strategy to support long-term conservation.
$295,756
African Wildlife Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
Support for conserving bonobos in the drcs lomako yokokala faunal reserve, developing a management strategy to support long-term conservation.
$295,000
The Other Foundation · 2022
Support for grantmaking in southern africa to advance advocacy for safety, legal protection, and social inclusion of intersex, lesbian, transgender, bisexual, and gay people.
$295,000
The Other Foundation · 2022
Support for grantmaking in southern africa to advance advocacy for safety, legal protection, and social inclusion of intersex, lesbian, transgender, bisexual, and gay people.
$275,000
Rewild · Austin, TX · 2023
Support for iucns primate specialist groups section on great apes (sga), the sections arrc task force (avoid, reduce, restore, conserve), and state of the apes phase ii.
$269,000
African Parks Foundation of America · New York, NY · 2022
Support for safeguarding lossi gorilla sanctuary in the hopes of building a sustainable future for the congos people and wildlife.
$269,000
African Parks Foundation of America · New York, NY · 2022
Support for safeguarding lossi gorilla sanctuary in the hopes of building a sustainable future for the congos people and wildlife.
$266,000
The Other Foundation · 2024
Support to advance advocacy for safety, legal protection, and social inclusion of lgbtqi people.
$250,492
African Wildlife Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
Support to improve bonobo conservation through collaboration and community engagement.
$250,000
Astraea Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
Support for the safety, justice & protections for lgbtqi caribbean people project.
$250,000
Fondo Semillas Ac · 2024
Support for grassroots lbtqi+ organizations.
$250,000
Stichting Hivos (Humanistisch Instituut Voor Ontwikkelings-Samenwerking) · 2024
Support for grantmaking to advance lgbtq+ rights.
$250,000
Fondo Semillas Ac · 2023
Support for the lbtqi+ social inclusion project to provide grants to organizations in mexico.
$250,000
National Center for Transgender Equality · Washington, DC · 2023
Support for project magpie to strengthen the national transgender movement in the us.
$250,000
Stichting Hivos (Humanistisch Instituut Voor Ontwikkelings-Samenwerking) · 2023
Support for grantmaking to advance lgbtqi+ rights in central america.
$250,000
Fondo Semillas Ac · 2022
Support for the lbtqi+ social inclusion project to provide grants to organizations in mexico.
$250,000
Fondo Semillas Ac · 2022
Support for the lbtqi+ social inclusion project to provide grants to organizations in mexico.
$250,000
Stichting Hivos · 2022
Support for grantmaking to advance lgbtqi+ rights in central america.
$250,000
Stichting Hivos · 2022
Support for grantmaking to advance lgbtqi+ rights in central america.
$241,776
Fauna & Flora International · 2022
Support for cao-vit gibbon conservation in vietnam by maintaining core activities whilst action planning proceeds.
$241,776
Fauna & Flora International · 2022
Support for cao-vit gibbon conservation in vietnam by maintaining core activities whilst action planning proceeds.
$235,776
Fauna & Flora International · 2023
Support for cao-vit gibbon conservation in vietnam to build on a revision of the species action plan.
$235,324
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
Support for inclusive great ape conservation in the forests of northern republic of congo: promoting more holistic models of land management for wildlife and people.
$235,324
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
Support for inclusive great ape conservation in the forests of northern republic of congo: promoting more holistic models of land management for wildlife and people.
$234,039
Village Enterprise Fund · San Carlos, CA · 2023
Support for the parks: poverty alleviation and removal of kibale snares project, reducing threats to chimpanzees and improving human well-being in and around kibale national park.
$232,078
Funders for Lesbian and Gay Issues · New York, NY · 2023
Support for out in the south (ots) to build a network of funders that support lgbtq communities and movements in the u.s. South as well as general operating support to mobilize philanthropic resources that enhance the w… read allSupport for out in the south (ots) to build a network of funders that support lgbtq communities and movements in the u.s. South as well as general operating support to mobilize philanthropic resources that enhance the well-being of lgbtq communities. less
$231,000
African Parks Foundation of America · New York, NY · 2023
Support for safeguarding lossi gorilla sanctuary in the hopes of building a sustainable future for the congos people and wildlife.
$227,150
Rewild · Austin, TX · 2022
Support for the arrc (avoidance, reduction, restoration, compensation) task force for mitigating the impacts of large-scale infrastructure projects on apes and their habitat.
$227,150
Rewild · Austin, TX · 2022
Support for the arrc (avoidance, reduction, restoration, compensation) task force for mitigating the impacts of large-scale infrastructure projects on apes and their habitat.
$225,000
Funders for Lesbian and Gay Issues · New York, NY · 2024
Support for out in the south to build a network of funders as well as operating support.
$225,000
Funders for Lesbian and Gay Issues · New York, NY · 2022
General operating support
$225,000
Funders for Lesbian and Gay Issues · New York, NY · 2022
General operating support
$225,000
Greenpeace Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
Support to strengthen advocacy in partnership with civil society, political actors, and local communities and indigenous people to protect the ape habitats in the congo basin.
$225,000
Greenpeace Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
Support to strengthen advocacy in partnership with civil society, political actors, and local communities and indigenous people to protect the ape habitats in the congo basin.
$225,000
Transgender Law Center · Oakland, CA · 2022
Support for the border butterfly project developing an immediate and long-term response at the us/mexico border for lgbt migrants and the detention systems that harm them.
$225,000
Transgender Law Center · Oakland, CA · 2022
Support for the border butterfly project developing an immediate and long-term response at the us/mexico border for lgbt migrants and the detention systems that harm them.
$215,605
Village Enterprise Fund · San Carlos, CA · 2022
Support for the parks: poverty alleviation and removal of kibale snares project, reducing threats to chimpanzees and improving human well-being in and around kibale national park.
$215,605
Village Enterprise Fund · San Carlos, CA · 2022
Support for the parks: poverty alleviation and removal of kibale snares project, reducing threats to chimpanzees and improving human well-being in and around kibale national park.
$215,438
Wildlife Conservation Society · Bronx, NY · 2022
Support for sustaining efforts to reduce wildmeat demand in central african cities, building a local campaign to target local audiences.
$215,438
Wildlife Conservation Society · Bronx, NY · 2022
Support for sustaining efforts to reduce wildmeat demand in central african cities, building a local campaign to target local audiences.
$211,375
Yayasan Keadilan Hijau Indonesia · 2024
Support to conserve the ecosystem through advocacy and multi-stakeholder engagement.
$210,003
People Resources and Conservation Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Support to establish community-based orangutan and gibbon habitat conservation.
$207,965
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
Support for inclusive great ape conservation in the forests of northern republic of congo, promoting more holistic models of land management for wildlife and people.
$202,877
The Rainforest Foundation (UK) · 2022
Support for continued conservation of bonobos in the lomami national park and working to further integrate leadership from local communities.
$202,877
The Rainforest Foundation (UK) · 2022
Support for continued conservation of bonobos in the lomami national park and working to further integrate leadership from local communities.
$200,649
People Resources and Conservation Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Support to establish community-based orangutan and gibbon habitat conservation in the batang toru forest ecosystem.
$200,649
People Resources and Conservation Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Support to establish community-based orangutan and gibbon habitat conservation in the batang toru forest ecosystem.
$200,000
Center for Orangutan and Chimpanzee Conservation · Wauchula, FL · 2024
General operating support
$200,000
Equality Federation Institute · Portland, OR · 2024
Support for the national movement convening to develop long- and short-term strategies for nationwide coordination.
$200,000
Frankfurt Zoological Society US · Washington, DC · 2024
Support for strengthening the long-term protection of an important site for bonobos.
$200,000
Hutan - Kinabatangan Orang-Utan Conservation Project · 2024
Support for research of orangutan population dynamics and human-wildlife coexistence to improve land-use management in fragmented ape habitat.
$200,000
International Rivers Network · Oakland, CA · 2024
Support for challenging the construction of a dam to protect chimpanzees and community rights.
$200,000
Proteus Fund · Waltham, MA · 2024
General operating support
$200,000
Rewild · Austin, TX · 2024
Support of the grauers gorilla population n virunga national park and contribute to the conservation of apes regionally.
$200,000
Tides Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Support for the movement voter funds capacity building program and a funders learning circle.
$200,000
Transgender Law Center · Oakland, CA · 2024
Support for the border butterflies projects policy advocacy, community organizing, and legal and humanitarian support.
$200,000
Center for Orangutan and Chimpanzee Conservation · Wauchula, FL · 2023
General operating support to provide captive great apes accredited-level, lifetime care with dignity in a safe, healthy, and enriching environment; currently that includes 27 orangutans and 44 chimpanzees.
$200,000
Equality Federation Institute · Portland, OR · 2023
Support for the national lgbtq movement convening to develop long- and short-term strategies for nationwide coordination in response to the wave of anti-trans policies and discourse, and to push back against attacks on … read allSupport for the national lgbtq movement convening to develop long- and short-term strategies for nationwide coordination in response to the wave of anti-trans policies and discourse, and to push back against attacks on trans and gender nonconforming people, including youth. less
$200,000
International Rivers Network · Oakland, CA · 2023
Support for challenging the construction of the koukoutamba dam in the moyen bafing national park to protect chimpanzees and community rights in fouta djallon, guinea.

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