Funders

States it generally does not accept unsolicited applications; works through invitation-based partnerships in food/agroecology.

AfDB-hosted multi-donor trust fund; competitive Calls for Proposals (most recent CFP4 closed Nov 2024) for African governments, NGOs, regional bodies.

Mostly proactive/by-invitation but welcomes initial inquiries; periodic open calls (e.g. Gulbenkian Exhibitions Fund 2026, up to £30k).

No public website provided; status unknown.

Award is nomination-only via global scout network; does not accept self-nominations or unsolicited applications.

Rolling online applications; funds up to 1/3 of project budget; geographic scope NL, East Africa, India, SWANA; 4-month review cycle.

Develops projects with selected partners in chosen countries; does not accept unsolicited proposals.

Invests via seeded local fund managers (Lorax, Tanmiya etc.) rather than directly; no public application route; in liquidation phase by 2028.

Specific Environmental Finance & Learning Fund not visibly active as standalone; environment work routed through main fund's Our Natural World aim.

Submit Expression of Interest year-round (no deadlines); minimum grant £30k, ~5% of EOIs funded; Our Natural World is the main environment strand.

Bank-affiliated Brazilian foundation; supports social-tech/development projects via published Editais (calls); check Editais page for active rounds.

Brazilian biodiversity foundation; runs periodic open calls (Editais) for conservation projects on a programme-specific basis.

Regular Grants apply via online Grants Portal; Major Grants (£100k+) require Expression of Interest first; UK registered charities only.

Funds only via 18 GEF Agencies; civil society can access via UNDP-implemented Small Grants Programme (sgp.undp.org) up to $50k per project.

Does not accept unsolicited proposals; uses participatory model with ~200 regional advisors who identify grassroots grantees ($500-$5,000 typical).

No general open process; periodic Impact Challenges/AI for Climate calls; separate Google Ad Grants programme runs rolling for nonprofits.

Year-round applications via GovGrants portal in 5 languages; ~120-day review; for grassroots organisations in Latin America/Caribbean.

Quaker grant-maker with five priorities including Sustainable Future; online-only applications; some programmes only open to returning grantees.

Many active RFPs with rolling deadlines; recent open programs include Sustain Our Great Lakes and Five Star.

Grants £10k–£10m; under £250k is rolling, over £250k has quarterly EoI deadlines; eight-week decision under £100k.

Holdfast Collective has no open process (one staffer, invitation-only); Patagonia's separate Environmental Grants programme accepts proposals at how-we-fund page ($5k-$20k typical).

Closed to new applications; in strategic spend-down 2021-2028 and unlikely to advertise future open calls.

Ecosystem Restoration & Climate Justice Fund deploys $100m via partner nonprofits identified by Salesforce; no public open call; investment side via Salesforce Ventures Impact Fund.

Egypt-focused; periodic public calls for community development and climate-adjacent programs.

Spend-down foundation closing 2030; relational/referral-based — does not operate an open fund or accept direct applications.

Annual Entrepreneurship Programme: African founders 18+, 5-yr-old businesses, $5,000 seed capital + training; applications via TEFConnect 1 Jan-1 Mar 2026.

Investment fund (not grants); apply for financing via website contact form; active investment phase through 2028, divestment to 2033.

Lebanon-based green investment vehicle; deal sourcing model rather than open application.

Palestine-focused NGO funder; periodic open calls for community development projects.