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Avatar Alliance Foundation Grants
Private foundation · EIN 27-4287118 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024
- Total grants paid
- $3.1M
- Grants reported
- 8
- Median grant
- $80K
- Future commitments
- None reported
Giving by tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | $3.1M |
Where Avatar Alliance Foundation gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
The biggest individual grants on file, as reported by the foundation to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Tax year | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE GAME CHANGERS FOUNDATION | SACRAMENTO, CA | PROVIDING SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IMPACTED BY POVERTY. OUR PRIMARY MISSION IS TO COMBAT HUNGER, UNEMPLOYMENT AND THE HOUSING CRISIS FOR DISPLACED WOMEN, CHILDREN, MEN AND RETIRED VETERANS. | 2024 | $2.4M |
| WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION | WOODS HOLE, MA | TO TACKLE CRITICAL QUESTIONS ABOUT OUR OCEAN PLANET, WITH PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS FOR HUMAN LIVES AND LIVELIHOODS. OUR INNOVATIONS IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FUEL SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC GROWTH, SAFEGUARD COASTAL COMMUNITIES AND MARINE RESOURCES, AND STRENGTHEN AMERICAN LEADERSHIP IN OCEAN SCIENCE. | 2024 | $410.5K |
| SUPPORT AND FEED INC | LOS ANGELES, CA | SUPPORT+FEED COMBATS THE CLIMATE CRISIS AND FOOD INSECURITY BY WORKING TOWARD A GLOBAL SHIFT TO AN EQUITABLE PLANT-BASED FOOD SYSTEM. | 2024 | $100K |
| VIRGIN UNITE USA INC | LONDON | VIRGIN UNITE WAS FOUNDED IN 2004 AS THE NON-PROFIT FOUNDATION OF THE VIRGIN GROUP, TO UNITE PEOPLE AND ENTREPRENEURIAL IDEAS TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR A BETTER WORLD. SINCE LAUNCH, TOGETHER WITH SOME GREAT PARTNERS, VIRGIN UNITE HAS INSPIRED AND INCUBATED A NUMBER OF WONDERFUL COLLABORATIONS LIKE THE ELDERS, OCEAN UNITE (NOW ORRAA), CARBON WAR ROOM (NOW MERGED WITH RMI), THE B TEAM, CARIBBEAN CLIMATE SMART ACCELERATOR, UNITE BVI, 100% HUMAN AT WORK AND THE BRANSON CENTRE FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP WHICH HAVE SPURRED MUCH-NEEDED CHANGE IN THE WORLD. WE CONTINUE TO CATALYSE RADICAL COLLABORATION TO CHALLENGE THE UNACCEPTABLE AS WE WORK FOR A WORLD WHERE ALL THE PLANET AND ALL PEOPLE THRIVE. | 2024 | $100K |
| CENTER FOR ECOLOGICAL CONSCIOUSNESS | OLYMPIA, WA | THE CENTER FOR ECOLOGICAL CONSCIOUSNESS (CEC) IS CONCEIVED TO BRING SCIENTISTS, EDUCATORS, ARTISTS, AND STUDENTS TOGETHER FROM DIFFERENT DISCIPLINES WHOSE INTERSECTIONS OF SKILLS AND STUDIES CAN HELP CREATE NEW SOLUTIONS TO OUR AGRICULTURAL AND ECOLOGICAL CHALLENGES. THE CEC SUPPORTS INITIATIVES THAT HELP US BECOME MORE CIVIL, RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS OF EARTH, AND CREATE PATTERNS THAT IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR OUR DESCENDANTS. | 2024 | $60K |
| INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE INSTITUTE | SANTA CRUZ, NM | TO REVITALIZE NATIVE LANGUAGES AS THE SMALL POPULATION OF ELDER SPEARKERS IS RAPIDLY DECLINING. ILI'S GUIDING PHILOSOPHY IS TO ASSIST COMMUNITIES TO CREATE SPEAKERS OF THE ENDANGERED LANGUAGES THAT ARE USED IN DAILY LIFE BY ALL GENERATIONS. | 2024 | $50K |
| ASIA INITIATIVES | NEW YORK, NY | TO LEVERAGE THE POWER OF SOCIAL CAPITAL TO PROMOTE HEALTHCARE, EDUCATION, IMPROVE LIVELIHOODS, AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, STRIVING TO BRING POSITIVE CHANGE IN THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF PEOPLE IN UNDER-SERVED COMMUNITIES.WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON WOMEN, GIRLS AND THEIR FAMILIES, OUR INITIATIVES UTILIZE TRANSFORMATIVE METHODOLOGIES AND TECHNOLOGIES TO EMPOWER PEOPLE TO REALIZE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL, AND BECOME KEY STAKEHOLDERS OF THEIR OWN SUCCESS. | 2024 | $15K |
| ROYAL CANADIAN GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY | OTTOWA, ONTARIO | SUPPORT CANADIAN GEOGRAPHICAL EXPEDITIONS AND PROVIDE GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS FOR CUTTING-EDGE GEOGRAPHICAL RESEARCH. | 2024 | $11.3K |
How to apply
This foundation publishes application instructions on its latest 990-PF and does not report restricting giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.
- Contact
- KIMBERLY JO BUTTS
- Address
- 888 7TH AVE FL 4 C/O ML MGMT NEW YORK, NY, 10106
- Phone
- 2123335500
- Deadlines
- LETTERS MAY BE SUBMITTED AT ANY TIME DURING THE YEAR.
- Application materials
- SUBMIT LETTER OF INQUIRY, ORGANIZATION WILL NOTIFY APPLICANT IF THE REQUEST HAS BEEN APPROVED. LETTER OF INQUIRY SHOULD INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: A BRIEF STATEMENT OF THE ISSUES TO BE ADDRESSED, THE HISTORY AND GOALS OF YOUR ORGANIZATION, AND YOUR ORGANIZATION'S INVOLVEMENT WITH THESE ISSUES. A BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE ORGANIZATION FOR WHICH YOU ARE REQUESTING SUPPORT, INCLUDING AN OUTLINE OF YOUR OBJECTIVES, AND ANTICIPATED OUTCOMES AND IMPLICATIONS. THE APPROXIMATE STARTING DATE AND DURATION THAT THE FUNDING WILL COVER. THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF FUNDING NEEDED, THE AMOUNT REQUESTED FROM THE FOUNDATION, AND THE INFORMATION ABOUT OTHER SOURCES OF SUPPORT, BOTH ASSURED AND REQUESTED. CONTACT INFORMATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION AND EIN FOR THE ORGANIZATION.
- Restrictions
- ALL LETTERS ARE FIRST REVIEWED TO DETERMINE IF THEY FALL WITHIN THE FOUNDATION'S PROGRAM GUIDLINES. THOSE THAT DO NOT ARE IMMEDIATELY DECLINED. LETTERS THAT ARE WITHIN THE GUIDELINES ARE THEN REVIEWED TO DETERMINE THE PRIORITY OF THE PROPOSED ACTIVITY WITHIN THE FOUNDATION'S GOALS AND THE IMPACT OF THE LIKELY RESULTS OF THE ACTIVITIES.
About this data
Figures are aggregated from Avatar Alliance Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (1 filing on file, most recent tax year 2024). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF e-file archive.