Micro Grants for Social Change

Micro Grants for Social Change is sponsored by The Pollination Project Foundation. Empowers passionate volunteers across the globe by providing funding for projects that uplift their communities, cultures, and countries. Focuses on grassroots changemakers in various areas including education, artistic expression, and health.

Micro Grants for Social Change | The Pollination Project Empowering Visionary Changemakers with Seed Funding for Global Transformation. The Pollination Project Foundation empowers passionate volunteers across the globe by providing the critical funding they need to uplift their communities, cultures and countries. Recognizing the untapped potential of frontline changemakers, we bridge the gap in resources with grants up to $500.

These small yet powerful investments have shown us that even modest support can ignite significant impact. Our dedicated team of 75 grant advisors and 5 country coordinators, all experts in their fields, guide our funding decisions to ensure every dollar fuels meaningful change.

Beyond financial support, The Pollination Project Foundation assists grantees in taking their initial steps towards fundraising and offers first belief in their mission. Additionally, we offer capacity-building workshops, mindfulness retreats to prevent burnout, and resource navigation to ensure that our grantees’ work achieves tangible goals.

For farm animal advocates, we are able to offer large initial capital and follow on funding of up to $10,000. At TPP, we believe in people, so we invest in people. Shrishail Birajdar – A Sanctuary for Young Readers Shrishail Birajdar once struggled to access the books that changed his life.

Now, through Reader’s Sanctuary, he’s building a home for storytelling that has already reached over 200 children , turning reluctant readers into confident storytellers, one page at a time. See how a TPP seed grant helped stock the shelves.

The stories behind the grants A Seed Grant Grows Humane Education Jul 24, 2026 | Animal Rights & Welfare , Education , ShiftHappens A seed grant helped one nonprofit turn a rescued cat’s story into a free humane education library reaching children worldwide.

A Sanctuary for Young Readers Jul 17, 2026 | Education , ShiftHappens Seed grant fuels Reader’s Sanctuary in Pune, India, bringing storytelling and books to 200+ children in underserved communities.

Green Meals for Change: Growing Healthier Habits in Ghana Jul 10, 2026 | Education , Health and Wholeness , ShiftHappens A TPP seed grant helped HOCPY Ghana teach 310 Ghanaian schoolchildren healthy, plant-based eating and build two sustainable school gardens. “We’re very grateful for the Pollination Project’s support. This organization was the first (outside of our first supporters) to believe in our mission.

As a result of this grant, we have gained credibility in the refugee community and will be able to continue to grow and work towards achieving our mission. ” Linnie Pawlek, Financial Literacy For Refugees Profiles in Compassion: The Story of Black Girls Dive Find out how a small grant helped launch a an eco-step, ocean-science-based STEM program that supports girls as young as nine, following them through when they go to college.

The Pollination Project makes small startup grants every single day of the year- all over the world. We provide #grants for people driving transformational change in their communities and cultures. Support us!

View Instagram post by thepollinationproject Open post by thepollinationproject with ID 18163256242461799 #humaneeducation #fromseedstoimpact #grassrootsphilanthropy View Instagram post by thepollinationproject Open post by thepollinationproject with ID 17897553144555338 Four new grantees. Three corners of the world.

🌍 → A musical story about a rescued pig in Costa Rica → Tech mentorship bridging generations in Washington State → Food systems shaping Rio`s climate future → Animal welfare education reaching millions in Chinese Meet Carolina, Michelle, Samanta, and Ruoyi — and the work they`re bringing to life.

#rescuedanimal #climatefuture #welfareeducation #techmentorship #grassrootsphilanthropy View Instagram post by thepollinationproject Open post by thepollinationproject with ID 18098520158580850 14 years. 120+ countries. Thousands of changemakers who started with a seed grant and a belief that they could do it.

🌱🎉 Today we`re celebrating everyone who`s ever taken a chance on an idea, and every donor, volunteer, and partner who believed alongside us. Happy birthday, TPP!

#ThePollinationProject #14YearsStrong #SeedGrants #GrassrootsChangemakers #CommunityLedChange View Instagram post by thepollinationproject Open post by thepollinationproject with ID 18139201216576435 Meet Shenika Jackson, PhD 🎓 Community Psychologist 🤝 Grant Advisor since 2017 Nearly 15 years of nonprofit leadership. Housing secured for military veterans. Records cleared and jobs found for formerly incarcerated individuals.

Chicago teens supported on the path from high school to college. Shenika received a TPP grant in 2016 for her own project, My College Going Self, and joined our team as a Grant Advisor the following year. Today she supports grassroots leaders across the globe working with many of the same populations she`s championed for years.

Her quote to live by: "Fall 7, Get Up 8." — Denzel Washington #FromSeedsToImpact #GrantAdvisor #CommunityPsychology #TPPTeam View Instagram post by thepollinationproject Open post by thepollinationproject with ID 18115262924489456 Applications are officially open. 🌱 Every year, we fund hundreds of grassroots projects across 120+ countries, seed grants that help changemakers turn ideas into impact.

No idea is too small to start. Ready to apply? Link in bio.

Every $500 we raise is another #changemaker we fund.