The Pollination Project Foundation
The Pollination Project Foundation (TPP) provides catalytic seed funding to expert volunteers driving grassroots, community-led change around the world. Grounded in heartivism - the practice of pairing compassion with action - TPP funds leaders in more than 120 countries working across education, climate and environmental protection, women and girls' empowerment, disaster response, and animal protection. Our core thesis is simple and proven: expert volunteers plus modest capital equals outsized, durable impact. TPP exists to ensure that people closest to the challenges they seek to solve are trusted, resourced, and supported to lead.
The Pollination Project Foundation at a glance
In short: The Pollination Project Foundation gave $81K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $81K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $81,329
- +23.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $81,329
- +23.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $81,329
- Total assets
- $1,072,963
- +15.1% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to The Pollination Project Foundation
Open Grants
3 open opportunities from The Pollination Project Foundation
Daily Grants / Seed Funding
The Pollination Project Foundation
Amount
Up to $500
Deadline
Rolling (quarterly review)
Pollination Project -Daily Grant Program
The Pollination Project Foundation
Amount
Up to US $500
Deadline
Deadline not published
Pollination Project Farmed Animal Protection Grant
The Pollination Project Foundation
Amount
US $1,000 - US $10,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Who The Pollination Project Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Pollution Studios ($81K).
Grant Size Distribution
3 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 3 grants of 3 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $66K (2024) to $1.6M (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $81K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Pollution Studios Los Angeles, CA | Youth Animal Advocacy Social Media Project | $81,329 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,072,963 | $1,364,413 | $1,332,937 | $81,329 | 1 | $10,281 |
| 2024 | $932,512 | $917,119 | $1,436,667 | $65,800 | 1 | $6,600 |
| 2023 | $1,417,494 | $1,207,158 | $1,547,517 | $95,060 | 1 | $24,292 |
| 2022 | $1,773,825 | $1,914,014 | $2,457,551 | $1,576,145 | Total only | $9,517 |
| 2021 | $2,462,603 | $1,197,582 | $1,519,227 | $539,808 | Total only | $16,029 |
| 2020 | $2,767,861 | $1,576,518 | $2,058,721 | $114,900 | 2 | $45,238 |
| 2019 | $3,174,526 | $1,934,070 | $1,886,113 | $78,000 | 6 | $1,369,505 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About The Pollination Project Foundation
Based on IRS filings
The Pollination Project Foundation is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Martinez, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $81K. Net investment income was $10K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The Pollination Project Foundation is led by Alexis Fox, Executive Director on every filing since 2024; 1 of 4 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Alexis Fox
Executive Director
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$36K (2024) → $104K (2025)
Ariel Nessel
President
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stephanie Klempner
Vice President & Secretary
Vice President → Vice President & Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Birju Pandya
Treasurer
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (4)
- Former: Carolyn Ashworth (2022–2023) — Executive Director
- Former: Ajay Dahiya (2019–2022) — Executive Director & Secretary · Filing note: Thru feb 2022
- Former: Michelle Long (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Peggy Hilden (2019) — Treasurer
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $104K, to Alexis Fox (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about The Pollination Project Foundation
How much does The Pollination Project Foundation give each year?
The Pollination Project Foundation gave $81K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $66K across 1 grant.
How large is The Pollination Project Foundation?
The Pollination Project Foundation reported $1.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.4M.
What is The Pollination Project Foundation?
The Pollination Project Foundation is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Martinez, CA. It holds $1.1M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does The Pollination Project Foundation operate?
The Pollination Project Foundation has awarded grants in California, Colorado, Michigan, Pennsylvania.
What is The Pollination Project Foundation's EIN?
The Pollination Project Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-0675457. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 25, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 12, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 29, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 29, 2021)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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