Great Apes and Gibbons Program Grant
Funding Amount
Up to US $150,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
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Not eligible / not funded
- Not eligible: Individuals
- Not eligible: For lobbying purposes
- Not eligible: Election campaigns
- Not eligible: Medical research
Overview
The Great Apes and Gibbons Program Grant, administered by the Arcus Foundation, supports conservation efforts for great apes and gibbons across 24 priority landscapes in Africa and Asia. The program emphasizes sustainable coexistence between humans and wildlife, having awarded over 2,000 grants to more than 500 organizations globally. Funding is not available for individuals or specific lobbying activities, ensuring resources are directed towards impactful conservation initiatives.
Our Grantmaking
We work toward that vision through our LGBTQ Social Justice and Great Apes & Gibbons programs, which have distributed more than 2,000 grants to more than 500 organizations in more than 50 countries.
Great Apes & Gibbons Grantmaking
The Great Apes & Gibbons Program’s strategy focuses on 24 priority ape-range landscapes across 18 countries in Africa and Asia, as well as two countries, the United States and Kenya, where apes are held in captivity outside of their range.
Ineligibility
We do not make grants to individuals, or for lobbying purposes, election campaigns, or medical research.
Past recipients of this program
Recent awards under this program (from Arcus Foundation's IRS filings)
The Legal Atlas
Missoula, MT · 2024
$105K
1 grant in Arcus Foundation's 2024 filings reference “Great Apes and Gibbons Program Grant” in their stated purpose. Amounts and places as reported by the funder.
What Arcus Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 365
- Total given
- $31.28M
- Median grant
- $75K
- Range
- $50–$1.17M
- By dollars: California 11%, District of Columbia 8%, Florida 6%. Top recipient cities: Washington, DC; New York, NY; Oakland, CA.
- 33% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 24% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Save the Chimps Inc · Fort Pierce, FL
General operating support
$1.17M
Borealis Philanthropy · Minneapolis, MN
Support for the fund for trans generations to build a free and safe future for…
$750K
Forest Peoples Programme
Support for rights-based conservation policy and practice
$583K
International Trans Fund
Support for grantmaking and capacity strengthening for increased lgbtq safety,…
$500K
Paneco Foundation
Support for the leuser ecosystem alliance to protect its orangutans and gibbons
$481K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Wildlife
- Conservation biology
- Environmental conservation
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