Preservation Fund
Funding Amount
Varies
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
Foundation
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- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Overview
Geographic Scope: Global
Focus Areas: Emergency assistance for vetted projects facing extraordinary circumstances
The Preservation Fund provides emergency assistance to projects anywhere in the world that have been vetted by TFI and have historically done excellent work in uplifting the lives of the poor, but now face extraordinary circumstances requiring emergency funding. The fund aims to help these organizations overcome short-term financial setbacks and/or programmatic emergencies.
Purpose: To free up money to make "meaningful" grants that will "save" worthwhile projects from ceasing to exist through no fault of their own
Examples of Supported Projects:
- Sewing factory completion (Ghana)
- New elementary school construction (India)
- Clinic construction in a small village (Uganda)
Eligibility: Vetted organizations with historical track records of excellent work in poverty alleviation facing emergency funding needs
Contact Information:
- Address: P.O. Box 192066, San Francisco, CA 94119, USA
- Phone: 415-517-6942
- Email: info@theforgottenintl.org
Organization Background: The Forgotten International is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization (Tax ID: 26-1484826)
What The Forgotten International actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990 filing, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 3
- Total given
- $195K
- Median grant
- $21K
- Range
- $20K–$154K
- By dollars: Washington 79%, California 21%. Top recipient cities: Bellevue, WA; Los Altos, CA; San Francisco, CA.
Example grants
Shanti Bhavan · Bellevue, WA
Shanti Bhavan School
$154K
Kiran Educational Trust · Los Altos, CA
Educational Grant for India School
$21K
Project Pearls · San Francisco, CA
Community in Philippines
$20K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Poverty alleviation
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