· Public charity
The Rainforest Fund Inc
To protect & support indigenous peoples & traditional populations of the rainforest in their efforts to protect their environment & defend their rights, to promote sustainable development of their communities, & to challenge government practices which have a damaging effect on their environment.the organization (org") carries out its…
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
How this is measured
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| STANDING ROCK SIOUX TRIBE | $7,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY17–17) land where the poverty rate runs at 33%, against an area that typically sits at 40%. 0% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
Grants abroad, by region: $799k on the FY2024 return
Schedule F, as filed: 10 regions. The IRS asks for region and purpose, not the recipient, so no country or grantee can be named here.
Stated purpose: TERRITORIAL SECURITY AND ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOR THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF DAYAK BAHAR IN MAHAKAM ULU - LONG LSUN. THEY AIM TO UPHOLD SOCIAL JUSTICE AND PROTECT THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF THE DAYAK PEOPLE, OFFERING ASSISTANCE THROUGH REGULAR DISCUSSIONS WITH THE LONG LSUN COMMUNITY. ADDITIONALLY, THE DEFENDING CUSTOMARY LANDS OF THE DAYAK BEKATI IN THE WEST PROJECT AIMS TO SECURE EFFECTIVE RECOGNITION AND PROTECTION OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES' RIGHTS TO THEIR LAND AND FORESTS AND TO REBUILD SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS. · ECONUSA IS WORKING IN PAPUA TO EMPOWER LOCAL COMMUNITIES WHILE PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT. THE PROJECT FOCUSES ON INCREASING MANGROVE FOREST PROTECTION AND SUPPORTING SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS. COMMUNITIES WILL BE ASSISTED IN PRODUCING NON-TIMBER FOREST PRODUCTS, SUCH AS PRAWNS, AND GAINING BETTER MARKET ACCESS.
Stated purpose: AIMS TO ESTABLISH A MEDICINAL PLANT RESOURCE THAT WILL BENEFIT ALL INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES IN THE LOWER XINGU REGION. THIS INITIATIVE SEEKS TO PRESERVE AND STRENGTHEN INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE OF MEDICINAL PLANTS, ENSURING IT IS PASSED ON TO THE YOUNGER GENERATION AND DOESN'T REMAIN LIMITED TO A FEW ELDERS. ADDITIONALLY, FOCUSES ON STRENGTHENING INDIGENOUS AND QUILOMBOLACOMMUNITIES RESPONSE TO ADVANCE OF DEFORESTATION AND RECOGNITION OF TRADITIONAL LAND RIGHTS. FINALLY, A THIRD PROJECT COLLABORATES CLOSELY WITH INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES IN THE AMAZON REGION TO MONITOR AND REPORT ON ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AND RELATED CRIMES.
Stated purpose: THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO WORK WITH FOREST COMMUNITIES TO IMPLEMENT KEY ACTIONS IDENTIFIED IN THEIR MANAGEMENT PLANS, PARTICULARLY SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS. AS THE PREVIOUS YEAR, THE PROJECT CONTINUES TO ENGAGE WITH INDIGENOUS PEOPLES BAKA AND BANTU AND SUPPORT SELF-LED FOREST MANAGEMENT, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND INCREASING ACCESS TO MARKETS AND FINANCE.
Stated purpose: THIS PROJECT AIMS TO SECURE LAND RIGHTS AND IMPROVE TERRITORIAL GOVERNANCE FOR FOREST PROTECTION IN PANAMA. LOCAL PARTNERS WILL BE SUPPORTED IN DEFENDING 2.8 MILLION HECTARES OF LAND TITLES AND MANAGING 6.9 MILLION HECTARES MORE. THE INITIATIVE ALSO INTEGRATES TECHNOLOGY FOR FOREST MONITORING AND PROVIDES TRAINING TO STRENGTHEN GOVERNANCE.
Stated purpose: THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO SECURE CHEPKITATE OGIEK COMMUNITY ANCESTRAL LANDS, INGENIOUS FORESTS, TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND LIVELIHOODS. (CIPDP CHEPKITALE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT).
Stated purpose: THE BRIBRI INDIGENOUS PEOPLE OF THE SALITRE FOREST CONTINUE THEIR WORK TO EXPEL NON-INDIGENOUS PEOPLES FROM THEIR LAND AND STRENGTHEN THEIR GOVERNMENT STRUCTURES. IN 2021, THEY CONTINUED TO DEVELOP KNOWLEDGE FOR THE YOUTH, AND PROTECTION OF THEIR LAND FROM CONTINUED INVASION.
Stated purpose: THIS PROJECT AIMS TO PROMOTE RIGHTS-BASED APPROACHES IN DEVELOPMENT ANDCONSERVATION. IT BUILDS UPON THE PREVIOUS YEAR'S WORK WITH 16 COMMUNITIES IN THE MESSOK DJA REGION, CONTINUING EFFORTS TO EMPOWER THESE COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING THEM WITH THE NECESSARY STRENGTH AND KNOWLEDGE REGARDING THEIR RIGHTS.
Stated purpose: ALLIANCE NATIONALE D'APPUI ET DE PROMOTION DES AIRES DU PATRIMOINE AUTOCHTONETHE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO SUPPORT THE PYGMY INDIGENOUS PEOPLES IN THEIR QUEST FOR THE RESPECT OF THEIR RIGHTS AND THEIR LAND.
Stated purpose: THIS PROJECT SECURES LAND RIGHTS AND LIVELIHOODS FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLES IN THE PHILIPPINES. EFFORTS INCLUDE OBTAINING CADT CERTIFICATES, IMPLEMENTING COMMUNITY-DRIVEN PLANS, AND OFFERING LEGAL SUPPORT AGAINST CORPORATE LAND CONFLICTS. IT ALSO ADDRESSES BASIC NEEDS THROUGH AGRICULTURE, AQUACULTURE, AND HEALTHCARE PROGRAMS UNDER THE "SECURE AND "SOS HEALTH" INITIATIVES.
How this is measured
0 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2017.
Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.
How this is measured
Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2017, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 0 of the 1 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.
Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding
A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.
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