Thrive Food Systems Pooled Fund Grant
In context
This call is open to non-profits, social enterprises and startups and 1 other, at prototype and pilot stage, seed stage and Series A. Funding is a grant. Coverage is read from the notice itself: any country.
A collaborative pooled fund for donors and grantmakers to co-invest in plant-based food systems development and scaling. Eligible applicants can access funding through participating grantmakers aligned with shared food-systems transformation goals.
About this grant
Thrive Philanthropy is a global grantmaker and movement-builder focused on accelerating alternatives to industrial animal agriculture and amplifying just, sustainable, plant-rich food systems. The Thrive Food Systems Pooled Fund is a philanthropic vehicle that pools donor contributions to fund food systems change advocates worldwide, operating across more than half the world's countries and growing. The fund supports organizations working to end factory farming and transition toward equitable, plant-rich food systems. Thrive uses Trust-Based Philanthropy approaches to offer grants and movement-building opportunities to food system advocates globally. The organization bridges impact-driven donors with a network of 500+ food system advocates from 100+ countries, optimizing global giving through pooled philanthropic resources. Beyond grants, Thrive also provides capacity-building support including fundraising accelerators, nonprofit management accelerators, and masterclasses.
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Eligibility
Applicants must be food systems change advocates working to advance alternatives to industrial animal agriculture and promote plant-rich, sustainable food systems. Thrive operates globally across 100+ countries, with particular programming for organizations in Africa and Asia. The organization applies Trust-Based Philanthropy approaches and explicitly supports Global South and BIPOC-led Global North organizations, which historically face more fundraising hurdles. Fiscal sponsorship is also available for eligible groups.
How it's scored
No specific evaluation criteria or scoring methodology are disclosed on this page. Thrive describes itself as using modern, equitable, Trust-Based Philanthropy approaches to its grantmaking, suggesting a relationship- and mission-alignment-oriented review process rather than a highly formalized scoring rubric.
Key requirements
- ✓Focus on plant-based food systems development and scaling
- ✓Alignment with collaborative grantmaking goals of participating funders
- ✓Applicants must apply through participating grantmakers in the pooled fund structure
Funder contact
The notice names a programme contact you can speak to before applying.
Frequently asked questions
- Who can apply for Thrive Food Systems Pooled Fund?
- Eligibility covers organisations in GLOBAL; nonprofit, social-enterprise, startup, sme. See the eligibility criteria above for the full conditions.
Relevant sectors
About this sector
Food systems funding covers sustainable production, supply-chain resilience, food loss, nutrition and smallholder livelihoods. It is offered by agriculture and development agencies, multilateral programmes and foundations, often with a focus on low- and middle-income countries. Applicants are generally asked to show local partnerships and how benefits reach farmers or consumers.
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