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Thrive Community Grantmaker FAQ

Thank you for your interest in Thrive Community Grantmaker, an initiative that brings more voices to grant decision-making.

To join Thrive Community Grantmaker, click here.

To learn more, we’ve compiled these frequently asked questions!

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  • Great! Please make a regular monthly or one-time donation here.

  • 1) You donate at $10 USD / month or more.

    2) Each quarter (approx March, June, Sept., Dec.), you receive an email describing approximately 3 organizations from 3 countries and you vote on the group you’d like to receive the Thrive Community Grant! The grantes ranges up to $5000 USD and the amount varies depending on availability.

    3) The group with the highest votes is offered the Thrive Community Grant in addition to their regular Thrive grant!

  • Anyone who becomes a monthly donor at $10 USD or more! Join here.
    And to make the process even more inclusive and impactful, Thrive’s grantees join the vote and co-lead Thrive Community Grant decisions, ensuring those with lived experience - the grantees themselves - voices are heard.

  • Grant decision-making is typically held by major foundations and major donors. Thrive works to create more equitable processes, dismantle power imbalances, and elevate voices that have been historically excluded. Thrive Community Grantmaker gives small-scale donors and grantees the opportunity to collectively guide part of Thrive’s grant decision-making. We believe that by tapping into regional expertise of those with lived experience and our small-scale donors, we ensure grantmaking is directed as effectively as possible to improve food systems worldwide.

  • Thrive has about 80 grantees each year, to ensure the Thrive Community Grant is as fair as possible, 3 current grantees are randomly selected to be voted upon for the Thrive Community Grant.

  • Yes! All groups that are selected for the Thrive Community Grant are existing Thrive grantees that have went through Thrive’s rigorous vetting and due diligence process and have been deemed to make good use of additional funding.

  • Not at all! The Thrive Community Grant is in addition to a grantee’s regular grant from Thrive Philanthropy. Think of it as an unexpected extra funding.

  • Sure! Simply click the “manage donation” link at the bottom of any donation receipt, follow these steps, or contact donate@thrivephilanthropy.org

  • Please visit Grantmaking Strategy, Meet Grantees, and Thrive Impact

  • Great! Contact donate@thrivephilanthropy.org