Thrive Food Systems Fund

SUSTAIN THRIVE’S GRANTMAKING

At Thrive, we believe access to nutritious food that doesn’t harm the planet, animals, or communities is an inalienable right. We also believe the current food system that is heavily reliant upon industrial animal agriculture is broken.

The Thrive Food Systems Fund is a multi-donor pooled fund with a mission to accelerate the end of global factory farming and create just, healthy, sustainable, plant-based food systems worldwide, and sustains Thrive’s grantmaking.

The Thrive Food Systems Fund is a global initiative that grants advocates who are reconceptualizing what it means to feed the world. We currently grant over 70 countries and 6 continents- and growing. We use equitable and Trust-Based Philanthropy funding approaches. The Thrive Food Systems Fund is guided by expert regional funding steering committees, a straightforward strategy, a CEO with 1.5 decades’ experience in equitable global grantmaking, and a team with a collective 50+ years in food systems change work.

Factory farming is a global issue. Thrive offers a global solution
Join us in reimagining the world’s food system.

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REGIONAL FUNDING
STEERING COMMITTEES

What drives impact of the Thrive Food Systems Fund is its alliance of expert Regional Funding Steering Committees.

Regional Funding Steering Committees impart expertise and lived experience in local food systems and in-depth access to local advocate networks.

By utilizing regional experts, advocates, and networks, Thrive ensures funding allocation is regionally effective and culturally appropriate, and that we avoid risk of Western colonialism or inequitable funding practices.

In addition to the Regional Funding Steering Committees, the Thrive Food Systems Fund is guided by a straightforward strategy, a CEO with 1.5 decades’ experience in equitable global grantmaking, and a team with a collective 50+ years in food systems change work.

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A few Asia Funding Steering Committee
members from 6 Asian countries

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THEORY OF CHANGE

The Thrive Food Systems Fund strategy is straightforward.

By tapping into regional expertise and networks, we ensure funding is directed as effectively as possible to increase food systems work across the world, thereby reducing our global reliance on harmful industrialized farming and increasing just, healthy, plant-based food systems.

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