2020-04-29T14:58:27-07:00 2019-06-30 Crosby & Kaneda CPAs LLP 1970 Broadway STE 930 Oakland CA 94612 990 2018-07-01 460675457 The Pollination Project Foundation POLL 5106710365 1569 Solano Avenue Ste 643 Berkeley CA 94707 Ajay Dahiya Executive Director 2020-04-29 true Mengdi Tang CPA P02048198 5108352727 2018 2020-09-23 17:36:50Z Ajay Dahiya 1569 Solano Avenue Ste 643 Berkeley CA 94707 4674911 false false X www.thepollinationproject.org X 2012 DE The Pollination Project makes small grants to community activists all over the world, helping them launch and sustain locally-led grassroots social change projects. 3 3 9 100 0 1898720 462194 0 1369505 57374 102371 1956094 1934070 873178 895584 0 390154 521441 880 24206 303900 468208 1567232 1886113 388862 47957 3310223 3174526 272717 73643 3037506 3100883 X The Pollination Project seeks to unleash the goodness in every person. Through a daily practice of generosity and giving, we make small grants- 365 days a year- to social change agents who seek to spread compassion in their communities and in the world for the benefit of all. false false 1302929 798431 GRANTMAKING: THe Pollination Project makes micro grants to grassroots social change efforts worldwide. To date, we have given funding to activists and community leaders in 113 countries. Most grants are $1000 or less, and once a year we make larger grants of up to $5000 each to projects that are poised for additional growth. 206361 31103 ANIMAL RIGHTS: Our emphasis on Animal Advocacy grantmaking has resulted in approximately 75 additional grants to animal activists worldwide. We have built animal advocacy grantmaking programs in India, Brazil, Mexico and China, and funded grassroots efforts on behalf of animals in Europe, Africa, North and South America, Australia and Asia. 84216 65850 PHILANTHROPY: We operated a robust grantee-led philanthropic program in East Africa, and made over 100 grants in Uganda and Kenya. 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Further, we reserve the right to conduct an in person site visit from a TPP volunteer or representative and conduct about 50-100 in person site visits each year. We also do phone calls, video calls and social media monitoring of projects. These reports are compared with the original application and proposal to ensure budget compliance. true AWSA Products LLC 5115 W 11th Street Apt 510 Greeley CO 80634 LLC 40000 0 various social, environmental cause Girls Leading Girls c/o 3145 Geary Blvd Ste 402 San Francisco CA 94118 464563540 501c3 8000 0 various social, environmental cause Light Productions Inc 1138 Marco Pl Venice CA 90291 C corp 10000 0 various social, environmental cause National Youth Foundation 631 E Hillendale Road Chadds Ford PA 19317 820714719 501c3 7000 0 various social, environmental cause The Biz Stoop 3335E 68th Ave Oakland CA 94605 Other 7000 0 various social, environmental cause The Lawn Academy 98 Sand Bar Ln Detroit MI 48214 800451548 501c3 6000 0 various social, environmental cause 3 3 Seed Grants 169 162115 Various social, environmental cause 1 7000 Additional Supplemental Information The majority of small grants given out to organizations and individuals were for $1,000 or less. Grantmaker's Description of How Grants are Used To monitor grants, we require one report including photos, video, narrative and documentation of expenditures (including receipts) due within 9 months of receiving payment. Further, we reserve the right to conduct an in person site visit from a TPP volunteer or representative and conduct about 50-100 in person site visits each year. We also do phone calls, video calls and social media monitoring of projects. These reports are compared with the original application and proposal to ensure budget compliance. Amanda Bernal Grant Advisor 5000 Cash Grant Capacity Buldng Anne Udoh Grant Advisor 1000 Cash Grant Capacity Buldng Carmen Mauk Grant Advisor 1000 Cash Grant Capacity Buldng Chiaga Eric Grant Advisor 2980 Cash Grant Capacity Buldng Clement Awanfe Ngueto Grant Advisor 2000 Cash Grant Capacity Buldng Doom Ikyaator Grant Advisor 1000 Cash Grant Capacity Buldng Doree Collins Grant Advisor 2830 Cash Grant Capacity Buldng George Reginald Freeman Grant Advisor 3880 Cash Grant Capacity Buldng Hayu Patria Grant Advisor 3580 Cash Grant Capacity Buldng Jenna Bardroff Grant Advisor 2750 Cash Grant Capacity Buldng Joseph Osuigwe Grant Advisor 2000 Cash Grant Capacity Buldng Kahlida Lloyd Grant Advisor 1000 Cash Grant Capacity Buldng Leah Walkowski Grant Advisor 2000 Cash Grant Capacity Buldng Saburido Alvarez Grant Advisor 3080 Cash Grant Capacity Buldng Maria Maneos Grant Advisor 2880 Cash Grant Capacity Buldng Mary-Justine Todd Grant Advisor 3730 Cash Grant Capacity Buldng Myra Bresnahan Grant Advisor 3730 Cash Grant Capacity Buldng Olympia Auset Grant Advisor 2500 Cash Grant Capacity Buldng Sara Trail Grant Advisor 2000 Cash Grant Capacity Buldng Sidni Lamb Grant Advisor 2500 Cash Grant Capacity Buldng Sophia Hanson Grant Advisor 3000 Cash Grant Capacity Buldng Steve Barr Grant Advisor 3530 Cash Grant Capacity Buldng Schedule L, Part V Supplemental Information Part III Grants or Assistance Benefiting Interested PersonsA group of senior grant advisors were given capacity building grants to support and build their own charitable projects. They had no input in the decisions for funding their own projects. An independent and separate team made funding decisions related to the projects led by our senior grant advisors. Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services Description OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: PHILANTHROPY: We operated a robust grantee-led philanthropic program in East Africa, and made over 100 grants in Uganda and Kenya. KIND Program (nothing written in prior year) Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process The Form 990 is prepared by the organization's audit and tax firm, then reviewed by the Executive Director for accuracy and completion. Before filing, the form 990 is circulated to the entire board of directors for review, comment, and approval. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts The organization has a formal, written conflict of interest policy. All board members and officers are required to disclose any conflicts of interest annually to the founder & President and Executive Director. The bylaws provide that each director and officer shall sign and comply with the conflict of interest policy. If the governing board or committee determines that a board member or officer has failed to disclose an actual or possible conflict of interest, they will take appropriate disciplinary and corrective action. Meetings and decisions related to conflict of interest will be contemporaneously documented. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management The organization has a formal, written compensation approval policy. The board of directors establishes and reviews the Executive Director's compensation to make sure that it is fair, comparable, and not excessive to compensation for similar-sized organizations in the region. All compensation arrangements and benefits are reviewed on a regular basis to assure reasonability, based on competent survey information and arm's-length bargaining. Compensation discussions are contemporaneously documented and retained. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available Documents are available upon request.