2026-05-14T10:54:37-05:00 2025-06-30 390974031 WEGNER CPAS LLP 419 N LEE ST ALEXANDRIA VA 223142301 990 2024-07-01 460675457 THE POLLINATION PROJECT FOUNDATION POLL 8282029569 1155-C ARNOLD DR 259 MARTINEZ CA 94553 ALEXIS FOX EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 8282029569 2026-05-13 1 1 ADAM KUCZYNSKI CPA P01560606 7035190990 2026-05-12 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X ALEXIS FOX 1155-C ARNOLD DR 259 MARTINEZ CA 94553 1364413 0 X THEPOLLINATIONPROJECT.ORG X 2012 DE TO PROMOTE AND SUPPORT ENVIRONMENTAL, ANIMAL WELFARE AND SOCIAL CHANGE PROJECTS THROUGH GRANT MAKING, LEADERSHIP TRAINING AND OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES. 3 3 7 15 0 0 886974 1346447 0 0 6600 10281 23545 7685 917119 1364413 673412 571985 0 0 366811 364316 9985 4755 137423 386459 391881 1436667 1332937 -519548 31476 932512 1072963 39418 118647 893094 954316 X THE POLLINATION PROJECT FOUNDATION (TPP) PROVIDES CATALYTIC SEED FUNDING TO EXPERT VOLUNTEERS DRIVING GRASSROOTS, COMMUNITY-LED CHANGE AROUND THE WORLD. GROUNDED IN HEARTIVISM - THE PRACTICE OF PAIRING COMPASSION WITH ACTION - TPP FUNDS LEADERS IN MORE THAN 120 COUNTRIES WORKING ACROSS EDUCATION, CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, WOMEN AND GIRLS' EMPOWERMENT, DISASTER RESPONSE, AND ANIMAL PROTECTION. OUR CORE THESIS IS SIMPLE AND PROVEN: EXPERT VOLUNTEERS PLUS MODEST CAPITAL EQUALS OUTSIZED, DURABLE IMPACT. TPP EXISTS TO ENSURE THAT PEOPLE CLOSEST TO THE CHALLENGES THEY SEEK TO SOLVE ARE TRUSTED, RESOURCED, AND SUPPORTED TO LEAD. 1 1 629467 333500 0 GRANTMAKING: THE POLLINATION PROJECT'S CORE DAILY GRANT PROGRAM PROVIDES CATALYTIC SEED GRANTS TO EXPERT VOLUNTEER-LED, COMMUNITY-DRIVEN INITIATIVES AROUND THE WORLD - GROUNDED IN HEARTIVISM, THE PRACTICE OF PAIRING COMPASSION WITH ACTION. TPP EXISTS ON THE CONVICTION THAT THE PEOPLE CLOSEST TO A PROBLEM ARE BEST POSITIONED TO SOLVE IT, AND THAT TRUST, EMPATHY, AND LIVED EXPERIENCE BELONG AT THE CENTER OF HOW CHANGE HAPPENS. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025, TPP AWARDED 366 GRANTS TOTALING OVER $507,000 ACROSS SIX CONTINENTS AND 55 COUNTRIES, INCLUDING SIGNIFICANT FOREIGN GRANTS. GRANTS RANGING FROM $500 TO $10,000 FUND INITIATIVES ACROSS FOUR IMPACT AREAS: PLANETARY & HUMAN HEALTH, ANIMAL PROTECTION, EQUITY & DIGNITY, AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT & EDUCATION. FUNDING DECISIONS ARE GUIDED BY A GLOBALLY DISTRIBUTED NETWORK OF 80+ VOLUNTEER GRANT ADVISORS - MANY OF THEM FORMER GRANTEES THEMSELVES - WHO BRING LOCAL KNOWLEDGE, SECTOR EXPERTISE, AND THE WISDOM OF LIVED EXPERIENCE TO EVERY DECISION. A TYPICAL GRANT MOBILIZES 200 HOURS OF VOLUNTEER TIME, WITH ONE IN FOUR GRANTEES CONTRIBUTING 500 OR MORE VOLUNTEER HOURS. IN TOTAL, GRANTEES AND THEIR COMMUNITIES CONTRIBUTED NEARLY 80,000 VOLUNTEER HOURS THIS YEAR - EQUIVALENT TO OVER NINE YEARS OF CONTINUOUS SERVICE. THE LEVERAGE IS REMARKABLE: ONE IN THREE GRANTEES ATTRACTED ADDITIONAL FUNDING WITHIN MONTHS OF THEIR POLLINATION PROJECT GRANT, ONE IN THREE RECEIVED MEDIA COVERAGE, AND ONE IN TWELVE RECEIVED FORMAL AWARDS. TPP RECEIVED 3,800 APPLICATIONS THIS YEAR - A 65% INCREASE IN QUALIFIED APPLICANTS - AND WAS ABLE TO FUND FEWER THAN 10%, REFLECTING SURGING GLOBAL DEMAND FOR THIS HEARTIVISM-GROUNDED MODEL OF CATALYTIC CHANGE. 384314 238485 0 GLOBAL FARM ANIMAL PROTECTION (ANIMAL RIGHTS): THE POLLINATION PROJECT HAS BECOME A CATALYTIC BACKBONE FOR THE FARMED ANIMAL PROTECTION MOVEMENT, WITH DEEP INVESTMENTS IN MEXICO AND BRAZIL PRODUCING MEASURABLE LEGISLATIVE, LEGAL, AND CULTURAL WINS. IN MEXICO, TPP HELPED BUILD CODAM - A COALITION NOW UNITING 350+ ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING 11 STATE-LEVEL GRANTEES - AND SUPPORTED LEGISLATIVE REFORMS INCLUDING A STATE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT RECOGNIZING ANIMALS AS SENTIENT BEINGS IN BAJA CALIFORNIA AND THE CREATION OF A SPECIALIZED ANIMAL WELFARE COMMISSION IN VERACRUZ. IN BRAZIL, TPP SUPPORTED GROUNDBREAKING LEGAL WORK THROUGH GAIA LIBERTAS, BRAZIL'S FIRST LEGAL NGO FOR FARMED ANIMALS, FILING PIONEERING LAWSUITS ON CHICK GRINDING, CONFINEMENT, AND LIVE EXPORTS. THE NATIONAL MOVEMENT TO END LIVE ANIMAL EXPORTS, SPARKED BY A CAMPAIGN TPP SUPPORTED, HAS SINCE UNITED 600+ PEOPLE AND 100+ ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS 27 CITIES. TPP ALSO CO-CREATED A NATIONAL FOOD SYSTEM STRATEGY IN BRAZIL, FUNDING 25 COMMUNITY-LED PROJECTS IN JUST NINE MONTHS SPANNING URBAN AGRICULTURE, PLANT-BASED CULINARY EDUCATION, CLIMATE POLICY ADVOCACY, AND COMMUNITY KITCHEN TRANSFORMATION. BEYOND GRANTMAKING, TPP LAUNCHED THE RESONANCE NETWORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH POLLUTION STUDIOS - A STRATEGIC INITIATIVE TO RECRUIT, TRAIN, AND SUPPORT CONTENT CREATORS WHO WILL ELEVATE AWARENESS OF FARM ANIMAL SUFFERING AND PROMOTE COMPASSIONATE SOLUTIONS IN TODAY'S ATTENTION ECONOMY. 46380 0 0 AI INNOVATION & OPERATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE: WITH A TECH ENTREPRENEUR AT OUR HELM, THE POLLINATION PROJECT IS INVESTING IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE BOTH AS A TOOL FOR SOCIAL GOOD AND AS A MEANS OF MAXIMIZING ORGANIZATIONAL EFFICIENCY - ENSURING THAT HUMAN CAPACITY IS DIRECTED WHERE IT MATTERS MOST. IN JULY 2025, TPP INCUBATED MURMURATION LABS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SERVICESPACE AND TIANREN CULTURE - AN AI LAB THAT PUTS HEART INTELLIGENCE FIRST. BUILDING ON AWAKIN AI'S PIONEERING WORK, MURMURATION LABS HAS HELPED 50+ WISDOM KEEPERS AND CHANGEMAKERS DEVELOP CUSTOM AI TOOLS THAT HAVE SPARKED TENS OF THOUSANDS OF MEANINGFUL CONVERSATIONS WORLDWIDE. MURMURATION LABS IS NOW DESIGNING CIRCLE AGENT, AN AI ASSISTANT THAT FACILITATES TRANSFORMATIVE SMALL-GROUP GATHERINGS BOTH ONLINE AND IN-PERSON. INTERNALLY, TPP IS AUTOMATING SYSTEMS AND WORKFLOWS ACROSS GRANTMAKING OPERATIONS - FROM APPLICATION PROCESSING TO REPORT ANALYTICS - SO THAT THE ORGANIZATION CAN RESPOND TO GROWING DEMAND (3,800 APPLICATIONS THIS YEAR) WITHOUT SACRIFICING THE HUMAN JUDGMENT AND RELATIONAL DEPTH THAT MAKE TPP'S MODEL WORK. THIS DUAL INVESTMENT IN EXTERNAL AI FOR GOOD AND INTERNAL AI FOR EFFICIENCY REFLECTS TPP'S CONVICTION THAT TECHNOLOGY, WHEN GUIDED BY COMPASSION, CAN AMPLIFY - NOT REPLACE - HUMAN CONNECTION. 1060161 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 3 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 CA X YOLONDA RILEY 5865880506 3021 N DESERT HORIZONS LN CASA GRANDE AZ 85122 ARIEL NESSEL PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 STEPHANIE KLEMPNER VICE PRESIDENT & SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BIRJU PANDYA TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ALEXIS FOX EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 103846 0 0 103846 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 750 1345697 1346447 10281 10281 FISCAL SPONSORSHIP FEE 561000 7685 7685 7685 1364413 0 0 17966 X 111491 111491 16053 16053 444441 444441 100001 62372 23182 14447 211263 131768 48975 30520 27173 24999 1560 614 25879 15698 6330 3851 11104 11104 4755 4755 216619 188820 1800 25999 15950 5529 1931 8490 120495 42075 34299 44121 12833 12260 391 182 4417 3700 717 4962 72 4818 72 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 5501 883 963 3655 1332937 1060161 135353 137423 215857 122284 701653 941680 0 7500 32 873 14970 626 932512 1072963 39418 114653 0 3994 39418 118647 X 389620 391788 503474 562528 893094 954316 932512 1072963 31476 29746 0 X 0 0 0 X 1181553 1887899 1165307 886974 1346447 6468180 1181553 1887899 1165307 886974 1346447 6468180 1006537 5461643 14721 9517 24292 6600 10281 65411 6533591 65387 0.83590 0.72970 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 RETURNED GRANT PAYMENTS 3994 3994 1 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA - ALGERIA, BAHRAIN, DJIBOUTI, EGYPT, 0 0 GRANTMAKING 5495 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA, 0 3 GRANTMAKING 13300 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM 0 1 GRANTMAKING 21017 SOUTH AMERICA - ARGENTINA, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, CHILE, COLUMBIA, ECUADOR, 0 2 GRANTMAKING 142554 SOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL, 0 1 GRANTMAKING 32695 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO, 0 36 GRANTMAKING 135017 RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING STATES - ARMENIA, AZERBIJAN, BELARUS, 0 0 GRANTMAKING 3096 NORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATES 0 2 GRANTMAKING 85767 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN - ANTIGUA & BARBUDA, ARUBA, BAHAMAS, 1 2 GRANTMAKING 5500 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA, 0 3 PROGRAM SERVICES CONTRACTORS 83404 NORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATES 0 2 PROGRAM SERVICES CONTRACTORS & ADVISORS 4280 SOUTH AMERICA - ARGENTINA, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, CHILE, COLUMBIA, ECUADOR, 0 2 PROGRAM SERVICES CONTRACTORS 32836 SOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL, 0 1 PROGRAM SERVICES CONTRACTORS & ADVISORS 53793 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO, 0 36 PROGRAM SERVICES ADVISORS 1919 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM 0 1 PROGRAM SERVICES CONTRACTORS 32000 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN - ANTIGUA & BARBUDA, ARUBA, BAHAMAS, 1 2 PROGRAM SERVICES CONTRACTORS 11520 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 0 0 GRANTMAKING 1000 0 45 2 49 2 94 438941 226252 665193 SOUTH AMERICA - ARGENTINA, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, CHILE, COLUMBIA, ECUADOR, SEED GRANTS 10000 WIRE 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO, SEED GRANTS 5640 WIRE 0 SOUTH AMERICA - ARGENTINA, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, CHILE, COLUMBIA, ECUADOR, SEED GRANTS 10000 WIRE 0 NORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATES SEED GRANTS 23375 WIRE 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO, SEED GRANTS 14025 WIRE 0 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN SEED GRANTS 25000 WIRE 0 5 1 SEED GRANTS EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA, 11 11300 WIRE SEED GRANTS EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIU 17 12117 WIRE SEED GRANTS MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA - ALGERIA, BAHRAIN, DJIBOUTI, EGYPT, 7 5035 WIRE SEED GRANTS NORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATES 12 30011 WIRE SEED GRANTS RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING STATES - ARMENIA, AZERBIJAN, BELARUS, 3 3096 WIRE SEED GRANTS SOUTH AMERICA - ARGENTINA, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, CHILE, COLUMBIA, ECUADOR, 33 113276 WIRE SEED GRANTS SOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL, 22 29695 WIRE SEED GRANTS SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO, 113 81297 WIRE SEED GRANTS CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN - ANTIGUA & BARBUDA, ARUBA, BAHAMAS, 7 5500 WIRE 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: 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 IF AND WHEN APPROPRIATE. WE ALSO ENGAGE IN PHONE CALLS, VIDEO CALLS AND SOCIAL MEDIA MONITORING OF PROJECTS. THESE REPORTS ARE COMPARED WITH THE ORIGINAL APPLICATION AND PROPOSAL TO ENSURE BUDGET COMPLIANCE. PART I, LINE 3: EXPENDITURES ARE ACCOUNTED FOR ON THE ACCRUAL BASIS. 1 POLLUTION STUDIOS 1539 S GRANDE VISTA AVE LOS ANGELES CA 90023 264347686 81329 0 YOUTH ANIMAL ADVOCACY SOCIAL MEDIA PROJECT 0 1 SEED GRANTS 30 16053 PART I, LINE 2: 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 IF AND WHEN APPROPRIATE. WE ALSO ENGAGE WITH PHONE CALLS, VIDEO CALLS AND SOCIAL MEDIA MONITORING OF PROJECTS. THESE REPORTS ARE COMPARED WITH THE ORIGINAL APPLICATION AND PROPOSAL TO ENSURE BUDGET COMPLIANCE. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2 DURING THE FISCAL YEAR THE ORGANIZATION INTRODUCED THE AI INNOVATION & OPERATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM IS DESCRIBED IN FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4C. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 3 DURING THE FISCAL YEAR THE ORGANIZATION CEASED CONDUCTING THE PHILANTHROPY PROGRAM. BELIEVING THAT REAL CHANGE IS BUILT UPON A SOLID FOUNDATION, WE INVEST IN INDIVIDUAL GRASSROOTS CHANGEMAKERS DEVELOPING SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS TO SOCIETAL PROBLEMS. THIS APPROACH IS NOT ONLY MORE EQUITABLE, IT'S MORE POWERFUL AS IT ALLOWS INDIVIDUALS WITH A DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR COMMUNITIES TO ELEVATE THE VOICES OF DIVERSE AND MARGINALIZED PEOPLE WHO ARE OFTEN OVERLOOKED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 ARIEL NESSEL AND STEPHANIE KLEMPNER - FAMILY RELATIONSHIP ARIEL NESSEL AND BIRJU PANDYA - BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 THE ORGANIZATION ADOPTED A NEW MISSION STATEMENT FOR TAX YEAR 2024. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S 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, SECTION B, LINE 12C 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, SECTION B, LINE 15A 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, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES THEIR GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G PROGRAM CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 188,820. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 25,999. TOTAL EXPENSES 214,819. PAYROLL PROCESSING FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 1,800. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,800.