Objectives: The MTV Staying Alive Foundation was born with the aim of supporting projects targeting HIV/AIDS prevention. The Foundation gives financial awards to youth organisations willing to implement innovative projects and it also produces and shares contents that further their mission. The … [Read more...] about MTV Staying Alive Foundation
The Zayed Future Energy Prize
Objectives: The Zayed Future Energy Prize was launched to honour the legacy of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al-Nahyan; late ruler of Abu Dhabi and founding father of the United Arab Emirates. The Prize, worth $4 million, is the world’s largest annual prize in renewable energy and sustainability. The aim … [Read more...] about The Zayed Future Energy Prize
Nestlè Prize in Creating Social Value
Objectives: The Nestlè Prize in Creating Social Value aims to provide financial aid towards the implementation of business ideas creating social value. In other words, the proposed projects must demonstrate how their implementation will create added value for society. Accordingly, proposals should … [Read more...] about Nestlè Prize in Creating Social Value
Allen Foundation Inc.
Objectives: The Allen Foundation was established in 1975 by agricultural chemist William Webster in Michigan. The goal of the Foundation is to finance projects willing to improve human nutrition by means of conducting research, establishing education programmes or training on the subject of … [Read more...] about Allen Foundation Inc.
Rockefeller Brothers Fund
Objectives: The Rockefeller Brothers Foundation (RBF) was created in 1940 with the aim of advancing social change and to contribute to a more just, sustainable, and peaceful world. The Foundation grants financial support to non-profit organisations without geographical restrain given that proposed … [Read more...] about Rockefeller Brothers Fund
Monsanto Fund
Objectives: The Monsanto Fund was created in 1964 to improve people’s lives around the globe. The Fund is the charitable arm of the Monsanto Company, leader in innovative and sustainable agriculture. The main goal of the Fund is to strengthening farming communities and the communities where the … [Read more...] about Monsanto Fund
Charles Steward Mott Foundation
Objectives: The Charles Steward Mott Foundation affirms its founder’s vision of a world in which each of us is in partnership with the rest of the human race. The Foundation is thus interested in projects strengthening the abilities of individuals to collaborate and work together towards common and … [Read more...] about Charles Steward Mott Foundation
American Express Foundation
Objectives: The American Express Foundation aims to bring to life the value of good corporate citizenship by supporting communities in ways that enhance the company’s reputation in the world. Areas of Funding: The American Express Foundation provides funding for non-profit organisations whose … [Read more...] about American Express Foundation
Ford Foundation
Objectives: Established in 1936 by the President of the Ford Motor Company, the Ford Foundation is one of the largest and most influential private foundations in the world. In 2011, the Ford Foundation granted more than $400 million to organisations implementing projects towards poverty reduction, … [Read more...] about Ford Foundation
The ReSource Award for Sustainable Watershed Management
Objectives: The ReSource Award is an international Prize acknowledging leadership in the implementation of the principles of sustainability in watershed management. The prize is given every year and the winner (or the winners) is awarded with $150,000. The Award is administered by the Swiss Re … [Read more...] about The ReSource Award for Sustainable Watershed Management
