Rainforest Fund

Description

The Rainforest Fund is dedicated to the support of Indigenous Peoples and traditional populations in their efforts to protect their environment and fulfill their rights.

Funding is aimed at supporting Indigenous Peoples and traditional populations of the rainforests to assert their rights, to promote a sustainable development of their communities, and to challenge governmental practices that have a damaging effect on their environment.

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Funder Information

Total Annual Giving: $798,619

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Grants History

You can review tax forms on ProPublica. Learn more about them and the 990.: 990s

This is a list of grant recipients noted on the funder’s 990 forms.

This includes forms filed in 2023 and later, so it can include information for tax years earlier than that.

The information below is pulled directly from the form itself without any alterations.

If the details are not included, e.g. “Various”, they may be indicated on the PDF on the IRS site.

Grants less than $5,000 are not necessarily listed on the 990 form.

Tax Year	Title	City	State/ Province	Country	Purpose	Amount
2022	BRAZIL	-	-	-	THIS PROJECT FOCUSES ON TRAINING THE DEFENDERS SO THEY CAN UNDERSTAND THE CURRENT LAWS AND PROCEDURES, AND PREPARE FOR ANY SITUATIONS THEY MAY FACE. DUE TO THE NEW POLITICAL SCENE, THERE IS URGENCY IN HAVING KNOWLEDGEABLE DEFENDERS ASSIST THEIR COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVES AND ORGANIZATIONS IN ENGAGING WITH LOCAL ACTORS AND PUBLIC OFFICIALS.	$105,000
2022	CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC	-	-	-	INITIATED BY GESTION DURABLE DES RESOURCES NATURELLES ET DE ENVIRONMENTAL (GDRNE): THIS PROJECT SUPPORTS INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES IN THE SOUTH-WEST REGION OF THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC TO LAY LEGAL CLAIM TO RECOGNITION OF THEIR RIGHTS TO THE LANDS AND RESOURCES THEY HAVE BEEN OCCUPYING AND USING FOR GENERATIONS. IN ADDITION TO SECURING LAND RIGHTS, THE PROGRAM AIMS TO SUPPORT COMMUNITIES IN THE NEXT STEP TO DEVELOP STRATEGIC SKILLS FOR SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITY FORESTRY MANAGEMENT.	$73,000
2022	COSTA RICA	-	-	-	THE BRIBRI INDIGENOUS PEOPLE OF THE SALITRE FOREST CONTINUE THEIR WORK TO EXPEL NON-INDIGENOUS PEOPLES FROM THEIR LAND AND STRENGTHEN THEIR GOVERNMENT STRUCTURES. IN 2021, THEY CONTINUED TO DEVELOP KNOWLEDGE FOR THE YOUTH, AND PROTECTION OF THEIR LAND FROM CONTINUED INVASION.	$70,000
2022	DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO	-	-	-	ALLIANCE NATIONALE D'APPUI ET DE PROMOTION DES AIRES DU PATRIMOINE AUTOCHTONETHE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO SUPPORT THE PYGMY INDIGENOUS PEOPLES IN THEIR QUEST FOR THE RESPECT OF THEIR RIGHTS AND THEIR LAND.	$52,000
2022	INDONESIA	-	-	-	THE DAYAK HAVE BEEN AT THE FOREFRONT OF THE INDIGENOUS RIGHTS MOVEMENT IN INDONESIA, BUT NOW THE BIG CHALLENGE THEY FACE IS RECOVERING THEIR LANDS FROM AN IMPOSED TRANSMIGRATION SCHEME WHICH WILL TAKE OVER SOME 80% OF THEIR LANDS WITHOUT ANY PREVIOUS CONSULTATION, OR LET ALONE CONSENT. THIS IMPOSED SCHEME IS ONE OF THE 48 BEING IMPOSED ON INDIGENOUS LAND ACROSS THE ARCHIPELAGO AND STRONG ACTIONS ARE NEEDED TO TRY TO REVERSE THIS POLICY AND GIVE THEM BACK THE RIGHT TO LIVE ON THEIR LANDS.	$98,000