Protect the Amazon rainforest and defend Indigenous peoples’ rights by stopping destructive fossil fuel and mining projects, securing land rights, and advancing climate and ecosystem protection.
Amazon Watch centers its grantmaking on defending the Amazon rainforest and the Indigenous peoples who live there, with active programs for protectors, defenders, and women defenders in the Amazon Basin and Latin America. Its recent grants show a mix of rapid-response style support and general operating support for organizations working on land rights, environmental defense, and anti-extractivism. The largest listed grant, $52,741 to Stand.earth for general operations, points to support for organizational capacity alongside issue-specific work. Another sizable grant went to Earthways Foundation for general operations, showing that the funder also backs intermediary or partner organizations connected to this field. The pattern is consistent with a public charity focused on climate justice and policy advocacy, as well as forests and biodiversity, rather than a broad generalist funder. The grant descriptions tie the work to destructive fossil fuel and mining projects, land rights, and protection for frontline communities. Across the recent record, Amazon Watch appears to favor nonprofits that are already active in the Amazon protection ecosystem and need flexible support to continue that work.
On Indigenous and community defense, Amazon Watch gave $12,000 to Sogorea Te Land Trust for land tax, a general operating grant to an Oakland-based land trust. It also provided $10,000 to Stand.earth for Amazon Crude Commodity Chain Work, linking environmental advocacy to extraction-related supply chains. A separate $15,000 grant to Earthways Foundation for final payment to Atossa for her work on the Wend Gra also came as general operating support, which points to support for the organizational side of advocacy and research. The active program list adds a clear emphasis on women defenders, with funds designed for women leaders and women-led organizations protecting lands, livelihoods, and rights in the Amazon through financial assistance and rapid response support. Across these areas, the common thread is direct support for frontline organizations working on territory protection, human rights, and environmental defense.
Recent grant sizes cluster around the low- to mid-five-figure range, with a p25 of $12,000, a median of $15,000, and a p75 of $26,371. The largest listed award is $52,741. The foundation is a public charity and a regular Funder, and the recent record shows unrestricted-style support through general operating grants. Multiple 2023 grants went to the same recipient, Stand.earth, indicating repeat support within the year rather than a single one-off award. The active programs also indicate that Amazon Watch does not accept unsolicited requests for at least some of its funds.
$14K
$3.6M
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$4.5M
Most grants fall between $12K and $26K, with a median of $15K.
25th Percentile
$12K
Median
$15K
75th Percentile
$26K
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Grantmaking in the recent sample is entirely domestic: 100% of grants went to recipients in the US. California is the top state by grant count, and the recipient cities listed include San Francisco, Malibu, and Oakland. Oakland appears in both the headquarters and recipient data, while San Francisco is the most frequent city among the recent grants. The distribution suggests a local giving footprint in California even though the substantive program focus reaches the Amazon Basin and Latin America through the organizations it supports.
Amazon Watch funds work on Amazon rainforest protection, Indigenous rights, forests and biodiversity, anti-extraction campaigns involving oil and mining, and climate justice and policy advocacy. The active programs also show support for protectors, defenders, and women defenders working on land rights and territory protection in the Amazon Basin and Latin America.
Yes. The recent grants include multiple awards described as support for general operations of the grantee, and the philosophy tags identify unrestricted support, general operating support, and core operational funding.
Typical grants are in the low- to mid-five-figure range. The provided distribution shows p25 at $12,000, a median of $15,000, and p75 of $26,371.
At least some of its active funds do not. The Power to the Protectors Fund and the Amazon Defenders Fund are both marked as not accepting unsolicited requests.
The recent grants listed all went to US recipients, with California as the top state by grant count. Recipient cities in the list include San Francisco, Malibu, and Oakland.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Current and upcoming funding from Amazon Watch that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Intended for Indigenous women leaders and women-led initiatives in the Amazon; page invites donors, allies, or foundations interested in supporting Indigenous women’s leadership to contact the program lead.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVAAZ FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $8,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR AMAZON SUMMIT IN BRASILIA AND LETICIA |
| SOGOREA TE LAND TRUST | OAKLAND, CA | $6,000 | 2025 | LAND TAX |
| GIVEPOWER FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $44,462 | 2024 | SUPPORT FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS OF THE GRANTEE, INSTALLATION OF SOLAR POWERGRID FOR THE MUNDURUKU PEOPLE IN BRAZIL |
| LATIN FLYER | POMPANO BEACH, FL | $15,000 |
| 2024 |
| SUPPORT FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS OF THE GRANTEE, AIRPLANE MOTOR FOR AEROSARAYAKU, SARAYAKU PEOPLE |
| SOGOREA LAND TRUST | OAKLAND, CA | $12,000 | 2024 | LAND TAX |
| STANDEARTH - STAND REPAYMENT FOR SOTA EVENTS | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $52,741 | 2023 | SUPPORT FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS OF THE GRANTEE |
| STANDEARTH - STAND REPAYMENT FOR SOTA EVENTS | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $26,371 | 2023 | SUPPORT FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS OF THE GRANTEE |
| EARTHWAYS FOUNDATION - FINAL PAYMENT TO ATOSSA FOR HER WORK ON THE WEND GRA | MALIBU, CA | $15,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS OF THE GRANTEE |
| SOGOREA TE LAND TRUST - LAND TAX | OAKLAND, CA | $12,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS OF THE GRANTEE |
| STANDEARTH - AMAZON CRUDE COMMODITY CHAIN WORK | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $10,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS OF THE GRANTEE |
AVAAZ FOUNDATION
$8,000SUPPORT FOR AMAZON SUMMIT IN BRASILIA AND LETICIA
SUPPORT FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS OF THE GRANTEE, INSTALLATION OF SOLAR POWERGRID FOR THE MUNDURUKU PEOPLE IN BRAZIL
LATIN FLYER
$15,000SUPPORT FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS OF THE GRANTEE, AIRPLANE MOTOR FOR AEROSARAYAKU, SARAYAKU PEOPLE
SUPPORT FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS OF THE GRANTEE
SUPPORT FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS OF THE GRANTEE
EARTHWAYS FOUNDATION - FINAL PAYMENT TO ATOSSA FOR HER WORK ON THE WEND GRA
$15,000SUPPORT FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS OF THE GRANTEE
SUPPORT FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS OF THE GRANTEE
