The foundation concentrates its giving on social safety-net services for vulnerable populations and on environmental and climate solutions—particularly ocean science, indigenous stewardship, regenerative biosphere work, and sustainable food systems. Most dollars in this cycle went to a large, direct service grantee addressing hunger, housing and veteran needs, while the remainder funded organizations working on planetary health, indigenous rights, climate innovation and plant-based food transition. The portfolio mixes one dominant social services commitment with strategic, mission-aligned gifts to environmental and climate-focused organizations.
Avatar Alliance Foundation’s largest recent grant went to The Game Changers Foundation for direct supportive services aimed at poverty, hunger, unemployment, and the housing crisis for displaced women, children, men, and retired veterans. That single award captures the foundation’s split between urgent human services and longer-horizon environmental work. Across the recent cycle, they backed Indigenous guardianship, ocean science, biosphere regeneration, and climate-related food transition efforts, while still making room for smaller cultural and research grants. The portfolio pairs a very large social-services commitment with a set of mission-aligned environmental gifts. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution received support for work on the ocean planet with practical applications for human lives and livelihoods, and Nia Tero Foundation received funding for solidarity with Indigenous peoples sustaining thriving territories and cultures. Other recipients ranged from plant-based food advocacy to ecological consciousness, language revitalization, and geographic research. The result is a grantmaking profile that combines direct aid for vulnerable populations with targeted support for organizations working on planetary health, Indigenous rights, and environmental stewardship.
On social safety-net work, the foundation gave $2,350,000 to The Game Changers Foundation for supportive services tied to hunger, unemployment, and housing instability among displaced women, children, men, and retired veterans. In Indigenous stewardship, it awarded $500,000 to Nia Tero Foundation to strengthen guardianship of Earth and all beings alongside Indigenous peoples sustaining thriving territories and cultures. Environmental and climate giving also includes $410,500 to Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution for ocean research with practical applications for human lives and livelihoods. In food-system transition, Support and Feed Inc received $100,000 to advance an equitable plant-based food system. Biosphere Foundation was funded with $100,000 to regenerate the Earth’s biosphere, showing an additional thread of ecological restoration and climate innovation.
Typical grant sizes sit at a $45,025 25th percentile, $80,000 median, and $200,000 75th percentile, showing a portfolio with many mid-sized awards alongside a few larger commitments. The recent record includes both one-time-looking grants and repeated support: Royal Canadian Geographical Society appears twice in the dataset, in 2024 and 2025, with two separate awards. Avatar Alliance Foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. The pattern suggests institutional grantmaking rather than an open application or individual aid model.
$3.1M
$2.8M
$4.9M
$4.3M
Most grants fall between $45K and $200K, with a median of $80K.
25th Percentile
$45K
Median
$80K
75th Percentile
$200K
About 11% of grants go to recipients in CA.
Top 3 recipient countries by grant volume for Avatar Alliance Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 9 | $3.6M | 75.0% |
| 2 | Canada |
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Concentrated funding style: a single very large grant dominates total dollars, complemented by several mid-size gifts to mission-aligned environmental and climate organizations; mix of direct service funding and strategic, place- or issue-specific philanthropic investments rather than many small, distributed grants.
Notable grantees: The Game Changers Foundation, Nia Tero Foundation, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Support and Feed Inc, Virgin Unite USA Inc
Grant dollars are spread regionally, with the highest concentration of recipient organizations in Washington state. Seattle, Olympia, and other west-coast locations appear in the recent grants list, alongside Sacramento, Los Angeles, Bishop, Santa Cruz, and a recipient in New York City. Outside the United States, grants also landed in Canada and the United Kingdom, including two awards to Royal Canadian Geographical Society in Ottawa and one to a London-based grantee. Recipients in the HQ state of New York account for 0% of grants.
Its recent grants support direct services for people affected by poverty and housing instability, Indigenous stewardship, ocean science, biosphere regeneration, plant-based food transition, ecological consciousness, language revitalization, and geographical research. The portfolio combines social safety-net funding with environmental and climate-oriented grants.
The typical grant size is $45,025 at the 25th percentile, $80,000 at the median, and $200,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent cycle also includes a much larger outlier award of $2,350,000.
Yes. Royal Canadian Geographical Society appears twice in the recent-grants list, once in 2024 for $60,000 and again in 2025 for $11,292. That indicates at least some repeat support rather than strictly one-time giving.
Washington is the top state by grant count. Recent recipient cities in that state include Seattle and Olympia, and the broader list also includes organizations in California, Massachusetts, New Mexico, New York, Canada, and the United Kingdom.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
| 2 |
| $71K |
16.7% |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 1 | $100K | 8.3% |
Recipient country reflects the grantee's headquarters per IRS 990-PF and Schedule F filings, not the program's implementation country.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE GAME CHANGERS FOUNDATION | SACRAMENTO, CA | $2,350,000 | 2025 | PROVIDING SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IMPACTED BY POVERTY. OUR PRIMARY MISSION IS TO COMBAT HUNGER, UNEMPLOYMENT AND THE HOUSING CRISIS FOR DISPLACED WOMEN, CHILDREN, MEN AND RETIRED VETERANS. |
| WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION | WOODS HOLE, MA | $410,500 | 2025 | TO TACKLE CRITICAL QUESTIONS ABOUT OUR OCEAN PLANET, WITH PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS FOR HUMAN LIVES AND LIVELIHOODS. OUR INNOVATIONS IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FUEL SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC GROWTH, SAFEGUARD COASTAL COMMUNITIES AND MARINE RESOURCES, AND STRENGTHEN AMERICAN LEADERSHIP IN OCEAN SCIENCE. |
| VIRGIN UNITE USA INC | LONDON | $100,000 | 2025 | VIRGIN UNITE WAS FOUNDED IN 2004 AS THE NON-PROFIT FOUNDATION OF THE VIRGIN GROUP, TO UNITE PEOPLE AND ENTREPRENEURIAL IDEAS TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR A BETTER WORLD. SINCE LAUNCH, TOGETHER WITH SOME GREAT PARTNERS, VIRGIN UNITE HAS INSPIRED AND INCUBATED A NUMBER OF WONDERFUL COLLABORATIONS LIKE THE ELDERS, OCEAN UNITE (NOW ORRAA), CARBON WAR ROOM (NOW MERGED WITH RMI), THE B TEAM, CARIBBEAN CLIMATE SMART ACCELERATOR, UNITE BVI, 100% HUMAN AT WORK AND THE BRANSON CENTRE FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP WHICH HAVE SPURRED MUCH-NEEDED CHANGE IN THE WORLD. WE CONTINUE TO CATALYSE RADICAL COLLABORATION TO CHALLENGE THE UNACCEPTABLE AS WE WORK FOR A WORLD WHERE ALL THE PLANET AND ALL PEOPLE THRIVE. |
| SUPPORT AND FEED INC | LOS ANGELES, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT+FEED COMBATS THE CLIMATE CRISIS AND FOOD INSECURITY BY WORKING TOWARD A GLOBAL SHIFT TO AN EQUITABLE PLANT-BASED FOOD SYSTEM. |
| CENTER FOR ECOLOGICAL CONSCIOUSNESS | OLYMPIA, WA | $60,000 | 2025 | THE CENTER FOR ECOLOGICAL CONSCIOUSNESS (CEC) IS CONCEIVED TO BRING SCIENTISTS, EDUCATORS, ARTISTS, AND STUDENTS TOGETHER FROM DIFFERENT DISCIPLINES WHOSE INTERSECTIONS OF SKILLS AND STUDIES CAN HELP CREATE NEW SOLUTIONS TO OUR AGRICULTURAL AND ECOLOGICAL CHALLENGES. THE CEC SUPPORTS INITIATIVES THAT HELP US BECOME MORE CIVIL, RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS OF EARTH, AND CREATE PATTERNS THAT IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR OUR DESCENDANTS. |
| INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE INSTITUTE | SANTA CRUZ, NM | $50,000 | 2025 | TO REVITALIZE NATIVE LANGUAGES AS THE SMALL POPULATION OF ELDER SPEARKERS IS RAPIDLY DECLINING. ILI'S GUIDING PHILOSOPHY IS TO ASSIST COMMUNITIES TO CREATE SPEAKERS OF THE ENDANGERED LANGUAGES THAT ARE USED IN DAILY LIFE BY ALL GENERATIONS. |
| ASIA INITIATIVES | NEW YORK, NY | $15,000 | 2025 | TO LEVERAGE THE POWER OF SOCIAL CAPITAL TO PROMOTE HEALTHCARE, EDUCATION, IMPROVE LIVELIHOODS, AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, STRIVING TO BRING POSITIVE CHANGE IN THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF PEOPLE IN UNDER-SERVED COMMUNITIES.WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON WOMEN, GIRLS AND THEIR FAMILIES, OUR INITIATIVES UTILIZE TRANSFORMATIVE METHODOLOGIES AND TECHNOLOGIES TO EMPOWER PEOPLE TO REALIZE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL, AND BECOME KEY STAKEHOLDERS OF THEIR OWN SUCCESS. |
| ROYAL CANADIAN GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY | OTTOWA, ON | $11,292 | 2025 | SUPPORT CANADIAN GEOGRAPHICAL EXPEDITIONS AND PROVIDE GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS FOR CUTTING-EDGE GEOGRAPHICAL RESEARCH. |
| NIA TERO FOUNDATION | SEATTLE, WA | $500,000 | 2024 | WORK IN SOLIDARITY WITH INDIGENOUS PEOPLES WHO SUSTAIN THRIVING TERRITORIES AND CULTURES TO STRENGTHEN GUARDIANSHIP OF EARTH AND ALL BEINGS. |
| BIOSPHERE FOUNDATION | BISHOP, CA | $100,000 | 2024 | TO REGENERATE OUR EARTH'S BIOSPHERE. |
| ROYAL CANADIAN GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY | OTTOWA, ON | $60,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT CANADIAN GEOGRAPHICAL EXPEDITIONS AND PROVIDE GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS FOR CUTTING-EDGE GEOGRAPHICAL RESEARCH. |
| LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $100 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT PROTECTION AND SHARING OF MORE THAN 35 MILLION SPECIFIES AND ARTIFACTS |
THE GAME CHANGERS FOUNDATION
$2,350,000PROVIDING SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IMPACTED BY POVERTY. OUR PRIMARY MISSION IS TO COMBAT HUNGER, UNEMPLOYMENT AND THE HOUSING CRISIS FOR DISPLACED WOMEN, CHILDREN, MEN AND RETIRED VETERANS.
TO TACKLE CRITICAL QUESTIONS ABOUT OUR OCEAN PLANET, WITH PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS FOR HUMAN LIVES AND LIVELIHOODS. OUR INNOVATIONS IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FUEL SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC GROWTH, SAFEGUARD COASTAL COMMUNITIES AND MARINE RESOURCES, AND STRENGTHEN AMERICAN LEADERSHIP IN OCEAN SCIENCE.
VIRGIN UNITE USA INC
$100,000VIRGIN UNITE WAS FOUNDED IN 2004 AS THE NON-PROFIT FOUNDATION OF THE VIRGIN GROUP, TO UNITE PEOPLE AND ENTREPRENEURIAL IDEAS TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR A BETTER WORLD. SINCE LAUNCH, TOGETHER WITH SOME GREAT PARTNERS, VIRGIN UNITE HAS INSPIRED AND INCUBATED A NUMBER OF WONDERFUL COLLABORATIONS LIKE THE ELDERS, OCEAN UNITE (NOW ORRAA), CARBON WAR ROOM (NOW MERGED WITH RMI), THE B TEAM, CARIBBEAN CLIMATE SMART ACCELERATOR, UNITE BVI, 100% HUMAN AT WORK AND THE BRANSON CENTRE FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP WHICH HAVE SPURRED MUCH-NEEDED CHANGE IN THE WORLD. WE CONTINUE TO CATALYSE RADICAL COLLABORATION TO CHALLENGE THE UNACCEPTABLE AS WE WORK FOR A WORLD WHERE ALL THE PLANET AND ALL PEOPLE THRIVE.
SUPPORT+FEED COMBATS THE CLIMATE CRISIS AND FOOD INSECURITY BY WORKING TOWARD A GLOBAL SHIFT TO AN EQUITABLE PLANT-BASED FOOD SYSTEM.
CENTER FOR ECOLOGICAL CONSCIOUSNESS
$60,000THE CENTER FOR ECOLOGICAL CONSCIOUSNESS (CEC) IS CONCEIVED TO BRING SCIENTISTS, EDUCATORS, ARTISTS, AND STUDENTS TOGETHER FROM DIFFERENT DISCIPLINES WHOSE INTERSECTIONS OF SKILLS AND STUDIES CAN HELP CREATE NEW SOLUTIONS TO OUR AGRICULTURAL AND ECOLOGICAL CHALLENGES. THE CEC SUPPORTS INITIATIVES THAT HELP US BECOME MORE CIVIL, RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS OF EARTH, AND CREATE PATTERNS THAT IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR OUR DESCENDANTS.
INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE INSTITUTE
$50,000TO REVITALIZE NATIVE LANGUAGES AS THE SMALL POPULATION OF ELDER SPEARKERS IS RAPIDLY DECLINING. ILI'S GUIDING PHILOSOPHY IS TO ASSIST COMMUNITIES TO CREATE SPEAKERS OF THE ENDANGERED LANGUAGES THAT ARE USED IN DAILY LIFE BY ALL GENERATIONS.
TO LEVERAGE THE POWER OF SOCIAL CAPITAL TO PROMOTE HEALTHCARE, EDUCATION, IMPROVE LIVELIHOODS, AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, STRIVING TO BRING POSITIVE CHANGE IN THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF PEOPLE IN UNDER-SERVED COMMUNITIES.WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON WOMEN, GIRLS AND THEIR FAMILIES, OUR INITIATIVES UTILIZE TRANSFORMATIVE METHODOLOGIES AND TECHNOLOGIES TO EMPOWER PEOPLE TO REALIZE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL, AND BECOME KEY STAKEHOLDERS OF THEIR OWN SUCCESS.
ROYAL CANADIAN GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY
$11,292SUPPORT CANADIAN GEOGRAPHICAL EXPEDITIONS AND PROVIDE GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS FOR CUTTING-EDGE GEOGRAPHICAL RESEARCH.
WORK IN SOLIDARITY WITH INDIGENOUS PEOPLES WHO SUSTAIN THRIVING TERRITORIES AND CULTURES TO STRENGTHEN GUARDIANSHIP OF EARTH AND ALL BEINGS.
BIOSPHERE FOUNDATION
$100,000TO REGENERATE OUR EARTH'S BIOSPHERE.
ROYAL CANADIAN GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY
$60,000SUPPORT CANADIAN GEOGRAPHICAL EXPEDITIONS AND PROVIDE GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS FOR CUTTING-EDGE GEOGRAPHICAL RESEARCH.
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY FOUNDATION
$100TO SUPPORT PROTECTION AND SHARING OF MORE THAN 35 MILLION SPECIFIES AND ARTIFACTS