About Foundation to Decrease World Suck
FTDWS supports and funds charities through two main programs: the annual Project for Awesome (a community-driven online fundraising effort) and grants funded by Good.Store royalties, with the goal of decreasing suffering and supporting effective nonprofit work.
Focus Areas
global healthenvironment / coral reef protectionchild welfareanimal welfareimmigration and legal servicescommunity services
Funding Style
unrestricted/general operating supportorganizational sustainabilitycapacity maintenance
Topics
organizational operationsadministrative costs
About Foundation to Decrease World Suck
Foundation to Decrease World Suck has built its public grantmaking around Project for Awesome, the annual community fundraising effort that has distributed more than $17 million to more than 100 charities since 2012. That program sits alongside grants funded by Good.Store royalties, which the foundation says it will use beginning in 2026 for named partner organizations. In the recent grants list, the largest awards show a strong operating-support pattern: in 2023 and 2024, Partners in Health and Save the Children Federation each received six-figure grants of $520,520 and $492,908. The rest of the recent list clusters at a much smaller level, with many organizations receiving the same annual grant amount. The foundation’s stated focus areas include global health, environment and coral reef protection, child welfare, animal welfare, immigration and legal services, and community services. Its recent recipients also include organizations working in education, reproductive rights, youth leadership, library access, and support services, indicating a broad mix of charitable causes rather than a single issue stream.
What Foundation to Decrease World Suck Funds
Global health appears as a core theme. Partners in Health received $520,520 in 2023 and $492,908 in 2024 for operating funds, and the foundation’s Good.Store royalty grants are set to support that organization beginning in 2026. Child welfare is another recurring area: Save the Children Federation received the same two six-figure operating grants in 2023 and 2024. Environmental giving shows up both in the current grant list and in the planned royalty-based program; Earthjustice received $36,948 for operating funds, while the foundation’s future Good.Store grants name the Coral Reef Alliance as a beneficiary. The recent list also includes The Thirst Project, Good Food Institute Inc, and Ecology Project International, which adds water, food-systems, and conservation-related work to the mix.
How Foundation to Decrease World Suck Gives
Typical recent grants are tightly clustered at $36,948, with the two largest awards far above that level: the 25th percentile and median are both $36,948, and the 75th percentile is also $36,948. The recent record shows repeated support for the same organizations across 2023 and 2024, especially Partners in Health and Save the Children Federation, both of which received operating funds in each year. That points to recurring support rather than one-off giving. The foundation is a regular funder, not a DAF, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. Its active grant programs also state that unsolicited applications are not accepted.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2.3M
Total Assets
$745K
Total Revenue
$3.6M
Total Expenses
$3.1M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $32K and $37K, with a median of $37K.
25th Percentile
$32K
Median
$37K
75th Percentile
$37K
Geographic Reach
National15 states funded
About 7% of grants go to recipients in NY.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
JOHN GREEN
Accepts unsolicited proposals
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Where Foundation to Decrease World Suck Funds
Top 3 recipient countries by grant volume for Foundation to Decrease World Suck.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 116 | $8.7M | 98.3% |
| 2 | United Kingdom |
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