About Grassroots International
Our mission is to connect with global movements that defend land, territory, water, food, seeds, and the Earth, to address the root causes of injustice and oppression, and build alternative systems that nurture human rights, ecological justice, and collective liberation.
Focus Areas
Human Rights DefenseEcological JusticeFood SovereigntyHealing and WellbeingGrassroots FeminismsDefense of TerritoryClimate JusticeMovement BuildingEmergency Response
Who They Fund
rural communities and smallholder farmersIndigenous peopleswomen and domestic workersAfro-descendent communities
About Grassroots International
Grassroots International Inc. centers solidarity philanthropy for social movements defending land, territory, water, food, seeds, and the Earth. Its recent giving shows a clear pattern of direct support to grassroots organizations working on human rights, ecological justice, food sovereignty, and movement building, with repeated funding to partners in Puerto Rico and support for Palestinian rights work. One of the largest recent grants, $1,455,000 to Apoyo Legal al Emprendimiento Comunitario in Caguas, was directed to food security. The foundation also gave $412,900 to Instituto Para La Investigacion Y Accion En Agroecologia in San Juan for land and resource rights of rural people, showing how its grantmaking connects agriculture, land defense, and rural livelihoods. In the same body of grants, it supported women’s rights through Coordinadora Paz para las Mujeres in San Juan and Indigenous rights through Indigenous Env Network in Bemidji, Minnesota. The organization’s program descriptions point to long-term accompaniment rather than isolated awards. Its core grantmaking is framed around direct financial support to social movements and grassroots organizations, and its emergency funding has been used for acute crisis response, including life-saving distributions, medical aid, and human rights documentation. That combination of movement support and emergency relief defines how the funder operates.
What Grassroots International Funds
Food security and food systems work is a major thread in the grants. Grassroots International Inc. gave $1,455,000 to Apoyo Legal al Emprendimiento Comunitario in Caguas for food security, and another $60,000 to Comedores Sociales de Puerto Rico in San Juan for agriculture and addressing hunger. Land, resource, and rural-rights work also appears repeatedly. The foundation awarded $412,900 to Instituto Para La Investigacion Y Accion En Agroecologia in San Juan for land and resource rights of rural people, and $210,000 to Institute for Socio-Ecological Research in Lajas for rights of rural people. Women’s rights and feminist organizing are present as well. A $247,500 grant to Coordinadora Paz para las Mujeres in San Juan supported women’s rights, while its focus areas also include grassroots feminisms and healing and wellbeing. On the climate side, the funder supported Global Justice Ecology Project in Randolph, New York with $95,000 for education for climate solutions.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$5.9M
Total Assets
$22.9M
Total Revenue
$41.7M
Total Expenses
$48.7M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $15K and $71K, with a median of $30K.
25th Percentile
$15K
Median
$30K
75th Percentile
$71K
Geographic Reach
National12 states funded
About 13% of grants go to recipients in CA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
CHUNG-WHA HONG
Accepts unsolicited proposals
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Where Grassroots International Funds
Top 3 recipient countries by grant volume for Grassroots International.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 46 | $1.6M | 63.9% |
| 2 | Puerto Rico |
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