About Planet Aid
Planet Aid’s mission is to inform, mobilize, and inspire individuals and communities to create environmental and social progress by diverting textile waste and funding locally-led community development.
Focus Areas
textile recycling and waste reductionenvironmental sustainabilityeducationhealth and wellnessagricultural sustainabilitycommunity developmentinternational development
Who They Fund
low-income individuals and familiesvulnerable or at‑risk community memberslocal community residents
Funding Style
support for local/community-based organizations
About Planet Aid
Planet Aid Inc directs its giving through textile-reuse revenue, and its recent grants show a clear pattern of support for local organizations that serve people in need. In 2024, the largest awards in the available grant list were four grants of $25,000 each, including support for Community Ecology Institute in Columbia, Maryland, and Norris Square Neighborhood Project in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The remaining recent grants also stayed within the same broad community-support lane, including funding for Vehicles for Change in Halethorpe, Maryland, Laurel Advocacy and Referral Services in Laurel, Maryland, World Central Kitchen Inc in Washington, DC, and The Clinton Foundation in New York, New York. The foundation’s stated mission links environmental action with social progress by diverting textile waste and funding locally led community development, so its grantmaking sits at the intersection of reuse, community support, and basic services. Recent awards indicate a practical emphasis on local organizations rather than large national campaigns, with grants aimed at direct support for people facing need. The structure of the grants list also suggests a strong preference for fixed, modest awards at the $25,000 level.
What Planet Aid Funds
Planet Aid Inc’s program language points to education, health and wellness, environmental sustainability, and community development. In community development, it gave $25,000 to Community Ecology Institute for support of local organizations that support those in need. In the same vein, it awarded $25,000 to Laurel Advocacy and Referral Services for the same purpose, showing repeated support for place-based service organizations. The foundation also backed food-related relief work: World Central Kitchen Inc received $10,000 to support organizations that support those in need. Another recent grant went to Vehicles for Change for $25,000 under the same broad community-support purpose, which fits the foundation’s focus on local service delivery and access to essentials. Across these grants, the common thread is direct support for organizations working with vulnerable community members rather than funding abstract programs.
How Planet Aid Gives
Recent awards cluster tightly around a small set of grant sizes. The median grant is $25,000, with p25 at $13,750 and p75 also at $25,000, so the distribution is weighted toward the top end of its typical range. The available 2024 grant list shows repeated $25,000 awards, plus smaller grants of $10,000 and $6,680. Planet Aid Inc is a regular funder and does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. The visible grants are all to organizations, not people. The provided data does not show an open application process, and the active grant programs indicate unsolicited applications are not accepted in the U.S. community development program.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$75K
Total Assets
$26.7M
Total Revenue
$37.3M
Total Expenses
$39M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $14K and $25K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$14K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$25K
Geographic Reach
Regional4 states funded
About 0% of grants go to recipients in MD.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
JAMES R DUCKWORTH
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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