Advocate for kratom consumers and stakeholders by promoting science-based policy, safety standards, and regulatory engagement to protect access and public health.
GLOBAL KRATOM COALITION INC FKA Kratom Coalition Inc centers its grantmaking on kratom research, safety standards, and science-based policy. The largest recent award in the record is a $575,000 grant to University of Florida Foundation for University of Florida research assistance, showing a strong emphasis on academic support rather than small, scattered awards. The foundation also backed a kratom symposium at the University of Florida College of Pharmacy in both 2024 and 2025, suggesting interest in convening researchers and practitioners around botanical safety and efficacy questions. Another recent grant went to American Herbal Pharmacopeia for research on the safety and efficacy of botanical medicines, which fits the group’s focus on regulatory science and public health implications of supplement use. Across the available grants, the foundation’s work points to a narrow but consistent set of priorities: evidence generation, safety communication, and policy engagement around kratom and related botanical products.
A clear throughline in the foundation’s giving is academic research support. The University of Florida Foundation received $575,000 for University of Florida research assistance, indicating direct backing for scientific work tied to kratom. They also funded the University of Florida College of Pharmacy kratom symposium with $50,000 in 2024 and another $50,000 in 2025, which points to convening and knowledge-sharing as part of the strategy. In botanical medicine safety, American Herbal Pharmacopeia received $32,000 for research on the safety and efficacy of botanical medicines. The grant to Research America, $72,500, was for advocating science, discovery, and innovation to achieve better health for all, aligning with the foundation’s interest in science-based policy and health communication.
The recent grants cluster tightly around one amount: the typical grant size is $50,000 at the 25th percentile, median, and 75th percentile. That said, the distribution also includes one much larger research award of $575,000 and a smaller $32,000 grant, so the pattern mixes a standard programmatic grant level with occasional larger commitments. Two grants to the University of Florida Foundation in consecutive years show recurring support rather than a one-time relationship. The foundation is a grantmaking nonprofit, not a funder of individuals, and it does not make program-related investments. No application process is indicated in the provided data.
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Most grants fall between $50K and $50K, with a median of $50K.
25th Percentile
$50K
Median
$50K
75th Percentile
$50K
About 20% of grants go to recipients in FL.
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Giving is regional, with all recorded grants going to U.S. recipients. Florida appears repeatedly, including Gainesville through the University of Florida Foundation, and the state is the top destination by grant count. Other recipient locations in the recent record include Arlington, Virginia, and Scotts Valley, California. The grant list shows no grants to recipients in the foundation’s home state of California.
Its grants focus on kratom research, science-based policy, safety standards, regulatory engagement, and health and science communication. Recent awards also support botanical medicine safety and educational convening through a pharmacy symposium.
The 25th percentile, median, and 75th percentile are all $50,000, which means most recorded grants sit at that level. The recent record also includes a larger $575,000 research grant and a $32,000 research grant.
Yes. The University of Florida Foundation received support in both 2024 and 2025, including two $50,000 symposium grants in consecutive years. That pattern suggests ongoing relationships rather than only one-off awards.
Florida is the top state by grant count. Recent recipient locations include Gainesville, Florida; Arlington, Virginia; and Scotts Valley, California, and all recorded grants went to U.S. recipients.
No. The provided profile says it funds individuals: False, and the recent grants record shows institutional recipients such as university foundations, a research advocacy organization, and a botanical medicine nonprofit.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA FOUNDATION | GAINSVILLE, FL | $575,000 | 2025 | UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH ASSISTANCE |
| RESEARCH AMERICA | ARLINGTON, VA | $72,500 | 2025 | ADVOCATE FOR SCIENCE, DISCOVERY AND INNOVATION TO ACHIEVE BETTER HEALTH FOR ALL |
| UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA FOUNDATION | GAINSVILLE, FL | $50,000 | 2025 | UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA - COLLEGE OF PHARMACY KRATOM SYMPOSIUM. |
| AMERICAN HERBAL PHARMACOPEIA | SCOTTS VALLEY, CA | $32,000 | 2025 | RESEARCH SAFETY AND EFFICACY OF BOTANICAL MEDICINES |
| UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA FOUNDATION | GAINSVILLE, FL | $50,000 | 2024 | UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA - COLLEGE OF PHARMACY KRATOM SYMPOSIUM. |
ADVOCATE FOR SCIENCE, DISCOVERY AND INNOVATION TO ACHIEVE BETTER HEALTH FOR ALL
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA - COLLEGE OF PHARMACY KRATOM SYMPOSIUM.
AMERICAN HERBAL PHARMACOPEIA
$32,000RESEARCH SAFETY AND EFFICACY OF BOTANICAL MEDICINES
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA - COLLEGE OF PHARMACY KRATOM SYMPOSIUM.