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Impact Grants

World Centric’s giving is rooted in a simple yet urgent purpose: to address the interconnected crises of extreme poverty and environmental degradation. These challenges disproportionately impact vulnerable communities and threaten the health of our planet. In FY2025, World Centric supported its highest number of nonprofits to date, funding 64 organizations through our three main Giving initiatives, matching employee donations to 41 organizations, and sending in-kind product donations to 149 US- based nonprofits. We are proud to partner with the organizations featured in this section, which are taking bold actions to reduce inequality and protect the environment.

$14,569,139
Given since 2009

Our Impact Grant by the Numbers

195,179 Acres Protected

268,726 Trees Planted

160,750 People Supported

Impact Grants

Our giving supports organizations responding to urgent human and ecological needs while building long-term resilience. We invest in data-driven action that does not wait for ideal systems to emerge, because harm is already occurring. Through eight core areas of impact, we support locally grounded efforts that meet immediate needs while addressing the systems behind them.

Since 2009, more than $23 million has been directed to programs worldwide addressing these needs.

13.5% Basic
Education
Removing barriers so learning builds agency and stability.
4.6% Basic
Healthcare
Funding accessible, local care in communities where preventable illness still dominates.
24.5% Community-
Driven
Supporting locally led solutions addressing interconnected realities, not isolated problems.
2.4% Financial
Inclusion
Expanding financial access so poverty isn't inherited across generations.
19.9% Indigenous
Land Rights
Defending sovereignty and ecosystems through Indigenous land stewardship.
6.8% Reforestation
Restoring forests through science, community governance, and long-term care.
22.2% Sustainable
Agriculture
Supporting regenerative farming that restores land and livelihoods.
Removing barriers so learning builds agency and stability.

Our Previous Reports

Funded Projects Throughout the Years

View all of our partners by the year they were funded:

20242022

How we choose to fund

We partner with grassroots organizations working at the intersection of human well-being and ecological integrity, often addressing poverty, environmental degradation, and development together. Because these challenges are interconnected, we prioritize locally-led nonprofits that demonstrate transparency, effective use of resources, and measurable outcomes. We engage directly with each partner to understand their work. Not to alter it, but to support sustained, hands-on impact through long-term partnerships.

WHAT WE LOOK FOR

  • Extreme Poverty:
    Serving communities living on less than $2.15 per day
  • Aligned Impact:
    Addressing poverty, environmental degradation, or sustainable development
  • Community-Led:
    Locally driven projects addressing multiple impact areas
  • Local Leadership:
    Majority local staff with community representation at the board level
  • Efficient & Transparent:
    Operating budgets under $6M with less than 20% administrative overhead
  • Proven Results:
    Clear strategies with measurable, evidence-based impact

Impact Grant Partners

Our Impact Grants support grassroots organizations working to alleviate extreme poverty, restore ecosystems, and promote sustainable development.

ACADES

Malawi

Funded Since 2023
Cumulative Funding $120,315

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Advocates for Community Alternatives

Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone

Funded Since 2020
Cumulative Funding $469,577

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ALIADOS

Ecuador

Funded Since 2022
Cumulative Funding $405,991

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Amazon Frontlines

Ecuador

Funded Since 2021
Cumulative Funding $720,000

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DESPRI

Haiti

Funded Since 2017
Cumulative Funding $832,441

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Gravity Water

Nepal

Funded Since 2023
Cumulative Funding $149,100

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Impact Partner Testimonials

"Since 2012, we’ve partnered alongside rural communities in Uganda, helping more than 2 million people build stronger, more resilient livelihoods through agriculture. The stability of long-term partners, like World Centric, have helped us turn bold ideas into proven impact."
Shawn Cheung Founder & CEO, Raising the Village
"From our experience, meaningful change is gradual. When partners like World Centric commit for the long term, we can learn together, adapt together, and build the kind of trust that makes sustainable impact truly possible."
Madalitso (Mada) Chipekwe co-CEO of ACADES
Shawn Cheung Founder & CEO, Raising the Village
Madalitso (Mada) Chipekwe co-CEO of ACADES

Our giving isn’t charity.
It’s solidarity.

Our giving is rooted in solidarity with grassroots organizations confronting poverty, environmental degradation, and the systems that produce them. We support work led by those closest to the harm, not because it is idealistic, but because it is effective.

Learn more about the movements we stand behind and how your support helps sustain long-term, structural change for communities and the planet. For questions about our programs or giving initiatives, please use the contact form below to reach the Impact Team directly.

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