Arcus Foundation
New York City, United States
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Founded in 2000, Arcus Foundation is a grant-making foundation based in New York City, United States working on nature & wildlife conservation, lgbtq+, human rights +1 more.
Arcus Foundation is a private grantmaking institution founded in 2000 by Jon Stryker. It supports nonprofit organisations working for LGBTQ social justice and for the conservation of great apes and gibbons. Its grants support advocacy, legal and policy work, community programmes and conservation efforts in 29 countries across Africa, Asia and the Americas. The foundation has given nearly 3,000 grants totalling about $600 million. It is headquartered in New York City and Cambridge, United Kingdom.
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Great Apes & Gibbons Program
ViewNature & Wildlife conservation
Funds ape conservation grants for bonobos, chimpanzees, gibbons, gorillas and orangutans across priority landscapes in 18 countries in Africa and Asia, plus captive care in the United States and Kenya.
Social Justice Program
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Funds LGBTQ human rights work to increase safety, social inclusion and protections for LGBTQ people and strengthen movements in focus countries in Africa and the Americas.
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African Wildlife Foundation, Village Enterprise, Mexfam, Gender DynamiX, Red Lésbica Cattrachas, Familia: Trans Queer Liberation Movement, Orangutan Information Centre, The Elgin Centre
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