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IDRC – International Development Research Centre (Canada)
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Health & Pharma |
Environmental Health |
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Kanadisch. One Health / Environmental Health Research in Entwicklungsländern. $100K–$500K Grants. Plastik/Waste als Gesundheitsfrage. |
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NIH Fogarty International Center
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Health & Pharma |
Environmental Health |
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US National Institutes of Health. Environmental Health Research in Entwicklungsländern. Waste picker occupational health. Erfordert US-akademischen Partner. |
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2
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Pure Earth (formerly Blacksmith Institute)
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Health & Pharma |
Environmental Health |
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Toxic pollution + health. Toxic Sites Identification Program. Waste management in Entwicklungsländern. Small grants + technical assistance. Aktiv in Indien, Indonesien, Ghana. |
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WHO – Chemical Safety & Health
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Health & Pharma |
Environmental Health |
unknown |
Kein direkter Funder für Projekte, aber Microplastics-Berichte legitimieren das Health-Argument. WHO/UNEP Joint Programme on chemical risks. |
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1
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Wellcome Trust – Climate & Health
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Health & Pharma |
Environmental Health |
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£16B Endowment. Eines der größten Forschungs-Trusts weltweit. Climate-Health Nexus. Microplastics in Wasser/Nahrung als Gesundheitsthema. Grants £50K–£5M. Erfordert Forschungs-Komponente mit akademischem Partner. |
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2
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Aage V. Jensen Nature Foundation (DK)
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Impact Investors & Funds |
Circular Economy / Ocean Funds |
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Danish! Nature conservation in Denmark. Coastal/marine habitats. |
imported |
1
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Arcadia Fund (Lisbet Rausing & Peter Baldwin)
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Impact Investors & Funds |
Circular Economy / Ocean Funds |
unknown |
Marine biodiversity, MPAs, ocean conservation. UK-based. Major grants but by invitation. |
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1
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Augustinus Foundation (DK)
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Impact Investors & Funds |
Circular Economy / Ocean Funds |
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Danish! Social, cultural, scientific purposes. Smaller environmental grants. |
imported |
1
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Bezos Earth Fund
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Impact Investors & Funds |
Circular Economy / Ocean Funds |
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$10B total. Ocean programme includes plastic pollution. Grants typically $5M–$100M+ to established orgs. High threshold but transformative. |
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2
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Bloomberg Philanthropies – Oceans
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Impact Investors & Funds |
Circular Economy / Ocean Funds |
unknown |
Vibrant Oceans Initiative. Marine protection, fisheries. Less directly plastic but ocean health broadly. |
imported |
1
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COWI Foundation (DK)
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Impact Investors & Funds |
Circular Economy / Ocean Funds |
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Danish! Engineering + sustainability. Technical development projects. |
imported |
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Carlsberg Foundation (DK)
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Impact Investors & Funds |
Circular Economy / Ocean Funds |
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Danish! Research + societal projects. Sustainability focus growing. |
imported |
1
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Children's Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF)
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Impact Investors & Funds |
Circular Economy / Ocean Funds |
api |
Climate focus. $500M+/year. Occasionally funds circular economy in developing countries. Large grants. |
imported |
1
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Circulate Capital
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Impact Investors & Funds |
Circular Economy / Ocean Funds |
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Largest recycling portfolio in S/SE Asia. 23 companies. India, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand. $106M Ocean Fund + $70M Disrupt fund. Backed by PepsiCo, Dow, Danone, Unilever, Coca-Cola. Apply via website. |
imported |
2
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Closed Loop Catalytic Capital
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Impact Investors & Funds |
Circular Economy / Ocean Funds |
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Grant capital arm of Closed Loop Partners. De-risks circular economy investments. Covers feasibility studies, pilots, working capital. |
imported |
1
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David & Lucile Packard Foundation – Ocean
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Impact Investors & Funds |
Circular Economy / Ocean Funds |
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$50M+/year for ocean. Fisheries, marine habitats. Some plastic/pollution work. Major US ocean funder. |
imported |
1
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Gordon & Betty Moore Foundation
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Impact Investors & Funds |
Circular Economy / Ocean Funds |
api |
Marine conservation. $300M+ annual grantmaking. Fisheries, marine habitats. Indirect but large scale. |
imported |
2
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Incubation Network
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Impact Investors & Funds |
Circular Economy / Ocean Funds |
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Accelerator by SecondMuse + Circulate Capital. Plastic waste startups in SE Asia. Cohort programmes with $10K–$50K seed + mentoring. Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, Philippines. |
imported |
1
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KR Foundation (DK)
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Impact Investors & Funds |
Circular Economy / Ocean Funds |
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Danish! Climate + sustainability. Circular economy explicitly in scope. Founded by VILLUM Foundation. Grants €50K–€500K. |
imported |
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Lundbeck Foundation (DK)
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Impact Investors & Funds |
Circular Economy / Ocean Funds |
scrape |
Danish! Primarily health but broadening. Societal impact programmes. |
imported |
1
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Novo Nordisk Foundation (DK)
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Impact Investors & Funds |
Circular Economy / Ocean Funds |
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Danish! DKK 7B+/year grants. Green transition, sustainability calls. Interdisciplinary challenge programmes. |
imported |
3
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Oak Foundation – Environment
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Impact Investors & Funds |
Circular Economy / Ocean Funds |
scrape |
Marine pollution, environmental governance. ~$60M/year for environment. One of the largest marine funders. |
imported |
2
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Ocean 14 Capital
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Impact Investors & Funds |
Circular Economy / Ocean Funds |
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Blue economy impact fund. €130M AuM. Invests in sustainable aquaculture, ocean pollution solutions, blue biotech. Circular economy in marine context. |
imported |
2
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Oceans 5
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Impact Investors & Funds |
Circular Economy / Ocean Funds |
unknown |
Funder collaborative. Grants for ocean campaigns. Plastic/pollution work funded. Network of ocean philanthropists. |
imported |
1
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Paul G. Allen Family Foundation
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Impact Investors & Funds |
Circular Economy / Ocean Funds |
unknown |
Ocean health, marine science. Allen Coral Atlas. Technology-focused. |
imported |
1
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Plug and Play – AEPW Innovation Platform
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Impact Investors & Funds |
Circular Economy / Ocean Funds |
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Startup incubator co-created with AEPW. 12-week programmes in Singapore, Paris, Silicon Valley. Expanding to Africa, Asia. 1000+ applicants per cohort. |
imported |
1
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Rambøll Foundation (DK)
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Impact Investors & Funds |
Circular Economy / Ocean Funds |
scrape |
Danish! Engineering consultancy foundation. Sustainable development projects. |
imported |
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Realdania (DK)
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Impact Investors & Funds |
Circular Economy / Ocean Funds |
scrape |
Danish! Built environment + sustainability. €100M+/year. Urban circular economy, waterfront projects. |
imported |
1
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Steno Diabetes Center Foundation (DK)
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Impact Investors & Funds |
Circular Economy / Ocean Funds |
scrape |
Part of Novo Nordisk ecosystem. Occasionally environmental health. |
imported |
1
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Stordalen Foundation (NO)
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Impact Investors & Funds |
Circular Economy / Ocean Funds |
scrape |
Norwegian. EAT Foundation co-founder. Sustainability, planetary health. Occasional environment grants. |
imported |
1
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Velux Foundations (DK)
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Impact Investors & Funds |
Circular Economy / Ocean Funds |
scrape |
Danish! Villum + Velux Fonden. Environment, sustainability, nature. Major Danish funder. Annual calls. |
imported |
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Waitt Foundation
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Impact Investors & Funds |
Circular Economy / Ocean Funds |
scrape |
Marine Protected Areas. Blue Halo initiative. Smaller, ocean-focused. |
imported |
1
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Wallenberg Foundations (SE)
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Impact Investors & Funds |
Circular Economy / Ocean Funds |
scrape |
Swedish. Sweden's largest private funder. Research + innovation. Environment occasionally. |
imported |
1
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Alliance to End Plastic Waste (AEPW)
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Industry Alliances & Plastic Funds |
Dedicated Plastic Finance |
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$1.5B committed. Projects in India, Indonesia, Vietnam, Ghana. Door-to-door collection + recycling infrastructure. Systems change model since 2025. Exakt match. |
imported |
1
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Closed Loop Partners
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Industry Alliances & Plastic Funds |
Dedicated Plastic Finance |
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Investment + grants for circular economy infrastructure. Closed Loop Fund (debt), Closed Loop Ventures (equity), Closed Loop Catalytic Capital (grants). US focus but expanding. |
imported |
1
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Ellen MacArthur Foundation – Plastics Pact Network
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Industry Alliances & Plastic Funds |
Dedicated Plastic Finance |
scrape |
Not a funder, but network connector. India Plastics Pact exists. Can open doors to corporate partners and co-funding. |
imported |
1
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PREVENT Waste Alliance
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Industry Alliances & Plastic Funds |
Dedicated Plastic Finance |
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GIZ-initiated, >300 members. Connects projects with corporate partners and funding. Matchmaking platform for waste management projects in developing countries. |
imported |
2
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Plastic Solutions Fund
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Industry Alliances & Plastic Funds |
Dedicated Plastic Finance |
unknown |
International funder collaborative. Regranting to NGOs working on plastic reduction. Not open calls, but worth approaching directly. |
imported |
1
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4Ocean
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Insurance & Risk Sector |
Insurance Foundations |
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Social enterprise: bracelets from ocean plastic. Similar model to yours. Competitor/partner. Active in Indonesia, Haiti. |
imported |
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Corona (AB InBev) – Protect Paradise
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Insurance & Risk Sector |
Insurance Foundations |
unknown |
Beach cleanup + Parley partnership. Consumer brand seeking ocean credibility. Sponsorship potential for your beach operations. |
imported |
1
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HELCOM – Baltic Marine Environment
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Insurance & Risk Sector |
Insurance Foundations |
scrape |
Baltic Sea protection. Marine Litter Action Plan. Denmark is party. Monitoring data, policy influence. Not direct grants but shapes Interreg priorities. |
imported |
2
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Lloyd's of London – Tercentenary Foundation
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Insurance & Risk Sector |
Insurance Foundations |
scrape |
Small grants. Social impact, resilience. Niche but legitimate. |
imported |
1
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NATO Science for Peace & Security
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Insurance & Risk Sector |
Insurance Foundations |
scrape |
Environmental security programme. Marine pollution as security threat. Small grants for research/workshops. Niche. |
imported |
2
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NOAA Marine Debris Program (US)
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Insurance & Risk Sector |
Insurance Foundations |
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US government. Removal grants ($50K–$200K), research grants, community action grants. International projects less common but possible. |
imported |
2
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OSPAR Commission – Marine Litter
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Insurance & Risk Sector |
Insurance Foundations |
scrape |
North-East Atlantic marine environment protection. Marine Litter Regional Action Plan. Denmark is party. Influences policy, occasional funding for monitoring. |
imported |
2
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Swarovski Foundation – Waterschool
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Insurance & Risk Sector |
Insurance Foundations |
scrape |
Water education programme. Active in India, Uganda, Brazil. Water-plastic nexus for education component. |
imported |
1
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Swiss Re Foundation
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Insurance & Risk Sector |
Insurance Foundations |
api |
Major reinsurer's foundation. Climate resilience, nature-based solutions. Grants for community resilience in developing countries. $50K–$300K. Coastal resilience = waste management angle. |
imported |
1
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Volcom – Let the Kids Ride
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–
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Insurance & Risk Sector |
Insurance Foundations |
unknown |
Surf brand. Environmental programme. Small grants for beach/ocean projects. |
imported |
1
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WHO – Microplastics & Health
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–
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Insurance & Risk Sector |
Insurance Foundations |
scrape |
Research on microplastics in drinking water. Not a funder for projects, but legitimises the health argument for your work. |
imported |
1
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Wellcome Trust – Environmental Health
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–
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Insurance & Risk Sector |
Insurance Foundations |
scrape |
£16B endowment. Climate & health programme. Microplastics in water/food = human health issue. Research funding. |
imported |
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