irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2024
What they reported doing
- #1 primary $281KAfrica Capacity Building: Providing training programs to Africa-based advocates and conducting food systems change campaigns across the African continent.
- #2 $141KGlobal Capacity Building: Supporting grantees and advocates in organization management, fundraising, campaign training, and other leadership development.
named programs · 8 · from sources
What they call their work
Africa Capacity Building
Provides training programs for Africa-based advocates and conducts food systems change campaigns across the African continent.
Global Capacity Building
Supports grantees and advocates in organization management, fundraising, campaign training, and leadership development.
Thrive Africa Accelerator
Online program equipping emerging African leaders in campaign and organization strategy to strengthen advocacy infrastructure.
Thrive Africa Plant-Powered Holidays
Campaign encouraging plant-based eating during holiday seasons across Africa.
Thrive Africa Vegan Restaurant Week
Pan-Africa-wide campaign where local organizations launch coordinated plant-based restaurant promotions simultaneously.
Thrive Africa Vegan School Lunch Campaign
Initiative promoting plant-based meal options in schools across Africa.
Thrive Africa Vegan Women’s Initiative
Offers leadership development and funding opportunities to women-identified advocates across Africa.
Thrive Community Grant
Program inviting advocates with lived experience to participate in grantmaking decisions.
activities · 8 groups
What they do
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Vegan Advocacy & Community Engagement 2 activities
- Advocacy campaigns to promote plant-based foods through media and educationSupports and launches international campaigns that generate media coverage, educational materials, and public engagement around plant-based and cultured meat alternatives, including six pan-Africa-wide initiatives and four internationally coordinated campaigns.
- Organizing Africa-wide public engagement campaigns for plant-based food systemsLeads coordinated, locally driven, pan-African campaigns including Vegan Restaurant Week, Vegan School Lunch, Plant-Powered Holidays, and other initiatives that engage institutions and the public in plant-based messaging and programming.
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Nonprofit Capacity Building Services 2 activities
- Connecting donors with global food system advocatesOperates a philanthropic services network that links donors with over 500 food system advocates across more than 100 countries to enhance strategic and impactful global giving.
- Supporting grantee organizational and campaign developmentProvides training, coaching, and resources in fundraising, campaign management, leadership development, and organizational strategy to grantees and advocates globally, with individualized support for over 50 grantees.
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Agricultural Grantmaking and Funding Programs 2 activities
- Funding and supporting pan-African plant-based advocacy campaignsProvides grants and capacity-building support to catalyze the plant-based movement across Africa, contributing to the amplification of the movement in 67% of African countries and supporting the launch of over 80 new advocacy campaigns.
- Funding initiatives to advance plant-based food systems globallyFunds and supports initiatives that accelerate alternatives to industrial animal agriculture, promote plant-rich food systems, and expand access to plant-based foods across approximately half of the world's countries, with documented impact in 99 countries and 79 nations through over 340 grants.
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Flexible Grants to Grassroots Organizations 1 activity
- Funding grassroots and equity-focused organizations in the Global South and Global NorthRuns a pilot grantmaking initiative to support fundraising for organizations historically facing systemic funding barriers, with a focus on Global South-based groups and BIPOC-led organizations in the Global North.
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Fundraising for Community and Charitable Initiatives 1 activity
- Providing fiscal sponsorship to non-U.S. and non-501(c)(3) organizationsOffers fiscal sponsorship services to groups without U.S. tax-exempt status by accepting tax-deductible donations on their behalf and issuing receipts, charging a 10% administrative fee and a $250 onboarding fee for under-resourced applicants.
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Women's Empowerment and Leadership Development 1 activity
- Strengthening leadership and networks among women-identified plant-based advocates in AfricaRuns the Thrive Africa Vegan Women’s Initiative to build leadership skills, reduce funding barriers, and foster community among women-identified advocates through targeted programming and campaign leadership opportunities.
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Leadership Development Programs 1 activity
- Training and capacity-building for African plant-based food advocatesOperates the Thrive Africa Accelerator and other training programs—including leadership workshops, campaign strategy, and culinary skills—to equip over 900 emerging leaders and 3,035 participants across Africa, with additional online courses and archived resources for self-paced learning.
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Uncategorized 1 activity
- Tracking and reporting public and institutional impact metricsMeasures and reports outcomes including 70 million animal-based meals replaced, 73,000 institutions offering more plant-based options, 300 million people gaining access to plant-based foods, and 8 million people reached with plant-based messaging.
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financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$748K
Contributions & grants$718K96%
Program service revenue$00%
Investment income$00%
Other revenue$31K
expenses
Total expenses$798K
Program expenses88%
Admin / overhead10%
Fundraising2%
Salaries & benefits$155K
Grants paid out$545K
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$45K
Cash$45K
Investments$0
Liabilities$-36
Net assets$45K
Liquid reserves0.7 mo
2 years on record · 2023–2024 · YoY revenue -32.0%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024
Who runs it
paid leadership · 2
| Name | Title | Hours/wk | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jessika Ava | CEO | 50 | $108K |
| Meghana Rajanahally | Finance/Ops. | 25 | $47K |
board members · 15
- Abundance Zaddy — Director
- Candace Burton — Director
- Chris Flood — Director
- Dawn Moncrief — Treasurer
- Francisco Jose Ollervides — Co-Chair
- Hannah Tookey — Director
- Lauren Kohler — Co-Chair
- Marcela Machado Borges — Director
- Naijha Wright-Brown — Secretary
- Ondine Sherman — Director
- Sarah Lupberger — Director
- Sonya Salanti — Vice Chair
- Tawanda Muzhingi — Director
- Varda Mehrotra — Director
- Vera Flocke — Director
relationships · 92
Who they work with
- ACIA Partner — Grantee organization in Romania.
- AEVM Partner — Grantee organization in Mexico.
- APED Partner — Grantee establishing local produce farms in Congo.
- APED Partner — Grantee organization in DR Congo.
- AVA Kenya Partner — Grantee organization in Kenya supported by Thrive Philanthropy
- AVA Summit Partner — Engages with grantees and hosts programming such as Reverse Pitch events at the AVA Summit in Toronto.
- AWENET Partner — Grantee organization in Tanzania supported by Thrive Philanthropy
- AWENET Partner — Grantee organization in Tanzania.
- AWENT Partner — Grantee offering professional culinary training and implementing vegan school lunches in Tanzania.
- AWENT Partner — Grantee organization in Tanzania conducting chef trainings and implementing vegan school lunches
- Action for Veganism and Climate Partner — Grantee leading culinary training and chef competitions in Uganda and working with restaurant associations to expand plant-based access.
- Action for Veganism and Climate Partner — Grantee organization in Uganda working with chefs and restaurants to expand plant-based access
- Adjuntos Podemos Partner — Grantee promoting rural produce farming over animal farming and leading culinary circles for women in Latin America.
- Alianza Aliementa Partner — Grantee organization in Mexico.
- Angola Vegetarian Association Partner — Grantee organization in Angola providing nutrition workshops for the alt-abled community
- Angola Vegetarian Association Partner — Grantee sharing plant-based nutrition with the alt-abled community and improving local food access in Angola.
- Animal Advocates International Partner — Grantee organization in Zimbabwe supported by Thrive Philanthropy
- Animal Climate Health Partner — Grantee providing culinary training in Bhutan, Sri Lanka, India, and Indonesia.
- Animal Defense Partnership Partner — Provides pro-bono legal support to Thrive Philanthropy
- Animal Friends, Croatia Partner — Grantee organization in Croatia supported through Thrive Philanthropy grants.
- Animal Libre Partner — Grantee conducting media interviews in Chile on diet impacts on animals, planet, and health.
- Animal Mirror, Liberia Partner — Grantee organization in Liberia supported through Thrive Philanthropy grants and capacity-building opportunities.
- Animal Rights Advocacy Network Partner — Grantee organization in Uganda participating in Thrive Africa Vegan Restaurant Week
- Asociación Juntos Podemos Partner — Grantee organization in Guatemala supported by Thrive Philanthropy
- Associacia Vegana De Catalunya Partner — Grantee organization in Spain.
- Associacio Vegana De Catalunya Partner — Grantee organizing Spain’s largest VegFest.
- Associate Vegetale Partner — Grantee working with canteen executives in France to implement plant-based availability under new national law.
- Associação Vegetariana Portuguesa Partner — Grantee discussing the impact of Thrive funding in Portugal.
- Augalyn Partner — Grantee organization in Lithuania supported by Thrive Philanthropy
- Charity Doings Partner — Grantee organization in Pakistan.
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strategies · 4
How they approach the work
Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.
- Capacity-Building to Scale Grassroots Advocacymethodology: capacity_building_for_movement_growthBy combining grantmaking with tailored capacity-building—including coaching, training, and networking—we strengthen grassroots organizations and grow the plant-based food justice movement because organizational development increases the reach, resilience, and impact of frontline groups.
- Decolonized, Trust-Based Grantmaking for Food Justicemethodology: decolonized_grantmakingBy using trust-based and decolonized grantmaking practices—such as unrestricted funding, reduced reporting burdens, and regional co-design—we increase equity and effectiveness in food systems transformation because these approaches center grantee autonomy, dismantle power imbalances, and ensure cultural appropriateness and local ownership of solutions.
- Participatory Co-Design and Regional Movement-Buildingmethodology: participatory_co-designBy co-designing programs with Africa-based staff, advisors, and leaders and implementing regionally tailored movement-building strategies, we ensure local relevance and sustainability because programs rooted in local knowledge and leadership are more effective, equitable, and resistant to colonialist models.
- Plant-Rich Food Systems Transition as Systemic Changemethodology: plant-rich_food_systems_transitionBy funding and scaling plant-rich, equitable food systems globally, we reduce reliance on industrial animal agriculture and advance food justice because shifting food production and consumption toward plant-based models addresses root causes of environmental degradation, health inequity, and animal exploitation.