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Thrive’s Global Impact

Thrive has amplified the plant-based, food justice movement in half the world’s countries and six continents across Asia, South America, Africa, and the Global North. And we’ve catalyzed the nascent Africa vegan movement in 67% of African countries through numerous grant and capacity-building opportunities.

To ascertain our impact, Thrive Philanthropy conducts a program evaluation to determine our grantmaking meta-impact and reach.

You may also find impact specific to our Thrive Africa movement-building here.

This page was updated in January 2025 and will be updated periodically.

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Annual Reports | Global Impact | Grantmaking Campaigns | Movement-Building | Capacity

Thrive Grantee: Oslo Vegetarfestival, Norway

GRANTED COUNTRIES

As of January 2025

ANNUAL REPORTS

GLOBAL IMPACT

Thrive Philanthropy conducts a program evaluation to ascertain meta-impact of its global grantmaking. These results are from grants that have been completed and do not include active grants.

To date, Thrive has amplified the plant-based food systems movement in half the world’s countries.

Numbers are current as of January 2025 and increase each quarter.
This section will be updated periodically.

   99   

Countries Impacted by Thrive

   50   

countries with nascent  movements increased by thrive

   123K   

public reached at conferences and events

   200K   

plant-based challenge participants

  50M  

animal meals replaced with plant-based alternatives annually

    6    

continents impacted by thrive

    7K    


public trained in plant-based culinary

   87K   


institutions and coprorations reducing animal-based meals

   200   


professional chefs trained in plant-based culinary

  314M  

public reached with plant-based message

As of January 2025

GLOBAL GRANTMAKING

~$3M+


funding Moved

   200+   


Grants Distributed

   77   

Countries granted

    6    

Continents granted

   24   

Donor-suggested Grants Distributed

    3   

Emergency Relief Grants Distributed

GLOBAL GRANTMAKING
DISTRIBUTION

Global distribution by continent
Global distribution by gender
Global distribution by region

CAMPAIGNS

   Thrive creates a multi-country reach while simultaneously catalyzing growth of regional movements, through several joint campaigns. Organizations in multiple countries are invited to join the joint campaign and hold individualized campaigns in their own countries. All participating organizations hold their individualized campaigns during the same time, creating a cohesive, international joint campaign effort.
To date, our joint campaigns have reached over 5,000,000 people with a plant-based and anti-factory farm message and encouraged over 100 institutions to replace factory farm dishes with plant-based alternatives. Thrive’s joint campaigns include Thrive Africa Vegan Restaurant Week, Thrive Africa Vegan School Lunch Month, and Thrive Africa Plant-Powered Holidays.

These numbers are current as of January 2025 and will be updated periodically.

     4     

joint domestically-led international campaigns

    11    

participating
 countries

   50+   

on the ground participating organizations

   ~5M+   

public reached with plant-based message

   100+   

institutions that replaced animal products with plant-based alternatives

   50+   

media articles and news interviews


GLOBAL MOVEMENT-BUILDING

   Thrive Philanthropy invests in building movements in nascent regions.
Our movement-building is global with efforts placed in Asia, LATAM, and Africa.
Current, much of our effort is placed across Africa due to its emerging movement and historical lack of food systems funding and we aim to expand Asia and LATAM work over the next 2 years. 
To see Africa-specific impact, please visit here.   

These numbers are current as of January 2025 and will be updated periodically.

     2     

thrive africa vegan women's initaitive

     2     

thrive africa accelerators

    1    

co-researched asia funding landsape report

     6    

international conference presentations

   548   

 thrive africa accelerator registered members

    36    

thrive africa accelerator countries

    50+    

New campaigns launched due to thrive movement-building

    1    

asia funding steering committee

    4    

joint domesticallly-led regional campaigns

   67%  

% Africa countries with expanded movements

    11    

thrive africa vegan women's initiative countries

   133   

thrive africa vegan women's intiative members

   30+  

individualized grantee coaching

     4    

international conference presentation countries

    1    

africa funding steering committee

    1    

LATAM Funding Steering Committee

Exponential Growth in Africa’s Movement

Since beginning Africa movement-building, we have observed an exponential growth in number of grantable campaigns in the region, demonstrating an exponential growth in the region’s movement.

Granted Africa Campaigns by Year

GLOBAL CAPACITY-BUILDING

  Thrive invests in grantee infrastructure and organizational management through individualized coaching and tailored workshops.

These numbers are updated as of January 2025 and will be updated periodically.

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REGISTERED WORKSHOPS AND ACCELERATOR PARTICIPANTS

     6     

REGISTERED PARTICIPANT CONTINENTS

   30+   


1+1 INDIVIDUALIZED GRANTEE COACHING

    1    

nonprofit management accelerator

    1    

Food Systems Advocacy Workshop

    2    

leadership development workshop

    1    

women's leadership workshop

    3    

africa campaign training accelerator

    99    

 REGISTERED PARTICIPANT COUNTRIES

    11   

LEADERSHIP WORKSHOPS AND ACCELERATORS

    2    

Africa strategic planning workshop

    1    

strategic planning course

    2    

africa women's leadership initiative

GRANTEE TESTIMONIALS

  • "Thrive's tireless efforts not only secure funding for small grassroots vegan organizations worldwide but also foster the creation of global vegan networks. Additionally, their commitment shines through in the invaluable practical training sessions they offer, empowering all of us to flourish. Having had the privilege to know such exceptional individuals, we count ourselves truly blessed. "

    — Joyce Chen, Nutritionist, Taiwan Vegetarian Nutrition Society

  • “I’ve done all of Thrive’s accelerators and a masterclass about strategic planning and it completely changed my work. I learned so much and was able to put it into practice. Thrive made me a better leader."

    — Marcela, Sociedade Vegetariana Brasielira, Brazil

  • "It's hard to imagine a world without the Thrive Philanthropy team. I began my advocacy work in 2016, building the Evolve Our Prison Farms campaign at the intersection of animal rights, human rights, and climate justice. In 2018, I received an email from Jessika at her previous organization encouraging me to explore grant opportunities. That email opened doors of possibility, resilience, sustenance and growth, through financial support and equally important professional and personal support. Advocacy work can be financially, physically and metaphysically draining. Knowing that I'm connected to a vibrant advocacy community, knowing that support is only an email or a grant application away, has made every difference to me personally and professionally, and has given my advocacy the resources and nurturance needed to thrive."

    — Calvin Neufeld, Evolve Our Prison Farms, Canada

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