Umano Impact Fund

• Helps humans, animals, and/or the environment.
• Meets our RISE Model
  • Reach – Is scalable and/or repeatable in other similar settings or communities.
  • Impact – Measures impact by counting participation, analyzing results, and obtaining comprehensive feedback from your participants.
  • Sustainability – Has (or plans to have) an independent revenue stream in addition to grants, donors, and fundraising.
  • Empathy – Builds empathy for humans, animals, and the environment. Examples include an empathy-building workshop as an education tool and sharing why it’s important to equally care for humans, animals, and the environment with your participants.
• Is committed to doing no harm or reducing any harm that may be unavoidable. Umano is committed to reducing suffering experienced by humans, animals, and the environment.
• Does not discriminate against people based on race, religion, nationality, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, and economic status.

• Individuals or organizations directly or indirectly participating in political campaigns. or advocating for or against any political candidate.
• Organizations that engage in or support any form of human or animal exploitation.
• Organizations that do not support diversity, equity and inclusion.
• Focused on religious advocacy.

Large, well-funded organizations seeking funding for established programs.

• The review committee will evaluate your application within 3 months of its submission.
• We may contact you with additional questions or for further clarification.
• We may request further documentation.
• The grantee is required to provide transparency on the funded program.
• If you are approved for funding, you will be asked to sign a grant agreement and submit mid-term and final reports.