The V. Kann Rasmussen Foundation makes grants to address threats caused by climate change, unsustainable consumption, and loss of biodiversity. The Foundation works primarily in the USA on issues that are national and international.
The urgency of dealing with climate change, unsustainable consumption, and loss of biodiversity are the overall themes for the V. Kann Rasmussen Foundation.
The V. Kann Rasmussen Foundation makes grants to address threats caused by climate change, unsustainable consumption, and loss of biodiversity. The Foundation works primarily in the USA on issues that are national and international.
Projects funded
The urgency of dealing with climate change, unsustainable consumption, and loss of biodiversity are the overall themes for the V. Kann Rasmussen Foundation.
Projects favored are those that:
- take stock of the scale of the environmental problems
- use a systems approach to achieve change
- link policy, advocacy, and practical solution
- have international significance and perspective – even if US based
- are based on original thinking and creative ideas
Typical grantees are small or midsize organizations with demonstrated leadership in developing strategy, communicating vision, and effective project performance. It does not provide core funding. Currently, it only evaluate projects that fall within one of the following categories:
Ecosystems Resilience, Protection and Restoration
- Ecosystem services - research and tools of relevance to large scale geographic areas including many countries and continents
- Natural greenhouse gas sequestration and storage with large-scale impact potential
- Agro-biodiversity
Framework of Ecological Stability
- Economic models of living within global limits and practical implementation of change to a stable global ecosystem
- Sustainable consumption, production, and land use
Communication and Leadership
- Communicating value-based living with sustainable use of water, energy, and food resources
- New innovative initiatives to enhance international cooperation and knowledge-sharing
- Next generation leadership
More information at V. Kann Rasmussen Foundation website