The V. Kann Rasmussen Foundation typically offers two grant cycles per year, inviting applications through either "By Invitation-Only" or Open Call processes. VKRF uses a thematic approach to support impactful projects within a program area.
Current Open Call: “Nature-Centrism as a Lens for Organizational Behavior and Decision-Making”
As an entry point for its upcoming spring 2025 grantmaking round, the foundation will explore whether a more mainstream adoption of a nature-centric worldview is possible, either within our current structures or in the future, when the escalating polycrisis prepares the ground for a broader re-examination of our current paradigm.
The foundation is especially interested in funding:
- academics collaborating with stakeholders and influencing actual decision-making processes;
- alliances, networks, and associations that have the range to influence entire fields or sectors; and
- large organizations and institutions that are willing to develop and test the application of nature-centric principles as a decision-making lens in their own organizations and in their engagement with external stakeholders.
Deadline for LOI: Feb. 3, 2025
As a private US foundation, VKRF is only allowed to fund projects that are hosted by qualified non-profits with US 501(c)(3) status or non-US organizations that go through the “equivalency determination” process. Most universities will also qualify, even if government funded. We are not able to fund individuals, government organizations, for-profits, or nonprofits without audited financial statements (for year 2022 or 2023). However, government and multilateral institutions can be included in multi-partner proposals in which the main applicant is a qualified non-profit. A non-profit fiscal sponsor with audited financials can also host the project if the applicant organization is not itself compliant. See additional information in the section about “Non-US Applicants” on the next page.
The foundation’s total grantmaking budget for the spring 2025 funding round is six million USD. We anticipate funding 12-15 projects.