Grants awarded
You can search below for information about all grants we awarded. Our grants data is also available in csv format here.
We are committed to transparency, and believe that with better information, grant-makers can be more effective decision makers. In 2017 we started to work with 360Giving to publish information about Arcadia grants (last updated March 2025). Arcadia has waived all copyright and related or neighbouring rights to Arcadia’s grant data, to the extent possible under law, by dedicating it to the public domain with the Creative Commons CC0 waiver. This means the data is freely accessible to anyone to use and share.
Towards the Wikimedia Endowment
To contribute to an endowment fund to support the work of the Wikimedia projects in perpetuity.
$5,000,000
2017
1 year
Towards the Wikimedia Endowment
To contribute to an endowment fund to support the work of the Wikimedia projects in perpetuity.
$3,500,000
2018
1 year
Towards the Wikimedia Endowment
To contribute to an endowment fund to support the work of the Wikimedia projects in perpetuity.
$1,000,000
2021
1 year
Towards the Wikimedia Endowment
To contribute to an endowment fund to support the work of the Wikimedia projects in perpetuity.
$1,000,000
2021
1 year
Advancing Open Access
To support the work of the Wikimedia projects.
$250,000
2022
1 year
Advancing open access
To support the work of the Wikimedia projects.
$250,000
2021
1 year
Advancing open access
To help support general management, staff, IT equipment and training, fundraising, and governance.
$250,000
2020
1 year
Core costs
To support the work of the Wikimedia projects.
$250,000
2019
1 year
Core costs
To support the work of the Wikimedia projects.
$250,000
2019
1 year
Core costs of the organisation
To support the work of the Wikimedia projects.
$1,250,000
2011
5 years
Core costs of the organisation
To support the work of the Wikimedia projects.
$250,000
2017
1 year
Core costs of the organisation
To support the work of the Wikimedia projects.
$250,000
2016
1 year
Core costs of the organisation
To support the work of the Wikimedia projects.
$191,750
2008
1 year
Nature's Strongholds programme
To support long-term conservation by establishing or expanding protected areas and strengthening conservation of the most important existing wilderness areas.
$20,000,000
2019
4 years
Saving Nature's Strongholds
To support long-term conservation by establishing or expanding protected areas and strengthening conservation of the most important existing wilderness areas.
$8,000,000
2023
2 years
WCS - Legacy Landscapes Fund
To provide match funding for a long-term endowment from the Legacy Landscape Fund for the conservation of the Leuser Ecosystem in Sumatra, Indonesia.
$5,000,000
2022
5 years
WCS Local Conservation Partners Fund
To help local conservation organizations adopt new operational and business models to adapt to a post-COVID-19 future.
$2,000,000
2021
3 years
Environmental Leadership & Training Initiative (ELTI)
To provide training for people working in conservation in Asia and Central and South America.
$3,000,000
2022
5 years
Environmental Leadership and Training Initiative (ELTI)
To provide training for conservation practitioners in Asia and Central America.
$5,500,000
2011
7 years
Environmental Leadership and Training Initiative (ELTI)
To provide training for conservation practitioners in Asia and Central America.
$4,978,000
2016
6 years