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.
Core costs of the organisation
To support organizational consolidation and develop a focus on protecting and supporting biodiversity.
$5,250,000
2007
1 year
Core costs of the organisation
To support organizational consolidation and develop a focus on protecting and supporting biodiversity.
$2,550,000
2010
4 years
Marine Wildlife Protection
To influence policy that helps to protect and restore marine life and ecosystems in high biodiversity areas.
$10,500,000
2018
7 years
Core costs to the Deep Sea Conservation Coalition
To support DSCC’s work to protect deep-sea ecosystems from fishing and mining, and strengthen biodiversity conservation and governance in international oceans.
$339,000
2023
3 years
Pesticide Free Towns
To support a campaign to end pesticide use by councils and other land managers in towns in the UK.
$110,400
2021
1 year
To support the Wildlife Justice Commission’s (WJC’s) core operations.
To support WJC’s mission to support the investigation and prosecution of high-level wildlife crime cases.
$1,190,000
2021
5 years
The Age of Extinction series
To support the Age of Extinction series, a reporting project that aims to draw attention to the global biodiversity crisis.
$900,000
2021
3 years
Influencing public policy on climate change
To support work on global climate change agreements.
$176,593
2007
1 year
Core support
Core support for TRAFFIC’s work to reduce illegal and unsustainable trade in wild species, and increase social, economic, and environmental benefits for people though legal and sustainable trade in wild species.
$5,240,000.41
2024
6 years
Reducing Trade Threats to Africa’s Wild Species and Ecosystems (ReTTa)
To strengthen actions to reduce the illegal and unsustainable trade of African wild species to Asia through data gathering, information sharing, engagement and innovative interventions.
$3,000,000
2016
4 years