OVERVIEW: The TripAdvisor Charitable Foundation supports immigrants and refugees, global development and global health.
IP TAKE: TripAdvisor’s grantmaking mainly supports global nonprofits and NGOs that are based in the U.S. Grassroots outfits will find it difficult to secure a grant here since the foundation is focused on high-impact work. Unfortunately, this foundation does not appear to be accessible, but an address and phone number are provided below. It likes to collaborate with more established grantee-partners, so this is a good funder to know, especially in the refugee giving space.
PROFILE: Created in 2010, the TripAdvisor Charitable Foundation is the philanthropic arm of the TripAdvisor online travel company. It seeks to use its “expertise and assets thoughtfully and strategically to improve lives.” The foundation supports “global nonprofits tackling community development, public health and disaster relief challenges.” This funder maintains a sparse webpage, limiting information about its specific grantmaking priorities.
Grants for Immigrants and Refugees
In 2016, the TripAdvisor Charitable Foundation announced a three-year $5 million commitment to the global refugee crisis. The foundation names humanitarian needs, information, education, empowerment and resettlement opportunities as priorities and, in addition to grants, has provided “in-kind support for key projects.” Grantees include the International Rescue Committee, Mercy Corps and the Helen Bamber Foundation.
Grants for Global Development
The TripAdvisor Charitable Foundation does not name specific goals for its global development grantmaking, but recent tax filings suggest a commitment to projects and organizations that aim to create economic opportunity for disadvantaged communities around the world. Grantees include the Impact Hub Association, which builds entrepreneurial communities that focus on solving pressing social issues, and the crowdfunding platform GlobalGiving, which focuses on grassroots development projects in developing nations.
Grants for Global Health
Global health has been a smaller area of giving in recent years, and the TripAdvisor Charitable Foundation does not name funding priorities in this area. Recent grantees in this space include Doctors Without Borders USA and the American Friends of ZanaAfrica.
Important Grant Details:
The TripAdvisor Charitable Foundation makes around $3 million in grants each year. Most grants range from $5,000 to $500,000, but a few grantee-partners have received sums of up to $1 million. The foundation’s most common grant amount is $100,000. Most of TripAdvisor’s grantees are large global nonprofits and NGOs that are based in the U.S.
This funder does not provide a direct avenue for getting in touch. According to tax filings, it does not accept unsolicited requests for funding.
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CONTACT:
Tripadvisor Charitable Foundation
400 First Ave.
Needham, MA 02494
(781) 800-5000