Deadline: Continuous opportunity
The Avery Dennison Foundation (ADF) is currently accepting applications for its grants programme.

The Avery Dennison Foundation (ADF) is a global funder that supports and builds partnerships with non-profit/non-governmental organisations in communities around the world, with an emphasis on high-need geographic regions.

Impact Areas and Subsidy Criteria

• Access to education
  • They support organisations that address unequal access to primary and secondary education among marginalised communities.
  • Reduce barriers and increase enrolment of disadvantaged individuals (particularly women and girls) in primary, secondary, post-secondary and vocational programmes.
  • Providing direct education or learning opportunities to populations that are traditionally disadvantaged due to race, gender, socio-economic status, disability or geography.
• Environmental sustainability
  • They support efforts to improve environmental sustainability through resilience, mitigation and adaptation to climate change.
  • Educating community members about responsible environmental care, for example energy and water conservation, waste reduction, recycling, responsible forestry, sustainable packaging, product safety and resource conservation.
  • Increase community and ecosystem capacity to adapt and recover from the negative impacts of climate change.
  • Providing direct support for projects related to the environment (forests, water, air) that contribute to social, environmental and social well-being. communities.
• Secure livelihoods
  • They support causes that increase access to economic opportunities for marginalised populations, such as workforce development, entrepreneurship programmes, vocational training and job preparation.
  • Improve the overall economic and financial stability of communities facing disparities due to gender, race, socio-economic status and disability.
  • Provide direct services to address female gender equality and equity and improve the quality of life of women in the workplace.
  • Reducing barriers to meaningful employment among marginalised communities.

Financing information

• Grants usually range from US$ 50,000 to US$ 100,000.

Guiding Principles

• The following principles guide the approach to donations.
  • Trust-Based Philanthropy
    • They value open communication and deep relationships with strategic partners and grant recipients.
  • Responsive Donations
    • They value employee-centred giving through established programmes and disaster relief efforts.
  • Proactive donations
    • They proactively seek partners who approach work in impact areas through human-centred design in communities and regions in need.

Donation considerations

• When reviewing materials, ADF also considers the following:
  • Need
    • They prioritise funding for communities facing the greatest disparities (for example, due to gender, race, disability, socio-economic status, etc.) and the geographies of greatest need; referencing the United Nations Development Programme's Human Development Index.
  • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
    • They prioritise funding for organisations that demonstrate diversity, equity and inclusion in their work and cultivate trust and belonging in the communities they serve.

Ineligible

• ADF does not sponsor
  • Conferences, fundraisers and special events.
  • Organisations that discriminate against a person or group on the basis of age, political affiliation, race, national origin, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability or religious beliefs.
  • Individual scholarships, stipends, bursaries, travel allowances, etc.
  • Profit-making organisations or ventures.
  • Religious groups for religious purposes.
  • Political organisations, candidates, electoral measures or other political activities.
  • Institutional appropriations.

For more information, visit ADF .