Foundation Name

Purposes

Assets

Geographic Focus

Contacts

Bill and Melinda Gates

1) Global Development, which has such priorities as poverty, agricultural development, emergency relief, access to technology and libraries and water and sanitation; 2) Global Health, which includes major initiatives towards controlling or eliminating AIDS and Malaria, as well as nutrition, tobacco issues, polio, tuberculosis and other diseases.

$33,912,320,600

South America, Africa, Europe, Asia and Australia

Sam Dryden, Director, Agricultural Development, Global Development Program

Frank Rijsberman, Director, Water, Sanitation, & Hygiene, Global Development Program

http://www.gatesfoundation.org/Pages/home.aspx

The Coca-Cola Foundation

Supports programs designed to promote water stewardship, healthy and active lifestyles, community recycling and education.

$119,126,648

Africa,
Europe and
Latin America

Helen Smith Price, Executive Director

http://www.coca-colacompany.com/stories/the-coca-cola-foundation

Conrad Hilton

Supports efforts to improve the lives of disadvantaged and vulnerable people throughout the world by focusing on five strategic initiatives and five major program areas.  Potential applicants should see Current Programs for more information.

$1,972,613,697

Africa,
Asia,
Global programs and
Mexico

Braimah Apambire,

Sr. Program Officer and WASH Advisor

www.hiltonfoundation.org

Walter V. Reid, Ph.D., Director, Conservation and Science

www.packard.org

Joelle Skaga Nausin

http://www.starbucks.com/responsibility/community

Business Coalition

Purposes

Business for Social Responsibility

http://www.bsr.org

BSR works with its global network of nearly 300 member companies to build a just and sustainable world.  BSR’s Sustainable Water Group is dedicated to responsible practices around water use and wastewater discharge in global supply chains.

Global Environmental Management Initiative (GEMI)

http://www.gemi.org

The Global Environmental Management Initiative is a global leader in developing insights and creating environmental sustainability solutions for business.  For over 20 years, GEMI has captured the vision and experience of global corporate environmental, health and safety (EHS) and sustainability leaders from diverse business sectors through the development of a wide range of more than 30 publicly-available, solutions-based tools designed to help companies improve the environment, their operations and add business value.

Global Harvest Initiative (GHI)

http://globalharvestinitiative.org

The Global Harvest Initiative is a public-partnership united under the common goal of sustainably closing the global agricultural productivity gap to address global hunger and food security. GHI releases its signature GAP Report™, an annual benchmark of the global rate of agricultural productivity.

Global Water Challenge (GWC)

http://www.globalwaterchallenge.org/home

Global Water Challenge is a non-profit coalition of leading organizations committed to addressing water and sanitation issues.  Drawing upon the experience, expertise and assets of its members, GWC is able to create partnerships that achieve far greater results than any one organization could by itself.

Global Water Partnership (GWP)

http://www.gwp.org

The Global Water Partnership was founded by the World Bank, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) to foster integrated water resource management (IWRM).  IWRM is the coordinated development and management of water, land and related resources in order to maximize economic and social welfare without compromising the sustainability of ecosystems and the environment.

UN Global Compact

http://www.unglobalcompact.org

The UN Global Compact is a strategic policy initiative for businesses that are committed to aligning their operations and strategies with ten universally accepted principles in the areas of human rights, labor, environment and anti-corruption.  Endorsed by chief executives, the Global Compact is a practical framework for the development, implementation, and disclosure of sustainability policies and practices, offering participants a wide spectrum of work streams, management tools and resources – all designed to help advance sustainable business models and markets.  With over 8,700 corporate participants and other stakeholders from over 130 countries, it is the largest voluntary corporate responsibility initiative in the world.

U.S. Water Partnership (USWP)

http://www.uswaterpartnership.org

Announced in March 2012 by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, the U.S. Water Partnership unites and mobilizes U.S. expertise, resources and ingenuity to address water challenges around the globe, particularly in the developing world.  A joint effort of both public and private sectors in the U.S., the partnership is supported by government agencies, academic organizations, water coalitions, NGOs and the private sector.