We asked three Tinker grantees – Organization for Youth Empowerment (OYE), the Sonoran
Institute in Mexico, and Women’s Justice Initiative – how they have responded to the pandemic.

Tinker will operate one grantmaking cycle in 2025 and is accepting LOIs for the following programs: Democratic Governance, Education, and Sustainable Resource Management.

Loreto Iglesias tells us how the Fundación Educacional Crecer con Todos drew on their many years of experience to address school closings in Chile.

As the global coronavirus pandemic takes hold in Latin America, civil society organizations are stepping forward with speed and resourcefulness.

The Foundation will fund 11 organizations working to ensure educational equity during the pandemic.

The analysis underscores the need to establish formal pathways for fishing community participation in fisheries management and enforcement.

Tinker is pleased to announce its participation in RECARGA, a funder coalition to support public education systems in Central America as they rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic.

The director of the New York Botanical Garden’s Institute of Systematic Botany recounts the challenge of protecting critical Amazon forests amid a pandemic and an alarming spike in deforestation.

The Foundation is delighted to announce the launch of the Tinker Field Research Collaborative in partnership with 15 U.S. universities.

This post was first published in Philanthropy News Digest in July. (Photo by Kelli Tungay on Unsplash)

Most foundations in the United States do not accept unsolicited funding requests. Why does Tinker?

Dr. Francisco Zamora Arroyo, Director Senior de Programas, cuenta como la organización binacional Sonoran Institute ha respondido a los desafíos de la pandemia y fortalecido la capacidad de resiliencia de su equipo.

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As we approach the third year of the pandemic, the Tinker Foundation announces funding to 12 organizations working to ensure equitable access to education.

Dos organizaciones apoyadas por Tinker están trabajando de manera transnacional para reunificar a familias separadas bajo la política Cero Tolerancia.

In this research brief from early 2019, the authors analyze the current legal frameworks for addressing Venezuelan migration in key receiving countries in Latin America.