Jeremy Coller Foundation

The foundation supports projects and programmes that aim to end intensive animal agriculture and promote sustainable food systems. This includes research into the environmental and health impacts of factory farming, advocacy for policy reform, and institutional support for organisations working on animal welfare, sustainable investment, and food security. They fund initiatives such as the FAIRR Initiative, an investor network addressing ESG risks in animal agriculture, and the Coller Dolittle Challenge, which seeks breakthroughs in interspecies communication. The foundation also supports education through endowed schools and institutes at Tel Aviv University, and pension system innovation via the Coller Pensions Institute. Geographically, the foundation prioritises the UK but also funds work in Israel, Europe, and North America.

The foundation funds registered charities and other organisations, particularly academic institutions, research centres, advocacy organisations, and investor networks. They prioritise entities that are significant in scale and capable of driving system-level change, though they do not set strict income thresholds. Beneficiaries include those working on animal welfare, sustainable food systems, education, and pensions. The foundation has a geographic priority for the UK but also considers applications from Israel, Europe, and North America. They welcome applications from organisations that align with their mission of systemic change in critical global issues.

The foundation does not fund direct support to individuals or communities, nor projects that are incremental in nature rather than aimed at systemic change. They also do not support general grants for organisations that fall outside their focus areas of animal welfare, sustainable food systems, education, and pensions.

The foundation makes grants through strategic philanthropy, often by invitation for general grants, but also welcomes unsolicited applications for specific initiatives such as the Coller Dolittle Challenge. They fund research, advocacy, institutional support, and innovation, typically supporting programme and project costs. The foundation operates through collaboration and knowledge-sharing, leveraging investor engagement and narrative-shifting interventions.