What Funders for Regenerative Agriculture does

Funders for Regenerative Agriculture (FORA), founded in 2019, is a five-year philanthropic initiative that operates as a funders' network and affinity group for advancing regenerative agriculture in North America. It convenes foundations, impact investors, family offices, regional networks, regrantors, and aligned organizations to coordinate grants, investments, and strategic initiatives aimed at dramatically increasing adoption of regenerative agriculture. FORA functions as an Allied Initiative of the Global Alliance for the Future of Food, alongside its sister initiative TIFS, and operates through member-led working groups covering Strategic Communications, US Policy, Co-Benefit Hotspots, DIRT for Land Stewards, and the Promoting Ecological and Economic Resilience (PEER) Fund.

FORA does not develop or sell technology products. Its core "technology" consists of educational resources — briefs on animal welfare, water, soil, climate, and fibers; a U.S. policy analysis; and curated reports — that serve as knowledge infrastructure for the regenerative agriculture funding community. Its intellectual property is essentially its curated research, convening playbook, and the operational principles members agree to follow under the Global Alliance framework.

FORA's business model is a philanthropic membership collective. Membership is free and open to qualifying funders, including foundations, investors, individuals, family offices, organizations, and affinity networks. The organization is supported by member contributions and pooled grants and investments directed through member-led initiatives rather than by membership fees. With 1-10 employees and governance distributed across a Steering Committee and an Executive Director-led staff, FORA functions as a low-overhead coordination infrastructure rather than a conventional revenue-generating entity.

Name

Funders for Regenerative Agriculture

Legal name

Funders for Regenerative Agriculture

Website

https://forainitiative.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Funders for Regenerative Agriculture (FORA) is a five-year philanthropic initiative convening 50+ foundations, impact investors, and family offices to coordinate grants and investments accelerating regenerative agriculture adoption across North America.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Philanthropic Network Coordination

NAICS

Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems (BPAGAGAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Environmental & Climate Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAM), Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems (Fair Trade, Food Access, Regenerative) (BPAGALAD), Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems Funds (FSANAJAE)

Keywords

• Regenerative agriculture funding
• Philanthropic network coordination
• Sustainable agriculture grants
• Funder collective convening
• Agricultural investment alignment

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Philanthropic Membership and Contributions: FORA operates as a funders' collective supported by member contributions. Membership is open to foundations, investors, individuals, family offices, organizations, and regrantors that make charitable contributions and/or investments as their predominant activity. Members contribute financially to aligned grants, investments, pooled funding, and strategic initiatives.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

FORA operates as a funders' network and affinity group that coordinates foundations, investors, family offices, regrantors, and individuals around regenerative agriculture. It convenes members, shares knowledge, aligns and pools grants and investments, and pursues strategic initiatives through member-led working groups. The organization also produces educational briefs, reports, and policy analyses on regenerative agriculture topics including soil, water, climate, animal welfare, and U.S. policy.

Product overview

Funders for Regenerative Agriculture (FORA) is a five-year philanthropic initiative, not a traditional product company. It does not offer commercial software products or technology platforms. Instead, FORA serves as a funder network/collective that provides knowledge-sharing, convening, coordination, alignment, and collaborative grant/investment opportunities focused on accelerating regenerative agriculture adoption. FORA produces publications and resources including briefs on regenerative agriculture topics (Animal Health & Welfare, Water, Soil, Climate), policy analysis reports, and research publications to support the funder community. The organization also facilitates strategic initiatives including Strategic Communications, US Policy, Co-Benefit Hotspots, DIRT for Land Stewards, and the Promoting Ecological and Economic Resilience (PEER) Fund.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• FORA Funder Membership Network
• Strategic Initiatives and Working Groups

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Global Alliance for the Future of FoodcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFORA is an Allied Initiative of the Global Alliance for the Future of Food, connecting it to a broader network of food systems transformation organizations. FORA members agree to operate with the operational values of the Global Alliance.
• Transformational Investing in Food Systems (TIFS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTIFS is FORA's sister Allied Initiative, working together on complementary aspects of food systems transformation through investing.
• Member Funder OrganizationscoreOthersFORA's membership includes 50+ organizations: Armonia LLC, Breakthrough Strategies and Solutions, California Foodshed Funders, Cedar Tree Foundation, Cienega Capital, NatureVest, Dixon Water Foundation, EarthShare, First Nations Development Institute, Fresh Taste, Gaia Fund, Global Alliance for the Future of Food, Globetrotter Foundation, GRACE Communications Foundation, guidelight strategies, Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders (SAFSF), #NoRegretsInitiative, the perennial fund (Mad Capital), Regenerative Agriculture Foundation, Walton Family Foundation, Thornburg Foundation, 11th Hour Project, Mighty Arrow, Food Cap, Macdoch Foundation, FLO Initiative, Iroquois Valley, Baszucki Group, Trailhead Capital, Healing Soils Foundation, The Conservation Fund, Thread Fund, Woka Foundation, Ida and Robert Gordon Family Foundation, OFRF, Campbell Foundation, Crown Family Philanthropies, Potlikker Capital, Proofing Station, RCP, W.K. Kellogg Foundation, TomKat Foundation, Elemental Excelerator, Lumpkin Foundation, Walden Mutual, Rockefeller Foundation, RSF Social Finance, PACT, TIFS Initiative, Tauck Family Foundation, Steward, Dirt Partners, The Nest, Mission Driven Finance, Gaia Fund, Lilah Hilliard Fisher Foundation, McKnight Foundation, Woodcock Foundation, The Fibers Fund, TundraGlacierFund, and others.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders (SAFSF): A philanthropic affinity network connecting funders active in sustainable agriculture and food systems. Direct overlap with FORA: many of FORA's members are also SAFSF members, and both organizations convene foundations, investors, and regrantors around regenerative and sustainable agriculture.
• Confluence Philanthropy: A funder collaborative supporting regenerative and sustainable agriculture, natural resources, and climate solutions. Overlaps with FORA as a peer philanthropic affinity network convening foundations, family offices, and impact investors.
• Environmental Grantmakers Association: A membership association of environmental foundations and funders. Comparable to FORA as a funder affinity network, but broader in scope (climate, conservation, water) rather than focused on regenerative agriculture.
• Global Alliance for the Future of Food: A coalition of philanthropic foundations working to transform global food systems. FORA is an Allied Initiative of the Alliance, sharing operational values and a convening role for foundations and impact investors on regenerative and sustainable agriculture.
• Transformational Investing in Food Systems (TIFS): A funder collaborative focused on aligning investment capital with food systems transformation. TIFS is FORA's sister Allied Initiative under the Global Alliance, jointly convening foundations and investors in regenerative agriculture.
• GRACE Communications Foundation: A foundation working at the intersection of sustainable agriculture, food systems, and environmental communications. GRACE is a FORA member and Steering Committee participant, sharing overlap in regenerative agriculture grantmaking and thought leadership.

Emerging players

• Croatan Institute: An independent nonprofit that mobilizes investment capital for regenerative agriculture and local food systems. Comparable to FORA as a smaller, mission-aligned organization convening funders and investors in regenerative agriculture.
• FoodShot Global: A multi-stakeholder platform mobilizing capital and prizes for regenerative and sustainable food systems. Comparable to FORA as a funder-collaboration model addressing regenerative agriculture, though it emphasizes prize-based innovation funding.
• AgFunder: An investment platform and research firm focused on agrifoodtech venture capital. Adjacent to FORA as an investor-facing entity in regenerative and sustainable agriculture, though it emphasizes venture-style returns rather than philanthropic convening.

Broad incumbents

• Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR): A US nonprofit that builds public-private partnerships to fund agricultural research. Broader incumbent that overlaps with FORA's regenerative agriculture mission and pulls in foundations, agribusiness, and government funding — a useful scale comparison.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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