What We Do
Photo: Marlon García
Women of El Carmen Varituc, Guatemala, working together to create change in their community.
IDEX is a nonprofit grantmaking organization that provides funds for initiatives in poor communities designed to:
Turning international aid on its head. Linking donors with lasting solutions to poverty.
Our funding is used to build on existing projects: great solutions by locals who have the trust of their neighbors and the know-how for what is most needed in their own communities.
Local Problem Solving
IDEX finds and gives funds to partner organizations that are mid-size grassroots organizations. They are large enough to have management and accounting systems that satisfy donors. They are also small enough that they can find and nurture innovation and problem solving at the village or community level.
Partner organizations are located in Guatemala, India, Mexico, Nepal, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. Each work with 20 to 200 villages or communities, although many grow significantly over time.
Flexible Funding
They can use the money where they know it is most needed
IDEX provides flexible funds to each partner in 3-year cycles. This is so they can make plans for future years. They can also use the money where they know it is most needed. Grant amounts are from $5,000 to $50,000 per year.
Partner Visits
IDEX plans partner visits to the U.S. to participate in conferences, learn about the US funding context, and meet with donors and potential new funders. IDEX also provides some capacity building to partners.
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Katherine Zavala – IDEX’s Program Manager, Grassroots Alliances – reports back on a recent trip to South Africa where she visited IDEX Catalyst Grantee Women’s Net.