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- Very few young people become farmers today, and half of all U.S. farmers are between the ages of 45 and 65, while only 6% of all farmers are under the age of 35.
- The US honeybee population--,responsible for pollinating an estimated 15-30% of all food consumed in the United States— has been reduced by about half in the past fifty years by the toxic chemicals present in pesticides.
- Excessive use of chemical fertilizers and over-application of manure have contributed to the creation of an oxygen-depleted “dead zone,” an area in the Gulf of Mexico where no aquatic life can survive.
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Grant Applications
The John and Elizabeth Veenstra Foundation intend to award the majority of its grants to U.S. 501 (c)(3) organizations and other tax-exempt organizations, both domestically and internationally, identified by our staff.
In deciding how to invest our resources most responsibly, we look for projects that:
- Produce measurable results
- Result in Sustainable Change
- Work with educational institutions, government, philanthropic, private-sector, and not-for-profit partners
- Leverage support from field experts
- We seek to support grants to programs that support our Foundation's goals.
- We seek domestic and international grantees.