Community capital for locally owned tourism.

AltruFunds provides startup and development funding so destination communities can create travel enterprises on their own terms.

Seed funding designed for community ownership.

Destination communities are uniquely positioned to improve the travel experience while supporting local priorities. Too often, they lack access to the right scale of capital.

AltruFunds offers grants and loans to vetted communities, organizations, and cooperatives so they can build travel-related services and products that keep more tourism value in the local economy.

Funding at a glance

Funding range
$5,000–$25,000
Funding structure
Grants and loans
Core objective
Local ownership

What AltruFunds can support.

The enterprise must be grounded in community priorities and create a meaningful path to local benefit.

  • Vocational training centers
  • Locally owned restaurants
  • Ecotourism services
  • Agro-tourism hostels
  • Eco-lodges
  • Community cooperatives

Capital is only the beginning.

AltruFunds is paired with AltruFellows, adding practical expertise and sustained collaboration to the financial award. Together, the programs strengthen both the enterprise and the people responsible for its future.

See how AltruFellows works

Help communities build lasting value from tourism.

Your support strengthens locally owned enterprises and the people building them.

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