Planet Wild was founded by three Berliners: Markus Gilles (a sociologist), Jonas Brandau (a filmmaker) and Andreas Pursian (a software engineer). If you want to get to know us better, email hello@planetwild.com or join the conversation on our Discord.

Our team has experienced project scouts who are always looking for promising and impactful conservation initiatives to work with. Once we find project candidates, we evaluate them internally following our quality standards guidelines. You can read more about our selection criteria here.

When you join the Planet Wild community, you vote on which of the four impact areas you care about most: forests, oceans, animals, and awareness. 91% of the funds are spent in these areas. The remaining 9% is our service fee, which we use to fund our operations, Berlin office, team, and other costs we incur. Every month we produce a comprehensive Mission Report which outlines exactly what your money has been spent on, and once a year we will share our financial report. You can find our first report here.

When you join the Planet Wild community, you let us know which of the four impact areas you care about most: forests, oceans, animals, or awareness. We allocate the funds based on the community vote.