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Summary Description Application Deadline Application ID
Up to GBP 3,000 for UK and Commonwealth Africa registered charities for the advancement of education, arts and culture, amateur sports, the promotion of good health and relief for sickness. The Sterry Foundation Family offers grants up to GBP3,000 out of a GBP110,000 budget to registered charities for the advancement of education, arts and culture, amateur sports, and/or the promotion of good health and relief for sickness in the UK and African Commonwealth countries. N/A; applications accepted at any time EM2362
 $50,000–$100,000 to NGOs in high-need geographical locations within African and Asian Commonwealth countries focused on education assistance, environmental sustainability, and/or secure livelihoods. The Avery Dennison Foundation (ADF) offers grants amounting to $50,000–$100,000 to NGOs in high-need geographical locations within African and Asian Commonwealth countries focused on these three areas of the Sustainable Development Goals: education assistance, environmental sustainability, and/or secure livelihoods. ADF does not sponsor conferences, fundraisers, special events, scholarships, for-profits, religious groups for religious purposes, political organizations, institutional endowments, or organizations that discriminate. N/A; applications accepted at any time EM2363
Up to $15,000 for rapid-response situations in favor of women's human rights defenders in Commonwealth Africa. Urgent Action Fund- UK/Africa (UAF-Africa) Provides flexible and rapid financial support to women's human rights defenders in Commonwealth African countries. Grants are for strategic, unanticipated, and time-urgent interventions that advance women's human rights. 09/05/2025, COB EA2364
Up to $5,000 USD in matching contribution for Kenyan NGOs featuring best practices in fundraising with an all-expenses-paid weeklong training in Kigali, Rwanda

The New Africa Fund offers the Kenya Impact Fundraising Grant, a capacity-building grant aimed at empowering Kenyan NGOs, CBOs, and social enterprises with fundraising expertise. Non-Kenyan organizations with a substantial presence in Kenya are also eligible. Selected organizations participate in an online training program and a 30-day fundraising challenge. Top performers may be invited to a week-long intensive workshop in Kigali, Rwanda.

 09/05/2025, COB
 ES2365
Capital funding for long-term, impactful projects of established institutions in Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Malawi


  • The Beit Trust supports established, independent institutions with a focus on capital projects, especially NGOs, schools, hospitals, and health centers in Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Malawi. The trust prefers to fund capital projects rather than recurrent costs. They also provide scholarships and fellowships for postgraduate study. The trust focuses on long-term, impactful projects.

    		•  N/A; applications accepted at any time EM2366
    Up to $25,000 to grassroots organizations with a focus on economic development in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Uganda, Sudan, and South Sudan whereby they deliver tangible outcomes like job creation and income level uplifts.


  • The Noel Buxton Foundation offers grants worth up to $25,000 to grassroots organizations with a focus on economic development in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Uganda, Sudan, and South Sudan. The trust seeks to fund projects that create tangible benefits like improving income levels and creating jobs. They prioritize direct support to grassroots organizations that have a clear mission and can demonstrate the impact of their work.

    		•  N/A; applications accepted at any time EM2367
    Unspecified amounts to organizations that deliver potentially scalable and community-integrating solutions to the challenges faced by children and youth in eastern and southern Africa.

    The Firelight Foundation supports organizations that are working with their own communities to build potentially scalable solutions to the challenges faced by children and youth in eastern and southern Africa. The foundation focuses on community-led initiatives and partners with grassroots organizations to strengthen their capacity and sustainability.

    		 N/A; applications accepted at any time EM2368
    Up to $20,000 for projects focused on biodiversity conservation in any biodiversity hotspots worldwide.
    Birdlife International and DOPPS (acting as the Regional Implementation Team for CEPF) set up the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund to provide grants amounting to up to $20,000 USD to civil society organizations (CSOs) for projects focused on biodiversity conservation in all biodiversity hotspots worldwide.
    		 N/A; applications accepted at any time
    		 EM2369
    Unspecified amounts to projects focusing on social and professional integration and improving access to education for women, especially in Africa. L’Oréal Foundation supports women and girls' empowerment, particularly projects focusing on social and professional integration and improving access to education, with a higher priority for projects in Africa. 09/05/2025 EA2370
    Up to $100,000 to organizations working on a range of issues including environmental conservation, human rights, media, and social justice. The Wallace Global Fund provides funding to organizations working on a range of issues including environmental conservation, human rights, media, and social justice. The fund has a global focus and accepts letters of inquiry and proposals from organizations that align with its mission. N/A; applications accepted at any time EM2371
    $5,000 to $1,000,000+ grants to NGOs working on issues related to social justice, human rights, democracy, education, and development, particularly African NGOs.
    		 The Ford Foundation supports NGOs working on issues related to social justice, human rights, democracy, education, and development. The foundation has a global presence, including a strong focus on Africa. 09/05/2025 EM2372
    $1,000 to $100,000 grants to organizations working towards more functional democracies, public accountability, human rights, justice, and good governance. Open Society Foundations (OSF) funds organizations working to build vibrant and tolerant democracies whose governments are accountable to their citizens. This includes work on human rights, justice, and governance. OSF operates through a network of national and regional foundations, including several in Africa. 09/05/2025 EM2373
    Substantial amounts up to millions of dollars for game-changing initiatives in areas like health, agriculture, and sanitation in sub-Saharan Africa. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation provides grants to address issues of global health and poverty, with a significant focus on sub-Saharan Africa. They fund initiatives in areas like health, agriculture, and sanitation. 09/05/2025 EA2374
    Substantial amounts up to millions of dollars for game-changing initiatives in areas like health, food security, and climate change. The Rockefeller Foundation funds NGOs working on a range of global challenges, including health, food security, and climate change. N/A; applications accepted at any time
    		 EM2375
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