East Africa Community Foundation Initiative
East Africa Philanthropy Network
- Program Civil Society
- Program Area Enhancing Community Philanthropy
- Grant Amount $100,000
- Grant Period January 1, 2026–December 31, 2027
- Location Nairobi, Kenya
- Geographic Focus Eastern Africa
About this grant
The project goal is to foster learning, networking and joint action among community foundations and community foundation support organizations in East Africa. To achieve this, the East Africa Philanthropy Network will support learning circles, exchanges and convenings for community foundations in East Africa. In addition, the grantee will conduct research on community foundation practices and publish quarterly updates to promote the community foundation concept in the region. Established in 2003, the grantee brings together foundations, trusts and other philanthropic organizations to build a learning community and strengthen the philanthropy field and practice in the region. With members in Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Uganda, the East Africa Philanthropy Network creates learning opportunities for members, produces knowledge that benefits the philanthropy sector in the region and profiles its work in the wider philanthropy field.