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Afrika Tikkun USA Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Philadelphia, PA EIN: 13-4095132 Website

The organization was formed to provide funding from donors in the usa toPrograms managed and implemented by Afrika Tikkun South Africa, a separateEntity operating as a chartered non-governmental organization in SouthAfrica. Afrika Tikkun South Africa provides an integrated range ofPrograms and services in severely disadvantaged communities. ThesePrograms focus on enabling hiv-positive, child-headed households, orphans,And other vulnerable youth from "cradle to career", and include foodSecurity, health services, education, life skills, job training, and jobPlacement.Our aim is to empower communities to develop new generations of productiveCitizens and is achieved through a holistic development model. It isDelivered from purpose-built centers of excellence within the townships inWhich we operate. The model starts with the support and care of infants inA vulnerable home situation and ends with contributing members of society.We deliver five core interrelated services that nurture, educate

Afrika Tikkun USA Inc at a glance

In short: Afrika Tikkun USA Inc gave $1.1M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $1.1M). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$1,085,400
+119.6% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$1,085,400
Median grant
$1,085,400
Total assets
$118,587
-90.3% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Afrika Tikkun USA Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Afrika Tikkun: $1.1MAfrika Tikkun$1.1M

The largest 2025 recipient was Afrika Tikkun ($1.1M).

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2.5M$5M$7.5M$10MTotal only2020 Total only2021 Total only2022* Covers 22 months (fiscal year-end changed)Total only2023 Total only2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $163K (2020) to $9.0M (2022, 22 months). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $1.1M.

*2022: Covers 22 months (fiscal year-end changed).

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Afrika Tikkun —$1,085,400
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$118,587$129,503$1,228,467$1,085,4001$17,218
2024$1,217,551$124,739$783,895$494,188Total only$101,632
2023$1,876,707$846,244$1,807,676$1,705,000Total only$65,926
2022*$3,008,130$12,008,109$9,158,267$8,999,155Total only$6,268
2021$158,288$414,482$423,200$325,101Total only$1
2020$167,006$357,346$229,610$163,424Total only—

*2022: Covers 22 months (fiscal year-end changed).

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Afrika Tikkun USA Inc

Based on IRS filings

Afrika Tikkun USA Inc is a public charity focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in Philadelphia, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $119K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $1.1M. Net investment income was $17K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Afrika Tikkun USA Inc is led by J Eric Wright, Chairman on the 2025 filing; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • J Eric Wright

    Chairman

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Johan van Niekerk

    Treasurer

    Trustee → Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (18)
  • Former: Deborah Banda (2023–2024) — Executive Director
  • Former: James Eric Wright (2023–2024) — Chair
  • Former: Jennifer Dawes (2023–2024) — Secretary
  • Former: Manfred Andrew Nhlapo (2023–2024) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Euvin Naidoo (2024) — Trustee
  • Former: John Gaunt (2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Monica King (2022) — Secretary & Treasurer
  • Former: Thomas M Feeney (2022) — Chairman
  • Former: Timothy J Spencer (2022) — Vice Chairman
  • Former: Wendy J Bradshaw (2022) — Executive Director
  • Former: Elizabeth Whitney Rubel (2020–2021) — Executive Director
  • Former: June Tatelman (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Karen Blumenstein (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Peter Jacobson (2020–2021) — V. Chair & Treasurer
  • Former: Scott Booth (2020–2021) — Chairman
  • Former: Steve Katznelson (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: William Recant (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Michelle Barrack (2020) — Executive Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Afrika Tikkun USA Inc

How much does Afrika Tikkun USA Inc give each year?

Afrika Tikkun USA Inc gave $1.1M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it reported $494K in grants paid.

How large is Afrika Tikkun USA Inc?

Afrika Tikkun USA Inc reported $119K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $130K.

What is Afrika Tikkun USA Inc?

Afrika Tikkun USA Inc is a public charity focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in Philadelphia, PA. It holds $119K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Afrika Tikkun USA Inc's EIN?

Afrika Tikkun USA Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-4095132. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 1, 2023)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS January 14, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS January 2, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 19, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 15, 2026)

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