The Childrens Investment Fund Foundation
The Children's Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF) is an independent philanthropic organization established in 2002 as the philanthropic arm of the Children's Investment Fund Management hedge fund. The foundation operates with offices in Addis Ababa, Beijing, London, Nairobi, and New Delhi, and is registered as a charity in England and Wales.
Financial Overview
From 2022 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing
Total Assets
—
-100.0% YoY
Annual Giving
$145.3M
+2881.5% YoY
Grant Count
29
-9.4% YoY
Avg Grant Size
$5.0M
+3189.9% YoY
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation's approach emphasizes reliance on high-quality data and evidence to achieve clear returns for children. CIFF focuses on global development priorities including:
- Reproductive health
- Environmental protection
- Gender equality
- HIV prevention and treatment
- Tuberculosis diagnostics
- Pediatric HIV treatment
- Child nutrition and immunization
- Violence prevention against children
Grantmaking
CIFF disbursed $468 million in 2021 and committed $772 million in charitable investments that year. The foundation has made significant recent commitments including:
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Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
CIFF operates internationally with regional offices in Africa (Addis Ababa, Nairobi), Asia (Beijing, New Delhi), and Europe (London). Recent partnerships and investments have focused on sub-Saharan Africa, including work in Cameroon, Mozambique, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe, and Kenya.
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
As of 2021, CIFF held assets of GBP £5.2 billion (USD $6.6 billion), making it the fifth largest global development philanthropy in the world based on annual disbursements.
| Metric | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | — | $147,469,388 | $150,413,438 |
| Revenue | $2,175,058 | $4,068,315 | $2,797,303 |
| Expenses | $148,389,116 | $8,286,469 | $9,223,289 |
| Qualifying Distributions | $8,513,834 | $7,565,819 | — |
| Net Investment Income | $1,400,344 | $3,362,703 | $2,135,223 |
| Distributable Amount | $6,313,287 | $9,013,279 | $8,193,563 |
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2022
Grant Size Distribution
97 grants across all recorded years
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
No grants recorded for .
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
Sir Chris Hohn and Jamie Cooper-Hohn established the foundation in 2002.
Compensation Overview
From 2022 IRS filing
From 2022 filing
| Name | Title | Hours | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JAMIE COOPER | PRESIDENT AND CHAIR | 20 | — |
| MARK DYBUL | TRUSTEE | 1 | — |
| SUPROTIK BASU | TRUSTEE | 1 | — |
| MALIK DECHAMBENOIT | TRUSTEE | 1 | — |
| BILL HANEY | TRUSTEE | 1 | — |
| NIKOS MAKRIS | TRUSTEE | 1 | — |
| CHRISTOPHER KLATELL | COO AND GENERAL COUNSEL | 24 | $166,593 |
| DZINGAI MUTUMBUKA LEAVE OF ABSENCE | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| LUISA DIOGO | TRUSTEE | 1 | — |
| DR KESETE ADMASU | CEO | 5 | — |
| MICHELLE HARRISON | TRUSTEE | 1 | — |
| ALOYSIUS ORDU | TRUSTEE | 1 | — |
| ROSINE SORI-COULIBALY | TRUSTEE | 1 | — |
Recent News & Activity
Recent developments and announcements
**April 2025**: CIFF announced a $150 million investment to break the cycle of HIV transmission, building on its partnership with the Global Fund that began in 2014
**September 2025**: CIFF pledged $50 million to the Global Fund's Eighth Replenishment for TB diagnostics innovation—marking the foundation's first-ever investment in tuberculosis
**2024**: CIFF made a funding announcement at the Ending Violence Against Children Ministerial
Funding Announcement at the Ending Violence Against Children Ministerial**World Nutrition Day**: CIFF pledged to double public donations made to Soccer Aid for UNICEF
The foundation has partnered with the Global Fund since 2014, initially pledging $10 million in 2015 to support pediatric HIV treatment and expand access in Zimbabwe and Kenya, and launching a $25 million catalytic investment in 2019 to scale up HIV self-testing access across five sub-Saharan African countries.
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Focus areas based on grantmaking activity
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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated April 2026.
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