How much funding does Maliasili Conservation Fund (MCF) provide?

Maliasili Conservation Fund (MCF) provides 10% - 25% of grantee organization's annual budget (with determined cap) in funding.

When is the deadline for Maliasili Conservation Fund (MCF)?

This grant has a rolling deadline or the deadline has not been announced.

Maliasili Conservation Fund (MCF)

MALIASILI INITIATIVES INC

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Funding Amount

10% - 25% of grantee organization's annual budget (with determined cap)

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

Maliasili Conservation Fund (MCF)

Overview: A groundbreaking pooled funding initiative launched to provide multi-year, unrestricted support to a portfolio of Africa's leading conservation organizations.

Background: Inspired by the Maasai Landscape Conservation Fund (MLCF - 2020–2023), the MCF was created to address systemic funding challenges. Despite their talent and commitment, local African conservation organizations struggle due to project-based funding limitations. Globally, Indigenous Peoples and local community organizations receive less than 1% of all climate funding, and African organizations receive only around 10% of all private philanthropic funding invested across the continent.

Geographic Scope:

Southern Kenya / Northern Tanzania Rangelands - East Africa's greatest savannah landscapes with national-level momentum for community conservation

Madagascar - Top global biodiversity hotspot with urgent threats from deforestation

KAZA Region - Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (transboundary collaboration between Namibia, Angola, Zambia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe)

Focus Areas:

Climate resilience

Wildlife conservation

Local resource rights

Livelihood enhancement

Funding Approach:

Unrestricted funding - Empowering partners to align funding with their strategic priorities

Multi-year support - Enabling long-term planning and sustainability

Streamlined processes - Minimizing administrative burdens

Relatively substantial funding - Aiming to cover 10%-25% of a grantee organization's annual budget during the funding period

Eligibility:

Africa's leading community conservation organizations