African Leadership Foundation
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2025
Total received
$79.7M
Foundation funders
51
Grants recorded
116
Years covered
2019–2025
Who funds African Leadership Foundation?
African Leadership Foundation is funded by 51 grantmakers, led by Silicon Valley Community Foundation ($51.7M), Tosa Foundation ($8.0M), The Theodore J Forstmann Charitable Tr ($5.2M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $79.7M in grants to African Leadership Foundation between 2019–2025.
Show all 51 funders
| Impactassetsinc | $50,000 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Issroff Family Foundation | $50,000 | 3 | 2020–2022 |
| Tomlinson Family Foundation | $35,000 | 2 | 2024–2025 |
| The Makumbe Foundation | $30,000 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Rockdale Foundation Inc | $30,000 | 1 | 2024 |
| Inmaat Foundation | $30,000 | 3 | 2020–2022 |
| The Tierney Family Foundation Inc | $30,000 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fidelity Foundation | $25,500 | 4 | 2021–2024 |
| John P and Anne Welsh McNulty Foundation | $20,500 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Skoll Foundation | $20,000 | 1 | 2023 |
| 5L2F Foundation | $15,000 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lojo Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 2025 |
| University Impact | $10,000 | 1 | 2023 |
| T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Hundt Family Foundation Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Sobrato Family Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 2020 |
| Patsalos-Fox Family Foundation | $8,000 | 3 | 2020–2024 |
| Nelson Talbott Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 2025 |
| Fundacion Zaqueo | $5,000 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cromwell Harbor Foundation Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Puth Family Foundation | $3,000 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tinberg Foundation | $2,500 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Brooksville Fund Inc | $2,000 | 1 | 2020 |
| Yusko Family Foundation | $2,000 | 2 | 2019–2020 |
| Texas Instruments Foundation | $500 | 1 | 2023 |
| JPMorgan Chase Foundation | $200 | 1 | 2019 |
Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $306K (2019) to $54.4M (2021). In 2025 it made 6 grants totaling $801K.
What grants has African Leadership Foundation received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc | DAF - Education | $380,000 |
| 2025 | Tenacre Foundation | EDUCATION | $329,500 |
| 2025 | National Philanthropic Trust | PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT | $51,000 |
| 2025 | Tomlinson Family Foundation | General & Unrestricted | $25,000 |
| 2025 | Lojo Foundation | ANNUAL FUND | $10,000 |
| 2025 | Nelson Talbott Foundation | GENERAL NEEDS OR PURPOSE | $5,000 |
| 2024 | Tosa Foundation | INTERNATIONAL | $5,000,000 |
| 2024 | Tenacre Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $1,080,500 |
| 2024 | The Efrusy Family Foundation | ALA scholarship FUND and AL for GoV FUND | $915,000 |
| 2024 | The Theodore J Forstmann Charitable Tr | GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE | $820,000 |
| 2024 | Umsizi Fund | General & Unrestricted | $620,000 |
| 2024 | Silicon Valley Community Foundation | General Nonprofit Support | $600,000 |
| 2024 | Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc | DAF - Education | $480,000 |
| 2024 | Moore Impact Inc | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $250,000 |
| 2024 | Project Management Institute Educational Foundation | EMPOWER YOUTH/GENERAL SUPPORT | $223,850 |
| 2024 | The Efrusy Family Foundation | the African Leadership Academy (ALA) ALforGovernance Sector | $185,000 |
| 2024 | Moore Impact Inc | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $150,000 |
| 2024 | Skoll Fund | ARTS & CULTURE | $120,000 |
| 2024 | Dry Creek Foundation | TO SUPPORT EXEMPT ORGANIZATION. | $110,000 |
| 2024 | Pinetops Foundation | TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF INTERNATONAL PARTNERS PROGRAM | $86,000 |
| 2024 | The Cranwell Family Foundation Inc | EDUCATION | $60,000 |
| 2024 | Impactassetsinc | GENERAL SUPPORT | $50,000 |
| 2024 | The Makumbe Foundation | General & Unrestricted | $30,000 |
| 2024 | The Zients Family Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $30,000 |
| 2024 | The Rockdale Foundation Inc | STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP | $30,000 |
| 2024 | Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc | LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT | $30,000 |
| 2024 | Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program | FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | $26,500 |
| 2024 | 5L2F Foundation | CHARITABLE DONATION | $15,000 |
| 2024 | John P and Anne Welsh McNulty Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $10,500 |
| 2024 | John P and Anne Welsh McNulty Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $10,000 |
Showing 30 most recent of 116 recorded grants.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds African Leadership Foundation?
African Leadership Foundation is funded by 51 grantmakers, led by Silicon Valley Community Foundation ($51.7M), Tosa Foundation ($8.0M), The Theodore J Forstmann Charitable Tr ($5.2M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $79.7M in grants to African Leadership Foundation between 2019–2025.
Who is African Leadership Foundation's largest funder?
Silicon Valley Community Foundation is the largest recorded funder of African Leadership Foundation, with $51.7M across 4 grants (2021–2024).
How much grant funding has African Leadership Foundation received?
IRS 990 filings record $79.7M in grants to African Leadership Foundation across 116 grants from 51 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
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