NGO Directory Africa lists 569 organisations working in South Africa, 569 of them with their head office in the country and 15 international NGOs. The most common causes are Community Development, Research & Policy, Education & Training. This page shows 58 foundations & trusts.
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Foundations & trusts in South Africa
Nelson Mandela Foundation
Houghton Estate, South Africa Since 1999 The Nelson Mandela Foundation is a nonprofit organisation founded by Nelson Mandela in 1999 to promote Mandela's vision of freedom and equality for all. The chairman is Naledi Pandor, and the chief executive officer is D...
Peace Parks Foundation (PPF)
Stellenbosch, South Africa Since 1997 Peace Park Foundation, founded in 1997 by Dr Anton Rupert, President Nelson Mandela and Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands, is an organisation that aims to re-establish, renew and conserve large ecosystems in Africa, tra...
Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB)
Cape Town, South Africa Since 1968 The Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB) is an international non-profit organisation committed to the rescue, rehabilitation, and release of seabirds in Southern Africa. Recognised...
Ahmed Kathrada Foundation
Lenasia, South Africa Since 2008 The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation is a South African-based foundation the seeks to promote non-racialism and the principles within both the Freedom Charter and the South African Constitution. It is named after anti-apartheid...
Small Enterprise Foundation
Tzaneen, South Africa Small Enterprise Foundation (SEF) is a microfinance institution operating primarily in the Limpopo province of South Africa; however, it also has branches in Eastern Cape, Mpumalanga,, Kwa-Zulu Natal and Guateng. It was...
Vervet Monkey Foundation
South Africa The Vervet Monkey Foundation (VMF) is a 23-hectare not-for-profit centre for rehabilitation, education and sanctuary for vervet monkeys, near the town of Tzaneen, South Africa. Registered and established in 1993, it is s...
Global Water Foundation
Johannesburg, South Africa Since 2005 The Global Water Foundation (GWF) is a non-profit organisation concerned with delivering clean water and sanitation to needy communities. Retired professional tennis player Johan Kriek founded the organisation in 2005 af...
Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation
South Africa Since 2004 The Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation (DTHF) is a nonprofit organization founded to provide treatment for and conduct HIV/AIDS research. It is based in Cape Town, South Africa, and is managed with the Desmond Tutu HIV Centre a...
Open Society Foundation for South Africa
Cape Town, South Africa Since 1993 The Open Society Foundation for South Africa is a South African non-profit grant-making organisation that supports the civil society sector. Its mission is to "promote the values, institutions and practices of an open, n...
Community and Individual Development Association City Campus
South Africa Since 1999 The Community & Individual Development Association is a non-profit, educational development organisation that was founded in 1979 and is located in Johannesburg, South Africa.
NEPAD Business Foundation
South Africa The NEPAD Business Foundation (NBF) is a non-profit organisation that champions and coordinates development programmes, projects and initiatives from inception to implementation through public and private sector partners...
Anna Foundation
South Africa Since 2005 The Anna Foundation partners with local donors, sponsors, and volunteers who join us in empowering women and children in disadvantaged communities and underserved schools.
African Climate Foundation (ACF)
South Africa Since 2020 African foundation funding and incubating work at the intersection of climate and development.
AIDS Foundation of South Africa
South Africa Since 1988 Nonprofit organization in Durban, South Africa.
Mmabana Foundation
Mahikeng, South Africa Mmabana Foundation is an NGO with an office in Mahikeng, South Africa, as mapped on OpenStreetMap.
The Teddy Bear Foundation
South Africa Since 1986 We provide efficient and professional services to prevent and minimise the devastating effects of child abuse in South Africa. We say: Child Abuse No More!
AIDS Healthcare Foundation
Durban, South Africa Since 1987 AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the world's largest HIV/AIDS healthcare organization, currently provides medical care and services to more than 1.75 million clients in 45 countries. With more than 7,000 employees world...
Grootbos Foundation
Gansbaai, South Africa Since 2005 Please support our vision of a brighter future for our communities across the Cape Floral Kingdom
Kolisi Foundation
South Africa Since 2020 KOLISI FOUNDATION Siya and Rachel Kolisi founded the Kolisi Foundation with a vision to change the stories of inequality in South Africa, to see thriving communities. We work alongside others, adding our story to the sto...
Shahid Afridi Foundation
Pakistan, South Africa Since 2014 Non-profit Organization.
South African Veterinary Foundation
Pretoria, South Africa Since 1976 Nonprofit organization in Pretoria; research fund raising body of the South African Veterinary Association.
TEARS Foundation
South Africa Since 2012 TEARS Foundation - Is a women-led, Non-Profit Organization that provides access to crisis intervention, advocacy, counseling, and prevention education services for those impacted by rape, domestic violence, and child sex...
