Maryland · Public charity
Aid for Africa Inc
Provide assistance to sub-saharan africa.
- $287k
- Granted FY2021
- 16
- Itemized grants FY2021
- 16
- Organizations funded FY2021
- 25%
- First-time grantees FY2021
- Itemized, FY2021
- $194k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2021
- $10,365
- Largest grant, FY2021
- $18,475
- Organizations funded a year
- 13 to 18
- FY2019 to FY2021
- States reached, FY2021
- 9
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2021, 25% of the organizations Aid for Africa Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 20% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2021, 80% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $39k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | 16 | $194k | 25% |
| FY2020 | 13 | $197k | 0% |
| FY2019 | 18 | $248k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2021.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2021, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wildlife Conservation Network Inc | $97,735 | 3 | 0% |
| Charity Global Inc | $85,665 | 3 | 0% |
| The Fistula Foundation | $75,881 | 3 | 0% |
| Womens Microfinance Initiative | $64,097 | 3 | 12% |
| Books for Africa Inc | $50,542 | 3 | 0% |
| African Childrens Haven Inc | $33,899 | 3 | 6% |
| The Maasai Girls Education Fund | $31,192 | 3 | 5% |
| Ashesi University Foundation | $26,574 | 3 | 0% |
| Helping Children Worldwide Inc | $22,224 | 3 | 1% |
| Africa Classroom Connection | $21,175 | 3 | 8% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wildlife Conservation Network Inc | $97,735 | 3 | 0% |
| Charity Global Inc | $85,665 | 3 | 0% |
| The Fistula Foundation | $75,881 | 3 | 0% |
| Womens Microfinance Initiative | $64,097 | 3 | 12% |
| Books for Africa Inc | $50,542 | 3 | 0% |
| African Childrens Haven Inc | $33,899 | 3 | 6% |
| The Maasai Girls Education Fund | $31,192 | 3 | 5% |
| Ashesi University Foundation | $26,574 | 3 | 0% |
| Helping Children Worldwide Inc | $22,224 | 3 | 1% |
| Africa Classroom Connection | $21,175 | 3 | 8% |
| Tanzania Education Fund Inc | $17,622 | 2 | 14% |
| Aid Africa | $14,979 | 2 | 6% |
| Ecoagriculture International Inc | $14,706 | 2 | 0% |
| Panthera Corporation | $11,932 | 2 | 0% |
| Medical Bridges Inc | $10,689 | 2 | 0% |
| Trees for the Future Inc | $10,255 | 1 | 0% |
| Education for All Children | $9,740 | 1 | 1% |
| MGVP INC Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project | $9,669 | 1 | 1% |
| Action Africa Inc | $9,062 | 1 | 2% |
| Tostan Inc | $8,895 | 1 | 0% |
| Worldwide Fistula Fund | $6,021 | 1 | 1% |
| American Leprosy Missions Inc | $5,846 | 1 | 0% |
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Aid for Africa Inc supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: Give Back Foundation · Globalgiving Foundation Inc · Shell USA Company Foundation · Baird Foundation Inc · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Network for Good · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About Aid for Africa Inc
- How much does Aid for Africa Inc give?
- Aid for Africa Inc reported 16 itemized grants totaling $193,889, out of $286,601 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2021 IRS filing. It funded between 13 and 18 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2021.
- What does Aid for Africa Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2021, its largest causes are International (33%), Animals (19%), Human Services (13%).
- Who are Aid for Africa Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2019 to FY2021: Wildlife Conservation Network Inc ($98k), Charity Global Inc ($86k), The Fistula Foundation ($76k).
- Does Aid for Africa Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2021, 25% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Aid for Africa Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Give Back Foundation, Globalgiving Foundation Inc, Shell USA Company Foundation.
- Where is Aid for Africa Inc based?
- Aid for Africa Inc is based in MD.
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