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THE AFRICAN FERTILIZER AND AGRIBUSINESS PARTNERSHIP

THE AFRICAN FERTILIZER AND AGRIBUSINESS PARTNERSHIP receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $34,506,734 to it, the largest being GATES FOUNDATION ($34,506,734). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.

Revenue FY2024
$13M
Funders on record
1
Grants received
$35M
Net assets
$1.1M
1/1 repeat fundersgrants exceed reported revenue in one year
01What it does

What The African Fertilizer and Agribusiness Partnership does

Mission

To reduce poverty and hunger and promote economic growth in africa through development and support of competitive and sustainable agricultural markets for the african smallholder farmers.

As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.

Programs

  1. To support implementation of emergency response efforts in support of food systems in ssa through price relief mechanis to mitigate impact of global and general "cost of living" crises on fertilizer supply and affordability.

    $7,327,422 spentof which $12,866 as grants
    70% of program spending
  2. To increase the availability of quality, affordable fertilizers to smallholder farmers in sub-saharan africa.

    $2,319,855 spent
    22% of program spending
  3. Supporting smallholder farmers to access fertilizers for improved production.

    $828,752 spent
    8% of program spending

The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $10,476,029.

02The organization over time

The organization over time

Each line starts at 100 in 2021, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2021, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.

100 = 20212021 Revenue 100 ($4.4M) Expenses 100 ($4.5M) Net assets 100 ($739k)2022 Revenue 117 ($5.2M) Expenses 131 ($5.9M) Net assets -8 ($-55452)2023 Revenue 249 ($11M) Expenses 260 ($12M) Net assets -115 ($-850713)2024 Revenue 288 ($13M) Expenses 297 ($13M) Net assets 145 ($1.1M)
2021202220232024
Revenue (288)Expenses (297)Net assets (145)Peer revenue range

Balance sheet

Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2021 to 2022, from $940k to $11M (+1107%).

$940k
$11M
$8.0M
$8.3M
2021202220232024
Total assetsTotal liabilities

How it's funded, over time

Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.

2021
2022
2023
2024
ContributionsProgram revenueInvestmentOther

100% of THE AFRICAN FERTILIZER AND AGRIBUSINESS PARTNERSHIP’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (96% for the typical peer).

This organization
Typical peer · 388 orgs

Surplus & reserves

Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 4 of the last 4 reported years ran a deficit.

−$112k
’21
−$795k
’22
−$795k
’23
−$730k
’24
6.9
months of
reserve

Leadership and staff

The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.

Board chair

Dr Nteranya Sanginga

Chairman

As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.

2021202220232024
Listed12121315
Joined·+7+2+3
No longer listed·711
03Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

2017 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income rose $2.2M → $5.1M.

Funder
'17
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24*
total
funders
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

From the IRS filings of THE AFRICAN FERTILIZER AND AGRIBUSINESS PARTNERSHIP’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

04Its place in the field

Against its field

THE AFRICAN FERTILIZER AND AGRIBUSINESS PARTNERSHIP holds deeper cash reserves than three-quarters of the 363 international nonprofits its size.

Operating margin−6% · bottom quartile
Months of reserve6.9mo · top quartile
Revenue growth (annualized)42% · top quartile

this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 363 international nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2024

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05Profile & governance

Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.

Where the money goes

78% of spending goes to programs.

Program 78%Management 22%Fundraising 0%

Governance

6
board members
100%
independent
✓Conflict-of-interest policy✓Whistleblower policy–Document retention✓Board reviewed the 990✓Audited financials

Public support

41%

Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.

Footprint & structure

Files a return copy in 1 state

NJ

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Questions and answers

Who funds THE AFRICAN FERTILIZER AND AGRIBUSINESS PARTNERSHIP?
THE AFRICAN FERTILIZER AND AGRIBUSINESS PARTNERSHIP receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $34,506,734 to it, the largest being GATES FOUNDATION ($34,506,734). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
How many funders does THE AFRICAN FERTILIZER AND AGRIBUSINESS PARTNERSHIP have?
IRS filings report 1 organization giving $34,506,734 in grants to THE AFRICAN FERTILIZER AND AGRIBUSINESS PARTNERSHIP, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
Who is the largest funder of THE AFRICAN FERTILIZER AND AGRIBUSINESS PARTNERSHIP?
GATES FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $34,506,734 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like THE AFRICAN FERTILIZER AND AGRIBUSINESS PARTNERSHIP find more funders?
Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.

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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2021–2024), and the filings of 1 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing