Epanini Afya Foundation directs the bulk of its funding to international health and basic services in East Africa, with repeated multi-grant support to a small group of organizations working on clean water, community health, and emergency medical relief. Grants are largely unrestricted contributions to operational programs rather than domestic U.S. initiatives, and the foundation demonstrates an interest in both grassroots African trusts and large international NGOs.
Concentrated, mid-size contributions across a small set of repeat grantees—multiple grants per organization—focused on international (primarily East African) program support rather than many one-off domestic gifts.
Notable grantees: Charity Water (Ethiopia projects), Sukuma Twende Trust, Care Work (Kenya), Doctors Without Borders (Médecins Sans Frontières), Healthcare Without Harm US
Repeated support for Charity Water Project in Ethiopia is one of the clearest signals in Epanini Afya Foundation’s giving. Across 2023, 2024, and 2025, the foundation backed the same clean-water effort three times, with grants of $28,000, $28,000, and $22,000. That pattern sits alongside a broader health-and-basic-services portfolio centered on East Africa, where the foundation has funded community health work, humanitarian medical relief, and organizational capacity building. The foundation’s recent grants show a preference for a small number of recurring recipients rather than a wide spread of one-time awards. It has supported Sukuma Twende Trust in Nairobi for community health and development work, Care Work in Kenya for health-related programming, and Doctors Without Borders for emergency medical relief. It also funded Healthcare Without Harm US, indicating attention to the environmental side of health systems. Grant purposes in the recent record are framed as contributions, suggesting flexible support rather than tightly restricted project-only awards.
Clean water is a core theme. Epanini Afya Foundation gave $28,000 in 2024 and $28,000 in 2023 to Charity Water Project in Ethiopia, then added $22,000 in 2025, all as contributions. The foundation also supports community health and development in Kenya. It awarded $21,000 in 2025 and $20,000 in 2024 to Sukuma Twende Trust in Nairobi, along with a $12,500 grant in 2023. Emergency medical relief is another recurring line of giving. Doctors Without Borders received $15,000 in 2023, $15,000 in 2024, and $10,000 in 2025. The foundation also funded Healthcare Without Harm US with $10,000 in 2024 and again in 2025, showing interest in health-sector environmental sustainability.
Typical grants cluster tightly around a modest band: p25 is $15,000, the median is $15,000, and p75 is $20,000. The recent record also shows repeated awards to the same organizations across multiple years, including 2023, 2024, and 2025, which points to ongoing relationships rather than isolated gifts. Grants are listed as contributions, indicating flexible support. The foundation funds individuals: False, and makes program-related investments: False.
$232K
$839K
$65K
$81K
Most grants fall between $15K and $20K, with a median of $15K.
25th Percentile
$15K
Median
$15K
75th Percentile
$20K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in VA.
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Epanini Afya Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 11 | $178K | 78.6% |
| 2 | Kenya | 3 | $54K |
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Grant recipients are concentrated in the U.S. and Kenya. By recipient location, the U.S. accounts for 11 grants and Kenya for 3. Named recipient cities include New York, NY; Merrifield, VA; Reston, VA; Hagerstown, MD; and Nairobi. Even with a Santa Clara headquarters, the giving pattern is not centered there: 0% of grants go to recipients in California, while Virginia is the top state by grant count.
The foundation backs clean water, community health and development, emergency medical relief, and health-sector environmental sustainability. Recent grants include repeated support for charity water work in Ethiopia, community health work in Nairobi, emergency medical relief through Doctors Without Borders, and environmental health work through Healthcare Without Harm US.
Its grant sizes are relatively consistent: the 25th percentile is $15,000, the median is $15,000, and the 75th percentile is $20,000. Recent awards also show a few larger grants, including $28,000 and $22,000.
Yes. The recent record shows repeated support across multiple years for several organizations, including Charity Water Project in Ethiopia, Sukuma Twende Trust, Care Work in Kenya, Doctors Without Borders, and Healthcare Without Harm US.
By recipient state, Virginia is the top state by grant count. The recipient-country distribution is mostly U.S.-based, with 11 grants to U.S. recipients and 3 to recipients in Kenya.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Recipient country reflects the grantee's headquarters per IRS 990-PF and Schedule F filings, not the program's implementation country.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHARITY WATER PROJECT IN ETHIOPIA | NEW YORK, NY | $22,000 | 2025 | CONTRIBUTION |
| SUKUMA TWENDE TRUST | NAIROBI | $21,000 | 2025 | CONTRIBUTION |
| CARE WORK IN KENYA | MERRIFIELD, VA | $10,000 | 2025 | CONTRIBUTION |
| HEALTHCARE WITHOUT HARM US | RESTON, VA | $10,000 | 2025 | CONTRIBUTION |
| DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS | HAGERSTOWN, MD | $10,000 | 2025 | CONTRIBUTION |
| CHARITY WATER PROJECT IN ETHIOPIA | NEW YORK, NY | $28,000 | 2024 | CONTRIBUTION |
| SUKUMA TWENDE TRUST | NAIROBI | $20,000 | 2024 | CONTRIBUTION |
| DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS | HAGERSTOWN, MD | $15,000 | 2024 | CONTRIBUTION |
| CARE WORK IN KENYA | MERRIFIELD, VA | $15,000 | 2024 | CONTRIBUTION |
| HEALTHCARE WITHOUT HARM US | RESTON, VA | $10,000 | 2024 | CONTRIBUTION |
| CHARITY WATER PROJECT IN ETHIOPIA | NEW YORK, NY | $28,000 | 2023 | CONTRIBUTION |
| DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS | HAGERSTOWN, MD | $15,000 | 2023 | CONTRIBUTION |
| CARE WORK IN KENYA | MERRIFIELD, VA | $15,000 | 2023 | CONTRIBUTION |
| SUKUMA TWENDE TRUST | NAIROBI | $12,500 | 2023 | CONTRIBUTION |
CHARITY WATER PROJECT IN ETHIOPIA
$22,000CONTRIBUTION
SUKUMA TWENDE TRUST
$21,000CONTRIBUTION
CARE WORK IN KENYA
$10,000CONTRIBUTION
HEALTHCARE WITHOUT HARM US
$10,000CONTRIBUTION
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS
$10,000CONTRIBUTION
CHARITY WATER PROJECT IN ETHIOPIA
$28,000CONTRIBUTION
SUKUMA TWENDE TRUST
CONTRIBUTION
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS
$15,000CONTRIBUTION
CARE WORK IN KENYA
$15,000CONTRIBUTION
HEALTHCARE WITHOUT HARM US
$10,000CONTRIBUTION
CHARITY WATER PROJECT IN ETHIOPIA
$28,000CONTRIBUTION
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS
$15,000CONTRIBUTION
CARE WORK IN KENYA
$15,000CONTRIBUTION
SUKUMA TWENDE TRUST
$12,500CONTRIBUTION