
Provide long-term, unrestricted funding and coaching to founders and organizations with scalable solutions that improve life for the poorest families, focused on basic needs and exponential impact.
Mulago Foundation C/o Arnhold LLC gives long-term, unrestricted support to organizations working on scalable solutions for people living in poverty. Its recent grants repeatedly land at $500,000, including awards to Food for Education for operating feeding programs in Kenya and to Lwala Community Alliance for relief to the poor. The pattern points to a funder that backs organizations with defined delivery models rather than isolated projects. The foundation’s portfolio spans basic needs and systems-building work across health, education, agriculture, nutrition, water, sanitation, and environmental protection. Several recent grants also support groups that test or expand practical tools, such as Intelehealth Inc for relief to the poor and Digital Green Foundation for relief to the poor. That mix aligns with the foundation’s stated emphasis on founders and organizations with solutions that can reach more people over time. Recent grants also show support for organizations serving low-income communities in multiple regions, with awards to entities in the United States, Kenya, India, Rwanda, and the United Kingdom. Alongside program support, the foundation makes program-related investments and funds individuals, reinforcing a capital strategy that extends beyond standard grants.
In nutrition and food access, the foundation gave $500,000 to Food for Education for operating feeding programs in Kenya. In health, it awarded $500,000 to Intelehealth Inc for relief to the poor, and another $500,000 to Project Healthy Children Inc for relief to the poor. These grants point to a focus on delivery models that can reach low-income populations at scale. Education is another clear area of support. The foundation gave $500,000 to Educate Girls for relief to the poor, $500,000 to The Luminos Fund for relief to the poor, and $500,000 to Imagine Worldwide for relief to the poor. It also funded capacity-building work through Maliasili Initiatives Inc with a $750,000 grant for relief to the poor. The foundation’s agriculture and environment work appears in grants to Semilla Nueva, Blue Ventures, and World Resources Institute, each at $500,000 for relief to the poor. Those awards sit alongside the stated focus on agriculture and livelihoods, environmental protection and climate, and capacity building for scale.
$42.5M
$358.4M
$34.1M
$31.8M
Most grants fall between $50K and $250K, with a median of $100K.
25th Percentile
$50K
Median
$100K
75th Percentile
$250K
About 13% of grants go to recipients in CA.
Top 10 recipient countries by grant volume for Mulago Foundation C/O Arnhold.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 146 | $31.3M | 57.3% |
| 2 | Kenya | 17 | $2.6M |
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Typical grants cluster in a mid-six-figure range: p25 is $50,000, median is $100,000, and p75 is $250,000. The recent grants list also shows many awards at $500,000, with one at $750,000 and several at $250,000. The foundation appears to return to some recipients across years, including Maliasili Initiatives Inc in both 2023 and 2025. It is classified as a regular funder, funds individuals, and makes program-related investments. The profile summary indicates long-term, unrestricted funding and coaching, but no application process is described in the provided data.
Most grants go to U.S. recipients, and California is the top state by grant count. New York accounts for 13% of grants to recipients in the HQ state, while other visible recipient locations include Nairobi, London, Bogota, Lusaka, and Underhill, VT. The country distribution also shows grants outside the U.S. in Kenya, the United Kingdom, India, Rwanda, Nicaragua, Canada, Colombia, and Brazil. The geographic pattern reflects a national funder with a strong U.S. base and a visible international portfolio.
The foundation backs organizations with scalable solutions for people living in poverty. Recent grants show support for health, education, agriculture and livelihoods, nutrition, water and sanitation, environmental protection, and capacity building for scale. Its stated summary also emphasizes long-term, unrestricted funding and coaching.
The grant-size distribution is centered in the middle six figures: p25 is $50,000, median is $100,000, and p75 is $250,000. Recent awards also include repeated $500,000 grants and a $750,000 grant.
Yes. The recipient-country distribution includes Kenya, the United Kingdom, India, Rwanda, Nicaragua, Canada, Colombia, and Brazil, alongside a majority of U.S. grants. Recent grants also name recipients in Nairobi, London, Bogota, Lusaka, and Rwanda.
Yes. Maliasili Initiatives Inc appears in both 2023 and 2025 recent grants, and the recipient list also includes recurring support patterns across the portfolio. The provided data points to continued funding relationships rather than only one-time awards.
It is marked as making program-related investments and as funding individuals. The existing summary also says it provides coaching to founders and organizations, alongside long-term, unrestricted funding.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
6.7% |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 15 | $3.1M | 5.9% |
| 4 | India | 14 | $2.5M | 5.5% |
| 5 | Nigeria | 7 | $650K | 2.8% |
| 6 | Rwanda | 6 | $1.4M | 2.4% |
| 7 | South Africa | 6 | $950K | 2.4% |
| 8 | Canada | 6 | $800K | 2.4% |
| 9 | Colombia | 5 | $1M | 2.0% |
| 10 | Brazil | 4 | $600K | 1.6% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LWALA COMMUNITY ALLIANCE | NASHVILLE, TN | $500,000 | 2025 | RELIEF TO THE POOR |
| DIGITAL GREEN FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $500,000 | 2025 | RELIEF TO THE POOR |
| CHANCEN INTERNATIONAL GGMBH | — | $500,000 | 2025 | RELIEF TO THE POOR |
| MAFISA COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION | LUSAKA | $500,000 | 2025 | RELIEF TO THE POOR |
| ABSOLUTE RETURN FOR KIDS | NEW YORK, NY | $500,000 | 2025 | RELIEF TO THE POOR |
| THE LUMINOS FUND | BOSTON, MA | $500,000 | 2025 | RELIEF TO THE POOR |
| ZVANDIRI ORGANISATIONS | — | $500,000 | 2025 | RELIEF TO THE POOR |
| PROJECT HEALTHY CHILDREN INC | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $500,000 | 2025 | RELIEF TO THE POOR |
| BRIDGES TO PROSPERITY | DENVER, CO | $500,000 | 2025 | RELIEF TO THE POOR |
| INTELEHEALTH INC | ELLICOTT CITY, MD | $500,000 | 2025 | RELIEF TO THE POOR |
| PANORAMA GLOBAL | SEATTLE, WA | $500,000 | 2025 | RELIEF TO THE POOR |
| MALIASILI INITIATIVES INC | UNDERHILL, VT | $500,000 | 2025 | RELIEF TO THE POOR |
| ACELI AFRICA INC | WASHINGTON DC, DC | $500,000 | 2025 | RELIEF TO THE POOR |
| FRIENDSHIP BENCH TRUST | HINGHAM, MA | $250,000 | 2025 | RELIEF TO THE POOR |
| IMAGINE WORLDWIDE | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $250,000 | 2025 | RELIEF TO THE POOR |
| FUNDACION GAIA AMAZONAS | — | $250,000 | 2025 | RELIEF TO THE POOR |
| LIVELY MINDS | TOTNES | $250,000 | 2025 | RELIEF TO THE POOR |
| FOOD FOR EDUCATION | — | $250,000 | 2025 | RELIEF TO THE POOR |
| KHEYTI INC | NEW YORK, NY | $250,000 | 2025 | RELIEF TO THE POOR |
| ROCKET LEARNING FOUNDATION | WILMINGTON, DE | $250,000 | 2025 | RELIEF TO THE POOR |
| VILLAGE REACH | SEATTLE, WA | $250,000 | 2025 | RELIEF TO THE POOR |
| VISION SPRING | NEW YORK, NY | $250,000 | 2025 | RELIEF TO THE POOR |
| PIVOT WORKS | BOSTON, MA | $250,000 | 2025 | RELIEF TO THE POOR |
| PARTICLES FOR HUMANITY | WEST LEBANON, NH | $250,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT STUDY TO ASSESS THEIR TECHNOLOGY-ENHANCED VITAMIN A BY TESTING ITS ABSORPTION INTO THE BLOODSTREAM. |
| WATER ACCESS RWANDA | — | $250,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT IN FUNDING FIRST TIME PIPED SAFE WATER ACCESS FOR RURAL AND PERI-URBAN HOUSEHOLDS AND SCHOOLS |
| URGEWALD EV | — | $250,000 | 2025 | RELIEF TO THE POOR |
| THINKMD PBC | BURLINGTON, VT | $250,000 | 2025 | RELIEF TO THE POOR |
| UJAMAA NA WATOTO WENYE HAKI | — | $250,000 | 2025 | RELIEF TO THE POOR |
| SEMILLA NUEVA | BOISE, ID | $250,000 | 2025 | RELIEF TO THE POOR |
| YOUNG 1OVE FOUNDATION | AUSTIN, TX | $250,000 | 2025 | RELIEF TO THE POOR |
| DEVELOPMENT MEDIA INTERNATIONAL | — | $250,000 | 2025 | RELIEF TO THE POOR |
| AVUNJA MOBILE LTD | — | $250,000 | 2025 | TO RECRUIT, TRAIN AND SUPPORT UNEMPLOYED YOUTH TO EARN RELIABLE INCOME. |
| UJAMAA COMMUNITY RESOURCE TEAM | — | $250,000 | 2025 | RELIEF TO THE POOR |
| SMARTSTART EARLY LEARNING | — | $250,000 | 2025 | RELIEF TO THE POOR |
| RISING INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION | — | $250,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR QUALITY PUBLIC SCHOOL PROGRAMMING IN WEST AFRICA |
| WITHIN REACH INC | BOSTON, MA | $250,000 | 2025 | RELIEF TO THE POOR |
| AFEF INC | NEW YORK, NY | $250,000 | 2025 | RELIEF TO THE POOR |
| CLIMATESENSE PRIVATE LIMITED (FARMERS FOR FORESTS INC) | PUNE | $250,000 | 2025 | RELIEF TO THE POOR |
| ONE REEF WORLDWIDE | SANTA CRUZ, CA | $250,000 | 2025 | RELIEF TO THE POOR |
| SUSTAINABLE FINANCE COALITION | JOHANNESBURG | $250,000 | 2025 | RELIEF TO THE POOR |
| THINKMD PBC | BURLINGTON, VT | $250,000 | 2025 | RELIEF TO THE POOR |
| ASSOCIACAO DE PESQUISA APLICADA | — | $250,000 | 2025 | RELIEF TO THE POOR |
| AMANDLAMOBI NPC | — | $250,000 | 2025 | RELIEF TO THE POOR |
| CONSERVE GLOBAL | — | $250,000 | 2025 | RELIEF TO THE POOR |
| FOUNDATION FOR ECOLOGICAL SECURITY | — | $250,000 | 2025 | RELIEF TO THE POOR |
| PEMPEM INC | — | $250,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT IN PILOTING A MARKETPLACE FOR SMALLHOLDER FARMERS IN TROPICAL FOREST COMMODITIES. |
| SUVITA UK | — | $250,000 | 2025 | RELIEF TO THE POOR |
| DARSEL | NEW YORK, NY | $250,000 | 2025 | RELIEF TO THE POOR |
| CASSVITA INC | BOSTON, MA | $250,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT IN FIELD-TESTING TECHNOLOGY THAT EXTENDS THE SHELF-LIFE OF CASSAVA AND MINIMIZES POST-HARVEST LOSSES FOR 1,500 FARMERS. |
| CULTIVO LAND PBC | PLEASANTON, CA | $250,000 | 2025 | CARRY OUT STUDIES TO ASSESS POTENTIAL REGENERATION PROJECTS IN THE CHIHUAHUAN DESSERT. |
LWALA COMMUNITY ALLIANCE
$500,000RELIEF TO THE POOR
DIGITAL GREEN FOUNDATION
$500,000RELIEF TO THE POOR
CHANCEN INTERNATIONAL GGMBH
$500,000RELIEF TO THE POOR
MAFISA COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION
$500,000RELIEF TO THE POOR
ABSOLUTE RETURN FOR KIDS
$500,000RELIEF TO THE POOR
THE LUMINOS FUND
$500,000RELIEF TO THE POOR
ZVANDIRI ORGANISATIONS
RELIEF TO THE POOR
PROJECT HEALTHY CHILDREN INC
$500,000RELIEF TO THE POOR
BRIDGES TO PROSPERITY
$500,000RELIEF TO THE POOR
INTELEHEALTH INC
$500,000RELIEF TO THE POOR
PANORAMA GLOBAL
$500,000RELIEF TO THE POOR
MALIASILI INITIATIVES INC
$500,000RELIEF TO THE POOR
ACELI AFRICA INC
$500,000RELIEF TO THE POOR
FRIENDSHIP BENCH TRUST
$250,000RELIEF TO THE POOR
IMAGINE WORLDWIDE
$250,000RELIEF TO THE POOR
FUNDACION GAIA AMAZONAS
$250,000RELIEF TO THE POOR
LIVELY MINDS
$250,000RELIEF TO THE POOR
FOOD FOR EDUCATION
$250,000RELIEF TO THE POOR
KHEYTI INC
$250,000RELIEF TO THE POOR
ROCKET LEARNING FOUNDATION
$250,000RELIEF TO THE POOR
VILLAGE REACH
$250,000RELIEF TO THE POOR
VISION SPRING
$250,000RELIEF TO THE POOR
PIVOT WORKS
$250,000RELIEF TO THE POOR
PARTICLES FOR HUMANITY
$250,000SUPPORT STUDY TO ASSESS THEIR TECHNOLOGY-ENHANCED VITAMIN A BY TESTING ITS ABSORPTION INTO THE BLOODSTREAM.
WATER ACCESS RWANDA
$250,000SUPPORT IN FUNDING FIRST TIME PIPED SAFE WATER ACCESS FOR RURAL AND PERI-URBAN HOUSEHOLDS AND SCHOOLS
URGEWALD EV
$250,000RELIEF TO THE POOR
THINKMD PBC
$250,000RELIEF TO THE POOR
UJAMAA NA WATOTO WENYE HAKI
$250,000RELIEF TO THE POOR
SEMILLA NUEVA
$250,000RELIEF TO THE POOR
YOUNG 1OVE FOUNDATION
$250,000RELIEF TO THE POOR
DEVELOPMENT MEDIA INTERNATIONAL
$250,000RELIEF TO THE POOR
AVUNJA MOBILE LTD
$250,000TO RECRUIT, TRAIN AND SUPPORT UNEMPLOYED YOUTH TO EARN RELIABLE INCOME.
UJAMAA COMMUNITY RESOURCE TEAM
$250,000RELIEF TO THE POOR
SMARTSTART EARLY LEARNING
$250,000RELIEF TO THE POOR
RISING INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION
$250,000SUPPORT FOR QUALITY PUBLIC SCHOOL PROGRAMMING IN WEST AFRICA
WITHIN REACH INC
$250,000RELIEF TO THE POOR
AFEF INC
$250,000RELIEF TO THE POOR
CLIMATESENSE PRIVATE LIMITED (FARMERS FOR FORESTS INC)
$250,000RELIEF TO THE POOR
ONE REEF WORLDWIDE
$250,000RELIEF TO THE POOR
SUSTAINABLE FINANCE COALITION
$250,000RELIEF TO THE POOR
THINKMD PBC
$250,000RELIEF TO THE POOR
ASSOCIACAO DE PESQUISA APLICADA
$250,000RELIEF TO THE POOR
AMANDLAMOBI NPC
$250,000RELIEF TO THE POOR
CONSERVE GLOBAL
$250,000RELIEF TO THE POOR
FOUNDATION FOR ECOLOGICAL SECURITY
$250,000RELIEF TO THE POOR
PEMPEM INC
$250,000SUPPORT IN PILOTING A MARKETPLACE FOR SMALLHOLDER FARMERS IN TROPICAL FOREST COMMODITIES.
SUVITA UK
$250,000RELIEF TO THE POOR
DARSEL
$250,000RELIEF TO THE POOR
CASSVITA INC
$250,000SUPPORT IN FIELD-TESTING TECHNOLOGY THAT EXTENDS THE SHELF-LIFE OF CASSAVA AND MINIMIZES POST-HARVEST LOSSES FOR 1,500 FARMERS.
CULTIVO LAND PBC
$250,000CARRY OUT STUDIES TO ASSESS POTENTIAL REGENERATION PROJECTS IN THE CHIHUAHUAN DESSERT.