Segal Family Foundation

About Segal Family Foundation

Segal Family Foundation Inc centers long-term partnerships with locally led organizations across Sub-Saharan Africa, pairing flexible grants with capacity building and active partner support. One of its largest recent grants went to The Gould Family Foundation for technical and capacity support to health clinics in Sub Saharan Africa, showing that clinic strengthening sits alongside broader community development work. The foundation also funds education and leadership pipelines: Fundi Bots received a substantial grant, and Unreasonable East Africa was supported in Kampala, both reflecting an emphasis on early-stage organizations and locally rooted problem-solvers. Its recent portfolio includes health, education, livelihoods, gender equality, and climate-related work, with grants reaching organizations in cities such as Bujumbura, Kigali, Kampala, Nairobi, and Blantyre. Several grantees appear to be African organizations, while others are U.S.-based intermediaries or partners working on Africa-focused programs. The foundation funds organizations rather than individuals and pairs grants with an Active Partnership model that includes non-financial support, learning visits, and organizational development stipends. Recent awards also show support for journalism training and professional development through grants tied to aspiring and early-career journalists and solutions-based knowledge journalism capacity building.

What Segal Family Foundation Funds

Health systems strengthening is a visible thread in the foundation’s work. In 2023, it gave $287,500 to The Gould Family Foundation for technical and capacity support to health clinics in Sub Saharan Africa, and it also funded Kajo-keji Health Training Institute in San Francisco for charitable purposes tied to its Africa-focused mission. Education-related support appears in multiple forms. Fundi Bots in Kampala received $204,000, while Komo Learning Centres in Tucson received $165,000, indicating investment in learning organizations that operate across or in support of African communities. The foundation also backs local leadership and community development. Grants to Nyaka Aids Orphans School in East Lansing and Reach a Hand Uganda in Kampala align with its emphasis on proximate leaders and locally led organizations. Agriculture and food security are present as well through Gardens for Health International in Boston, which received $115,000.

How Segal Family Foundation Gives