South Africa: Websites of Interest
Grantmaking FoundationsNonprofit and Other Support OrganizationsSouth Africa News MediaU.S. and Regional Government Agencies
GRANTMAKING FOUNDATIONSAmerican Express Company
- American Express supports hundreds of nonprofit organizations each year through its foundation and corporate giving activities. Grants are made under three program themes: Community Service, Cultural Heritage, and Economic Independence.
Carnegie Corporation of New York
- Carnegie Corporation of New York is a general-purpose, grantmaking foundation established in 1911 by Andrew Carnegie “for the advancement and diffusion of knowledge and understanding among the people of the United States.” Subsequent charter amendments have allowed the Corporation to use 7.4 percent of its income for the same purposes in countries that are or have been members of the British Commonwealth. Overseas grants are currently concentrated in Commonwealth Africa.
- Chevron supports communities where thier employees live and work and where they do business. Programs are developed through existing partnerships in an extensive community relations network, with emphasis in the areas of education, environment, and international development.
- The Ford Foundation’s goals are to strengthen democratic values, reduce poverty and injustice, promote international cooperation, and advance human achievement. The Foundation’s initiative, Human Development and Reproductive Health, helps to attain these goals by working within the areas of children, youth, and families and reproductive health.
Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationGE FundThe Harry Frank Guggenheim FoundationIBM FoundationInternational Youth FoundationW.K. Kellogg FoundationBernard Van Leer FoundationThe John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur FoundationThe McKnight FoundationThe Andrew W. Mellon FoundationCharles Stewart Mott FoundationThe Rockefeller FoundationThe Joseph Rowntree Charitable TrustSoros Foundations NetworkTrinity Church Grants ProgramThe UN FoundationWorldspace Foundation
NONPROFIT AND OTHER SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONSAfrica Policy Information CenterAfricareCoporate Council on AfricaHuman Rights WatchInternational Republican InstituteNational Democratic Institute for International AffairsNational Summit on AfricaSouth African National NGO CoalitionSouthern Africa Development Community
SOUTH AFRICA NEWS MEDIAIndependent NewspaperMail & GuardianThe Star
U.S. AND REGIONAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIESUS State DepartmentUS Agency for International DevelopmentAfrican Development FoundationOverseas Private Investment CorporationAngolaBotswanaMozambiqueNamibiaSouth AfricaSwazilandTanzaniaZimbabwe