GFCF Small Grants for Community Philanthropy Organisations
Global Fund for Community Foundations (South Africa)
Small grants to build the capacity of community philanthropy organisations worldwide, explicitly including those piloting participatory grantmaking — one of the few sources that funds the infrastructure of community-led funding itself.
- Indicative award
- Amount not published (varies by call)No grant range is published on the grants page; annual grantmaking capacity varies with donor resources. Aggregator-quoted ranges are not confirmed by the funder's own page.
- Timing
- Rolling / openNo specific published date recorded. This funder publishes a cycle rather than a date, and this database does not invent one.Concept notes accepted year-round via the 'Share a concept note' link, but the fund states there is no open call in every year. Enquiries go to info@globalfundcf.org.
- Who can apply
- Community organisation, Practitioner
- Eligibility
- Eligible applicants are community philanthropy organisations and community foundations, anywhere in the world; concept notes may be submitted at any time. The GFCF is candid that it does not hold an open call every year and that grantmaking depends on donor funds secured. A university would not qualify as the applicant, but a researcher can work with a grantee on documentation or learning.
- SSWR clusters
- Topics
- community philanthropy · participatory grantmaking infrastructure · organisational capacity · shifting power
- Apply at
- https://globalfundcommunityfoundations.org/grants/
- This entry
- Curated by the working group. Written 2026-08-07. The funder link has not yet been machine-checked.
Amounts and dates on this page are indicative and are maintained by people rather than scraped. Funders change ceilings, windows and eligibility without notice; confirm all details at the source above before applying.
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