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$100K – $3M (capacity-building grants)
Mulago Foundation supports founders building scalable solutions to poverty, including both for-profit and nonprofit organizations. Through its Fellows program, it recruits around 20 new fellows each year, provides training in design for impact and strategy for scale, and funds those who emerge with a promising model, strategy, and organization. Typical capacity-building grants range from $100K to $3M, and Mulago continues support as long as there is compelling progress toward scale. Its focus areas include healthcare, education, livelihoods, nutrition, and healthy environments.
Fellows program
Each year, Mulago recruits around 20 new fellows and teaches them what it will take to go big.
Funding
Mulago funds fellows who emerge with a promising model, strategy, and organization.
Capacity building
Mulago teaches design for impact and strategy for scale.
Long-term support
Mulago stays in as long as there is compelling progress toward scale.
Poverty alleviation
Mulago looks for scalable solutions to poverty in places that need them most.
Healthcare
Healthcare is listed as one of the areas Mulago supports.
Education
Education is listed as one of the areas Mulago supports.
Livelihoods
Livelihoods is listed as one of the areas Mulago supports.
Nutrition
Nutrition is listed as one of the areas Mulago supports.
Healthy environment
A healthy environment is listed as one of the areas Mulago supports.
Highly respected impact-first foundation. 'One thing that matters' philosophy. Deeply involved capacity-building grants. Strong Africa portfolio.
Reporting support, capacity building, peer learning network
Confirm current funding cycle is open. Review reporting burden. Check geographic restrictions.
Applicants should show clear potential for exponential impact and a credible path to scale, not just a strong mission. Emphasize evidence that the founder and organization can deliver at scale, and present a model and strategy that are already showing progress. A practical entry point is the Fellows program, where Mulago trains around 20 new fellows each year before funding the strongest opportunities.
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Multiple grantees across Africa