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12 funders with a record of paying for “botswana”
Where the money went
Largest: $75,000 to LESBIANS GAYS AND BISEXUALS OF BOTSWANA (LEGABIBO) — general operating support to continue advancing the rights of lgbtiq communities in botswana and strengthening the movement.
Largest: $25,000 to WILD ENTRUST INTERNATIONAL — entrust botswana predatory study
Largest: $130,000 to WILDLIFE CONSERVATION NETWORK INC — painted dog conservation, cheetah conservation botswana, somali giraffe conservation, ethiopian wolf conservation program, niassa lion project, siberian tiger (tigris), and pangoli…
Largest: $443,032 to BOTSWANA LIBRARY PROJECT — construction of new libraries in botswana
Largest: $300,000 to HLANGANISA INSTITUTE FOR DEVELOPMENT IN SOUTHERN AFRICA — project support to research on the link between alcohol and gbv in africa broadly, and focus on 4 southern african countries, namely botswana, namibia, south africa and zimbabwe sp…
Largest: $60,000 to Jerry & Jana Lackey Ministries Inc — love botswana outreach mission
The John Martin FoundationSan Francisco, CA
2 matching grants · $2.5M · through 2024Largest: $2.0M to ARANDAORG INC — piloting the aranda subscription model for access to antimicrobials in botswana
Conservation International FoundationArlington, VACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $756,725 · through 2024Largest: $607,328 to RARE INC — ecosystem-based adaptation and mitigation in botswana's communal rangelands; strengthening and sustaining the coastal resource and fisheries management in leyte gulf; oceankind pro…
Largest: $5,000 to EMPOWERS AFRICA INC — botswana project
Largest: $100,000 to THE SAINT LOUIS ZOO FOUNDATION — saint louis zoo wildcare institute botswana center for african painted dogs
McB Private FoundationSanta Rosa Beach, FL
2 matching grants · $8,000 · through 2023Largest: $5,000 to BOTSWANA SCHOOL PROJECT — supporting education for children in botswana africa
Largest: $10.0M to THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA — program support
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 2019–2025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →