Pepal Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- Pepal's stated priority countries are Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, India, Kenya, Mali, Morocco, Uganda and Zambia, and its themes are health and poverty relief, so check that your work fits both.
- Its grants go to its partner NGOs to carry out charitable activities, so an organisation without an existing link to Pepal should expect to start with a conversation rather than an open application.
- No application process is published, so the sensible first step is to use the contact on its website to ask how it works with new organisations.
- The annual report gives annual giving of £45,090 and no grant range, so keep any request modest and do not assume a particular size.
- Its approach is cross-sector collaboration, so a proposal that shows how you work with businesses or government may suit it better.
Overview
Pepal Foundation is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1137688).
Pepal Foundation exists to develop leaders to drive social change in low-resource countries. It was created to bring together staff from NGOs, global corporations and governments to learn from each other, empower leaders at every level and co-create solutions to social issues. It connects businesses, NGOs and government on projects, runs capacity-building leadership programmes, supports innovation ideas and provides grants to partner NGOs. Its annual giving is £45,090.
What they fund
Priority Areas
Pepal develops leaders to drive social change by bringing businesses, NGOs and government together to work on social issues in low-resource countries. Its work connects sectors and combines leadership development with innovation and practical projects designed for scalable, sustainable social impact. The foundation provides grants to Pepal’s partner NGOs to implement charitable activities. Its objects include advancing health and relieving poverty and other charitable needs throughout the developing and emerging world. Pepal also builds the capacity of leaders from NGOs, civil society and government and supports the generation and testing of ideas from its leadership programmes. Its approach centres on cross-sector collaboration and strengthening institutional capacity.
Themes
- Health
- Poverty relief
Geographic Focus
Priority: Benin; Botswana; Burkina Faso; Cambodia; India; Kenya; Mali; Morocco; Uganda; Zambia.
How to apply
No application process is published in the charity's annual report, its register entry or its website. The contact shown is for getting in touch.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Cambodia
- India
- Kenya
- Mali
- Morocco
- Uganda
- Zambia
Similar funders
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6 years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 December 2020 | £181,093 | £184,993 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2020 |
| year to 31 December 2021 | £229,820 | £203,664 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2021 |
| year to 31 December 2022 | £359,994 | £349,589 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2022 |
| year to 31 December 2023 | £438,720 | £432,006 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2023 |
| year to 31 December 2024 | £299,224 | £289,115 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2024 |
| year to 31 December 2025 | — | — | £45,090 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2025 |
- Grants paid, year to 31 December 2025: the accounts do not say whether this is grants awarded or paid.
Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
- pepal.org · read on 25 October 2026
- pepal.org/contact · read on 25 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 31 December 2025)
This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.
Sources last checked on 25 October 2026.
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Contact
- communications@pepal.orgsource
- 167 - 169 Great Portland Street, Fifth Floor, London, England, W1W 5PFsource
- pepal.org
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- communications@pepal.orgsource
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- pepal.org