The Sapphire Foundation
At a glance
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Key takeaways
- Your work fits if it is in Namibia, the foundation's stated priority, or elsewhere in Africa, and falls under wilderness conservation, endangered wildlife, community education, community healthcare or African poverty relief.
- The foundation does not respond to unsolicited requests and works by invitation only, so a cold application is unlikely to get a reply and a relationship or an invitation matters most.
- Its annual giving was £208,075, the annual report gives no grant range, and no typical request size is stated, so a modest, carefully costed request is the safer approach.
- No timing or application cycle is given, so check with the foundation before planning around a date.
- Organisations without an existing link to the foundation should expect the approach to be hard going.
Overview
The Sapphire Foundation is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1140603).
The Sapphire Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales that makes grants, loans and other payments to charitable organisations. Its grant making supports conservation of wilderness areas in Namibia, the protection of endangered wildlife, education and capacity building for disadvantaged communities in Namibia, and healthcare in those communities. It also makes grants to charities active in these areas and in the relief of poverty in Africa. Its annual giving was £208,075 in the most recent figures in the annual report.
What they fund
Profile based on the charity's Charity Commission register entry and annual report (year to 8 February 2025) only: no website or other web source for the charity was found. Every statement is checked against them. Sources read on 24 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation supports conservation of wilderness areas in Namibia and the protection of endangered wildlife. It also backs education and capacity building for disadvantaged communities in Namibia, and healthcare in those communities. Its grant making extends to charities active in these fields and in the relief of poverty in Africa. Its objects permit grants, loans and other payments to charitable organisations selected by the trustees. The foundation's reported support includes conservation of a Namibian eco-zone, education support, computer-literacy training, library facilities and play areas for children, and medical and social-work provision for a disadvantaged community. It has also supported a community organisation providing healthcare, education, water, sanitation, hygiene and other essential services to people in need in Kenya.
Themes
- Wilderness conservation
- Endangered wildlife protection
- Community education
- Community healthcare
- African poverty relief
Geographic Focus
Priority: Namibia; Africa.
What they don't fund
- The charity does not respond to unsolicited requests for funds
How to apply
The charity does not respond to unsolicited requests for funds.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- Africa
- Namibia
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Grants
The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:
- ProNamib Trust · supports the activities of the ProNamib Nature Reserve and the ProNamib Conservation Centre as well as providing funding for grants to support education, healthcare and capacity building for the community of Maltahöhe£200,050year to 8 February 2025
- Shining Hope for Communities, Inc. · providing healthcare, education, water, sanitation, hygiene and other essential services and support to individuals and communities in need in Kenya£8,025year to 8 February 2025
Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts.
Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 8 February 2021 | £0 | £120,151 | — | Accounts for year to 8 February 2021 |
| year to 8 February 2022 | £0 | £0 | — | Accounts for year to 8 February 2022 |
| year to 8 February 2023 | £0 | £0 | — | Accounts for year to 8 February 2023 |
| year to 8 February 2024 | £0 | £0 | — | Accounts for year to 8 February 2024 |
| year to 8 February 2025 | £342,066 | £342,356 | £208,075 | Accounts for year to 8 February 2025 |
- Grants paid, year to 8 February 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
- Annual report (year to 8 February 2025)
This profile rests on the charity’s filed accounts and register entry only, so check with the funder directly before applying.
Sources last checked on 24 October 2026.
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- Charity Commission register entryContact details as held by the Charity Commission
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- Charity Commission register entryContact details as held by the Charity Commission