Segal Family Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- Segal Family Foundation supports locally led organisations in Sub-Saharan Africa, with most partners in East Africa, so a group working outside that region is unlikely to fit its focus.
- It does not accept unsolicited requests and finds partners through a community-driven process and its trusted referral network, so the realistic route in is a local reference or expert who already knows the Foundation.
- About 8 in 10 of its grants fall between $10,000 and $75,000, with a median of $26,500, so a request near that typical size suits it, though its largest grant was $230,000 and that band is not a ceiling.
- Repeat giving is strong: 75% of its grant dollars in the filing went to organisations it had already funded, so expect a relationship-led process and a long-term partnership rather than a one-off grant.
- It does not fund the creation of new organisations, so a proposal to set one up should not be sent.
Overview
Segal Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Warren, NJ.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
Segal Family Foundation supports visionary, locally led organisations across Sub-Saharan Africa, with most partners in East Africa. It invests in early-stage local leaders with big ideas and seeks organisations with demonstrated potential to improve community welfare sustainably. Partners are identified through a community-driven process drawing on local references, experts and trusted networks, rather than an open application. Its long-term partnerships combine flexible, unrestricted grants with Active Partnership support, including learning, mentorship, skill-building and connections. The Foundation aims to help partner organisations become stronger and healthier, increase their social impact and sustain their work after its support ends.
Geographic Focus
Sub-Saharan Africa.
What They Don't Fund
- Funding to create new organizations
How to apply
There is no open application and unsolicited proposals are not accepted; the Foundation identifies prospective partners through its trusted referral network.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 75% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 775 grants to organisations were $26,500 or less.
What the foundation says:
- New partners are selected for their demonstrated potential to sustainably improve the welfare of communities in Sub-Saharan Africa.
- The Foundation also looks for organisations that can serve as a model or resource for its partners.
- To be considered locally led, an organisation should have important decision-makers from the country in which it operates, at the very least.
- The Foundation sources and screens partners through a community-driven process engaging local references and experts.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 4%
Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 78%
- The largest single recipient received 1% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 75% of grant dollars went to organisations Segal Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- 74% of grant dollars went directly to organisations outside the US (Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi).
- 3% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 344 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $30,040 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Baseflow · Charitable purpose$124,4002024 tax year
- PI Foundation · Charitable purpose$117,0002024 tax year
- Wandikweza · Charitable purpose$105,0002024 tax year
- TeachUnited · Charitable purpose$100,5002024 tax year
- Spark Microgrants · Charitable purpose$100,0002024 tax year
- Sanergy · Charitable purpose$100,0002024 tax year
- Media Challenge Initiative · Support mci to build the next generation of journalists by promoting knowledge and solutions based journalism$92,0062024 tax year
- Clinico · Charitable purpose$91,5002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Susan Davis — Director
- Richard Segal — Director
- Martin Segal — President
- Janis Simon — Director
- Barry Segal — Vice-President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $37,556,955 | $9,682,261 | $160,737,983 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $20,314,525 | $5,149,990 | $173,305,993 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $22,910,216 | $12,411,348 | $183,820,565 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
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At a glance
Applying to Segal Family Foundation?
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Contact
- (908) 279-7881
- Warren, NJ
- segalfamilyfoundation.org
Applying to Segal Family Foundation?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (908) 279-7881
- Warren, NJ
- segalfamilyfoundation.org