The Ezrah Charitable Trust

• The Ezrah Charitable Trust's stated priority is Africa, and it funds economic growth through technology, smallholder farmers and agricultural businesses, children vulnerable to exploitation, scholarships and people moving into employment, so work in those areas is the clearest fit.
• The trust does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only to preselected organisations, so a cold application is not the route in.
• Across the filings reviewed, half of its 43 grants to organisations were $500,000 or less, and about 8 in 10 fell between $110,000 and $2,000,000, so a request in that region matches its usual pattern, although its largest grant was about $7,950,000.
• In the filing, 91% of grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in earlier filings, which suggests that existing relationships matter a great deal.
• Without such a connection, a cold approach is unlikely to suit how the trust works.

The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:

• Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Contribution to The Ezrah Charitable DAF for charitable distributions.
  $7,150,0002024 tax year
• One Acre Fund US · General support to One Acre Fund's mission to supply and support smallholder farmers.
  $3,000,0002024 tax year
• One Acre Fund US · Support for One Acre Fund's digital transformation
  $2,000,0002024 tax year
• American Jewish World Service · General support to American Jewish World Service's mission to build a more just and equitable world.
  $1,050,0002024 tax year
• Root Capital · General support to Root Capital's work with small and growing agricultural businesses around the world
  $1,000,0002024 tax year
• Friends of Parivaar · General support for Parivaar's care for children in India who are highly vulnerable to exploitation, victimization and trafficking.
  $750,0002024 tax year
• Rhodes Trust · Contribution to Rhodes Trust legal costs related to South African schools scholarships.
  $660,3222024 tax year
• Partners in Food Solutions · General support to Partners in Food Solutions' mission to enable the transfer of knowledge and expertise to small and growing food companies in Africa.
  $500,0002024 tax year

Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.

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.