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Indaba Education Fund Inc DBA Indaba Foundation

New York, NY · EIN 471713004 · Form 990PF · FY2024 · NTEE T30 · Philanthropy & Grantmaking · Small ($100K-$1M)
revenue
$562K
expenses
$333K
net assets
$27K
employees
profile · synthesized from sources

Indaba Education Fund Inc, operating as Indaba Foundation, is a New York-based grantmaking organization focused on supporting early childhood education initiatives. It primarily funds preschool classroom programs and teacher training in South Africa's Winelands region through grants to partner organizations. The foundation has consistently supported these programs over multiple years.

named programs · 2 · from sources

What they call their work

Early Childhood Education Teacher Training
Funds professional development and training programs for early childhood educators in the Winelands region of South Africa
Preschool Classroom Programs
Supports the operation of preschool classrooms through grants to implementing partners in South Africa
activities · 3 groups

What they do

  • Religious Education Support 1 activity
    • Funding Montessori teacher training programs
      Funds various training programs of Association Montessori Internationale through grants.
  • Literacy Program Funding 1 activity
    • Funding early childhood education teacher training programs in South Africa
      Funds early childhood education teacher training programs in the Winelands of South Africa through grants to Indaba Montessori Institute.
  • Private K–12 School Support 1 activity
    • Funding pre-school classroom programs
      Funds pre-school classroom programs through grants to the Sustainability Institute.
financials · form 990PF · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$562K
Contributions & grants$561K100%
Program service revenue
Investment income$600%
Other revenue
expenses
Total expenses$333K
Program expenses
Admin / overhead
Fundraising
Salaries & benefits$109K
Grants paid out$163K
balance sheet
Total assets$79K
Cash
Investments
Liabilities
Net assets$27K
4 years on record · 2020–2024 · YoY revenue +60.6%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

paid leadership · 1
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
ANDRE SHEARER President 10 $109K
board members · 1
  • FABIO FICANO — Director
relationships · 3

Who they work with

  • ASSOCIATION MONTESSORI INTERNATIONALE Partner — Receives grant funding to support its various training programs.
  • INDABA MONTESSORI INSTITUTE Partner — Receives grant funding to support early childhood education teacher training programs in the Winelands of South Africa.
  • SUSTAINABILITY INSTITUTE Partner — Receives grant funding to support pre-school classroom programs.
strategies · 2

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Capacity Building in Early Childhood Education
    methodology: capacity_building_in_early_childhood_education
    By funding teacher training programs, we improve the quality and sustainability of early childhood education in underserved regions, because skilled educators are more effective and better retained.
  • Direct Program Funding for Early Education
    methodology: direct_program_funding_for_early_education
    By financing pre-school classroom programming directly, we increase access to early childhood development services in disadvantaged communities, because direct funding ensures program implementation where it is most needed.