Grants from Eleanor Crook Foundation

Description

1) Objective

Founded in 1997, the Eleanor Crook Foundation (ECF) is a grant-making foundation that works to scale improved solutions to child undernutrition by deploying the power of research, policy analysis, and advocacy, with the ultimate goal of saving children’s lives and enabling them to excel in school, work, and beyond. With its mission that no person should go hungry, the Foundation supports organisations that: (1) implement sustainable, community-based approaches to the root causes of hunger and extreme poverty; (2) carry out research and innovation to identify more impactful nutrition and food security interventions; and (3) raise hunger awareness and advocate for policy reform to end hunger.

2) Eligibility

Non-profit organisations are eligible to apply.

3) Location

The Foundation provides grant funding to projects in East Africa.

4) Budget

Projects over $400,000 are evaluated twice a year, during biannual Decision Days (one in the fall and one in the spring). Projects below this funding threshold are evaluated on a rolling basis throughout the calendar year. They will invest at least $100 million over the next decade to fight global malnutrition.

5) Application

The Foundation awards grants through an invitation-only application process. If there is clear alignment between their objectives and your work, they encourage you to reach out so you can learn more about each other. If sufficient overlap is identified, the will typically request short concept notes with detailed budgets and clear objectives that describe specific alignment with ECF’s priorities.