Umsizi Fund
EIN 461723396Total Given 2016–2024
$5.5M
90 grants · $609K avg/year
based on 9 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100K+/yr
local funder
capacity
$10K
typical small grants · $5K–$38K
grant size
24%
balanced · 14/58 multi-year
repeat
$7.5M
Assets (2024)
58
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No — Preselected Only
Phone
(800) 839-1754
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $993K | $10.8M | $5.1M | 41 |
| 2017 | $464K | $10.3M | $157K | 14 |
| 2020 | $278K | $10.3M | $345K | 6 |
| 2021 | $970K | $10.0M | $438K | 7 |
| 2022 | $984K | $8.9M | $118K | 12 |
| 2023 | $1.1M | $8.0M | $127K | 6 |
| 2024 | $670K | $7.5M | $172K | 4 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 90 grants on record
Minimum
$460
25th Pctl
$5K
Median
$10K
Average
$61K
75th Pctl
$38K
Maximum
$630K
Geographic Distribution
Officers & Directors
RB
Roy Edgar Brakeman III
7+ yrs
Dir, Sec, Treasurer, Vice President
Leadership
AB
Amy Brakeman
7+ yrs
Dir, President
Leadership
AB
Amy Brakeman
7+ yrs
Dir, President
Leadership
RB
Roy Edgar Brakeman III
7+ yrs
Dir, Sec, Treasurer, Vice President
Leadership
RB
Roy Edgar Brakeman III
7+ yrs
Dir, Sec, Treasurer, Vice President
Leadership
AB
Amy Brakeman
7+ yrs
Dir, President
Leadership
AB
Amy Brakeman
7+ yrs
Dir, President
Leadership
RB
Roy Edgar Brakeman III
7+ yrs
Dir, Sec, Treasurer, Vice President
Leadership
RB
Roy Edgar Brakeman III
7+ yrs
Dir, Sec, Treasurer, Vice President
Leadership
AB
Amy Brakeman
7+ yrs
Dir, President
Leadership
RB
Roy Edgar Brakeman III
7+ yrs
Dir, Sec, Treasurer, Vice President
Leadership
AB
Amy Brakeman
7+ yrs
Dir, President
Leadership
RB
Roy Edgar Brakeman III
7+ yrs
Vice President / Dir / Sec / Treasurer
Leadership
AB
Amy Brakeman
7+ yrs
President / Dir
Leadership
Grants Awarded (90 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| African Leadership Foundation | New York, NY | $630,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2021 |
| African Leadership Foundation | New York, NY | $620,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2022 |
| African Leadership Foundation | New York, NY | $620,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| African Leadership Foundation | New York, NY | $620,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2024 |
| King Baudouin Foundation United States Inc | New York, NY | $253,000 | African Visionary Fund | 2021 |
| King Baudouin Foundation United States Inc | New York, NY | $250,000 | African Visionary Fund | 2022 |
| Myriad Usa Inc | New York, NY | $250,000 | African Visionary Fund | 2023 |
| Shujaazinc Limited | Nairobi, None | $200,000 | Expenditure Responsibility Grant | 2023 |
| Ubuntu Education Fund | New York, NY | $133,333 | Ubuntu Pathways Program | 2016 |
| Ubuntu Pathways Inc | New York, NY | $133,333 | Ubuntu Pathways Program | 2017 |
| Harvard College | Cambridge, MA | $115,007 | Harvard School of Public Health's collaboration with the African Leadership Academy | 2017 |
| Education for Employment | New York, NY | $106,102 | General & Unrestricted | 2020 |
| Ongoza Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $100,895 | General & Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Shujaazinc Limited | Nairobi, None | $100,000 | Expenditure Responsibility Grant | 2020 |
| Education for Employment | Washington, DC | $100,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2016 |
| University of California Berkeley Foundation | Berkeley, CA | $100,000 | Funds for School of Public Health as they expand their curriculum to include global public health | 2016 |
| Education for Employment | Washington, DC | $100,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2017 |
| Harvard College | Cambridge, MA | $95,000 | Harvard School of Public Health, Dr. Fawzi, collaboration with African Leadership Academy Program | 2016 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital | Boston, MA | $75,000 | The Ragon Institute Program | 2016 |
| Generation - You Employed Inc | Washington, DC | $50,000 | Generation Kenya | 2016 |
| Harvard College | Cambridge, MA | $45,644 | Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health - Dr. Wafaie Fawzi collaboration with the African Leadership Academy | 2020 |
| King Baudouin Foundation United States Inc | New York, NY | $40,000 | AkiraChix | 2021 |
| Educate | Denver, CO | $40,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Educate | Denver, CO | $30,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2021 |
| Educate | Denver, CO | $30,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2022 |