Anglo American Chairman’s Fund |
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| Sector Support | |||||||
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 Community Care and Welfare |
 Community Development |
 Disability |
 Early Childhood Development |
 Education |
 Emergency relief |
 Health |
 HIV / Aids |
 Hospice |
 NPO Capacity Building |
 OVC |
 Policy and Advocacy |
 Sustainable Livelihoods |
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The Anglo Chairman’s Fund is the dedicated instrument through which Anglo American Group companies channel their social investment giving in South Africa. The mission of the Chairman’s Fund is to remain the leading corporate donor in South Africa, through partnering and growing an informed understanding of the country’s developmental challenges; to apply the resources at its disposal to maximum effect in supporting and adding value to practical interventions and communities; creating new opportunity and addressing urgent social needs.
The Chairman’s Fund has been in existence since the late 1950s and was transformed by Harry Oppenheimer into a dedicated department (the Anglo American and De Beers Chairman’s Fund) in 1974. Due to company restructuring in 1998, the Fund was renamed the Anglo American Chairman’s Fund (with De Beers and Anglo Gold having separate funds).
This longevity in Anglo American’s CSI involvement is unique in South Africa, and speaks to the company’s deep commitment to principles of justice and social development. The experience gleaned from this history also allows Anglo American’s social investment to be undertaken in particularly considered and effective ways.
The broad mandate of the Chairman’s Fund is to support development initiatives aimed at bringing new hope and opportunity to South Africa’s disadvantaged communities and to do so in ways of long-term developmental consequence, rather than those associated with the imperatives of short-term marketing gain. The Fund is thus committed to making effective and sustainable use of limited resources to create an environment in which ordinary people assume greater control of their lives.
Funding Guidelines
Please read the Funding Guidelines before you apply for funding. These guidelines will give you an indication of the areas that the Fund supports, and if you qualify for funding.
Application deadlines
All applications that are submitted throughout the year are considered and will receive a response from the Chairman’s Fund. Organisations can therefore submit an application at any time during the year. However, the Trustees of the Fund meet four times a year on a quarterly basis and responses may be delayed until after these dates. Only applications received by email, post or hand-delivery will be considered.
- Third quarter applications should be submitted on or before 19 July 2010
- Fourth quarter application deadlines will be annouced soon
Reporting deadlines
All grants must be reported on in the format required by the reporting form below. Please check your grant letter for the deadline of your report.
| Email: aacf@tsi.org.za Phone: +27 (11) 377 7300 |
6th Floor 28 Harrison Street Marshalltown Johannesburg |
PO Box 61593 Marshaltown 2107 |
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