Each of our clients has a different funding strategy. Please visit the Our Clients page on our website to find more information about each of our clients.

If you are an organisation applying for funding, always do your research first and make sure that your funding proposal aligns with the strategies and objectives of the client you are approaching.

Our Fund Management division processes all applications for social investment funding on behalf of our clients. To find out which clients are currently accepting funding applications, refer to Applications on our website.

Phase 1 Application

1 page synopsis of proposal
Online application link provided on the Applications page within our website Application open for 1-2 weeks (project dependent).

Rejected phase 1 applications are sent a rejection letter
Approved Phase 1 applications are sent Phase 2 application link.

Phase 2 Application

Timelines

Phase 1 application process is normally concluded within a month
Phase 2 (steps 1-4) application process of the funding cycle takes 3 to 6 months. Sould you not hear from us by then, kindly contact us.

Step 5 is project dependent

Tshikululu usually undertakes a two-phase application process as set out above. The Phase 1 application process usually takes about a month, after which the applicant either receives a notice of decline or a notice to continue to the second phase of the process. If you are proceeding to Phase 2, a full online application will be sent, and upon submission, it normally takes three to six months until a final decision on the application is made.

Applications are submitted electronically via our electronic application platform. Electronic applications are accessed using the unique link for a specific client. Please visit Applications to see which clients currently have open applications and to find the unique link applicable to that call for applications. Tshikululu usually announces any new calls for applications via our social media accounts as well, so please check these pages regularly.

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There is no fee payable by an applicant either for receiving or processing a funding application and certainly not for reviewing a funding proposal. Tshikululu will never ask an applicant to pay a fee to have their application received or reviewed.

Please contact the Vuvuzela Hotline should you experience any behaviour you believe to be unethical.

Tshikululu makes recommendations to our clients for funding, but all actual funding decisions are made by our clients. In some cases, Tshikululu puts out calls for applications related to its own funding. If this is the case, it will be clearly advertised on the Applications page.

Each of our clients has different qualification criteria. Please visit the Our Clients page to find more information about each of our clients.

Most of our clients that are registered as public benefit organisations (PBO) can only provide financial assistance to organisations that are themselves PBO-registered and are undertaking public benefit activities (as defined in Schedule 9 to the Income Tax Act of 1962). However, in some cases our clients may fund non-PBOs. The following activities and areas are NOT supported by any of our clients at present:

• Political or quasi-political bodies
• Religious organisations (except community outreach projects that are open to all)
• Trade unions
• Overseas tours and exchanges
• Sporting activities, sports and recreation clubs (except for specific projects that are focused on community development)
• Company promotions and membership subscriptions
• Musical festivals / Choir events and/or video and film productions
• Fundraising gala events
• Advertising in educational or other supplements
• Conferences, workshops and memorial lectures (except in special circumstances where the focus of the event is directly aligned with the foundation’s work and there is a strong strategic case for support)
• General or generic fundraising requests (only specific requests are considered)
• Meeting costs of collecting donations from others

Each of our clients has different funding budgets and strategies. Please visit the Our Clients page to find more information about our clients.

Broadly, there are two types of documents that are required on application: firstly, documents to verify and confirm the applicant’s credentials and, secondly, documents that verify and confirm the applicant’s financial standing. The video below elaborates in detail on the types of documents required and at which stage of the application process they are needed.

Please see the video, Tshikululu Application Process Video.

For detailed requirements, check our page on Confirming Bank Account Details and our page on FICA Documents

You will receive an email confirming successful submission of the online electronic application form. The email will include all the information that you entered on the electronic application form and provide you with the unique project number allocated to your application.

Tshikululu will only collect, process, transfer and disclose your personal information for the purpose of rendering its services (either to you or in relation to you), complying with your instructions or the instructions of your mandated/authorised official or representative, verifying your identity, detecting fraud and preventing money laundering, compliance with laws and public duties, monitoring the services provided in order to accurately carry out your instruction or those of your mandated official, to assist in improving Tshikululu’s service and in the interests of security and crime prevention and analysis in order to assess and improve Tshikululu’s business or the business of Tshikululu associated entities and the services offered as well as for operational, audit, legal and record keeping purposes. In addition, Tshikululu may collect necessary information from you directly, from your appointed mandated/authorised official or representative, any regulator or other third parties that may hold such information.

Please direct your queries via email to in**@************rg.za. We endeavour to reply to all emails to this address within three working days. Kindly usethe project number on the subject line, where applicable, and the client of interest.

You are also welcome to call our Administration team via our switchboard on 011 5440300.

During the initial screening phase (i.e. Phase 1 application), call our Administration team via our switchboard on 011 544 0300.

Should your application proceed to Phase 2 of the process, it will be allocated to a social investment analyst (or in some cases a social investment specialist). You will be informed by the Administration team of your assigned contact person, whom you are welcome to contact directly at this point. Please allow five working days for aresponse to your email query.

Please read this guide before completing your application:  Guide to Tshikululu’s Online Application.