Philanthropic Services Private Foundations

IIB Philanthropic Services provides a full array of services to private and family foundations , including grant making support. For these foundations, IIB serves as sole trustee, co-trustee, or agent.

Working alongside national governments, local organizations, and other partners , we contribute funding and scientific expertise in support of their goals for change.

We focus on countries where we believe we can have the greatest impact. We support a range of programs that work to improve health and nutrition; gender equality; education, disease prevention, treatment, and research; water, sanitation, and hygiene; agriculture; and financial services for the poor. We support partners whose bold ideas and creative approaches have the potential to save lives, improve health, and help families across the continent.

We have on-the-ground expertise, a deep understanding of the issues we care about, and strong ties with the communities in which we aim to make a difference. At the same time, we have learned the value of having representatives based in key regions—to help us build relationships with partner organizations and governments, better understand the policy environment, and remain culturally sensitive.

We are focused on the areas of greatest need, on the ways in which we can do the most good. From poverty to health, to education, our areas of focus offer the opportunity to dramatically improve the quality of life for billions of people. So, we build partnerships that bring together resources, expertise, and vision—working with the best organizations around the globe to identify issues, find answers, and drive change.

IIB set aside funds to fund the IIB Foundation. Building on the firm’s long-standing tradition of leadership and public service, the foundation will be was establish with the mission of promoting excellence and innovation in education by making grants in three principal areas: developing high-potential youth; promoting entrepreneurship, business education and leadership; designed to grow local economies by providing thousands of underserved entrepreneurs with greater access to a business and management education, financial capital and business support services .In addition to proven impact, furthering public-private partnerships has been at the Foundation’s core. Looking ahead, the IIB Foundation is focused on building on its proven model while continuing to innovate and extend its impact and convening power to help foster sustainable economic growth, stability and opportunity to communities around the world.