Help Guinea Bissau Africa Incorporated
Help Guinea Bissau Africa Inc is a Portland, OR-based private foundation (EIN 81-3396995) supporting health, education and welfare projects in Guinea-Bissau, West Africa. The organization's Form 990-PF (2023) lists its website as helpguineabissauafrica.org and shows program expenditures for medical assistance, educational supplies, and a Komo school project.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Small local projects or community organizations delivering health, education or welfare services in Guinea-Bissau (including schools, medical assistance projects, and community welfare efforts).
Good Fit
- • Programs directly serving citizens of Guinea-Bissau, especially in Cassamance or Tombali.
- • Requests sized in the small-to-mid range (typical grants under $25k).
- • Simple, clearly described project budgets and demonstrated local partners or beneficiaries.
- • Ability to apply via the foundation website, contact form, or by phone/mail with a concise appeal.
Geography
Observed grants span seven different states/regions and include international locations tied to Guinea-Bissau; however a single region (Cassamance) received roughly 62% of 2023 dollars, showing a clear regional focus within an otherwise international footprint.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows eight distinct recipients (eight grants) and those were new relative to the prior year, indicating a meaningfully broad recipient set for the foundation's size despite dollar concentration among top recipients.
New Applicants
Direct evidence supports new entrants: the foundation listed a public website and application notes, provides a phone/contact form route, and funded eight new recipients in 2023 with no repeat grantees from 2022.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
