Mulago Foundation
Mulago Foundation is a New York–based private foundation that runs the Rainer and Henry Arnhold Fellowships and funds scalable solutions to poverty and climate. The site describes fellowship awards (including a $100K fellowship), portfolio organizations, and the foundation's funding approach (no proposals; fellowship is the primary route).
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
An organization with a scalable poverty- or climate-focused intervention and a track record of measurable impact, typically connected to networks that can surface nominees for the fellowship or otherwise engage program staff.
Good Fit
- • Work that targets scalable solutions to poverty or climate with evidence of impact.
- • Organizational maturity suggesting readiness for multi-year, larger grants.
- • Existing connections to current grantees, partners, or sector leaders who could nominate or refer.
- • Geographic or programmatic fit with the foundation’s portfolio of international and U.S.-based poverty/climate work.
Geography
Observed grants in the latest year reached roughly 43 states/locations, with significant out-of-state and international activity, indicating a nationally and internationally broad footprint.
Recipient Variety
The latest filing shows about 86 distinct recipients (92 grants) and multi-year recipient counts of 74–110, so the foundation funds a large and diverse set of independent organizations rather than a tiny closed circle.
New Applicants
Direct evidence of recipient turnover exists (25 new recipients in the latest year and substantial new-grantee counts in prior years), but the foundation explicitly states that funding is by preselection/fellowship rather than open proposals, so unfamiliar applicants are unlikely to access funds without nomination or relationship entry points.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
