Declarations

We are a non-profit, there to serve the public. We do not sell our stories. Members of the public —our amaB Supporters — and charitable foundations support us.

We are fiercely independent. We do not sell advertising. We do not take funding from governments or corporates. And we do not take funding to investigate specific stories or themes. See our funding policy here.

All donations/grants in a year are vetted and declared publicly.

We acknowledge these foundations whose grants supported our work during FY2023/24

• Bertha Foundation: Apr 2023-Mar 2024, R660 000
• Cameron Schrier Foundation via South Africa Development Fund: Oct 2022-Sep 2023, USD50 000
• Cameron Schrier Foundation via South Africa Development Fund: Jan 2024-Dec 2024, USD100 000
• Claude Leon Foundation: Jan 2023-Dec 2023, R1 000 000
• Claude Leon Foundation: Jan 2024-Dec 2024, R1 500 000
• The ELMA South Africa Foundation: Apr 2023-Sep 2024, R1 500 000
• Luminate: Jul 2020-Jun 2023, USD 375 000
• Luminate: Sep 2023-Aug 2024, USD125 000
• Millennium Trust: Apr 2022-Mar 2025, R7 500 000
• Open Society Foundation for South Africa: Dec 2022-Nov23, R1 697 455
• RAITH Foundation: Oct 2021-Sep 2024, R3 509 949
• RAITH Foundation (internship): Jan 2023-Dec 2023, R150 000
• Ruth and Anita Wise Charitable and Educational Trust: Oct 2022-Sep 2023, R500 000
• Ruth and Anita Wise Charitable and Educational Trust: Oct 2023-Sep2024, R500 000
• The Constitutionalism Fund: Jan 2022-Dec 2024, R3 375 000

ANTI-SLAPP support

• Committee to Protect Journalists: R110 742.94, FY2024

We acknowledge all our amaB Supporters for their donations received during FY2023/24, including

• Frank Robb Charitable Trust, R180 000
• FJ Wessels, R30 000
• Landman Trust, R12 000
• Oppenheimer Memorial Trust, R250 000
• Allan Taylor, R55 000
• Sullivan O’Carroll, R52 000
• Tony Beamish, R10 001
• Roy McAlpine Charitable Foundation, R250 000
• Andrew Veglio, GBP500
• Giuseppe and Rita Raimondo Charitable Trust, R25 000
• Joan St Leger Lindbergh Charitable Trust, R120 000
• JM Harris, R250 000
• Jannie Mouton Foundation, R250 000
• Dave Woollam, R30 000
• Jon Mulcahy, R20 000
• The Inglis Family Charitable Trust, R50 000
• Peter Buchanan, R20 000
• I Callender-Easby, R10 200

We acknowledge these foundations whose grants supported our work during FY2022/23

• Bertha Foundation: Apr 2022-Mar 2023, R660 000
• Cameron Schrier Foundation via South Africa Development Fund: Oct 2021-Sep 2022, USD 50 000
• Cameron Schrier Foundation via South Africa Development Fund: Oct 2022-Sep 2023, USD 50 000
• Claude Leon Foundation: Jan 2021-Dec 2022, R2 000 000
• Luminate: Jul 2020-Jun 2023, USD 375 000
• Millennium Trust: Apr 2022-Mar 2025, R7 500 000
• Open Society Foundation for South Africa: Nov 2021-Nov 2022, R800 000
• Open Society Foundation for South Africa: December 2022-November 2023, R1 697 455
• RAITH Foundation: Oct 2021-Sep 2024, R3 509 949
• RAITH Foundation (internship): Jan 2023-Dec 2023, R150 000
• Ruth and Anita Wise Charitable and Educational Trust: Oct 2021-Sep 2022, R500 000
• Ruth and Anita Wise Charitable and Educational Trust: Oct 2022-Sep 2023, R500 000
• The Constitutionalism Fund: Jan 2022-Dec 2024, R3 375 000

We acknowledge all our amaB Supporters for their donations received during FY2022/23, including these above R10 000:

• Andrew Kerr, R13 800
• Anthony Cole, R15 000
• Christine Cooper, R250 000
• Frank Robb Charitable Trust, R140 000
• Giuseppe and Rita Raimondo Charitable Trust, R25 000
• Ian Callender-Easby, 10 200
• Jannie Mouton Foundation, R250 000
• Jeff Wessels, R20 000
• JM Harris, R250 000
• Joan St Leger Lindbergh Charitable Trust, R100 000
• Landman Trust, R11 250
• Sullivan O’Carroll, R36 000
• The Egg Trust, R250 000
• The Inglis Family Charitable Trust, R50 000
• The Oppenheimer Memorial Trust, R250 000
• Wieres Trust, R100 000
• Zack van der Merwe, R20 000

We acknowledge all our amaB Supporters for their donations received during FY2021/22, including these above R10 000:

• Frank Robb Charitable Trust: R200 000
• Pieter Steyn: R15 000
• JM Harris: R268 000
• Sullivan O’Carroll: R29 000
• Landman Trust: R10 500
• Jannie Mouton Foundation: R250 000
• Joan St Leger Lindbergh Charitable Trust: R75 000
• Leon de Wet: R14 000
• Peter and Rita Schoonhoven: R13 000
• Edwin Hertzog: R60 000
• The Inglis Family Charitable Trust: R50 000
• Dean and Sharon Villet: R20 000
• Anthony Cole: R15 000
• Sam Amod: R12 500
• The Roy McAlpine Charitable Foundation: R250 000
• Witkranz Trust: R100 000
• Ian Callender-Easby: R10 350
• Co-Pierre Georg: R14 400
• Andrew Kerr: R12 000

We acknowledge these foundations whose grants supported our work during FY2020/21:

• Bertha Foundation: Apr 2020-Mar 2021, R660 000
• Cameron Schrier Foundation via South Africa Development Fund: Oct 2019-Sep 2020, USD 50 000
• Cameron Schrier Foundation via South Africa Development Fund: Oct 2020-Sep 2021, R765 000
• Claude Leon Foundation: Jan 2018-Dec 2020, R2 000 000
• Claude Leon Foundation: Jan 2021-Dec 2022, R2 000 000
• Omidyar Network/Luminate: Jul 2018-Jun 2020, USD 225 000
• Luminate: Jul 2020-Jun 2023, USD 375 000
• Millennium Trust: Apr 2019-Mar 2022, R5 700 000
• Open Society Foundation for South Africa: Apr 2019-Apr 2021, R3 000 000
• RAITH Foundation: Apr 2018-Mar 2021, R3 152 500
• Ruth and Anita Wise Charitable and Educational Trust: Oct 2019-Sep
• Ruth and Anita Wise Charitable and Educational Trust: Oct 2020-Sep 2021, R500 000

We acknowledge all our amaB Supporters for their donations received during FY2020/21, including these above R10 000:

• Daniel Petrie: R50 000
• Frank Robb Charitable Trust: R113 000
• Ruan Oosthuizen: R20 000
• Rowan Brewer: R100 000
• Jannie Mouton Foundation: R250 000
• Joan St Leger Lindbergh Charitable Trust: R75 000
• Zack van der Merwe: R20 000
• JM Harris: R18 000
• Co-Pierre Georg: R14 400
• Witkranz Trust: R100 000
• Gavin Joubert: R35 000
• The Egg Trust: R250 000
• The Inglis Family Charitable Trust: R50 000
• Dean and Sharon Villet: R20 000
• René Swart: R25 000
• The Roy McAlpine Charitable Foundation: R250 000
• Graham Mcintosh: R17 000
• Sullivan O’Carroll: R18 000
• Ian Callender-Easby: R11 000

We acknowledge these foundations whose grants supported our work during FY2019/20

• Bertha Foundation R600 000 grant
• Claude Leon Foundation R2 000 000 grant, R429 816 rollover and R231 979 litigation cost recoveries (Jan 2019 – Dec 2020)
• Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa USD88 100 grant (Jun 2018–Nov 2019)
• Millennium Trust R1 900 000 grant
• RAITH Foundation R1050 000 grant and R95 041 rollover
• Open Society Foundation for South Africa R1 500 000 grant
• Luminate (part of Omidyar Network) USD100 000 grant (Jul 2018 – Jun 2020) and R659 755 rollover
• Frank Robb Charitable Trust R110 565
• Jannie Mouton Foundation R250 000
• Cameron Schrier Foundation via South Africa Development Fund USD50 000 grant (Oct 2019 – Sep 2020)
• Craig Wallington R100 000
• Rowan Brewer R30 000
• Gavin Joubert R35 000
• The Ruth and Anita Wise Charitable and Educational Trust R750 000 grant (Oct 2018 – Sep 2020)

We acknowledge all our amaB Supporters for their donations received during FY2019/20, including these above R10 000:

• Julius Cobbett R30 000
• Ravi Naidoo R50 000
• Richard Gush R50 000
• Witkranz Trust R100 000
• Legacy of Irene M. Staehelin-Schindler R135 302.81
• Egg Trust R250 000
• J.M. Harris R14 000
• The Inglis Family Charitable Trust R50 000
• Co-Pierre Georg R14 400
• Dave Woollam R20 000
• René Swart R25 000
• The Roy McAlpine Charitable Foundation R250 000
• Dean and Sharon Villet R25 000

We acknowledge these grants and donations of over R6 000 received during FY2018/19

• the Claude Leon Foundation: R2 000 000 (Jan 2018-Dec 2019) and R41567 re-grant from previous grant underspend.
• the Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa: USD 50000 (Jun 2018 – May 2019)
• the Bertha Foundation: R600 000
• the Millennium Trust: R1900 000 grant
• the RAITH Foundation: R1 000 000 grant
• the Social Justice Initiative: R300000 (Dec 2017 – Nov 2018)
• the Open Society Foundation for South Africa: R1500 000 (Apr 2018- May 2019
• the Omidyar Network/Luminate grant: USD125 000 (July 2018-June 2019)
• the Ball Family Trust: R100 000
• the Jannie Mouton Foundation: R250 000
• the Inglis Family Charitable Trust: R50 000
• Ravi Naidoo: R50000
• The Egg Trust: R250000
• Asmaa Mohamed: R10000
• Johan Roos: R10 000
• Paul Kumleben: R13 844
• Tony Cole: R40 000
• Bryant Roux: R12000
• Dave Woollam: R50000
• Dr. Niall Evans: R10000
• Laurianne Claase & Lee Watson: R10 100
• Co-Pierre Georg: R7200
• René Swart: R20000
• James Gubb: R10 000
• Richard Tessendorf: R10 000
• Kerry Hurst: R35 000
• Julius Cobbett: R10 000
• Heye Daun: R10 000
• Gavin Joubert: R30 000
• Marion Smallbones: R10 000
• Merle Lipton: R16 131
• Sean Cunningham: R26 482 (raised from others by running the Comrades Marathon)/li>
• Frank Robb Charitable Trust: R94 500

We acknowledge these grants received during FY2017/18:

• the Bertha Foundation: R600 000 grant
• the Claude Leon Foundation: R957 201 grant and R34 187 regrant of cost recovery (Jan- Dec 2017)
• the Claude Leon Foundation: R1 000 000 (Jan-Dec 2018)
• the Millennium Trust: R1 900 000 grant
• the Open Society Foundation for South Africa: R1 500 000 grant and R9 000 in kind
• the RAITH Foundation: R954 666 grant
• the Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa: USD 38 470 grant
• the Social Justice Initiative: R300 000 grant (Dec 2017 – Nov 2018)
• Magda Wierzycka: R100 000
• Sean Dougherty: R25 000
• Julius Cobbett: R10 000
• Ravi Naidoo: R50 000
• Nicola Harris: R50 000
• the Frank Robb Charitable Trust: R90 000
• Professor David Tabb: R60 000

We acknowledge these donations of over R6 000 received during FY2017/18:

• Laurianne Claase and Lee Watson: R27 500
• Heye Daun: R15 000
• Rowan Brewer: R90 000
• Russell Moore: R12 000
• Gavin Joubert: R25 000
• Waldek Wasowicz: R10 000
• Bruce Chelius: R10 000
• Sandile Zungu: R31 000
• Tony Cole: R20 000
• Mano Moodley: R10 000
• Johan Roos: R10 000
• Chris Gouws: R11 000
• The Joan St Leger Lindbergh Charitable Trust: R100 000
• Heather Moore: R8 040
• J.M. Harris: R15 000
• the Egg Trust: R300 000
• Sullivan O’Carroll: R10 000
• Paul Kumleben: R120 000
• Richard Gush: R25 000
• Irene Staehelin: R11 000
• Kerry Hurst: R20 000
• Graham Vivian: R20 000
• Sam Amod: R8 000
• Pieter Van der Walt: R6 500

We acknowledge these grants and donations of over R6 000 received during FY2016-17

• the Bertha Foundation: R600 000 grant and R51 432 re-grant of unspent prior year funds
• the Claude Leon Foundation: R1 000 000 grant
• the Millennium Trust: R1 900 000 grant and R74 980 re-grant
• the Open Society Foundation for South Africa: R2000 000 grant
• the RAITH Foundation: R873 855 grant and R53 538 re-grant
• the Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa: $48 362 grant
• the Social Justice Initiative: R279 780 re-grant
• the Egg Trust: R325 000
• the Frank Robb Charitable Trust: R80 000
• Laurie Slatter: R10 000
• Magda Wierzycka: R10000
• Rowan Brewer: R60000
• Tony Cole: R10 000
• Sam Amod: R15 000
• Bryant Roux: R9000