Ikhala Trust
South End Museum Building, Beach Road and Walmer Bouvelard, Humewood
Post Office Box 210957, The Fig Tree, Port Elizabeth, 6033
Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape 6001
South Africa
Mission
To support community-led initiatives in the Eastern Cape by building relationships, enhancing capacity and facilitating access to funds
Most Meaningful Change
We have worked tirelessly for the past 11 years to bring about an awareness of the value of community assets as the starting point for funding support, as well as an appreciation that the poor have assets and value and that there is a need to unlock those resources and to place communities at the center of all our interventions. This approach is now taking root in national government pro-poor programs.
2002 Year Founded
2 Paid Staff (Full-Time Equivalent)
$50,000 Total Annual Grantmaking
Organization | Ikhala Trust |
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Address 1 | South End Museum Building, Beach Road and Walmer Bouvelard, Humewood |
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Address 2 | Post Office Box 210957, The Fig Tree, Port Elizabeth, 6033 |
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City / Town | Port Elizabeth |
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State / Region | Eastern Cape |
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ZIP / Postal Code | 6001 |
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Country | South Africa |
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Continent | Africa |
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Map Address (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map City / Town (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map State / Region (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map Zip / Postal Code (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map Country (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Phone | +27 41 5850970 |
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Email | ikhalatrust@telkomsa.net |
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Website | www.ikhala.org.za |
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Organization Leader (Name, Title) | Nosimilo Filita, Grantee Administrator |
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Primary Contact’s Name | Bernie Dolley |
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Primary Contact’s Position | Director |
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Year Founded | 2002 |
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Mission Statement | To support community-led initiatives in the Eastern Cape by building relationships, enhancing capacity and facilitating access to funds |
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Organization Description | Community philanthropy organisation |
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Other Description | Did not answer |
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Approximate Size of the Population Serviced | 7,500,000 |
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Total Paid Staff (Full-Time Equivalents) | 2 |
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Total Unpaid Staff (Full-Time Equivalents) | Did not answer |
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Total Board Members | 7 |
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Organization’s Total Income in Last Fiscal Year | $200,000 |
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Organization’s Gifts Income in Last Fiscal Year | Did not answer |
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Organization’s Total Expenditures in Last Fiscal Year | $189,000 |
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Organization’s Grantmaking Budget in Last Fiscal Year | $50,000 |
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Does Organization Have an Endowment | No but intend to build one |
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Value of Endowment (or Financial Reserves) as of the End of Last Fiscal Year | Did not answer |
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Change in Financial Status Over Last Three Years | Stayed about the same |
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Factors that Played a Role in the Origins of Your Organization |
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Community leadership | Played a centrally important role |
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Philanthropic gifts | No role |
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Grassroots activism | Played a centrally important role |
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Inadequate government services | Played an important role |
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Changes in the political environment | Played an important role |
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Changes in the economic environment | Played an important role |
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Government initiative funding | Played an important role |
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Foundation initiative funding | Played a slight role |
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Bilateral or multilateral initiative funding | Played an important role |
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Favorable legal or fiscal policies | Played an important role |
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Time Spent Working in Following Areas |
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Neighborhood | Fair amount of time |
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Locally | Lots of time |
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Regionally | Very little time |
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Nationally | Very little time |
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Internationally | Very little time |
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Rate Importance of the Following Functions |
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Grantmaking | Important but not central |
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Having local people as leaders in the organization | Centrally important |
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Seeking local donations | Centrally important |
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Having a gender balance in the organization | Important but not central |
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Board reflective of community diversity | Centrally important |
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Building an endowment | Important but not central |
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Serving donor needs | Slightly important |
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Acting as a fiscal intermediary for the community | Centrally important |
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Building inclusion and trust in the community | Centrally important |
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Pursuing equity | Centrally important |
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Accountability to local people | Centrally important |
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Raising money for grantmaking annually | Centrally important |
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Community development | Centrally important |
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In the Last Year, Extent to Which Programming and/or Grantmaking Involved Work in the Following Areas |
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Arts and culture | Little |
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Education | Little |
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Environment | Little |
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Health | Fair amount |
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Human and social services | Lot |
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Human rights | Lot |
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International relations | Little |
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Religion | Little |
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Economic development | Fair amount |
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Conflict resolution/bridging different parts of the community | Little |
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Information technology | Little |
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Strengthening local or regional government | Not at all |
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Housing | Not at all |
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Children | Fair amount |
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Water | Not at all |
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Alternative energy | Not at all |
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Disaster relief | Not at all |
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Advocacy with authorities | Little |
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Job training | Little |
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Nongrantmaking Services Offered to Community in Recent Years |
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Convening for issues of local concern | Occasionally |
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Promote collaboration between grantees | Often |
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Promote understanding of public policy | Occasionally |
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Training/capacity-building for local organizations | Often |
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Advocacy | Occasionally |
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Loaned staff | Never |
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Research | Occasionally |
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Community needs assessment | Occasionally |
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Leadership development | Occasionally |
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Internships | Never |
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Providing space for local organizations | Often |
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Access to information technology | Rarely |
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Publishing/knowledge sharing | Occasionally |
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Main Trends Over the Past Year in Geographic Area Served |
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Poverty | Getting worse |
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Crime | Getting much worse |
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Trust among different sections of the community | Getting worse |
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Equitable distribution of resources and services | Getting worse |
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Social position of marginalized groups | Getting worse |
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Responsiveness of authorities | Getting worse |
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Appropriateness of public policies | Getting better |
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Value of community assets | Getting better |
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Quality of the environment | No change |
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Number of people and organizations working to change and improve their community | Getting better |
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Levels of innovation and risk taking in addressing community problems | No change |
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Networks and links between different parts of the community | No change |
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Gender equity | No change |
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Charitable giving through the community foundation | No change |
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Number of people and organizations involved in philanthropic giving | Getting better |
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Extent to Which Organization Can Claim Tangible and Measurable Achievements in the Past Three Years |
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Poverty | Some important achievements |
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Crime | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Trust among different sections of the community | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Equitable distribution of resources and services | A few small achievements |
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Social position of marginalized groups | A few small achievements |
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Responsiveness of authorities | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Appropriateness of public policies | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Value of community assets | Some important achievements |
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Quality of the environment | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Number of people and organizations working to change and improve their community | A few small achievements |
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Levels of innovation and risk taking in addressing community problems | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Networks and links between different parts of the community | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Gender equity | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Charitable giving through the community foundation | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Number of people and organizations involved in philanthropic giving | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Active Partnerships |
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Formal community associations and groups | Lot |
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Informal associations of citizens | Lot |
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Non-governmental organizations | Lot |
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Local government | Not at all |
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National government | Not at all |
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Universities | Little |
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Schools | Little |
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Businesses | Little |
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Other Institutions Helpful to Our Work |
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National association of grantmakers | Helpful |
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Regional association of grantmakers | Neither helpful or unhelpful |
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Global Fund for Community Foundations | Helpful |
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Particular foundation | Very helpful |
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Other organization | N/A |
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Involvement of Local People |
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Regularly survey local people about our programs | Yes |
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Local people are engaged in the delivery of our work | Yes |
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Local people control what our organization does | Yes |
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Have local people represented on our board | Yes |
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Have regular sessions where local people advise us what our programs should do | Yes |
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Actively engage local people as volunteers | Yes |
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All of our board is composed of local people | Yes |
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Account to local people about our successes and failures each year | Yes |
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Assistance in Overcoming Main Difficulties Faced in Developing Organization Further |
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Increased funding | Neither important nor unimportant |
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Better legal or fiscal environment | Neither important nor unimportant |
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More volunteers | Neither important nor unimportant |
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Access to advice or technical assistance | Important |
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Better local culture of giving | Important |
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Stronger civil society | Very important |
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More responsive authorities | Very important |
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Other | Did not answer |
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Most Meaningful Change that Organization Has Helped to Bring About in the Last Three Years | We have worked tirelessly for the past 11 years to bring about an awareness of the value of community assets as the starting point for funding support, as well as an appreciation that the poor have assets and value and that there is a need to unlock those resources and to place communities at the center of all our interventions. This approach is now taking root in national government pro-poor programs. |
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