Public Impact Record

What outcomes can be attributed to Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma?

Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma

Retired Nigerian Army general and businessman who founded the TY Danjuma Foundation, a grant-making foundation in Nigeria.

PledgedCurrent answer

12 documented outcomes: 11 self-reported, 1 pledged.

Latest source May 2026Reviewed 26 Oct 20264 sources

Endowment of the TY Danjuma Foundation

Pledged

US$100 million endowment for a foundation making grants to education, health and anti-poverty groups in Nigeria (reported as given in 2010)

Role
Founder and donor of the endowment
Reported by
Forbes, as reported by The Chronicle of Philanthropy (30 Nov 2011)

Sources 1

Cumulative grant-making since 2009

Self-reported

Over US$45 million in grants, over 450 projects, over 10 million lives reached (cumulative to 2025)

Role
Founder and Chairman Emeritus of the funding foundation; projects implemented by grantee organisations
Reported by
TY Danjuma Foundation, 2025 Progress Report (published 2026)

Sources 2

Cumulative grant-making (earlier website snapshot, undated)

Self-reported

US$41.5 million awarded in grants; over 340 projects; across 36 states and the FCT; more than 10 million people reached

Role
Founder of the funding foundation
Reported by
TY Danjuma Foundation website, 'Our Impact' section

Sources 3

2025 grant cycle

Self-reported

N2,399,328,366 in grants; 33 funded projects in 14 states including the FCT; over 120,000 beneficiaries; 19 main grantees and 12 discretionary grant recipients (as stated; these counts total 31)

Role
Founder and Chairman Emeritus of the funding foundation
Reported by
TY Danjuma Foundation, 2025 Progress Report (executive summary signed by CEO Gima H. Forje)

Sources 2

Preventable blindness programme, 2025

Self-reported

32,624 beneficiaries across 3 projects; 375 eye surgeries

Role
Founder of the funding foundation
Reported by
TY Danjuma Foundation, 2025 Progress Report

Sources 2

Daisy Danjuma Eye Hospital, 2025

Self-reported

470 eye surgeries (422 adults, 48 children)

Role
Founder of the funding foundation
Reported by
TY Danjuma Foundation, 2025 Progress Report

Sources 2

Maternal and child health grants, 2025

Self-reported

31,170 beneficiaries across 7 projects; 160 surgical interventions for women and children; 1,025 under-five children treated for malnutrition

Role
Founder of the funding foundation
Reported by
TY Danjuma Foundation, 2025 Progress Report

Sources 2

TYDF Medical Centre, 2025

Self-reported

754 women's surgeries; 462 paediatric surgeries; 697 deliveries; 1,425 women admitted (headline figures as stated; the report's sub-totals sum to 749 and 1,415)

Role
Founder of the funding foundation
Reported by
TY Danjuma Foundation, 2025 Progress Report

Sources 2

Free medical and surgical outreaches, 2025

Self-reported

1,410 consultations; 107 surgeries; 102 dental care cases (2 projects)

Role
Founder of the funding foundation
Reported by
TY Danjuma Foundation, 2025 Progress Report

Sources 2

Education grants, 2025

Self-reported

10,322 beneficiaries

Role
Founder of the funding foundation
Reported by
TY Danjuma Foundation, 2025 Progress Report

Sources 2

Humanitarian response, 2025

Self-reported

2,100 beneficiaries (1 project)

Role
Founder of the funding foundation
Reported by
TY Danjuma Foundation, 2025 Progress Report

Sources 2

Rehabilitation services for the blind, Kaduna, 2025

Self-reported

36 visually impaired students supported in school; 26 vocational start-up grants

Role
Founder of the funding foundation
Reported by
TY Danjuma Foundation, 2025 Progress Report

Sources 2

Sources

  1. SecondaryAfrica's Wealthiest Make Notable Gifts in Their CountriesThe Chronicle of Philanthropy · 30 Nov 2011
  2. PrimaryTYDF 2025 Progress ReportTY Danjuma Foundation · May 2026
  3. PrimaryOur ImpactTY Danjuma Foundation

Record history

26 Oct 2026 Record published and reviewed.

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