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
Record history
26 Oct 2026 Record published and reviewed.
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