The GFCF is a grassroots grantmaker working to promote and support institutions of community philanthropy around the world. The GFCF works with individual community foundations and local grantmakers and their networks, with a focus on low- and middle-income countries. Through small grants, technical assistance and convenings the GFCF helps these local institutions to strengthen and grow so that they can fulfill their potential as locally-owned, local run mobilizers of communities.
The GFCF is a young organization, headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa. It is registered as a charitable organization in the United Kingdom.