The Clarence Foundation organizes global giving circles in the San Francisco Bay Area and in select cities nationwide. Please click here for our current offerings. We also assist donors in organizing their own giving circles focused on a specific region or topic of their choosing. Guided by the interests of our participating donors, we tap into a global network of volunteer advisors and pursue strategic partnerships with leading international organizations to identify high impact giving opportunities. We seek out remarkable grassroots organizations run by local activists that have demonstrated initial success with limited resources and are now ready to take the next step.

OUR PAST GRANTEES

Africa Giving Circle:

Cooperation pour le Developpement du Congolais (COODEC): Microfinance program in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo.

Centre Monseignor Munzihirwa: Street children rehabilitation project in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo.

Social Entrepreneurs Giving Circle:

City Garbage Recyclers: Trainer of recycling and composting entrepreneurs in Nairobi, Kenya.

Cooperativa de Trabalho Artesenal e de Costura da Rochina (COOPA-ROCA): Women's fashion clothing cooperative in the shantytown of Rochina, Rio, Brazil.

Mushroom Development Foundation: Incubator for mushroom entrepreneurs in rural Assam, India.

Giving Circle to Confront the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC):

Association of Female Lawyers of Liberia (AFELL), Monrovia, Liberia

Protecting Environment and Children Everywhere (PEACE), Sri Lanka

Shakti Samuha, Khatmandu, Nepal

Social Action Research Centre (SARC), Varanasi, India

Microfinance Giving Circle (Boston):

Asociacion Cooperativa de Ahorro Credito Consumo de Mujeres del Bajo Lempa Marta Gonzalez (ACAMG), El Salvador

Fundacion Adelante, La Ceiba, Honduras

Foundation for Assistance to Microenterprise(FAPE), Guatemala

Instituto Para El Desarrollo Hondureno (IDH), Tegucigalpa, Honduras

Tsunami Relief:

Centre for Environment and Development (CEAD): Restoration of livelihoods for coastal fisherfolk communities in Andhra Pradesh, India.

Protecting Environment and Children Everywhere (PEACE): Emergency Relief and restoration of livelihoods for coastal communities in Sri Lanka.

Donor Initiated Grants:

Akhali Taoba/New Generation: Education and computer learning center for orphaned and disabled youth in Samtredia, Republic of Georgia.

ARAPAMESU: Youth apprenticeship program in Sibiu, Romania.

Centro Yanapayakusun: Home for impoverished domestic and tourist sector workers in Cusco, Peru.

Entidad Natural LatinoAmericana de Cooperacion Estrategica (ENLACE): Clean water project in El Capulin, Ahuachapan, El Salvador.