172 organisations

Non-profits in South Africa

Browse 172 non-profit organisations across South Africa. Compare causes, programmes, beneficiaries and funding.

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CompanyWhat they do

Friends of Tokai ParkCape Town, South AfricaNature & Wildlife conservation · Environment & Climate +2 more
Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in AfricaJohannesburg, South AfricaDemocracy & Civil society · Human rights +3 more
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The Centre for the Less Good IdeaJohannesburg, South AfricaArts & Culture
Axium EducationZithulele, South AfricaEducation · Children & Youth
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Palm Tree Care CentreAmanzimtoti, South AfricaChildren & Youth · Education +1 more
Jbay Surf HouseJeffreys Bay, South AfricaChildren & Youth · Sport for development +1 more
Cyril Ramaphosa FoundationSandton, South AfricaEducation · Employment & Skills +4 more
IAU Office of Astronomy for DevelopmentObservatory, South AfricaInternational development · Science & Research +4 more
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MatchboxCape Town, South AfricaEducation · Children & Youth +2 more
SAOSORivonia, South AfricaEnvironment & Climate · Nature & Wildlife conservation +1 more
Saving Private RhinoCape Town, South AfricaNature & Wildlife conservation · Animal welfare
Sifunda KunyeEast London, South AfricaEducation · Children & Youth +1 more

A closer lookSouth Africa

Friends of Tokai Park

Nature & Wildlife conservation · Environment & Climate +2 more · Cape Town, South Africa

Nature & Wildlife conservationEnvironment & ClimateHeritageTax-deductible

Friends of Tokai Park is a community-based, WESSA-affiliated Friends group and registered Public Benefit Organisation in Cape Town, South Africa. It works to restore and conserve the critically endangered Cape Flats Sand Fynbos and Peninsula Granite Fynbos at Tokai Park, a key biodiversity hotspot.

Type: Community organisation
Works for: Communities
Activities: Volunteer programmes, Community programmes, Awareness & education
Reach: Local
Programmes: Alien hacking (invasive alien clearing), Tokai Biodiversity Gateway Project, Guided walks and night walks
Funded by: Grants, Individual donations
Charity no.: 930066728

Open full profileProfile updated 8 May 2026

Non-profits in South Africa at a glance

Of the 172 non-profits in South Africa, the most common cause areas are Education (57%), Children & Youth (41%) and Community development (36%).

Cause areas

Education57%
Children & Youth41%
Community development36%
Employment & Skills24%
Nature & Wildlife conservation23%

Organisation types

NGO43%
Charity19%
Network or umbrella7%
Faith-based organisation6%
Association6%

Beneficiaries

Communities51%
Children48%
Youth44%
Women & Girls24%
Families21%

Funding sources

Individual donations40%
Corporate partnerships15%
Earned income12%
Grants9%
Government funding3%

Top cities

Cape Town15%
Johannesburg8%
Sandton3%
Pretoria2%
Durban2%
Somerset West2%

Size

1-10 employees1%
11-50 employees2%
201-500 employees1%

Key facts

2005 is the median founding year
49% say donations are tax-deductible
37% publish a charity number
91% name their programmes
34% invite volunteers

Figures from all 172 non-profits, as published on their own websites. Shares count only what a profile states, so they are a floor rather than a census.