What Against Malaria Foundation does

Against Malaria Foundation (AMF) is a UK-registered charity founded in 2005 by Rob Mather with a single mission: funding the purchase and distribution of Long-Lasting Insecticidal Nets (LLINs) to prevent malaria in endemic regions. LLINs are mosquito nets impregnated with insecticide bound within the fibers and slowly released over a 4–5 year period; AMF procures them at a fixed US$2.00 per net and routes 100% of public donations to net purchases, with administrative and operational costs underwritten separately by a group of London businessmen. The organization works through a partner network that includes Rotary International, IMA World Health/DFID, Concern Universal, PSI, UNICEF, and Malaria Consortium, and currently runs distributions across 27+ countries in sub-Saharan Africa, South and Southeast Asia, the Caribbean, Central America, South America, and Oceania. End beneficiaries are people living in malaria-endemic areas, with a particular focus on children under five and pregnant women; sub-Saharan Africa accounts for roughly 90% of malaria mortality and is the principal demand region.

AMF's core product is the LLIN itself, complemented by a transparency and accountability platform that provides per-distribution photo and video evidence, donation-to-distribution matching so donors can trace exactly where their money goes, and a Post-Distribution Monitoring (PDM) program conducting surveys at 9, 18, and 27 months to verify net presence, use, and condition. The website also supports individual fundraising pages, a nets-as-gifts module, and donations via online, bank transfer, mail, securities, and cryptocurrency. Revenue mechanics are purely philanthropic: cumulative donations of US$849,817,724 have funded 376,847,600 LLINs protecting 678,325,680 people, with the fixed US$2.00 unit price providing a clean cost-per-output metric. AMF has been continuously top-rated by GiveWell (2009–2025), The Life You Can Save (2012–2025), and Giving What We Can (2012–2025), and is guided by a Malaria Advisory Group of leading academic experts including Professors Bob Snow, Don de Savigny, Steve Lindsay, and Hilary Ranson. The organization does not sell a software product; its primary "technology" is the transparency, monitoring, and donor-engagement infrastructure that surrounds physical net procurement and last-mile distribution.

Name

Against Malaria Foundation

Legal name

Against Malaria Foundation

Website

https://againstmalaria.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Against Malaria Foundation is a UK-registered charity founded in 2005 that funds purchase and distribution of long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) at US$2.00 per net to prevent malaria, primarily in sub-Saharan Africa and other endemic regions, with 100% of public donations directed to nets and administrative costs underwritten separately.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Malaria Prevention Charity Services

NAICS

Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

akta.pro primary industry

International Grantmaking & Development Foundations (BPAGAKAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Infectious Disease & Immunization Program Funding (HLAJALAH)

Keywords

• Malaria prevention nets
• Insecticide-treated bednets
• Global health charity
• Charitable health funding
• Net distribution programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Kansas City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Against Malaria Foundation (AMF) is a registered charity that funds the purchase and distribution of long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) to protect people from malaria in malaria-endemic countries. 100% of public donations are used to buy LLINs at US$2.00 per net, while administrative and operational costs are covered separately by a group of London-based businessmen. AMF works with on-the-ground distribution partners to deliver nets, monitor usage through post-distribution surveys, and publish complete transparency data including photos, videos, and location details for every funded distribution.

Product overview

Against Malaria Foundation (AMF) is a charitable organization focused on a single mission: protecting people from malaria by funding the purchase and distribution of Long-Lasting Insecticidal Nets (LLINs). The core product offering is the LLIN at US$2.00 per net, with 100% of public donations directed to net purchases. The organization operates a platform comprising fundraising pages (for individuals and teams to raise tied donations), a nets-as-gifts module, and a donation-to-distribution matching system that provides transparency on exactly where funded nets are distributed. AMF does not sell a software product; its "products" are the physical mosquito nets and the transparency infrastructure surrounding their distribution and monitoring.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Long-Lasting Insecticidal Nets (LLINs) Mosquito nets impregnated with insecticide where the insecticide is bound within the fibers and slowly released over a 4-5 year period. At US$2.00 per net, these are the primary product funded by Against Malaria Foundation donations and are distributed to sleeping spaces in malaria-affected regions, particularly to children under 5 and pregnant women.
• Nets as Gifts A donation option where supporters fund nets as gifts for others (for example, in place of cards or presents), with recipients able to track exactly where their gifted nets are distributed via photos and video.

Quantifiable outcome

• US$849,817,724 in funds raised
• +5 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• PATH: Global health nonprofit with significant malaria program work including next-generation bednet development and vaccine introduction. Comparable as a malaria-focused nonprofit working on tools and delivery in AMF's geographies.
• Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI): Large global health organization working on malaria market shaping, procurement, and access. Comparable as a sophisticated institutional actor in the malaria prevention ecosystem in which AMF operates.
• Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF): International medical humanitarian organization that treats malaria and supports LLIN distribution in crisis and endemic settings. Comparable as a major NGO operating in the same geographies and donor-conscious transparency environment.
• The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria: Largest multilateral funder of malaria programs including LLIN distribution. Comparable as the dominant institutional channel for malaria bednet procurement, although it serves governments rather than individual donors.
• UNICEF (malaria programs): Major institutional buyer and distributor of LLINs and a documented AMF distribution partner. Comparable as a large-scale channel for net procurement and country-level malaria program delivery.

Direct peers

• Population Services International (PSI): Global health nonprofit operating malaria prevention and net distribution programs in AMF's target countries, and a named AMF distribution partner. Directly comparable as a delivery organization working on LLIN scale-up.
• Nothing But Nets (UN Foundation): UN Foundation campaign dedicated to fighting malaria through the distribution of insecticide-treated bednets. Most direct peer in mission, product (LLINs), and donor base (mass public fundraising).
• Malaria No More: Advocacy and fundraising charity dedicated to ending malaria deaths, with a focus on net distribution and political advocacy. Comparable as a malaria-focused nonprofit raising public donations to fund bednets in similar geographies.
• Malaria Consortium: Specialist nonprofit working on malaria prevention and treatment, including LLIN distribution in sub-Saharan Africa. Directly comparable to AMF as a malaria-focused delivery organization working in many of the same countries.

Emerging players

• GiveDirectly: Cash-transfer charity that, like AMF, has been a perennial GiveWell Top-Rated charity and shares the same high-transparency, low-overhead ethos. Comparable as a leading effective altruist-approved organization competing for the same donor segment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/AgainstMalaria
• YouTubeyoutube.com/againstmalaria
• Facebookfacebook.com/AgainstMalaria
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-against-malaria-foundation

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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