Salem Bin Mahfouz Foundation

What Salem Bin Mahfouz Foundation does

Salem Bin Mahfouz Foundation (مؤسسة سالم بن محفوف الأهلية) is a private Saudi Arabian charitable foundation headquartered in Jeddah, operating since 1996 and formally established in 2012. It is governed by the Bin Mahfouz family through a Board of Trustees chaired by Saleh bin Salem bin Mahfouz, with Mamdouh Al-Harbi serving as Executive Director. The foundation delivers programs across four domains: Education, Empowerment, Awareness, and Assistance & Emergency, organized into branded initiatives including the Future Skills Program, Financial Sustainability Program (now in its third version), Volunteering Environments Program, Economic Empowerment Program, and Permanent Good Program. It reached 38,614 beneficiaries across educational (9,492), empowerment (8,367), and aid/emergency (25,755) programs, with operations spanning Jeddah, Makkah, Madinah, Jizan, and other Saudi regions.

The foundation operates a community-led go-to-market model, distributing programs through direct delivery and a network of partnerships with universities (Taibah, Umm Al-Qura, Al-Baha, Business and Technology), peer foundations (Sultan Foundation, Al-Majdouie Foundation, Suleiman Al-Rajhi Foundation for Developmental Financing), government entities (Ministry of Education, Monsha'at, King Salman Relief Center), and nonprofit associations. Its marketing channels include its official website (sbmf.org.sa), Twitter (@sbmfsa), forums, conferences, news coverage, and institutional publications. The foundation holds ISO 31000 (risk management) and ISO 9001 (quality management) certifications, earned a 98% governance compliance score from the National Center for Developing the Non-Profit Sector in 2022, achieved a 93% goal-completion rate in 2023 and 96.36% in 2022, and won the King Abdulaziz Quality Award in 2024.

As a nonprofit organization, the foundation generates no commercial revenue; it is funded through the Bin Mahfouz family endowment and partner contributions, deploying capital as grants and programmatic services free of charge to beneficiaries. Its third five-year strategic plan (2024-2028) is explicitly aligned with Saudi Vision 2030, positioning the organization as a national-sector steward rather than a transactional grant-maker. There is no disclosed technology product, platform, or AI capability; the foundation's institutional technology footprint is limited to its public website and standard communications infrastructure.

Name

Salem Bin Mahfouz Foundation

Legal name

Salem Bin Mahfouz Foundation (مؤسسة سالم بن محفوظ الأهلية)

Website

https://sbmf.org.sa

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Salem Bin Mahfouz Foundation is a Saudi Arabian family charitable foundation operating from Jeddah, delivering grants and programs across education, nonprofit empowerment, economic enablement, and emergency aid to over 38,000 beneficiaries nationwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Charitable Foundation Services

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Private Foundations (BPAGAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Grantmaking & Philanthropic Funds (Institutional Donors) (BPADAOAB)

Keywords

• Educational grants
• Nonprofit empowerment
• Charitable foundation
• Community development
• Emergency aid

Headquarters

HQ city

Jeddah

HQ country

Saudi Arabia

HQ region

Middle East

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Charitable Grants and Donations: The foundation operates as a charitable nonprofit, generating revenue through endowments and donations from the founding family and partners, and deploying funds as grants across education, empowerment, and aid programs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Salem Bin Mahfouz Foundation is a private Saudi charitable foundation that provides grants, training programs, and capacity-building services across four domains: Education, Empowerment, Awareness, and Assistance & Emergency. Its offerings include specialized educational grants, skills development (Future Skills Program), financial sustainability support for nonprofits, volunteering ecosystem programs, economic empowerment for disadvantaged individuals, and emergency aid delivery. All services are provided free of charge to beneficiaries, funded by the foundation's endowment and family donations.

Product overview

Salem Bin Mahfouz Foundation operates as a non-profit charitable foundation organized into four main operational domains: Education, Empowerment, Awareness, and Assistance & Emergency. The foundation's offerings include multiple branded programs across these domains—Future Skills Program and specialized grants under Education; Financial Sustainability Program, Volunteering Environments Program, Entity Program, and Economic Empowerment under Empowerment; and the Permanent Good Program under Assistance. The foundation follows a modular program architecture where each domain contains specialized initiatives targeting different beneficiary groups, with a third five-year strategic plan (2024-2028) aligned with Saudi Vision 2030.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Education Domain (مجال التعليم)

Quantifiable outcome

• 38,614 total beneficiaries across education (9,492), empowerment (8,367), and aid (25,755) programs
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Sultan Foundation (مؤسسة السليمان الخيرية)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 January 2025Partnership in the 'Mada' initiative to support and enable educational nonprofit organizations across Saudi regions, with execution partner Wurf Knowledge Company. This is a flagship initiative for expanding services to educational nonprofits nationwide.
• Mutaqqin - Bassmah Program for Community Service (متقن-برنامج باسمح)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 June 2024Cooperation agreement for community service projects, signed in the presence of the Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees. Aims to partner on community development projects.
• Enjaz Saudi Arabia (إنجاز السعودية)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMoU to qualify trainers in the education sector as part of the Third Strategic Plan (2024-2028) to maximize developmental and educational impact.
• Suleiman Al-Rajhi Foundation for Developmental Financing (سليمان الراجحي للتمويل التنموي)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFinancial partnership agreement to launch developmental financing funds in education, financial sustainability, and economic empowerment areas. A key strategic partnership for funding foundation programs.
• Umm Al-Qura University (جامعة أم القرى)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgreement to support the 'Raafd Al-Haramain' development program for Hajj and Umrah sector professionals, delivered to staff of the General Authority for the Affairs of the Holy Mosques.
• Al-Baha University (جامعة الباحة)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation agreement to support an executive master's program in endowments and nonprofit management for nonprofit sector workers.
• Business and Technology University (جامعة الأعمال والتكنولوجيا)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsorship of the 19th Asian Talent and Creativity Conference organized by the university in Jeddah, with the Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees in attendance.
• Takamul Development Company (تكامل التنمية)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation agreement to enable less-fortunate individuals through preparatory and training programs leading to employment and entrepreneurship.
• Knowledge Management Foundation (إدارة المعرفة)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMoU to qualify 60 knowledge ambassadors in 30 nonprofit organizations under the Knowledge Ambassadors Program for institutional capacity building in knowledge management.
• Al-Majdouie Foundation for Charity (المجدوعي الخيرية)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation MoU to exchange expertise in economic empowerment of individuals through joint programs.
• Sultan Foundation (Sole Implementation Partner)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to establish a developmental business accelerator (مسرعة الأعمال التنموية) in cooperation with Sultan Foundation as the sole implementation partner.
• King Salman Relief Center (مركز الملك سلمان للإغاثة)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe foundation received thanks from King Salman Relief Center for its support in the Gaza relief campaign and the Turkey-Syria earthquake relief efforts, and participated in the donors' appreciation ceremony.
• National Center for Developing the Non-Profit Sector (المركز الوطني لتنمية القطاع غير الربحي)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRecognized by the center for founding and supporting emerging civil institutions; Sheikh Abdul-Ilah bin Salem bin Mahfouz serves on the center's board of directors.
• Ministry of Education (وزارة التعليم)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerMinister of Education honored the foundation for sponsoring the Non-Profit Sector in Education Forum in partnership with several other entities. Multiple programs including 'Sumou' and 'Ihsaan' operated with ministry support.
• Small and Medium Enterprises General Authority - Monsha'at (الهيئة العامة للمنشآت الصغيرة والمتوسطة)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerThe Executive Director participated in Social Entrepreneurship Week organized by Monsha'at, showcasing the foundation's experience in social entrepreneurship.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• King Khalid Foundation: Major Saudi family foundation with national development programs including the King Khalid Award for nonprofit excellence. Operates as a direct peer in Saudi philanthropic grantmaking and capacity building.
• Suleiman Al-Rajhi Foundation for Developmental Financing: Saudi development-financing foundation and SBMF's strategic funding partner. Highly comparable in focus areas of education, financial sustainability, and economic empowerment with a grant-plus-financing model.
• King Abdulaziz and His Companions Foundation for Giftedness and Creativity (Mawhiba): Saudi government-linked foundation focused on education, talent development, and youth skills. Highly comparable to SBMF's Education Domain and Future Skills Program.
• Sultan Foundation (مؤسسة السلیمان الخیریة): Saudi charitable foundation and explicit strategic partner of SBMF on the Mada initiative for educational nonprofits. Operates in the same education and nonprofit-empowerment domains with similar grantmaking and capacity-building models.
• Al-Majdouie Foundation for Charity (مؤسسة المجدوعي الخيرية): Saudi family charity foundation and active SBMF partner for economic empowerment programs. Directly comparable as a Saudi family-controlled grantmaking entity with overlapping program themes.

Emerging players

• Wa'ed (Aramco Entrepreneurship Center): Saudi entrepreneurship-focused initiative supported by Aramco. Thematically comparable to SBMF's Economic Empowerment program, particularly the 10-incubator model, with overlap in supporting early-stage ventures and SMEs.

Others

• Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: Global benchmark for foundation governance, MEL, and strategic philanthropy. Useful reference for how SBMF's governance, metrics, and partnership approach compare to world-leading private foundation practice.

Regional players

• Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development: GCC family-led foundation operating at large scale across education, research, and community development. Functionally comparable as a Gulf family foundation with Vision-aligned human-capital programs, though serving Qatar.
• Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation (MBRF): Major UAE-based family foundation focused on knowledge, education, and Arab development. Comparable as a regional Gulf family foundation with similar grantmaking and capacity-building missions, though serving a different geography.

Broad incumbents

• King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief): Saudi government-affiliated humanitarian relief organization that has worked with SBMF on Gaza and earthquake relief. Larger and more broadly funded, with overlapping Aid/Emergency mandate but at national scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/sbmfsa
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sbmf

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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