What The Island Foundation Ltd. does

The Island Foundation Ltd. is a Singapore-registered International Charitable Organisation that strengthens learning for sustainability in remote small island and coastal communities. Founded in 2010 by the owners of 8 Islands Pte Ltd, the parent company of Nikoi Island and Cempedak Island, the foundation operates exclusively in Bintan Regency, Riau Islands, Indonesia, where it serves children and public school teachers facing barriers to quality education due to geographic isolation. The organisation is entirely funded through charitable giving and is registered as a non-profit (Co. Reg No.: 201011968M).

The foundation delivers an integrated 'Learning for Sustainability' program built around four components: 13 operational Learning Centres providing direct educational support to students, Local Teacher Training that has reached 1,526 public school teachers, Community Engagement activities spanning community surveys, stakeholder events, and environmental initiatives, and a Learning Farm agricultural-education initiative. On-the-ground implementation is handled through Yayasan Peduli Kepulauan Indonesia (YPKI), a local Yayasan-registered implementing partner that has worked with the foundation since its inception, supported by 5 local government Village Offices and 1 partner university. Cumulative beneficiary impact is reported as 3,168 students reached.

Revenue is generated exclusively through charitable donations. Donations are accepted via credit card through the foundation's own donation portal (tif.ddock.gives) and through GlobalGiving, which enables US tax-deductible giving and UK Gift Aid eligibility. Donor engagement is conducted through the foundation's website, Facebook, LinkedIn, newsletters, and annual reports. The organisation is headquartered at 17 Woking Road, #01-01, Singapore, and operates with 11–50 employees.

Name

The Island Foundation Ltd.

Legal name

The Island Foundation

Website

https://theislandfoundation.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Island Foundation Ltd. is a Singapore-registered charity delivering its Learning for Sustainability program to children and public school teachers in Bintan Regency, Indonesia's remote small island and coastal communities, via 13 Learning Centres, teacher training, and community engagement.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Education Services

NAICS

Educational Services (611), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

International Development & Donor-Funded Education Programs (EDADALAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Environmental Education, Capacity Building & Community Engagement (BPADALAO), Sustainability Engagement, Training & Behavior Change Programs (On-site) (BPABALAK)

Keywords

• Nonprofit education programs
• Community learning centres
• Teacher professional development
• Sustainable island communities
• Charitable educational services

Headquarters

HQ city

Singapore

HQ country

Singapore

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Charitable Donations: The Island Foundation is entirely funded through charitable giving. Donations are accepted via credit card directly through the organization's website and through GlobalGiving for US tax-deductible donations and UK Gift Aid.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Island Foundation delivers a "Learning for Sustainability" educational program for children in remote small island and coastal communities in Bintan Regency, Riau Islands, Indonesia. The program is implemented through three interconnected components: 13 operational Learning Centres that provide direct educational support, Local Teacher Training that builds competencies of public school teachers, and Community Engagement activities that extend the program across the local ecosystem. A Learning Farm initiative supplements the curriculum with agricultural education. The foundation is an International Charitable Organisation entirely funded through charitable giving and delivers its programs on the ground via local implementing partner Yayasan Peduli Kepulauan Indonesia (YPKI).

Product overview

The Island Foundation is a charitable organization, not a technology company. It operates a unified 'Learning for Sustainability' program consisting of multiple interconnected components: 13 operational Learning Centres providing direct educational support to students, Local Teacher Training services building competencies of 1,526 public school teachers, Community Engagement activities promoting learning across the ecosystem, and Learning Farm initiatives for agricultural education. The organization delivers its mission to transform learning ecosystems in Indonesia's small island and coastal communities through this integrated program approach.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Learning for Sustainability Program Integrated educational program for children in remote small island and coastal communities of Bintan Regency, delivered through Learning Centres, Teacher Training, and Community Engagement components.
• Learning Centres Physical learning centres providing direct educational support and resources to students in remote small island and coastal communities of Bintan Regency.
• Local Teacher Training Multi-day professional development sessions for public school teachers focusing on building teaching competencies, student-centred learning, classroom engagement strategies, and life skills instruction.
• Community Engagement Activities extending the Learning for Sustainability program to build awareness about the importance of learning across the ecosystem, including community surveys, stakeholder events, environmental initiatives (mangrove planting, clean-ups), and Learning Farm programs.
• Learning Farm Agricultural education initiative to raise awareness about growing food and organic produce, delivered at Learning Centres for students and communities in Bintan Regency.

Quantifiable outcome

• 3,168 students impacted by educational programs
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Yayasan Peduli Kepulauan Indonesia (YPKI)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2010Local implementing partner registered as a Yayasan in Indonesia. YPKI is the primary local partner through which The Island Foundation delivers its Learning for Sustainability program in Bintan Regency, Riau Islands. The organization's logo (TIF logo - YPKI.jpg) appears on official materials indicating a close, long-standing partnership since the foundation's inception in 2010.
• 5 Partner Village OfficescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFive local government Village Offices in Bintan Regency partner with The Island Foundation to support the Learning for Sustainability program. These partnerships enable community engagement and program delivery at the local level.
• 1 Partner UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerA university partnership supporting The Island Foundation's educational programs. The nature and scope of the university partnership contributes to the foundation's academic and research capabilities.
• GlobalGivingminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGlobalGiving serves as a distribution channel for donations, enabling supporters in the US to make tax-deductible donations and UK supporters to claim Gift Aid. The Island Foundation has a project page on GlobalGiving for the 'Transform Education for 250 Students - Riau Islands' initiative.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Save the Children Indonesia: Major international NGO operating in Indonesia with significant education, teacher training, and community resilience programs. Comparable in mission area (children's education in underserved communities) and operational model, though operating at much larger scale and broader geographic scope.
• Conservation International Indonesia: Global environmental NGO operating in Indonesia with sustainability and community-capacity-building programs. Comparable on the environmental-education and coastal-community engagement aspects of TIF's work, though at much broader scale and scope.
• Plan International Indonesia: Large international NGO with an Indonesia country office delivering education, child rights, and community development programs. Comparable as a donor-funded organization running multi-component education and community programs in Indonesia, though at much greater scale.

Direct peers

• Bali Children's Foundation: Indonesia-focused charity providing education access and learning support to children in remote Indonesian communities. Comparable mission and operational footprint (remote-island education programming) and similar donor-funded delivery model.
• Room to Read: Global education nonprofit focused on literacy and gender equality in schools across Asia and Africa. Comparable as a donor-funded education NGO delivering direct learning programs and teacher/curriculum support in low-resource communities, similar to TIF's Learning for Sustainability model.
• IDEP Foundation: Indonesia-based nonprofit delivering community education, sustainable development, and disaster preparedness programs. Highly comparable as a Bali-based Indonesian NGO combining environmental education and community capacity building, mirroring TIF's Bintan-based integrated model.
• Teach for Indonesia: Part of the Teach For All network, this Indonesia-based nonprofit places teachers and provides training in underserved schools. Comparable on the teacher-training and education-quality focus of TIF's Local Teacher Training program in Bintan public schools.

Regional players

• Wetlands International Indonesia: International conservation NGO with Indonesia programming on mangrove and coastal ecosystem restoration, including community engagement and environmental education. Comparable through TIF's mangrove-planting and coastal-community environmental work.
• Kopernik: Indonesia-based social enterprise/NGO that distributes appropriate technologies to last-mile communities. Comparable as an Indonesia-focused development organization working in remote communities, though with a technology-distribution rather than education-delivery focus.

Emerging players

• Reef Check Indonesia: Indonesia-based marine conservation organization running community environmental education and volunteer programs around coastal ecosystems. Comparable on the sustainability-education and island-coastal community dimensions of TIF's work.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/IslandFoundation
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/theislandfoundation

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