What Tender Grassroots does

Tender Grassroots (TGR) is a U.S.-registered nonprofit organization founded in December 2019 by Fatuma Doka, a Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner (CRNP) with more than three decades of U.S. medical experience. Headquartered at 416 Heather Drive, Royersford, Pennsylvania, TGR delivers health, education, and community development programs primarily in Uganda's Wakiso district, with the founder's mandate focused on underserved communities. Programs span three pillars: (1) Health Interventions — immunization, preventative health, medical clinics, and health education seminars; (2) Education Interventions — school lunches, scholarships, teacher training, and learning facility improvements; and (3) Community Development — vocational training in tailoring, crafts, agriculture, and small-business management, alongside women's empowerment and microfinance support.

The organization's operating model is community-led and partnerships-driven. Direct program delivery is concentrated at Entebbe UMEA Primary School (a ~1,000-student school lunch program that drove dropout rates from 58% to zero), survivor support services for gender-based violence victims, and vocational training that has helped 100+ women and youth establish income streams. TGR has built an academic and institutional alliance network that includes Makerere University, Islamic University in Uganda, Drexel University School of Public Health, Afya Foundation, MILCOT, and Ukumbi, and has onboarding channels through GlobalGiving (crowdfunding) and Goodera (corporate volunteering). Marketing and donor outreach run primarily through Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, and quarterly email newsletters.

TGR is governed by a board led by Chair Peter Seneca (co-founder, Securitas Global Risk Solutions) with members spanning pharmaceutical legal expertise (Kenneth Piña), trauma surgery (Dr. Francis B. Baccay, MD), strategy and change management (Judge Renée Cardwell Hughes, Ret.), and humanitarian leadership (Margaret O'Sullivan, American Red Cross). Revenue is generated entirely through donations — individual giving via the website, monthly child-sponsorship program, corporate donations, and stock donations via Stockdonator.com — with no commercial pricing, subscriptions, or fee-for-service revenue. The organization has 1–10 employees and no disclosed financials or audited statements.

Name

Tender Grassroots

Legal name

Tender Grassroots

Website

https://tendergrassroots.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Tender Grassroots is a U.S.-registered nonprofit founded in 2019 that delivers health, education, and community development programs — including school meals, vocational training, and survivor support — to underserved communities in Uganda's Wakiso district, funded by donations and institutional partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Community Development

NAICS

Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

NGO/Nonprofit Education Programs & Service Delivery (EDADALAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Disaster Relief & Humanitarian Aid Volunteering (EDAIAGAF), Youth Mentoring & Positive Youth Development Nonprofits (BPAGADAD)

Keywords

• Community development programs
• Education access Uganda
• Nonprofit healthcare services
• School lunch programs
• Women and youth empowerment

Headquarters

HQ city

Royersford

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Others, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Donations: The primary revenue stream comes from individual and corporate donations. The organization accepts monetary donations through their website to support programs in education, healthcare, and community development in Uganda.
2. Stock Donations: Tender Grassroots accepts stock donations as an alternative giving method, allowing donors to contribute securities directly.
3. Student Sponsorship: Monthly sponsorship program where donors can sponsor individual children to keep them in school and break the cycle of poverty.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Tender Grassroots is a nonprofit that runs health, education, and community development programs for vulnerable populations in Wakiso district, Uganda. Its core offerings include a school lunch program at Entebbe UMEA Primary School, health interventions (immunization, medical clinics, health education), scholarships, vocational training, women's empowerment, and survivor support services. Programs are funded through donations and delivered directly through community partnerships.

Product overview

Tender Grassroots is a non-profit organization operating in Uganda focused on three core intervention areas: Health (immunization, preventative health, medical clinics, health education), Education (school lunch programs, scholarships, teacher training, learning facility improvements), and Community Development (vocational training, economic empowerment, women's programs). The organization runs specific programs including a School Lunch Program at Entebbe UMEA Primary School, COVID-19 relief efforts, survivor support services for gender-based violence victims, and scholarship programs for vulnerable children. These programs are delivered through community partnerships and grassroots engagement rather than a technology product platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Health Interventions Healthcare accessibility programs focused on immunization, preventative health, child and adolescent health, nutrition, infectious disease prevention, health education seminars, medical clinics, and illness screening delivered to communities in Uganda.
• Education Interventions
• Community Development Programs
• School Lunch Program Daily school meal provision at Entebbe UMEA Primary School serving approximately 1,000 students in Kitubulu village, Wakiso district, to improve nutrition, reduce dropout rates, and incentivize continued education for children from low-income families.
• Survivor Support Services
• Scholarship Program

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 100 women and youth established their own income streams through vocational training programs
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Tech for Changes.netminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 6 October 2022Partnership announced in October 2022 to support Tender Grassroots' mission through technology services or digital transformation support.
• UkumbicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUkumbi is a Non-Profit organization founded by two African women focused on transforming communities through socio-economic empowerment. They provide resources such as coaching and mentoring sessions, entrepreneur networking events, business professional sessions, annual pitch events, field/site visits, and fellow entrepreneur classes to help entrepreneurs thrive.
• Makerere UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEstablished in 1922, Makerere University is one of the oldest and most prestigious universities in Africa. Originally a technical school, it expanded to become a center for higher education in East Africa and develops into an institution of higher education offering post-school certificate courses.
• Islamic University in Uganda (IUIU)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOpened in 1988 under the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, IUIU operates with over 120 accredited programs, 8 faculties, and a student population of over 10,000 from 21 different countries. Has graduated over 45,000 students.
• Drexel University School of Public HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDrexel University's Dornsife School of Public Health improves health of communities through innovative degree and certificate programs, cutting-edge research, and cooperative partnerships with civic, business, and academic institutions committed to solving difficult health challenges.
• GooderaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerGoodera curates and hosts engaging volunteering programs for employees in partnership with 50K+ nonprofits. Their mission is to make social impact accessible to every team on the planet.
• Afya FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Afya Foundation collects unused medical supplies and equipment from the New York metro area and ships them to under-resourced health systems globally. They provide individually tailored shipments to local partners and implement long-term programs to address chronic health disparities.
• MILCOT (Midwife-led Community Transformation)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMILCOT is a charity organization registered in August 2018 focused on bridging the gap between midwives and adolescents, youths, and local people to contribute to prevention of maternal and child mortality and morbidity.
• GlobalGivingminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGlobalGiving is a nonprofit that connects other nonprofits to donors and companies. Since 2002, they have helped trusted community-led organizations access tools, training, and support to make positive change.
• Iron Circle Martial ArtsminorOthersMaybroda's Iron Circle Martial Arts offers kids martial arts, adult martial arts, and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu classes. They believe in helping discover personal potential through martial arts training.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• GlobalGiving: Nonprofit crowdfunding platform and current TGR distribution partner that channels donations from individual and corporate donors to community-led nonprofits globally. Comparable as an infrastructure partner in TGR's fundraising and beneficiary-reach model.

Broad incumbents

• BRAC: One of the largest development NGOs globally, operating integrated programs in health, education, and economic empowerment across multiple countries including Uganda. Highly relevant as a scaled reference point for an integrated community-development nonprofit serving low-income populations.
• Partners in Health: Global health nonprofit providing direct medical care, training, and health system strengthening in resource-poor settings. Closely aligned with TGR's health-intervention programs run by its medically credentialed founder.
• World Vision: Large international humanitarian organization with active sponsorship and child welfare programs in Uganda focused on health, education, and community development. Directly analogous operating model and donor mechanics to TGR (child sponsorship, school feeding, community-based delivery).

Direct peers

• Room to Read: Nonprofit delivering literacy, gender equality, scholarships, and school support in low-income communities. Highly comparable as a nonprofit operating education, scholarship, and girls' empowerment programs in developing-country contexts with similar donor mechanics.
• Mary's Meals: International nonprofit focused exclusively on providing school meals to children in low-income countries, including Uganda. TGR's School Lunch Program at Entebbe UMEA Primary School is a direct analogue in beneficiary population, intervention design, and outcome (attendance and retention).
• Afya Foundation: Existing strategic partner of TGR collecting surplus medical supplies and shipping them to under-resourced health systems globally. Directly comparable mission and a current TGR partner in medical supply flow.

Emerging players

• Possible: Nonprofit working specifically in rural Nepal on integrated health care delivery; comparable as a smaller, founder-led nonprofit delivering community-level health and education services in a low-income country setting.
• MILCOT (Midwife-led Community Transformation): Existing TGR partner, a small charity registered in 2018 bridging midwives and adolescents to reduce maternal and child mortality. Comparable as a peer-sized community health nonprofit operating in similar Ugandan beneficiary populations.
• Educate!: Nonprofit focused on youth employment and entrepreneurship training in Uganda and East Africa, particularly through secondary schools. Closely matches TGR's vocational training and economic empowerment pillar targeting Ugandan youth.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Tender_GR
• Facebookfacebook.com/Tendergrassroots
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tender-grassroots
• Instagraminstagram.com/tendergrassroots

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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