One opportunity can change everything.
The Thinking Fund is a registered South African non-profit company and a Section 18A approved Public Benefit Organisation. We exist to give young people the experiences, mentors and tools that will shape how they think, and what they create.
When you support us, you're not just giving money, you're opening a door for a young person to discover their creativity, their voice, and their ability to think differently.
You're helping a student attend a workshop where they'll paint for the first time, or join a Thinking Academy session where they'll learn to solve problems in ways they never imagined.
Every contribution, big or small, fuels real, tangible change. We've already seen how a single bursary led one student to graduate, join our team, and thrive as an independent creative.
That's the ripple effect.
Your support helps us go further, reach more, and light sparks where they're needed most.
Four ideas that guide every decision we make.
Hope
We believe every young South African deserves a door opened to their potential.
Thinking
We invest in how people think, the most compounding skill of all.
Creativity
We use art as the bridge between curiosity, expression and opportunity.
Community
We grow stronger when artists, patrons and youth move together.
Three women, one shared belief.
Nicola Tyler
Artist, entrepreneur and founder of The Thinking Company, championing creative thinking as a life skill.
Natalie Jabangwe
Global fintech leader investing in the next generation of African thinkers and builders.
Anke
Guides day-to-day operations, partnerships and donor stewardship across the fund.
Transparent, accountable and recognised.
- Registered NPCNon-profit company in good standing under South African law.
- Section 18A ApprovedTax deductions for qualifying donations by SA donors.
- Public Benefit OrganisationRecognised PBO for socio-economic development.
- POPIA CompliantYour data is handled with care and respect.