Mobilising collective charitable capital for multiplied impact in
South Africa

Mobilising collective charitable capital for

multiplied impact in
South Africa.

multiplied impact in
South Africa.

Helping generosity go further

The Tree of Life Foundation provides a trusted, tax-efficient platform for structured charitable giving and the expert handling of complex asset donations. Through our Donor-advised Fund, we enable families and financial advisors to grow charitable contributions for sustainable, long-term impact while minimising administrative overhead.

We ensure every contribution is handled with the highest level of excellence and transparency, providing donors with the strategic oversight needed to multiply the reach of their generosity and create a lasting legacy of change across South Africa.

I am a Donor

I am a Donor

I am a Financial Advisor

I am a Financial Advisor

What sets the Tree of Life Foundation apart 

Tree of Life's Donor-advised Fund (DAF) platform is built on three foundational principles that shape how charitable capital is managed, directed, and grown over time.

Stewardship

Where Biblical principles and cutting-edge asset management overlap.

Specialised giving

Expert handling of complex and non-cash asset donations in South Africa.

Impact

Providing vetted charities, collective grantmaking funds and impact investment options.

R331
Million+

Total amount distributed over the last 5 years
(FY22 – FY26)

R117
Million+

Total amount distributed in FY26

Learn more about our impact

Learn more about our impact

A reliable platform for strategic charitable giving

Since FY22, Tree of Life and its clients have distributed over R331,773,873 to 140 charities across South Africa, supporting lasting change in the lives of thousands.

For donors, this means a platform that supports both meaningful generosity and professional governance through a Donor-advised Fund. For advisors, it offers a valuable option that can be confidently integrated into giving, estate, and legacy planning conversations.

Governance you can trust

Tree of Life Foundation is a South African Revenue Service (SARS) approved  Public Benefit Organisation (PBO) and governed by a board of expert, independent trustees. This governance structure provides the accountability, oversight, and professional care to ensure charitable capital is managed and directed responsibly and for maximum benefit.

As a founding member of the TrustBridge Global Network, Tree of Life is also able to facilitate compliant, tax-advantaged giving across international borders.

Learn more about the TOL Foundation

Learn more about the TOL Foundation

Giving that grows

Tree of Life offers a structured way to give , helping donors and advisors steward charitable capital for sustained and multiplied impact. If you are considering a more intentional approach to giving, including non-cash and complex assets, we would be glad to guide you through what this could look like.

Explore how it works

Explore how it works

A donor's perspective

Capital That Creates a Way Out

“I'm proud of myself. My family's proud of me. I have my own apartment, and I know that I have a skill that less than 10% of our population has access to. It gives me confidence in future job security and my ability to provide for myself and family.”

Denzil George

A donor's perspective

From One Scholarship to a Movement of Leaders

“We believe that long-term, sustainable transformation in South Africa begins with investing in the potential of young people. By partnering with MOI, you are not only changing the life of a single learner – you are helping entire families and communities to break the cycle of poverty and rise to their full God-given potential.”

Jenene Petersen

A donor's perspective

Capital That Keeps Working

"What I find particularly powerful is that the original gift has continued to create impact year after year. The growth in value has occurred outside my personal balance sheet and within a Kingdom-focused vehicle. Dividends have supported both the broader work of Tree of Life and my own DAF. By contributing appreciating assets rather than waiting to donate cash later, growth and income that would otherwise have accrued to me personally can instead be directed toward purposes that matter. That is a legacy worth building."

Omri Thomas

A donor's perspective

Giving from the Tree, Not Just the Fruit

"For our family, creating a long-term giving wallet was the natural response to a growing conviction: we wanted to give not just of the fruit, our income, but of the tree itself. Donating appreciated Naspers stock directly allowed us to seed the DAF in a tax-efficient way, without the friction of selling first. The Tree of Life team guided us through a seamless process, managing everything from the written donation to the share transfer. More of the value stayed dedicated to the causes we care about."

Coenie de Villiers

A donor's perspective

Structure for a Settled Question

"When we sold the business, we felt we needed to be better stewards of what had been entrusted to us. I wasn't looking to 'do some good', I wanted our giving to be part of a coherent legacy, for our family and for Kingdom purposes, long after we're gone. The DAF gave us a way to make a decisive, irrevocable act of generosity while retaining the flexibility to direct grants over time as needs and opportunities become clear. The administration is handled. The question of how much to give has largely been settled. The work now is discernment."

André Haasbroek

Tree of Life Foundation offers a trusted platform for structured and complex asset donation.

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