The tutu legacy fund
Through the example of his own life and work, including in the struggle against apartheid.
Desmond Tutu has brought the light of kindness, justice and healing where once the darkness of hate, injustice and cruelty reigned. He has given his all in pursuit of this mission. Now the time has come, as Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has recently passed on, that his torch be passed on to future generations in order to secure his rich legacy.
We should all help
A Tutu Legacy Fund (TLF) has been launched to secure Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu’s example for the future.
To strengthen and sustain the fund, your financial support will be appreciated as we open the new “Truth to Power” exhibition, one that not only looks back and learn lessons from history, but aims to empower new activists for fundamental change.
Passing the Torch
Secure the legacy of “the Arch” for future generations
If you are interested in funding the programmatic work of the Foundation, please contact our Development Manager, Edwin Arrison at pa@tutu.org.za
Givengain donation
South African Based Donation
The Desmond and Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation is a Non-Profit Company (NPC) with a Public Benefit Organisation status for tax purposes. The organisation is able to issue Section 18A to its donors where applicable.
King baudouin foundation
United States Based Donation
U.S.-based donors can make tax deductible contributions to the Desmond & Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation US Fund at the King Baudouin Foundation United States (KBFUS).
A closer look at the foundation
Download 2021 Annual Report
To get more insights into the Foundation, please make sure to download our 2021 Annual Report. If you are interested in funding the programmatic work of the Foundation, please contact our Development Manager – edwin@tutu.org.za
The Tutu Artbox project
The TUTU Art Box project has been worked on for more than nine years in close collaboration with The Arch.
The Desmond & Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation, in cooperation with Benny Gool and Richard Scott, were involved in creating a piece of art which reflects all aspects of the human being Desmond Tutu.
The project was named black, white, red and yellow, a playfully loaded word-construct that the Archbishop had regularly used over the years, which also speaks to Scott’s primary palette.
Showcasing Moral & Ethical Leadership
Through our series of TutuTalks, the Foundation hopes to reframe unresolved issues within civil society and uncover what moral and ethical leadership entails.
The intention is to not only spread ideas, but also to empower young African leaders. Where leadership is a responsibility, moral leadership provides values or meaning for people to live by, inspiration to act and motivation to hold oneself accountable through the intention to serve. Role models are needed to take up the baton to enact leadership in action.
Knowledge Legacy Programme
It was launched on 25 March 2022, as part of the Foundation’s Knowledge Legacy Programme, which aims to use the Foundation’s rich archive to publicise the profound impact Archbishop Tutu has had on the world, through interactive exhibitions and educational material.
Through our series of TutuTalks, the Foundation hopes to reframe unresolved issues within civil society and uncover what moral and ethical leadership entails.
Courageous Conversations & Advocacy
The Foundation seeks to advocate for the kinds of hard choices that need to be made and the mindsets that need to be adopted by governments
and business interests so that genuinely just, inclusive societies and economies are forged. This advocacy is conducted through the media and a series of public dialogues on difficult, topical issues, including the globally influential, annual Desmond Tutu International Peace Lecture.
Showcasing Moral & Ethical Leadership
Through our series of TutuTalks, the Foundation hopes to reframe unresolved issues within civil society and uncover what moral and ethical leadership entails.
The intention is to not only spread ideas, but also to empower young African leaders. Where leadership is a responsibility, moral leadership provides values or meaning for people to live by, inspiration to act and motivation to hold oneself accountable through the intention to serve. Role models are needed to take up the baton to enact leadership in action.
The first-of-its-kind exhibition, titled Truth to Power, is presented by the Foundation in collaboration with the Apartheid Museum.
It was launched on 25 March 2022, as part of the Foundation’s Knowledge Legacy Programme, which aims to use the Foundation’s rich archive to publicise the profound impact Archbishop Tutu has had on the world, through interactive exhibitions and educational material.
Knowledge Legacy Programme
Courageous Conversations & Advocacy
The Foundation seeks to advocate for the kinds of hard choices that need to be made and the mindsets that need to be adopted by governments
and business interests so that genuinely just, inclusive societies and economies are forged. This advocacy is conducted through the media and a series of public dialogues on difficult, topical issues, including the globally influential, annual Desmond Tutu International Peace Lecture.