Identify the gap. Connect the capabilities. Build for durability.
Our model combines strategic philanthropy with the discipline of programme design, due diligence, partnership and evidence.
Funding can enable action, but funding alone does not create durable change.
sTF5 Care therefore approaches philanthropy as an active process: understand the problem, test whether an intervention fits, work with capable partners, agree what progress should look like, support delivery and use evidence to decide what comes next.
This approach is selective by design. We do not judge success by the number of grants made or the visibility of an activity. We look for a clear gap, local relevance, credible delivery capability, measurable pathways of change and the potential to strengthen capacity or systems over time.
Six steps from first study to the next decision.
Understand the gap
We begin with research, available data and engagement with people and organisations close to the issue. We ask what is missing, what already exists and where additional support can add value without duplicating work.
Assess strategic fit
Potential programmes, projects and grantees are assessed against sTF5 Care’s pillars, objectives and expected contribution. We consider the organisation’s track record, technical and financial capacity, and ability to build social value in the area it serves.
Design with the right partners
Where there is a credible fit, we clarify scope, roles, outcomes, indicators, budget and governance. We bring in technical, research, delivery or evaluation expertise when it strengthens the intervention.
Fund and support delivery
Approved work moves into formal agreement and structured implementation. Funding is accompanied by clear responsibilities, reporting expectations and, where useful, technical or convening support.
Monitor, learn and adapt
Field visits, programme data, partner reporting and monitoring and evaluation help us understand what is being delivered, what is changing and where assumptions need to be revisited.
Close, continue or deepen based on evidence
At the end of a funding period, technical and financial reporting informs the next decision. A grant may close, continue, change direction or form part of a longer-term programme where the evidence supports it.
Programmes
Our programmes are longer-horizon bodies of work with defined outcomes, delivery structures and monitoring frameworks. They are designed to build capability and track change over time. Examples include the MS Health Program and the Tawfiq Fakhouri Entrepreneurship and Leadership Programme.
Projects and initiatives
Alongside core programmes, sTF5 Care supports targeted projects and initiatives where a specific opportunity or need aligns with one of our pillars. These may address community infrastructure, cultural advocacy, emergency response, youth opportunity or other clearly defined gaps.
Judgment before generosity.
A good intention is not enough; relevance, capacity and expected value must be clear.
Evidence is a form of respect.
Claims should be no stronger than the information that supports them.
Partnership is part of the intervention.
The right combination of local knowledge, technical expertise and accountable delivery often matters as much as the funding itself.
Dignity and agency are non-negotiable.
People are participants and decision-makers in their own lives, not evidence of someone else’s generosity.
Legacy is what continues to serve.
We look for capability, knowledge, relationships and systems that remain useful beyond a single activity.
Reporting is not the goal. Better decisions are.
sTF5 Care continues to strengthen its Theory of Change, logframe, monitoring and evaluation, and institutional learning systems. The purpose is not to create reporting for its own sake. It is to make better decisions: distinguish activity from outcome, test assumptions, identify gaps, learn with partners and make future funding more accountable.