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Civil society organizations in Chile as in the rest of Latin America and the Caribbean struggle to cover their overhead costs through traditional philanthropic funding as they advance community-led social change initiatives.

By supporting community philanthropy organizations that provide flexible funding to civil society organizations in Chile and throughout the region the IAF is supporting the infrastructure and scaffolding that enables civil society to thrive.

IAF grantee Comunidad de Organizaciones Solidarias (COS) brings together three Chilean family foundations to match IAF funding and pool resources for Chilean civil society organizations.

Through this grant COS and partners will award grants to organizations provide training and technical assistance in financial sustainability and strategy and promote exchanges to identify lessons and share practices.

This grant advances the IAF?s strategic initiative to expand the resources available for grassroots development by promoting locally-rooted community philanthropy.