Hasanah Social Enterprise Fund 2025 opens for applications

• Up to US$22,700 in grants for Malaysian social enterprises with a clear impact mission
• Focuses on sectors like agriculture, mental health, circularity, tourism, mobility & education

Applications are now open for the Hasanah Social Enterprise Fund 2025 (HSEF2025), a funding programme by Yayasan Hasanah in collaboration with the Ministry of Finance. The fund is designed to support Malaysian social enterprises that demonstrate measurable social or environmental impact, with grants of up to US$22,700 (RM100,000) available per recipient.

Now in its fourth year, HSEF2025 focuses on the Seeding Path category, targeting enterprises in sectors including sustainable agriculture (food security), mental health and aged care, circular economy, arts and heritage, ecotourism, social mobility, and education. Both new and existing social enterprises are eligible to apply. Existing recipients may apply for a conditional grant that combines a grant with a zero-interest loan.

Siti Kamariah Ahmad Subki, trustee and managing director of Yayasan Hasanah, commented, “We’re witnessing a paradigm shift in the role of business in society. Today, social impact is not the domain of a few—it is embedded in how businesses operate, employ, and innovate. At Yayasan Hasanah, we’re proud to support social enterprises that are driving this transformation—pursuing commercial success grounded in purpose.”

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