Three commercial outcomes in one sponsorship.

A Lenillium corporate school sponsorship is structured to satisfy your finance team, your ESG team, and your board simultaneously — without requiring a separate CSI programme for each objective.

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Reduce Your Tax Bill

As a confirmed Public Benefit Organisation, Lenillium issues official Section 18A tax certificates on every qualifying sponsorship. Your company deducts the full contribution from taxable income — up to 10% per year — turning a social investment into a financial benefit your CFO will approve.

Section 18A · Up to 10% of taxable income
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Move Your B-BBEE Scorecard

Qualifying donations to previously disadvantaged communities count as Socio-Economic Development spend under the B-BBEE Codes of Good Practice. Lenillium provides the supporting documentation your verification agency requires — no extra admin on your side.

B-BBEE SED · Verified spend documentation
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Anchor Your ESG Reporting

Lenillium sponsorships map directly to UN SDG 4 (Quality Education) and support GRI Standards (GRI 203, GRI 413) and SASB disclosures. Quarterly reports give your sustainability team the verified learner and improvement data they need to substantiate SDG commitments in integrated reports.

ESG · UN SDG 4 · GRI · SASB ready
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Build a Named Legacy

Adopt a school and put your brand on it — literally. Naming rights, school signage, co-branded quarterly press releases, and social media attribution are all part of the agreement. For four years, your company's name is synonymous with real results in a real community.

Co-branding · Adopt-a-school · PR attribution
The Headline Number

A standard school sponsorship works out to roughly R74 per learner per year for a full CAPS-aligned, AI-driven, multilingual Maths & Science deployment — less than a set of textbooks, but with four years of tracked, brand-attributed outcomes that no textbook can provide.

Everything your compliance team needs to say yes.

Lenillium is built with corporate compliance officers in mind. Here is the detail behind each of the three qualifying categories — and exactly what you receive as documentation.

Section 18A · Income Tax Act No. 58 of 1962

Tax Deductibility

Section 18A allows taxpayers to deduct qualifying donations to an approved PBO from their taxable income. Lenillium Education holds confirmed PBO status, making every sponsorship potentially deductible.

  • Deductible up to 10% of taxable income per year
  • Official Section 18A certificate issued within 30 days of pledge
  • Certificate includes all SARS-required fields for audit purposes
  • Applicable to companies, close corporations, and individuals
  • Excess above 10% can be rolled forward — ask your tax advisor
B-BBEE · Codes of Good Practice · SED Element

Scorecard Points

The Socio-Economic Development element rewards contributions that promote access to the economy for previously disadvantaged persons. Under-resourced school communities qualify squarely within this definition.

  • Contribution qualifies as SED spend under the B-BBEE Codes
  • Lenillium provides a letter confirming beneficiary demographics
  • Spend is verifiable via four-party agreement and quarterly reports
  • Reporting documentation is structured for verification agencies
  • Pro-rata recognition for contributions made mid-financial year
ESG · UN SDG 4 · GRI Standards · SASB

Integrated Reporting

Lenillium sponsorships are structured to support your company's non-financial disclosure obligations. Every metric your sustainability team needs is tracked and provided in your quarterly report.

  • Mapped to UN SDG 4.1 (quality education) and SDG 4.4 (STEM skills)
  • Supports GRI 203 (Indirect Economic Impacts) and GRI 413 (Local Communities)
  • SASB Education Management sector alignment available on request
  • Verified learner numbers, utilisation rates, and improvement data
  • Ready-to-paste narrative descriptions for integrated annual reports
Illustrative Example — Standard Sponsorship (R200,000)

What Section 18A saves a qualifying company

Gross sponsorship pledge R200,000
Section 18A deduction from taxable income – R200,000
Estimated tax saving at 27% corporate tax rate R54,000
Effective net cost to company after tax saving R146,000
Effective cost per learner per year (avg 676 learners) ≈ R54 / learner / year

This is an illustrative calculation only. The actual deduction is limited to 10% of taxable income in the year of donation, and excess may be carried forward. Consult your tax advisor for an authoritative assessment of your specific position. The 27% corporate tax rate applies from the 2023 tax year for South African companies.

From one school to a continent.

Lenillium offers five sponsorship tiers designed to match the scale of your CSI budget — from a single-school commitment to a transformational, multi-country programme. Every tier includes the same compliance benefits: Section 18A, B-BBEE SED, and ESG reporting.

Single School
R200k
Standard · one school
~676 learners · 4 years
Full deployment included
Bronze
R1M+
5 schools
~2,500 learners
Multi-school PR package
Gold
R10M+
50 schools
~25,000 learners
National naming rights
Continental
R20M+
100+ schools
50,000+ learners
Pan-African named fund
What is included at each sponsorship tier
What's Included Single School Bronze Silver+
Full DIGIMaths + DIGIScience deployment ✓ All learners ✓ All learners ✓ All learners
Teacher training & learner onboarding ✓ Included ✓ Included ✓ Included
24-hour support & all platform upgrades (4 yrs) ✓ Included ✓ Included ✓ Included
Section 18A tax certificate
B-BBEE SED supporting documentation
Quarterly brand-attributed impact reports
School naming / co-branding rights ✓ One school ✓ 5 schools ✓ All schools
Press releases & social media attribution ✓ Annually ✓ Quarterly ✓ Monthly
Named regional or national programme ✓ Custom programme name

Every tier is priced on a once-off, four-year basis — no annual renewals, no hidden costs. Lenillium absorbs all implementation costs: licences, training, enrolment, ongoing support, and platform upgrades are fully covered by your single pledge. If you want to sponsor at a Premium level (R240k per school), the platform expands to include additional subject layers and enhanced analytics — ask about the Premium option when you book your call.

What your investment actually does — in numbers.

Lenillium is already active in 19 schools reaching 12,871 learners. These are the verified outcomes your sponsorship joins and continues to generate.

+13% Average Maths & Science mark improvement across all active schools, year-on-year
21% Average platform utilisation rate — learners actively using the platform each month
+56% Top school improvement — Zinniaville Secondary — proving the ceiling is high
67% Top utilisation — Greenbury Secondary — 2 in 3 learners actively on the platform monthly

Where your R200,000 pledge goes

DIGIMaths & DIGIScience licences (4 yrs)
~55%
Teacher training & learner onboarding
~18%
24h support & platform maintenance
~16%
Impact reporting & programme management
~11%

What you receive — and when.

Every corporate sponsor receives a structured package of documentation and impact data throughout the four-year term — designed to feed directly into your ESG, B-BBEE, and stakeholder reporting cycles.

Day 30

Section 18A Certificate

Official tax certificate issued within 30 days of pledge confirmation, ready for your annual financial statements.

Day 45

B-BBEE Documentation

Beneficiary demographic letter and spend verification documents — formatted for your B-BBEE verification agency.

Quarterly

Impact Report

Brand-attributed learner numbers, utilisation rates, mark improvements, and narrative ready for integrated reports.

Annually

Year-End Summary

Full-year ESG disclosure package, press release, and social media content delivered to your communications team.

One agreement. Four accountable parties.

Every Lenillium sponsorship is governed by a four-party agreement that ensures complete transparency — and removes the administrative burden from both the sponsor and the school.

Makes the Once-Off Pledge
Your Company

R200,000 – R240,000 once-off · 18A cert + B-BBEE docs issued

Manages the Programme & All Reporting
Lenillium Education (PBO)

procures licences, training & support via Division One

Builds & Maintains the AI Platform
Division One (Tech Partner)

delivers the full platform free of charge to the school

Learners & Teachers Benefit
The Partner School

Your five steps to a live sponsorship.

01

Book a Call

A 30-minute introduction — no obligation. We explain the programme and answer your compliance questions.

02

Choose a School

We present matched school options or let you nominate a school in your preferred community.

03

Sign the Agreement

The four-party agreement is executed. 18A certificate and B-BBEE docs follow within 30 days.

04

School Goes Live

Lenillium handles everything — training, enrolment, onboarding. School is live within 30 days.

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Receive Your Reports

Quarterly impact reports, annual summaries, and PR content delivered to your team on schedule.

Everything your legal and finance team needs.

We understand that corporate sponsorship decisions require sign-off from multiple stakeholders. Here is the governance and legal foundation of the Lenillium programme.

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Confirmed PBO Status

Lenillium Education is a registered Public Benefit Organisation under the South African Income Tax Act — a prerequisite for Section 18A certificate issuance. PBO number and SARS letter are available on request.

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Four-Party Legal Agreement

Every sponsorship is governed by a formal four-party agreement between your company, Lenillium Education, Division One, and the partner school — setting out deliverables, reporting timelines, branding rights, and accountability measures.

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Verified Impact Data

Learner numbers, utilisation rates, and mark improvements are tracked at the school level and available for third-party verification. We provide the underlying data — not just a headline number.

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Active in 19 Schools

Lenillium is operational today across 19 schools in an estimated 6 provinces, reaching 12,871 learners. School names, locations, and per-school figures are published on our Results page — nothing is hidden.

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Direct Fund Flow

Funds move from your company directly to Lenillium Education (PBO), then to Division One for platform delivery. No funds pass through the school itself — protecting both the school and your company's reputational interests.

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Full Document Pack

On request, we provide: PBO certificate, specimen four-party agreement, specimen 18A certificate, specimen B-BBEE letter, and specimen quarterly impact report — so you see exactly what you will receive before committing.

We are happy to engage with your in-house legal counsel, external tax advisors, or B-BBEE verification agency directly to answer specific technical questions. Contact us at info@lenillium.org to request a due diligence call with your advisors.