Collins Bruno Ayebare
Founder and Director
About Us
A grassroots ministry in Nyakasa, serving Uganda's most vulnerable children.
St. Bruno Children's Community Foundation is a registered not-for-profit ministry based in Nyakasa village of Mbarara, Uganda, supporting orphans and vulnerable children since 2017.
Our Mission
Our USA-based non-profit foundation's primary role is to secure financial donations in support of the Ugandan ngo (non-governmental organization) of St. Bruno Children's Community Foundation. Their mission is outreach to poor, vulnerable school children and their families in the rural district of Mbarara, of southwestern Uganda.
Our Vision
A world where every child — regardless of where they were born — has the education, health, and opportunity to reach their full potential. We envision a Nyakasa community where the cycle of poverty is replaced by a cycle of possibility, one sponsored child at a time.
Our promise: We work alongside the Nyakasa community, never above it. Every dollar is accountable, every program is measurable, and every child is known by name.
Our Founder
From one promise to a movement.
Established 2017 in Nyakasa, Uganda · U.S. 501(c)(3) partner founded in 2026
Collins Bruno Ayebare, the founder and current director of St. Bruno Children's Community Foundation, was orphaned at the beginning of a major phase of his own childhood schooling. He was only able to attain his full education through a government bursary and contributions from generous local and international donors and friends.
After completing his teaching courses in 2018, Collins travelled to a school in Rwanda, where he established a local and international network of friendships — relationships that would later help him create the financial resources and support for the children's educational needs back in his home community of Uganda.
In April 2021, Collins left Rwanda and moved his family to Nyakasa to serve his educational ministry with community children full time. In January 2022, the Foundation admitted seventeen children under an education sponsorship program with the support of his first international fundraising partner, Taylor Bredehoft from Denver, Colorado. That same year, he raised a tent on his family's donated land to create a weekly Saturday program where children could study English and Bible lessons while enjoying a hot, nutritious porridge breakfast.
A year later, when that partnership could no longer continue, Collins welcomed a new U.S. partnership with Meron and Joey Brookhart of Yetsena Foundation. Their generous annual donations, along with other American sponsors, began an incredible journey of growth and transformation. In 2026, a new office building was completed with a dedicated team of young professionals passionate about serving the children with love and kindness.
What We Do
Four programs, one community transformed.
Our current projects work together — addressing the interconnected challenges that keep children out of school and families in poverty across the Nyakasa community.
Education Sponsorship
Supporting more than 30 children in attending nearby primary and secondary schools through tuition sponsorship.
Clean Water & Hygiene
Rainwater catchment systems installed in three local schools, bringing clean water, sanitation, and hygiene to the community.
Nutrition & Community Garden
A community garden and educational food and nutrition program that nourish sponsored families.
Youth Skills Apprenticeship
A program designed to empower young single adults and high school students with future job and entrepreneurship skills.
Board of Directors
The people guiding our mission.
Our board brings together long-time donors, sponsors, and advocates united by a shared belief in the transformative power of education for Uganda's most vulnerable children.
Gerry Dornhecker, NP
President of Board of Directors
Dr. Sherrie-Ann Straughn
Secretary of Board of Directors
Donna L. Tully, PA
Treasurer of Board of Directors
Non-Profit Status
A new U.S. partnership for lasting impact.
This year we proudly celebrate a new partnership with Friends of St. Bruno Children's Community Foundation, a non-profit 501(c)(3) charity based in Oregon, USA. Under the stewardship of long-time donors and sponsors Donna Tully, PA, Dr. Sherrie-Ann Straughn, and board president Gerry Dornhecker, NP, we look forward to expanding fundraising opportunities and partnerships.
Public charityFederal recognition · 501(c)(3)
501(c)(3) Determination Letter
Our official federal recognition confirming Friends of St. Bruno Children’s Community Foundation as a tax-exempt public charity.
Nonprofit Registration Record
The organization’s supporting registration documentation for public review and donor confidence.
Official Status Notice
A quick visual reference of the official notice included with our nonprofit records.
Our History
An incredible journey of growth and transformation.
What began in 2017 as a small fundraising effort to keep orphans and vulnerable children in school has grown into a ministry serving more than 30 sponsored children across primary and secondary schools in Mbarara, Uganda. Each scholarship funded, each Saturday breakfast shared, and each rainwater catchment installed has been another step toward a future where every child in Nyakasa can learn and thrive.
Today, our programs span education sponsorship, clean water and hygiene, a community garden and nutrition program, and a youth skills apprenticeship — together serving the whole child and the whole community. Behind every desk sits a story of possibility, made real by supporters who believe that geography should never decide a child's future.
As we look ahead, our commitment remains the same: to walk alongside the Nyakasa community, to listen before we lead, and to build programs that last long after we are gone. May you kindly choose Friends of St. Bruno Children's Community Foundation the next time you think of donating to charity.
Your generosity keeps a child in school, nourished, and hopeful.
Every scholarship, every Saturday breakfast, every gallon of clean water begins with someone who chose to care. Be that someone today.
Friends of St. Bruno Children's Community Foundation is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit. All donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.