Currently the major sponsor for NABSA is the International Programs in Chemical Sciences (IPICS). IPICS is a part of the International Science Programs of Uppsala University. It offers long-term project-oriented support for developing active and sustainable research environments within chemistry in developing countries and has generously sponsored NABSA's activities since 1995/96.

International Organization for Chemical Sciences in Development (IOCD) has also availed financial support ($40,000) during the period 1992-1995. IOCD is an international nonprofit agency chartered in Belgium. Created in 1981 by a group of scientists from 15 countries meeting at UNESCO in Paris, IOCD engages chemists of industrialized and developing countries in collaboration that benefits developing countries in health, agriculture, and industry.

Professor Federico Mayor, former Director General of UNESCO, visited NABSA in 1999 and made a generous donation of $25,000. NABSA has also received small grants since then to support short-term visitors.

USAID gave a one-time grant of $25,000 in 1996.

UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA is also a major sponsor of NABSA