30 Birds Foundation

Registered charity 1206499 · since 202430birdsfoundation.org·Afghanistan, Canada, England, Pakistan, United States, Wales·Updated 29 October 2026

At a glance

£329k

Annual giving, year to 5 April 2025

From the Charity Commission register

£164k

Typical grant (median)

2 published grants

Key takeaways

The foundation's stated purpose is to advance the prospects of Afghan women and girls, so work outside that focus is unlikely to fit.
It gives mainly through partner organisations that design and run the day-to-day programmes, so a small charity may be best placed as a partner delivering girls' education, leadership or mental health support.
No application process is published, and neither the annual report, the register entry nor the website gives a way to apply, so a short introductory enquiry is the sensible first step.
Its annual giving of £329,435 is a guide to scale, and as no grant range is stated, a modest, clearly costed request is safer than assuming a large grant.
Its registered area lists Afghanistan, Pakistan, Canada, the United States and Throughout England And Wales, but no geographic focus is stated, so treat that list as a registration detail, not a rule about who may apply.

Overview

30 Birds Foundation is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1206499).

30 Birds Foundation is a registered charity whose purpose is to advance the prospects of Afghan women and girls, primarily those who remain in Afghanistan as well as those who have left and are living elsewhere, including as refugees. It began when a small team of eight friends formed the 30 Birds to help schoolgirls in hiding. Its annual giving is £329,435, and it works mainly by making grants to partner organisations that run its programmes, which include alternative education, higher education, leadership development, mentoring, professional skills, counselling and psychological support.

What they fund

Priority Areas

The foundation supports Afghan girls and young women to pursue academic, professional and personal goals, including those who remain in Afghanistan and those living elsewhere, including refugees. Its programmes encompass alternative education for Afghan girls and their families, higher-education opportunities, leadership development, mentoring, professional skills, counselling and psychological support. It offers long-term support and seeks to help participants develop their potential and contribute to the communities that welcomed them. Its activities are delivered primarily through grant-making to partner organisations, which design and run day-to-day programmes for beneficiaries. Those partners oversee safeguarding, health, safety and wellbeing arrangements under agreed standards and reporting requirements, while trustees maintain oversight to ensure funds are used solely for charitable purposes.

Themes

Afghan girls' education
Leadership and skills
Mental health support

How to apply

No way to apply was found in the charity's annual report, its register entry or its website.

Application success factors

What the charity says:

Partner organisations are responsible for programme delivery and safeguarding, health, safety and wellbeing arrangements in line with agreed standards and reporting requirements.

Where they fund

Registered area of operation (Charity Commission)

Afghanistan
Canada
Pakistan
United States
England
Wales

Similar funders

Funders supporting work similar to 30 Birds Foundation.

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Grants

2 published grants analysed · median £164k

The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:

Edward Charles Foundation
£227,435year to 5 April 2025
30 Birds Foundation US
£100,000year to 5 April 2025

Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts. Not included above: 1 whose recipient could not be identified.

1 year of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 5 April 2025	£514,790	£343,663	£329,435	Accounts for year to 5 April 2025

Grants paid, all years: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).

Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.