Effective Ventures Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- Effective Ventures Foundation makes grants only where there is a clear tie-in to its charitable objects and core focus areas: extreme poverty, non-human animal wellbeing, the Effective Altruism community and the long-term future.
- An organisation without that clear link to those areas should not apply.
- Most of its grants fall between £32,000 and £770,000, with a median of about £130,000, so a request in that range is typical, though its largest grant was about £4,900,000 and the band is not a ceiling.
- The annual report shows grants mainly in England, but no geographic focus is stated, so location alone should not stop an application.
- How to apply could not be worked out from the sources, so check the route before writing and lead with the link to its focus areas; timing and how competitive the funder is cannot be judged, so do not assume either.
Overview
Effective Ventures Foundation is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1149828).
Effective Ventures Foundation is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1149828). Its objects include promoting and improving the efficiency and effectiveness of charities and the application of charitable resources. Through Effective Altruism Funds, it aims to be the easiest way for small or early stage projects aiming to do an ambitious amount of good to receive funding. Its stated focus covers improving the lives of people in extreme poverty, improving the wellbeing of non-human animals, supporting the Effective Altruism community and making the long-run future go well, and its annual giving was £12,679,932.
What they fund
Profile based on the charity's Charity Commission register entry and annual report (year to 30 June 2025) only. Every statement is checked against them. Sources read on 23 October 2026.
Priority Areas
Grants are made only where there is a clear connection to the foundation’s charitable objects and core focus areas. Through Effective Altruism Funds, it aims to make funding accessible to small or early-stage projects seeking to do an ambitious amount of good. Its stated focus is improving the lives of people in extreme poverty, improving the wellbeing of non-human animals, supporting the Effective Altruism community and making the long-run future go well. The grant record includes effective-altruism organisations, international health and development charities, animal-welfare organisations, environmental groups and a university. This combines support for projects and organisations with a focus on impact, guided by the link to charitable objects and core areas.
Themes
- Extreme poverty
- Non-human animal wellbeing
- Effective Altruism community
- Long-term future
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the annual report shows grants mainly in England.
How to apply
How to apply could not be worked out from the sources read.
Who can apply:
- Grants are made only when there is a clear tie-in to EV UK's charitable objects and core focus areas.
Application success factors
What the charity says:
- Grant requests need a clear tie-in to the foundation’s charitable objects and core focus areas.
Where they fund
Where its grants have gone
Similar funders
Funders supporting work similar to Effective Ventures Foundation.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 25 grants in year to 30 June 2025 by size
Median £129k (year to 30 June 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:
- Giving What We Can UK£4,908,020year to 30 June 2025
- Effective Ventures Foundation USA, Inc£1,750,000year to 30 June 2025
- GiveWell£766,594year to 30 June 2025
- Effective Altruism Germany£425,084year to 30 June 2025
- Resolve to Save Lives£411,302year to 30 June 2025
- Effective Altruism Netherlands£394,047year to 30 June 2025
- Non-Trivial£305,889year to 30 June 2025
- Founders Pledge Climate Fund£283,945year to 30 June 2025
Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts. Not included above: 2 lines covering other, unnamed recipients (£2.1M).
Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 30 June 2021 | £18,637,586 | £14,119,147 | £7,037,200 | Accounts for year to 30 June 2021 |
| year to 30 June 2022 | £140,574,589 | £79,209,500 | £38,361,155 | Accounts for year to 30 June 2022 |
| year to 30 June 2023 | £61,955,574 | £58,302,011 | £15,390,839 | Accounts for year to 30 June 2023 |
| year to 30 June 2024 | £31,663,819 | £35,285,093 | £10,117,146 | Accounts for year to 30 June 2024 |
| year to 30 June 2025 | £12,083,820 | £37,534,860 | £12,679,932 | Accounts for year to 30 June 2025 |
Income vs grants paid
IncomeGrants paid
Total value each financial year
In 1 of the 5 years shown, grants paid exceeded income.
- Grants paid, year to 30 June 2021; year to 30 June 2022; year to 30 June 2023; year to 30 June 2024: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
- Grants paid, year to 30 June 2025: the accounts do not say whether this is grants awarded or paid.
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.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
- ev.org · read on 23 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 30 June 2025)
This profile rests on the charity’s filed accounts and register entry only, so check with the funder directly before applying.
Sources last checked on 23 October 2026.
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