GiveDirectly UK
At a glance
Key takeaways
- This funder suits you only if your organisation already delivers direct, unconditional cash transfers to extremely poor households or refugees, and can show how efficiently it does so, since its trustees keep a schedule of organisations with that record.
- The annual report gives no grant range and no typical size, so do not assume a particular amount and keep any request modest until you know more.
- Its stated priority is Africa within a focus that is anywhere in the world, so a clear link to Africa may help your case.
- No way to apply was found in the annual report, the register entry or its website, so a short introduction setting out your delivery record and efficiency figures is the only route the sources suggest.
- Organisations that are not non-profit organisations, or that cannot evidence secure cash transfers and their efficiency, should not apply.
Overview
GiveDirectly UK is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1167938).
What they fund
Priority Areas
The foundation channels donations into cash-transfer programmes in Africa. It makes grants to non-profit organisations providing financial assistance as direct, unconditional cash to extremely poor households and refugees. Its trustees maintain a schedule of charitable organisations with a demonstrated track record of securely delivering cash transfers to low-income households and the ability to calculate delivery efficiency clearly. This reflects an approach that gives people in poverty the freedom to choose how best to improve their lives. Its charitable object is the prevention or relief of poverty anywhere in the world through grants, items and services to individuals in need and organisations working to relieve poverty.
Themes
- Poverty relief
- Direct cash transfers
Geographic Focus
Anywhere in the world. Priority: Africa.
What they don't fund
- Organisations without a demonstrated track record of providing direct cash transfers securely to low-income households, and the ability to clearly calculate the efficiency with which they do so
- Organisations that are not non-profit organisations
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:
- The trustees’ schedule includes charitable organisations with a demonstrated track record of securely providing direct cash transfers to low-income households and a clear way to calculate delivery efficiency.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- Africa
- International
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Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 December 2021 | £2,952,682 | £2,738,670 | £2,710,000 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2021 |
| year to 31 December 2022 | £2,634,209 | £2,455,887 | £2,420,000 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2022 |
| year to 31 December 2023 | £3,688,157 | £3,445,642 | £3,390,000 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2023 |
| year to 31 December 2024 | £3,717,608 | £4,013,288 | £3,950,000 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2024 |
| year to 31 December 2025 | £4,437,713 | £4,339,212 | £4,270,000 | Accounts for year to 31 December 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 31 December 2021; year to 31 December 2022; year to 31 December 2023; year to 31 December 2024: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
- Grants paid, year to 31 December 2025: grants paid out in the year.
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
- givedirectly.org/uk · read on 21 October 2026
- givedirectly.org/about · read on 21 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 31 December 2025)
This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.
Sources last checked on 21 October 2026.
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At a glance
Applying to GiveDirectly UK?
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Contact
- givedirectly.org/uk
- Charity Commission register entryContact details as held by the Charity Commission
Applying to GiveDirectly UK?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- givedirectly.org/uk
- Charity Commission register entryContact details as held by the Charity Commission