GiveWell UK
At a glance
Key takeaways
- GiveWell UK directs its money mainly to charities that its US counterpart has assessed as the most effective, especially those tackling preventable or treatable disease in the developing world, so a small nonprofit should first check that its work is in global health and sits within that remit.
- The annual report and register entry publish no application process, and the only route shown is a contact for getting in touch, so an enquiry before any proposal is the sensible first step.
- No typical or largest grant size is stated, so a modest request should not be sized on any assumed range, and the US counterpart sets the timing and amount of Top Charity allocations, so the timing of any award is outside the funder's control.
- Neither the annual report nor its website describes a competitive process or stated relationship requirements, so the funder's approach to new applicants is not known.
Overview
GiveWell UK is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1196392).
GiveWell UK is the UK presence of GiveWell, a US research and grant-making organisation that assesses interventions to improve global health and human wellbeing. It exists to promote the charities that save and improve lives the most per dollar, as identified by GiveWell, and it raises funds for them and makes grants to its US counterpart for onward distribution. Donors can direct their gifts to a specified Top Charity, the Top Charities Fund, the All Grants Fund or unrestricted funds. It awarded £19,335,560 in the year covered by its most recent annual report.
What they fund
Priority Areas
GiveWell UK is the UK presence of GiveWell, a research and grant-making organisation that rigorously assesses interventions intended to improve global health and human wellbeing. It raises funds and makes grants to its US counterpart for onward distribution. Its funds primarily support charities assessed as the most effective recipients of charitable donations, especially those aiming to save and improve lives in the developing world, where preventable or treatable disease is a substantial burden and donations can go further. Donors can designate funds for a Top Charity, the Top Charities Fund or the All Grants Fund. The US counterpart determines the timing and amount of Top Charity allocations according to ongoing analysis of present needs, while the All Grants Fund is allocated at its discretion; unrestricted funds may also support its operating costs.
Themes
- Global health
How to apply
No application process is published in the charity's annual report, its register entry or its website. The contact shown is for getting in touch.
Application success factors
What the charity says:
- Programs are assessed through in-depth research into how effectively they can save and improve lives per dollar spent.
Where they fund
Registered area of operation (Charity Commission)
- Afghanistan
- Angola
- Bangladesh
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Egypt
- Eritrea
- Ethiopia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana
- India
- Indonesia
- Ivory Coast
- Kenya
- Liberia
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mauritania
- Mozambique
- Myanmar
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Pakistan
- Papua New Guinea
- Philippines
- Rwanda
- Sierra Leone
- South Africa
- Sudan
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Uganda
- Vietnam
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
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4 years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 December 2022 | £5,239,341 | £5,347,678 | £5,232,523 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2022 |
| year to 31 December 2023 | £10,119,732 | £10,187,137 | £10,093,723 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2023 |
| year to 31 December 2024 | £3,465,380 | £3,240,913 | £3,240,913 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2024 |
| year to 31 December 2025 | £20,450,036 | £19,484,705 | £19,335,560 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2025 |
Income vs grants paid
IncomeGrants paid
Total value each financial year
Grants paid stayed within income across the 4 years shown.
- Grants paid, 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 awarded in the year, as reported in the accounts.
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
- givewell.org/gwuk/about · read on 23 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 23 October 2026.
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At a glance
Applying to GiveWell UK?
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Contact
- UKdonations@givewell.orgsource
- Givewell UK c/o Sedulo London Limited Office 605, Albert House 256-260 Old Street London EC1V 9DDsource
- givewell.org/gwuk/about
Applying to GiveWell UK?
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Contact
- UKdonations@givewell.orgsource
- Givewell UK c/o Sedulo London Limited Office 605, Albert House 256-260 Old Street London EC1V 9DDsource
- givewell.org/gwuk/about