Great Lakes Outreach
At a glance
Key takeaways
- Great Lakes Outreach's stated priority is Burundi, so a project there, run through local leaders and partner organisations, is the clearest fit.
- About 8 in 10 of its 31 grants to organisations fall between £5,850 and £130,000, so a request in that band is typical, though its largest grant was about £175,000.
- No application process is published in the annual report, its register entry or its website, so the first step is to use the contact shown to get in touch.
- Its stated approach is to identify local leaders itself, so an approach should explain how the project would build local capacity and lasting change.
- The annual report does not show how competitive it is, and they state no exclusions, so organisations outside Burundi or outside its listed themes should not rule themselves out on this evidence alone.
Overview
Great Lakes Outreach is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1097267).
Great Lakes Outreach is a charity registered in England and Wales that exists to advance the Christian faith in Burundi and in other parts of the world. It works by empowering and equipping local leaders, and supports a network of over 25 partners to bring transformation from the bottom up and the top down. Its activities include education, health, agriculture, livelihoods, support for marginalised and at-risk groups, and the training of church and civil society leaders. It reported annual giving of £1,676,736, paid partly from restricted funds in line with donors' wishes and partly from unrestricted grants under a strategy agreed by its Trustees.
What they fund
Priority Areas
Great Lakes Outreach supports a network of local leaders and partner organisations in Burundi, equipping partners to develop projects and increase their self-sufficiency. Its work spans agriculture, education, church, business and healthcare, alongside projects for health and wellbeing, children and youth, peace, relief, care and mercy, education and learning, social enterprise, and churches and outreach. Its approach is to identify local leaders for their passion, integrity, gifting and vision, then equip and empower them to bring transformation from the bottom up and top down. It seeks to build local capacity and sustainable change through these partners.
Themes
- Healthcare
- Children and youth
- Peacebuilding
- Relief and care
- Education and learning
- Social enterprise
- Churches and outreach
Geographic Focus
Priority: Burundi.
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:
- GLO identifies local leaders for their passion, integrity, gifting and vision.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- Burundi
Similar funders
Funders supporting work similar to Great Lakes Outreach.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 31 grants in year to 31 December 2025 by size
Median £36,694 (year to 31 December 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:
- UCCD£175,646year to 31 December 2025
- New Generation£166,631year to 31 December 2025
- Youth for Christ£135,606year to 31 December 2025
- Foundation for farming£127,490year to 31 December 2025
- Harvest Initiatives£124,509year to 31 December 2025
- Together For Development£103,538year to 31 December 2025
- Scripture Union£89,455year to 31 December 2025
- Evangelism Explosion£77,525year to 31 December 2025
Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts. Not included above: 1 line covering other, unnamed recipients (£67,341).
Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 December 2021 | £1,506,889 | £1,780,055 | £1,485,980 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2021 |
| year to 31 December 2022 | £1,618,184 | £1,607,962 | £1,278,973 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2022 |
| year to 31 December 2023 | £1,348,360 | £1,244,129 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2023 |
| year to 31 December 2024 | £1,903,324 | £1,711,708 | £1,215,154 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2024 |
| year to 31 December 2025 | £2,418,700 | £2,339,216 | £1,676,736 | 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 2021; year to 31 December 2022; year to 31 December 2024: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
- Grants paid, year to 31 December 2025: the accounts do not say whether this is grants awarded or paid.
— No grants figure for that 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
- greatlakesoutreach.org
- greatlakesoutreach.org/about-glo · read on 30 October 2026
- greatlakesoutreach.org/burundi-and-beyond/projects · read on 30 October 2026
- greatlakesoutreach.org/get-in-contact · read on 30 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 30 October 2026.
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At a glance
Applying to Great Lakes Outreach?
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Contact
- +44 (0)1494 766731source
- +1 843-996-8890source
- hello@greatlakesoutreach.orgsource
- usglo@greatlakesoutreach.orgsource
- 1st Floor, Tower House Latimer Park Chesham HP5 1TUsource
- PO Box 14465 Charleston SC 29422source
- greatlakesoutreach.org
- Contact form
Applying to Great Lakes Outreach?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- +44 (0)1494 766731source
- +1 843-996-8890source
- hello@greatlakesoutreach.orgsource
- usglo@greatlakesoutreach.orgsource
- 1st Floor, Tower House Latimer Park Chesham HP5 1TUsource
- PO Box 14465 Charleston SC 29422source
- greatlakesoutreach.org
- Contact form