Gulf for Good

Gulf for Good is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1140294).

Gulf for Good brings people together through adventure and shared experiences, supporting sustainable projects that create lasting opportunities for children and communities around the world. It says it has organised over 100 adventure challenges, raising nearly $6 million to support more than 36,000 children. Each challenge is tied to a children's charity in the destination country, and participants raise sponsorship funds for a clearly defined project managed by a partner organisation.

Priority Areas

Gulf for Good supports registered charities and not-for-profit organisations licensed in their country of operation, with a record of at least three years. It funds projects and services in education, healthcare and housing for children and young people, prioritising work that directly engages disadvantaged children and helps keep them safe and healthy, access quality education, develop confidence and build healthy relationships. Projects should make a positive impact on a significant number of children and benefit the wider community, including parents, extended families and local communities. It looks for organisations with the expertise, experience and capacity to deliver their projects. Its adventure-linked partnerships channel fundraising to defined projects managed by partner organisations, while also offering storytelling, awareness campaigns and connections with its community.

Themes

• Education
• Healthcare
• Housing

Geographic Focus

Around the world.

Read the Funding Guidelines, complete the Project Proposal Form and upload it with required supporting documents through the website submission form. The Charity Committee reviews the application, may request further information and notifies the applicant after assessment.

Who can apply:

• Charity partnership: Be a registered charity or NGO; support children through education, healthcare, housing, or holistic development; demonstrate transparency, accountability, and effective use of funds; be able to host and guide volunteers or site visits during our challenge trips; have a specific, costed project that donations can be allocated toward.
• Funding guidelines: Established charities and not-for-profit organisations that are registered and/or licensed as such in their country of operation, who have been in operation for at least 3 years.

What to send:

• Funding guidelines
  • A completed ‘Project Proposal for Support’ form, completed in English and submitted as a PDF document.
  • The required documentation listed at the end of the form.
  • A Safeguarding Policy for the protection of children and vulnerable adults, in the name of the applicant organisation.
  • A plan for how the project will be monitored and evaluated, identifying intended outcomes and how statistical data and evidence of outcomes will be collected and recorded.
  • An operating budget identifying exactly which costs are sought from Gulf For Good and over what period, if operational costs linked to a capital cost are requested.

What the charity says:

• Applicants must be registered charities or NGOs and support children through education, healthcare, housing or holistic development.
• Projects are prioritised when they directly engage disadvantaged children and young people and support their safety, health, education, confidence and relationships.
• Projects must show how their benefits will reach the wider community.
• Organisations should have the expertise, experience and capacity to deliver the proposed work.
• Applicants should explain how they will monitor and evaluate the project and collect evidence of outcomes.
• Projects should demonstrate financial sustainability for at least three years beyond the donation period.
• Applicants must have a specific, costed project to which donations can be allocated.