Kindgiving Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The foundation's focus on poverty relief, economic empowerment and institutional strengthening suits organisations that deliver hardship assistance, housing or livelihoods work, often through partners.
- Its typical grants run from £95,000 to £315,000, with a median of about £200,000 and a largest of £400,000, so a much smaller request is unlikely to match its usual pattern.
- Its annual report does not describe a published application process, so it is worth contacting the foundation first, and it says decisions take about 6 weeks.
- Requests for zakat-designated money must fit the eight eligible zakat categories, so a charity whose work falls outside them should not seek that money, and any funded partner should expect monitoring and reporting terms agreed in a contract.
Overview
Kindgiving Foundation is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1202730).
Kindgiving Foundation is a registered charity that aims to strengthen communities through strategic giving, endowments and capacity building, with a view to long-term impact and dignity for beneficiaries. It divides its giving between two funds: the Poverty Relief & Empowerment Fund, which holds all zakat-designated donations administered under the eight eligible zakāt categories, and the Capacity & Endowment Impact Fund, which holds unrestricted sadaqah and general philanthropic giving. It paid £2,930,000 in its latest annual report.
What they fund
Profile based on the charity's Charity Commission register entry and annual report (year to 31 March 2025) only: no website or other web source for the charity was found. Every statement is checked against them. Sources read on 30 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation describes its work as strengthening communities through strategic giving, endowments and capacity building, with a focus on long-term impact and dignity. Its unrestricted sadaqah and general philanthropic giving is deployed to strengthen institutions and systems and support long-term community outcomes, while zakat-designated donations are administered in line with eligible zakat categories. Through partner organisations, its grant-funded work includes hardship assistance, housing, livelihoods and economic empowerment. It focuses not only on projects but on strengthening the organisations behind them, and agrees monitoring and reporting expectations contractually with partners.
Themes
- Poverty relief
- Economic empowerment
- Institutional strengthening
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the annual report shows grants mainly in Bangladesh, England and Pakistan.
How to apply
Grant-making decisions are guided by published eligibility criteria and fund restrictions, with risk assessments and due diligence proportionate to grant size and context. Monitoring and reporting expectations are agreed contractually with partners.
Where they fund
Where its grants have gone
- Bangladesh
- Pakistan
- England
Similar funders
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Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 13 grants in year to 31 March 2025 by size
Median £200k (year to 31 March 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:
- Abdullah Aid£400,000year to 31 March 2025
- The Ma'arif Foundation£312,000year to 31 March 2025
- Eman Legacy£295,936year to 31 March 2025
- Ummah Welfare Trust£237,500year to 31 March 2025
- Muntada Aid£210,151year to 31 March 2025
- Global Relief Trust£204,979year to 31 March 2025
- Mercy Mission£199,742year to 31 March 2025
- Drop of Compassion£182,007year to 31 March 2025
Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts. Not included above: 1 line covering other, unnamed recipients (£460k).
2 years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 March 2024 | £118,671 | £52,851 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2024 |
| year to 31 March 2025 | £7,748,727 | £3,208,108 | £2,930,000 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2025 |
- Grants paid, year to 31 March 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
- Annual report (year to 31 March 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 30 October 2026.
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- Charity Commission register entryContact details as held by the Charity Commission
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Contact
- Charity Commission register entryContact details as held by the Charity Commission