KindLink Foundation
At a glance
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Key takeaways
- KindLink Foundation's only stated theme is disaster relief, so your work fits best if it responds to disasters on the ground.
- The Foundation accepts requests by invitation only and does not take unsolicited applications, so an unprompted approach is not the route.
- Its stated geographic focus is anywhere in the world, as reported in other published sources, and it selects efficient and transparent charities working on the ground to help people affected by a disaster.
- No grant range is stated, so there is no typical size to plan around.
- Charities established to promote political or religious beliefs, and unincorporated organisations not registered with any regulatory body, are excluded, as reported in other published sources.
Overview
KindLink Foundation is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1177210).
KindLink Foundation is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales, and its purpose is to promote the efficiency and effectiveness of charities in their use of digital technology, mainly by providing software. It operates a free online donor engagement platform and has continued to provide free fundraising and database software to more than 4,500 charities. Its programmes include Donor Advised Funds, which it operates as restricted funds, and the KindLink Disaster Relief Fund, which it manages.
What they fund
Priority Areas
The KindLink Foundation provides grants through its Disaster Relief Fund, directing donations to charity partners supporting disasters and working on the ground to help people in need. When a disaster strikes anywhere in the world, the team raises donations and identifies charities for partnership; it selects efficient and transparent organisations. It also operates Donor-Advised Funds: account holders can recommend non-profit causes, while the Foundation carries out due diligence on beneficiary organisations. Its wider charitable work includes free fundraising and database software for charities, helping them raise donations, manage donor information, engage supporters and communicate their impact.
Themes
- Disaster relief
Geographic Focus
Anywhere in the world. (as reported in other published sources)
What they don't fund
- Charities that are established for and are working solely on the promotion of political and religious beliefs (as reported in other published sources)
- Unincorporated organisations that are not registered with any regulatory body (as reported in other published sources)
How to apply
For its Disaster Relief Fund, once fundraising reaches its goal, the team searches for charities supporting the disaster to partner with and grants them the donations raised.
Application success factors
What the charity says:
- The Foundation selects efficient and transparent charities working on the ground to help people affected by a disaster. (as reported in other published sources)
- For DAF distributions, the Foundation carries out due diligence on beneficiary organisations. (as reported in other published sources)
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- International
Similar funders
Funders supporting work similar to KindLink Foundation.
Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 December 2021 | £130,585 | £64,835 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2021 |
| year to 31 December 2022 | £475,316 | £354,953 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2022 |
| year to 31 December 2023 | £470,418 | £348,984 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2023 |
| year to 31 December 2024 | £355,083 | £215,452 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2024 |
| year to 31 December 2025 | £486,689 | £325,371 | £320,261 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2025 |
- Grants paid, year to 31 December 2025: the accounts do not say whether this is grants awarded or paid.
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
- kindlink.com/news/blog/kindlink-foundation-launches-its-own-disaster-relief-fund · read on 24 October 2026; a page about the charity on another site
- kindlink.com/news/blog/donor-advised-fund-daf-accounts-kindlink · read on 24 October 2026; a page about the charity on another site
- kindlink.com/bg/faq · read on 24 October 2026; a page about the charity on another site
- kindlink.com/charity/kindlink-foundation/profile · read on 24 October 2026; a page about the charity on another site
- Annual report (year to 31 December 2025)
Sources last checked on 24 October 2026.
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