PayPal Giving Fund UK
At a glance
Key takeaways
- PayPal Giving Fund UK suits a UK charity that can accept unrestricted money, since its grants are unrestricted apart from safeguards on how funds are spent.
- The annual report gives no grant range, so you cannot tell from it how large an individual grant is likely to be, and you should not plan a budget around a particular amount.
- Applying is a set-up process rather than a bid: create a PayPal Business account, select Nonprofit if you are creating one, and confirm the charity account with tax and banking details.
- Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, so there is no deadline, but the Fund distributes donations to charities that donors recommend, so receipts depend on donor choice.
- Do not apply if your organisation lacks charitable status in the UK or an equivalent status in a closely connected jurisdiction, or if it is subject to sanctions imposed by the UN, EU, US or other relevant authorities.
Overview
PayPal Giving Fund UK is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1110538).
PayPal Giving Fund UK uses technology to make giving part of everyday life and benefits charities across the UK. It works mainly through partnerships with PayPal Inc and its subsidiaries and with other leading internet businesses, which let users, sellers and content creators support charities they choose. The unrestricted funds raised through these customer giving programmes are available to the full range of UK charities, and the Fund reported annual giving of £66,325,940 in the annual report.
What they fund
Priority Areas
PayPal Giving Fund UK enables online platforms to create opportunities for everyday charitable giving. Through fundraising and social-giving platforms, retail marketplaces and streaming services, users, sellers and content creators can support charities they choose; the Fund distributes donations to charities recommended by donors. Its partnerships make unrestricted funds available to the full range of UK charities, subject to its Charity Certification Policy: organisations must have charitable status in the UK or equivalent status in closely connected jurisdictions and must not be subject to relevant sanctions. Grants are unrestricted apart from safeguards needed to ensure funds are spent appropriately. The charity also provides donation and donor reporting, tax receipts, grant distribution and registration support without charging charities for these services.
Geographic Focus
UK.
What they don't fund
- Organisations that are subject to sanctions imposed by the UN, EU, US or other relevant authorities
How to apply
Create a PayPal Business account (select Nonprofit if creating one), then confirm the charity account by providing tax and banking details.
Who can apply:
- We fund only those charities that comply with our published Charity Certification Policy, verifying that the organisations we fund have charitable status in the UK, or equivalent status in jurisdictions closely connected to the UK, and that they are not subject to sanctions imposed by the UN, EU, US or other relevant authorities.
What to send:
- Tax and banking details about your organisation.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- United Kingdom
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Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 December 2021 | £46,189,532 | £46,090,703 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2021 |
| year to 31 December 2022 | £45,788,095 | £46,030,467 | £43,364,770 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2022 |
| year to 31 December 2023 | £55,507,197 | £55,517,894 | £52,921,254 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2023 |
| year to 31 December 2024 | £78,626,787 | £78,537,253 | £75,419,652 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2024 |
| year to 31 December 2025 | £66,616,958 | £66,534,299 | £66,325,940 | 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: 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
- paypal.com/uk/paypal-giving-fund/home
- paypal.com/uk/paypal-giving-fund/partner · read on 31 October 2026
- paypal.com/uk/paypal-giving-fund/joinppgf · read on 31 October 2026
- paypal.com/uk/smarthelp/contact-us/ppgf · read on 31 October 2026
- paypal.com/givingfund/enroll · read on 31 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 31 October 2026.
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