unconnected.org
At a glance
Key takeaways
- unconnected.org's stated aim is to bridge the digital divide for underserved, remote and low-income communities, with themes in digital connectivity, education, and refugees and women, so a request will fit best if it centres on internet access or digital learning.
- The route the funder publishes for contact is aimed at internet service providers and entrepreneurs who can legally resell connectivity in their country, so a charity whose work is not connectivity provision should check that its project meets the stated objective of grants to charities working with disadvantaged communities to enable internet access and digital learning before writing.
- The annual report gave no grants figure and no grant range is stated, so it offers no basis for a realistic request size, and it is worth asking the funder before setting one.
- Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, so there is no deadline to plan around, but nothing available on it says how competitive it is or how it decides on requests.
Overview
unconnected.org is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1198420).
unconnected.org is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. It seeks to bridge the digital divide so that internet access and skills reach the people who need them. It also advances education in economically and socially disadvantaged communities by providing items, services and grants of financial assistance to charities and not for profit voluntary organisations.
What they fund
Priority Areas
The foundation seeks to bridge the digital divide by helping underserved, remote and low-income communities gain affordable, sustainable internet access. It supports locally led connectivity solutions, working with local entrepreneurs, internet service providers, NGOs, school consortia and governments to bring infrastructure to hard-to-reach places. Its work includes subsidising projects and providing equipment and connectivity support; the intended benefits include education, health and jobs, and it describes projects focused on refugees and women. Its approach is to lower connectivity costs, pass savings to local providers and build community-based services that can continue over time, including free internet access for local schools. Its registered objects also provide for grants to charities and not-for-profit voluntary organisations working with disadvantaged communities to enable internet access and digital learning.
Themes
- Digital connectivity
- Education
- Refugees and women
Geographic Focus
The world.
How to apply
Internet service providers or entrepreneurs legally allowed to resell connectivity in their country, with an underserved region lacking suitable solutions, can contact the foundation to discuss support with equipment and backhaul.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- International
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4 years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 December 2022 | £895,875 | £817,124 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2022 |
| year to 31 December 2023 | £984,863 | £771,054 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2023 |
| year to 31 December 2024 | £839,874 | £563,241 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2024 |
| year to 31 December 2025 | £987,767 | £800,355 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2025 |
— No grants figure for those years.
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
- unconnected.org/about-our-work · read on 30 October 2026
- unconnected.org/aboutus · read on 30 October 2026
- unconnected.org · read on 30 October 2026
- unconnected.org/contact-us · read on 30 October 2026
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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