UK Online Giving Foundation

The UK Online Giving Foundation (UKOGF), a registered charitable incorporated organisation in England and Wales (Charity No. 1164887, founded in 2015), serves as a donor-advised fund dedicated to democratising and streamlining global charitable giving. Partnering with Benevity, a leading corporate purpose platform, UKOGF aggregates donations from companies, employees, and individuals, disbursing them efficiently to charities worldwide—distributing £177 million to over 77,000 organisations in its last financial year. Governed by unremunerated trustees with robust compliance policies, its mission emphasises cost-efficiency, transparency, security, and maximum sector impact by honouring donor recommendations while retaining legal control and redirecting funds to similar causes if needed.

UKOGF funds all legally recognised charitable purposes under English and Welsh law, acting as a generalist intermediary with no thematic restrictions. It supports diverse causes including health, education, social welfare, international relief, and more, backing projects, core costs, unrestricted uses, and activities for people and communities globally—from grassroots groups to major charities—provided recipients pass due diligence and annual Use of Funds Declarations.

Eligibility spans any compliant nonprofit worldwide with no geographic, size, or income limits, but UKOGF does not accept unsolicited applications; charities must be donor-selected via platforms like Benevity. Disbursements occur monthly in aggregated form, with no deadlines, rounds, or minimums—gifts range from small to substantial based on donor activity. Distinctively, it excludes direct grant-seeking, focusing instead on reducing admin burdens for recipients through pre-vetted, compliant global giving, catalysing corporate-driven philanthropy without traditional application processes.