effective ventures foundation

The charity supports other charities or voluntary bodies and the general public. Effective Ventures Foundation is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by making grants to organisations. The charity is based in Oxford and operates in Oxfordshire.

This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

We currently run a number of projects including, for example, Giving What We Can (which researches the most cost-effective global poverty charities and educates those who donate to them), 80,000 Hours (which researches and produces educational material about the ethics of career choice, with the object of advancing the education of the public on this subject).

Fundraising

See where Effective Ventures Foundation is active and find local fundraising opportunities.

Local Authority

Oxfordshire

Financial Information

Latest Income

£31,663,819

Latest Expenditure

£35,285,093

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 111.4%

% of income going directly to charitable activities

Overall Efficiency 100.0%

% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)

Administrative Ratio 0.1%

Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £30,493,725

Charitable Activities £0

Other Trading £0

Investments £967,998

Other Income £202,096

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £35,285,093

Raising Funds £0

Governance £48,525

Grants to Institutions £10,117,146

Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial Year	Income	Expenditure	Charitable Spending	Net Assets	Reserves	Staff
2024	£31,663,819	£35,285,093	£35,285,093	£43,259,065	£0	109 / 22
2023	£61,955,574	£58,302,011	£54,961,990	£46,880,339	£1,576,006	102 / 188
2022	£140,574,589	£79,209,500	£79,209,500	£87,612,493	£25,903,197	49 / 79
2021	£18,637,586	£14,119,147	£14,119,147	£23,372,079	£10,046,964	29 / 25
2020	£15,521,709	£8,585,677	£8,585,677	£18,853,640	£3,047,185	27 / 25