global innovation fund
Activities & Mission
GIF finds, funds and scales-up cost-effective, evidence-based social innovations that have the potential to measurably improve the lives of millions of people living on $5 a day or less in the developing world. GIF deploys grant and risk capital instruments to support a range of innovators across the globe to accelerate the development, rigorous testing, and scaling of innovations.
Fundraising
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Country
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Argentina Armenia Azerbaijan Bangladesh Belarus Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia And Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cuba Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Eritrea Ethiopia Fiji Gabon The Gambia Georgia Ghana Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ivory Coast Jamaica Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Marshall Islands Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Morocco Mozambique Burma Namibia Nepal Nicaragua Niger Nigeria North Korea Pakistan Palau Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Romania Rwanda St Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa São Tomé And Principe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Eswatini Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Togo Tonga Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Vietnam Yemen Serbia Congo (Democratic Republic) Zambia Zimbabwe Montenegro East Timor Occupied Palestinian Territories Kosovo American Samoa
Financial Information
Latest Income
£16,552,431
Latest Expenditure
£10,467,068
Financial Efficiency
Program Ratio 50.0%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 79.1%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 11.2%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure
Latest Financial Breakdown
Income Sources
Donations & Legacies £16,173,599
Charitable Activities £0
Other Trading £0
Investments £378,832
Other Income £0
Expenditure Categories
Charitable Expenditure £8,276,002
Raising Funds £391,617
Governance £783,232
Grants to Institutions £2,597,556
Other Expenditure £1,799,449
Financial Trend
Annual Returns
| Financial Year | Income | Expenditure | Charitable Spending | Net Assets | Reserves | Staff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | £16,552,431 | £10,467,068 | £8,276,002 | £26,430,296 | £2,317,035 | 0 / 0 |
| 2023 | £5,444,461 | £8,172,305 | £7,508,866 | £19,945,393 | £157,094 | 29 / 0 |
| 2022 | £7,874,000 | £17,632,000 | £16,000,000 | £23,694,000 | £2,512,000 | 33 / 0 |
| 2021 | £6,164,000 | £17,821,000 | £16,210,000 | £30,135,000 | £7,500,000 | 35 / 0 |
| 2020 | £18,064,000 | £18,062,000 | £16,780,000 | £41,500,000 | £4,517,000 | 39 / 0 |
Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers
Details
Address
WEWORK C/O GLOBAL INNOVATION FUND
8 DEVONSHIRE SQUARE
LONDON
EC2M 4PL
8 DEVONSHIRE SQUARE
LONDON
EC2M 4PL
Website
www.globalinnovation.fundRegistration Date
27 January 2017
Status
Registered
Registry Information
Organisation Number
5061983
Charity Number
1171353
Trustees
Santhosh Mathew
James Paul Habyarimana
James Roy Clark
Kathryn Card Kaufman
Dr Jeremy Matthew Weinstein
HELEN KING
Sectors & Classifications
Also Known As
- GIF