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global innovation fund

The charity supports other defined groups. Global Innovation Fund is a registered charity whose purpose is the prevention or relief of poverty. It delivers its work by making grants to individuals. The charity is based in London and operates in Afghanistan, Albania, and various other locations.


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

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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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 YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£16,552,431£10,467,068£8,276,002£26,430,296£2,317,0350 / 0
2023£5,444,461£8,172,305£7,508,866£19,945,393£157,09429 / 0
2022£7,874,000£17,632,000£16,000,000£23,694,000£2,512,00033 / 0
2021£6,164,000£17,821,000£16,210,000£30,135,000£7,500,00035 / 0
2020£18,064,000£18,062,000£16,780,000£41,500,000£4,517,00039 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers