Great nudge, thanks Neel! I’ve updated the post and webpages to make this clearer now.
Extra notes:
It’s likely that we’ll have an online platform for allowing UK donors to fund us tax-deductibly /​ with Gift Aid later this year or in early 2026. If anyone would like to be notified if/​when this becomes the case, please fill in this form [link removed].
If anyone would like to make a substantial UK donation, say above £25,000, please do get in touch! Even if we’re not able to set up an ongoing route via a public platform, we’ll do what we can to facilitate it.
For background: yep, Aleks is correct. We’re a not-for-profit company in the UK, but not a UK charity, and as such can’t claim Gift Aid on direct UK donations. We do have 501c3-equivalent status allowing US grantors to fund us easily, including Every.org, which collects tax-deductible donations from US individuals, and grants them on to us. And yes, this was a decision made in part because of administrative costs, though we’re open to the possibility of becoming a UK charity later if it seems worthwhile.
EDIT 1st Dec 2025: I’m happy to confirm that we can now accept Gift Aid (tax-deductible) donations from the UK, via this page on Giving What We Can’s donation platform.
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Great nudge, thanks Neel! I’ve updated the post and webpages to make this clearer now.
Extra notes:
It’s likely that we’ll have an online platform for allowing UK donors to fund us tax-deductibly /​ with Gift Aid later this year or in early 2026. If anyone would like to be notified if/​when this becomes the case, please fill in this form [link removed].
If anyone would like to make a substantial UK donation, say above £25,000, please do get in touch! Even if we’re not able to set up an ongoing route via a public platform, we’ll do what we can to facilitate it.
For background: yep, Aleks is correct. We’re a not-for-profit company in the UK, but not a UK charity, and as such can’t claim Gift Aid on direct UK donations. We do have 501c3-equivalent status allowing US grantors to fund us easily, including Every.org, which collects tax-deductible donations from US individuals, and grants them on to us. And yes, this was a decision made in part because of administrative costs, though we’re open to the possibility of becoming a UK charity later if it seems worthwhile.