EFFECTIVE VENTURES FOUNDATION
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
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).
Latest income
£12.1m
Expenditure
£37.5m
Financial year end
2025-06-30
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-30 | £18.6m | £14.1m | |
| 2022-06-30 | £141m | £79.2m | |
| 2023-06-30 | £62.0m | £58.3m | |
| 2024-06-30 | £31.7m | £35.3m | |
| 2025-06-30 | £12.1m | £37.5m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-06-30
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £11.2m |
| Charitable activities | £0 |
| Trading | £0 |
| Investment income | £581k |
| Total income | £12.1m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £28.9m |
| Raising funds | £0 |
| Grants to institutions | £12.7m |
| Governance | £66k |
| Total expenditure | £37.5m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £63k |
| Total funds | £17.8m |
| — restricted | £11.7m |
| — unrestricted | £6.1m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £17.8m |
| Cash | £10.0m |
People
| Employees | 68 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- General Charitable Purposes
- Education/training
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Overseas Aid/famine Relief
- Animals
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Who it helps
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Provides Human Resources
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- Other Charitable Activities
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.