Your decision to donate means that you are making a tangible and positive impact in the lives of those who need it most. But just imagine if that same donation reached twice as many people. This multiplier effect is the driving force behind our passion for match funding. Not only does it empower charities to achieve more ambitious goals, but it also encourages others to join together, creating a wave of positive change. By doubling the difference, match funding makes a lasting impact on the causes that you care about most.
So, if you’re passionate about making a difference, join us today. Together, we can double the difference and inspire a brighter future for all.
Big Give, in partnership with WaterBear, South Wind Blows and the Environmental Funders Network, launched a groundbreaking initiative: Earth Raise – a bold step toward becoming the annual, defining moment for environmental fundraising in the UK.
To mark the beginning of this transformative movement, we hosted a launch party featuring an exclusive evening of music, culture, and impact on World Earth Day 2025. The event unveiled our vision and rallied key supporters to drive lasting change for environmental causes.
Photos by Matthew Gaskin Photography
We were overjoyed to gather with friends, partners, and Champions at our 2024 Christmas Challenge celebration event. Together, we reflected on the incredible stories of impact and the life-changing work of our charity partners. Thanks to their dedication and the generosity of thousands of donors—an extraordinary £44.7 million was raised for 1,267 brilliant charities. Our deepest gratitude to the Foundling Museum for hosting us in such an elegant and historic venue, adding a perfect touch of magic to the evening.
Photos by Matthew Gaskin Photography
Campaign success is measured through post-campaign survey data taken from charity partners. Resilience, skills, profile and overall satisfaction statistics have been measured through data taken from our most recent 2024 Christmas Challenge, where we received over 1000 survey responses from participating organisaitons.
The 2025 Arts for Impact campaign raises £2.7m for 286 impactful arts and culture charities, generating over 13,000 public donations.
Big Give’s Christmas Challenge has become the UK’s biggest public fundraising campaign in 2024 after raising a record-breaking £44.7 million in just one week, marking a remarkable 35% increase from last year’s total of £33 million.
In collaboration with the Disaster Emergencies Committee, just under £690,000 is raised for the Middle East Humanitarian Appeal between October and December 2024.
The Women and Girls Match Fund raises over £2.1m in support of 189 exceptional charities dedicated to serving the women and girls in our communities, fostering a future where every individual can thrive without limitations.
Champions for Children by The Childhood Trust raises over £5m for 84 charities, supporting 185,890 vulnerable children in London.
Kind²Mind raised £2.1m for 160 charities offering valuable services to address, prevent, research, treat, campaign and raise awareness about mental health as part of their work.
The Green Match Fund raises over £6.3 million for 247 participating charities.
Arts for Impact raises £2.8m for 238 high impact arts and culture organisations.
The Christmas Challenge raises £33m for 1077 high-impact charites working across the UK and overseas.
The Women & Girls Match Fund raises £1.2m for 133 fantastic charities.
Champions for Children 2023, by The Childhood Trust, raises £3.5 million for 84 participating charities.
Kind2Mind 2023 (formerly The Mental Health Match Fund) raises £1,5 million for 182 participating charities.
The Green Match Fund 2023 raises over £4.3 million for 178 charities.
In collaboration with the Disaster Emergencies Committee, £2 million is raised for the Turkey-Syria Earthquake Appeal.
The Christmas Challenge 2022 raises a record-breaking £28.6 million for 1021 charities, in a tough economic climate.
The pilot campaign for the Mental Health Match Fund raises over £316,000 for 7 charities.
Champions for Children 2022, by The Childhood Trust, raises over £3 million for 81 participating charities.
The Green Match Fund 2022 raises over £2.7 million for 146 charities.
The inaugural Women & Girls Match Fund raises over £2 million for 121 charities.
Emergency Appeal launched in partnership with the DEC raises £3.8m to support the Ukraine Humanitarian Crisis
The Christmas Challenge 2021 raises over £24 million for 928 charities.
The Afghanistan Emergency Appeal raises £760,95 for Disasters Emergency Committee.
Champions for Children 2021 (formerly ‘Summer Give’) by The Children’s Trust raises £3.4 million to tackle food poverty amongst children in London.
The India Coronavirus Appeal raises £386,985 for Disasters Emergency Committee.
The inaugural Green Match Fund raises £1,8 million for 112 environmental charities.
Big Give raises £221,999 in conjunction with MailForce to support children in Britain whose education was impacted Covid-19.
The Christmas Challenge raises £20.1m for 764 charities, the largest ever campaign run by Big Give.
Emergency match fund for global communities affected by COVID-19 raises £474,000.
Champions for Children match funding campaign tackling food poverty amongst children in London, run in partnership with Childhood Trust raises over £3.6 million.
Emergency match fund for UK communities affected by COVID-19, in partnership with the National Emergencies Trust, raises over £1.3 million.
Christmas Challenge 2019 raises £15.6m for 587 charities.
Big Give 2.0 launches.
‘Big Dinner’ match funding campaign tackling food poverty amongst children in London, run in partnership with Childhood Trust, raises £226,000.
Emergency match fund for Cyclone Idai raises over £540,000.
The Christmas Challenge 2018 raises £13.3m for 589 charities.
Emergency match fund for communities affected by the Indonesian Tsunami raises over £378,000.
Philanthropy in Schools programme closes after schools raise over £50,000 for charity since 2010.
‘Summer Give’ match funding campaign for vulnerable London school children run in partnership with Childhood Trust raises £1,002,433.
Christmas Challenge 2017 raises £11.3 million for 528 charities.
Emergency match fund for Rohingya people fleeing Myanmar raises over £242,000.
Grenfell Tower appeal launched in partnership with The Kensington & Chelsea Foundation raised over £2.6 million.
‘Summer Give’ match funding campaign for vulnerable London school children run in partnership with Childhood Trust raises £778,680.
Match funding campaign for Marlborough College raises over £264,000 to restore its memorial hall.
Emergency match fund for East Africa raises over £445,000.
Emergency match fund for Yemen raises over £133,000
Christmas Challenge raises £7.2m for 332 charities.
Research published on the impact of match funding, co-commissioned by Big Give. Charities Trust and RBS, and undertaken by The Researchery.
‘Summer Give’ match funding campaign for vulnerable London school children run in partnership with Childhood Trust raises £541,420.
The Christmas Challenge raises £7.2m for 258 charities.
Third Sector Award for Best Charity Partnership with payments processor, Charities Trust.
New website launched.
‘Summer Give’ match funding campaign for vulnerable London school children run in partnership with Childhood Trust raises £527,000.
Emergency match fund for Nepal earthquake raises £772,000.
The Christmas Challenge raises £11.2m for 367 charities.
An emergency appeal for Ebola raises £38,000.
Charity Times Award in Fundraising Technology.
Emergency match fund for Gaza raises £169,000.
Christmas Challenge raises £10.7m for 387 charities.
Emergency match fund for Philippines typhoon raises £320,000.
Trustee finder launched.
Technology4Good Award for Digital Giving.
Emergency match fund for Syria conflict raises £140,000.
Donor accounts launched.
‘Big Give Raffle’ launched.
Christmas Challenge raises £10.5m for 350 charities.
Big Advice Column launched.
Christmas Challenge raises £12m for 424 charities.
First Summer Garden Party at Reed Business School (further parties run in 2012 and 2013).
Emergency match fund for East Africa food crisis raises £190,000.
Christmas Challenge raises £9.3m for 323 charities.
First Christmas Launch Party at Fortnum & Masons (further parties run in 2011 and 2012).
Sir Alec Reed wins Beacon Fellowship for ‘Effective Giving’ for his work at Big Give.
Emergency match fund for Pakistan floods raises £180,000.
Emergency match fund for Haiti earthquake raises £190,000.
The Christmas Challenge raises £8.5m for 175 charities.
Third Sector Excellence Award for Innovation.
Emergency match fund for natural disasters in Asia-Pacific raises £55,000.
First Philanthropy in Schools event run in Dragon School, Oxford.
Christmas Challenge 2008 raises £2m in 45 minutes for 240 charities.
The Big Give website is launched.
Thanks to the kindness of supporters, we’re able to continue doubling the difference. Through our Anchor Match Fund, Big Give is using additional funds raised from tips to provide match funding to our charity partners. Doubling the difference onwards to support charities in their efforts to raise money for good causes.
We are thrilled that our Chairman, James Reed, has been awarded a CBE for his outstanding services to business and charity. His dedication and hard work have truly made an impact in the world of recruitment, Big Give and beyond. In 2024, James received the prestigious Spear’s Impact Award for his commitment to philanthropy.
Our purpose as a generosity multiplier drives us forward every day.
We’re delighted to be able to provide a platform that has supported so many people since 2008.