Charity Entrepreneurship

What Charity Entrepreneurship does

Charity Entrepreneurship (CE) is a London-based registered charity in England and Wales (Charity Number 1195850) that operates an evidence-based nonprofit incubation program, founded in 2016 as an evolution of Charity Science Foundation. Its core product is a two-month intensive, fully cost-covered Incubation Program recruiting twice-yearly cohorts of aspiring charity founders globally, pairing them with vetted high-impact intervention ideas drawn from 5,000+ annual research hours across six cause areas (Animal Welfare, Health and Development Policy, Mental Health and Happiness, Family Planning, Policymaking, Health Security), structured training in theory of change, M&E, fundraising, and operations, co-founder matching, and a seed funding network through which approximately 85% of graduates secure $100K-$200K. Supporting offerings include annual Research Reports, a volunteer Mentorship Program, the published handbook 'How to Launch a High-Impact Nonprofit' by Co-founder Joey Savoie, and standalone webinar recordings. CE operates under the Ambitious Impact umbrella alongside AIM Grantmaking and AIM Founding to Give, and uses Players Philanthropy Fund for US-based fiscal sponsorship.

Since inception, CE has launched 50+ charities that have collectively raised over $68 million and report reaching 75 million people and potentially improving 1 billion animal lives annually. Named alumni outcomes include Fortify Health (6 million beneficiaries/month via fortified flour), Family Empowerment Media (20 million reached in Nigeria), Suvita (estimated 886 lives saved via immunization reminders), Fish Welfare Initiative (2.7 million fish helped), and the Lead Exposure Elimination Project (Malawi lead paint policy change). CE does not generate commercial revenue; its operating model is grant-funded, with anchor institutional support from Open Philanthropy (~$3.6M grant), GiveWell (which has directed $28.3M in incubation grants to CE alumni including Fortify Health, RESET Alcohol, and Suvita), Founders Pledge, Mulago Foundation, Schmidt Futures, and others. The organization is privately held, has no outside equity investors, and is led by Co-founder and Co-executive Director Joey Savoie.

Name

Charity Entrepreneurship

Legal name

Charity Entrepreneurship

Website

https://charityentrepreneurship.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Charity Entrepreneurship is a London-based registered charity that runs a fully cost-covered two-month Incubation Program twice yearly, training aspiring founders to launch evidence-based nonprofits across six cause areas. Its 50+ alumni charities have raised over $68M and serve 75M people and 1B animals annually.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Incubation Services

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (61143)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Entrepreneurship Foundations & Startup Basics (EDAMAHAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Business Planning, Pitching & Competitions (Pitch Decks, Demo Days) (EDAMAHAB), Accelerators & Incubators (Investor-Operated) (FSANAAAM)

Keywords

• Nonprofit incubation
• Charity entrepreneurship training
• Evidence-based philanthropy
• Social impact research
• Seed funding programs

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Grant Funding: Charity Entrepreneurship operates as a registered charity in England and Wales (Charity Number 1195850) and receives grant funding from major philanthropies including Open Philanthropy (~$3.6 million), GiveWell incubation grants, and other foundation support to fund its incubation operations and seed grants to launched charities.
2. Donations and Charitable Support: Supported by leading funders including Mulago Foundation, GiveWell, and Founders Pledge who support the incubated charities. CE provides fiscal sponsorship through Players Philanthropy Fund for US-based donations.
3. Book Sales: Proceeds from sales of 'How to Launch a High-Impact Nonprofit' handbook on Amazon support CE's mission to incubate new charities. Book written by Joey Savoie with foreword by Peter Singer.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Charity Entrepreneurship runs a two-month intensive Incubation Program that helps morally ambitious individuals launch field-leading nonprofits. Participants receive research-validated charity ideas, structured full-time training (online and two weeks in person in London), co-founder matching, mentorship, and access to a seed funding network through which approximately 85% of graduates secure $100K–$200K. All training costs are covered; participants pay no tuition or fees.

Product overview

Charity Entrepreneurship operates as a nonprofit incubation program that supports individuals in launching high-impact charities. The core offering is the Charity Entrepreneurship Incubation Program—a two-month intensive training course providing evidence-based intervention ideas, co-founder matching, mentorship, and access to seed funding networks. Supporting products include annual Research Reports identifying top charity ideas across six cause areas, a Mentorship Program connecting founders with experienced advisors, the published handbook 'How to Launch a High-Impact Nonprofit' available on Amazon, a Seed Funding Network facilitating $100K-$200K funding for graduates, and Webinar Recordings for prospective applicants.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Charity Entrepreneurship Incubation Program A two-month intensive, cost-covered incubation program that supplies research-validated charity ideas, full-time training, co-founder matching, mentorship, and seed-funding network access to morally ambitious individuals seeking to launch field-leading nonprofits across six cause areas.
• Research Reports (Top Charity Ideas 2026 and cause-area reports) Annual publicly available research reports identifying highly cost-effective charity intervention ideas across six cause areas (Animal Welfare, Health and Development Policy, Mental Health and Happiness, Family Planning, Policymaking, Health Security), produced from 5,000+ annual research hours.
• Mentorship Program Volunteer mentor matching service connecting experienced professionals with newly founded charity entrepreneurs to provide ongoing guidance, perspective, and support.
• How to Launch a High-Impact Nonprofit (Handbook) Published handbook on Amazon (paperback and Kindle) authored by Joey Savoie with a foreword by Peter Singer, distilling Charity Entrepreneurship's methodology and guidance for launching nonprofits from scratch.
• Webinar Recordings for Prospective Applicants Recorded Q&A sessions and informational webinars explaining the Charity Entrepreneurship Incubation Program and recommended interventions, available on demand to prospective applicants.

Quantifiable outcome

• 50 charities launched since 2016, serving 75 million people and potentially improving 1 billion animal lives annually
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered major and minor.

• Rethink PrioritiesmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch organization that evaluates charity cost-effectiveness. Assessed Family Empowerment Media as potentially ~60x more effective than cash transfers, providing independent validation of CE's intervention research.
• Animal Charity EvaluatorsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization evaluating animal charity effectiveness. Listed as supporting CE's incubated nonprofit projects in animal welfare.

Scale indicators15 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• New Profit: New Profit is a venture philanthropy firm that backs social entrepreneurs with unrestricted capital, strategic support, and a national network. It serves a comparable founder-support function though with a US policy and systems-change emphasis.
• Echoing Green: Echoing Green runs a globally recognized fellowship that provides seed funding, mentorship, and community to social entrepreneurs launching high-impact organizations. It is the closest direct comparable to CE's incubation model, though operating at broader scale and with a wider thematic scope.
• D-Prize: D-Prize funds entrepreneurs to launch organizations tackling global poverty through proven interventions. Its pitch-competition model and focus on evidence-based charity launches make it a thematic peer, particularly for the poverty alleviation cohort.
• Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation: DRK provides multi-year unrestricted funding, capacity building, and network support to a select cohort of early-stage social entrepreneurs. It mirrors CE's selective, cohort-based, founder-support model with seed capital and mentorship.

Emerging players

• Y Combinator: YC's accelerator model (small cohorts, intensive training, seed funding, alumni network) is structurally analogous to CE's incubation program. While YC targets for-profit startups and CE targets nonprofit founders, the operating model, cohort cadence, and alumni flywheel dynamics are highly comparable.

Broad incumbents

• Ashoka: Ashoka is the largest global network of leading social entrepreneurs, providing stipends, credibility, and a long-term peer ecosystem. It is broader in scope and longer-tenured than CE but addresses the same core need of supporting exceptional founders of impact organizations.
• 80,000 Hours: 80,000 Hours provides career advice and job placement for individuals seeking high-impact careers, including founding nonprofits. It feeds CE's applicant funnel and shares the same EA-aligned talent pipeline and funder ecosystem.
• Acumen: Acumen Academy delivers leadership and training programs for social change leaders, including fellowship-style offerings for emerging entrepreneurs. It overlaps with CE's professional development function though Acumen's portfolio extends across investing and broader talent development.
• Mulago Foundation: Mulago is a foundation that invests in and supports high-impact, cost-effective nonprofits in global development and conservation. As both a CE funder and a parallel supporter of similar interventions, it operates in the same evidence-driven funding ecosystem.

Others

• Founders Pledge: Founders Pledge is a global community of founders donating equity or a portion of proceeds to charity, with research arms that evaluate intervention cost-effectiveness. It overlaps with CE as both a funder and a research collaborator on incubated charities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/Charity_Ep
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC1FtyNMLLl8_0QIj8xB7ycw
• Facebookfacebook.com/charityentrepreneurship
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/3996809

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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