Since 2019, our incubated charities have reached 75 million people, raised $68M, and been independently assessed as up to 30x more cost-effective than cash transfers. We're looking for funders who want to be part of what comes next.
Ambitious Impact conducts thousands of hours of research each year to identify the most promising new nonprofit interventions globally. Then we recruit exceptional founders, train them through an intensive two-month program, and support them as they launch and scale.
The result: a portfolio of 50+ charities that have earned recognition from GiveWell, Coefficient Giving, Founders Pledge, and Rethink Priorities — with our strongest performers assessed at 20–30x more cost-effective than cash transfers.
But a great idea and a talented founder aren't enough. At every stage of a charity's life, funding is the difference between impact at scale and potential left unrealised.
Our Seed Network is a group of donors who provide the first grants to charities launching out of our incubation program.
Twice a year, members receive research reports and project proposals for 4–8 new charities. You review the materials, attend a brief meeting, and decide which — if any — to fund. Most members spend 2–10 hours per round.
This is high-risk, high-reward giving. Around 20% of seed-stage charities close within two years. But the ones that succeed — like LEEP, which now protects 46.6 million children from lead paint at $1.66 per child — can become some of the most cost-effective organisations in the world.
The hardest period in a young charity's life isn't the beginning — it's the middle. After an initial grant gets them started, many enter a "valley of death": they've shown early results, but don't yet have the track record to attract major institutional funders. Without bridge funding, promising work stalls.
A grant of $50k–$300k at this stage can fund the programme improvements, monitoring & evaluation, and country expansions that build a track record strong enough to attract major funders like GiveWell.
We support mid-stage donors through a variety of mechanisms, tailored to the individual.
Every charity we launch depends on the research, training, and support infrastructure that AIM provides. A donation to AIM directly funds the systems that make everything else possible: the research team identifying the next wave of interventions, the incubation program that trains founders, and the ongoing support that helps young charities navigate their first years.
This is giving with a multiplier. Every dollar invested in AIM's operations contributes to strengthening our ability to launch a greater number or more impactful organizations.
Lead Exposure Elimination Project partners with governments across 20+ countries to eliminate lead paint. Their programmes are projected to prevent lead exposure in 46.6 million children. Founders Pledge estimate it costs just $1.66 per child to do this, making LEEP one of their most cost-effective recommendations.
FEM has reached ~35 million listeners in Nigeria through radio dramas promoting informed family planning choices. Founders Pledge estimated their work at 22x more cost-effective than cash transfers; Rethink Priorities suggests it may be even higher.
Ansh builds healthcare capacity for Kangaroo Care across Rajasthan, India — skin-to-skin contact for premature babies that reduces neonatal mortality by around 33%. In their first year, Ansh saved over 100 lives and received a scaling grant from GiveWell.
Whether you're drawn to the high-risk, high-reward potential of seed funding, the catalytic impact of mid-stage support, or strengthening the model that makes it all possible — we'd love to hear from you.
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