The Big Give Christmas Challenge has repeated its achievement last year as ‘Britain’s biggest public fundraiser’ after raising over £57.4 million in one week.
This year’s Christmas Challenge increased its total by 28% compared to the 2024 week-long campaign. 1,591 charities too part in the seven-day match funding campaign which finished at midday on Tuesday 9th of December.
How does it work?
The Big Give Christmas Challenge brings together charities, match funders (champions) and the public to make an incredible difference each year. For seven days, every pound donated via the Big Give platform is matched, turning £20 into £40, £50 into £100, and so on, until the match pot runs out.
Our 2025 charity partners
This year, The EQ Foundation supported eight fantastic charities as a Champion Funder:
Action Tutoring is a national charity dedicated to closing the academic attainment gap between pupils facing disadvantage and their more affluent peers. By harnessing the power of volunteering, their trained tutors help pupils build maths and English subject knowledge, study skills and confidence.
Beating Time exists to help people survive a prison sentence and thrive on release. They improve mental health and build social inclusion in prison, enabling them to secure employment on release. This is achieved with our two proven, continuous programmes; Choirs Beating Time and Inside Job.
Not all young people have the same opportunities in life. Caudwell Youth is looking to level the playing field for young people at risk who may have experienced mental ill health, be care-experienced or be at risk of exploitation or offending. They help shape futures with person-centred mentoring support.
Chapter One strive to transform the futures of children aged 5-8 who are facing disadvantage by breaking the cycle of educational inequality. They provide weekly 1:1 reading sessions, empowering children to develop vital literacy skills and spark a love of reading, so they can thrive in education and in life.
Deforestation is at the heart of the climate and nature crises, and Global Canopy is dedicated to reversing that destruction. Their data and tools transform financial systems and markets, enabling companies, investors, and governments to make better decisions for nature, forests and people.
Over 70% of people in prison can’t read or struggle to. Even more struggle with numeracy. Shannon Trust is raising money to support people in the criminal justice system, and the wider community, to learn to read and improve their numeracy so they can transform their lives.
Domestic abuse devastates lives. The For Baby’s Sake Trust works with the whole family, starting in pregnancy, to break cycles of domestic abuse. Their innovative programme of therapeutic support tackles the trauma that often lies at the heart of domestic abuse.
Surf therapy provides a revolutionary approach to mental health support. By taking therapy out of sterile rooms and into the dynamic environment of the beach and the sea, The Wave Project create an identity-building experience and build trust that creates lasting change for children aged between 8 – 18 years old.
