Three charities.
Your vote. Every year.

Year-1 charities (Oct 2026 to Dec 2027)

For the first cycle, the founder selects the three charities directly, with publicly stated rationale published alongside each name before launch. This keeps the path simple: no opaque "committee" of unnamed people. From the December 2027 vote onward the member vote takes over and the founder no longer has a direct say.

All three are UK-registered charities. Names confirmed here before the App Store launch.

Why exactly three

Three is deliberate, not arbitrary.

• 1 Each pound goes further. Splitting the pool three ways instead of four or five means each charity receives a materially larger share. Concentration matters more than breadth at this scale.
• 2 Three mirrors the product. Stamp's rhythm is one slow, considered post a day. Three charity slots reads as the same kind of considered balance rather than a long list.
• 3 Members have a genuine vote. With three clear slots, each vote is legible. You know what you're choosing and what the alternatives were. Open-ended ballots with many candidates dilute that.
• 4 UK-registered, permanently. Even as Stamp grows into other markets, the charity pool stays in the UK. Payments and legal remain in one jurisdiction. A French member's subscription still flows to UK causes, which creates a stronger, more concentrated impact at home rather than a diffuse international split.

Apply from the December 2027 vote onward

From the December 2027 cycle, charities find us, not the other way around. Submissions are open year-round and close 30 September each year for that December's vote. Vetted submissions appear in the list below; Stamp members vote in the first week of December.

How to apply

1. Read the standard donation terms and confirm acceptance in your email (one signature from a named trustee or charity director).
2. Pick your category (see categories below) so members can find you when they filter.
3. Email your charity details and confirmation to partners@stamp.foundation.

A Stamp account is not required to apply. If anyone at the charity decides to open one, that is on the same £3/month basis as any other user and has no bearing on selection.

We review every submission. Once vetted, your charity appears in the searchable list at the bottom of this page. Unsuccessful submissions are handled privately; there is no public rejection list.

What we need from you

Three required items. Nothing more.

• UK-registered charity number Required
  Charity Commission for England and Wales, OSCR for Scotland, or CCNI for Northern Ireland. We verify directly against the register. International charities are not eligible; UK registration is permanent.
• Named representative Required
  A single person submitting on behalf of the charity. Their name and role appear on your public candidate page.
• Acceptance of standard donation terms Required
  A brief written confirmation, in your application email, from a named trustee or charity director that the charity accepts Stamp's standard donation terms. The terms describe the unconditional Qualifying Charitable Donation treatment of each payment, the equal-split disbursement mechanic, conflict-of-interest disclosure, and the encouraged (not required) quarterly impact-note cadence. The terms are not negotiated on a per-charity basis. Once a transfer is made, it appears on the public ledger.

Categories

Charities pick one category at submission so members can filter the list below. We review each pick during vetting and may suggest a different fit. The list reflects the kinds of causes UK charities work in; if your work crosses categories, pick the closest and we will discuss when we review your submission.

• Humanitarian and aid
• Environment and conservation
• Health and medical
• Mental health and wellbeing
• Children and young people
• Older people and elder care
• Disability support
• Animal welfare
• Education and literacy
• Arts, culture and heritage
• Community and local
• Homelessness and poverty
• Refugee and migrant support
• Women and gender equality
• Faith and belief communities
• Other

Submissions

Search and filter the charities that have submitted, been vetted, and are in the running for the upcoming December vote. Newest submissions appear at the top.

The annual vote

The vote runs in the first week of December each year, 1-7 December. To vote you need an active paid subscription that has been continuous for at least 30 days when the vote opens. That threshold exists to prevent a late rush of accounts from tilting the result.

Three candidates appear on the ballot. One vote per member. Results are published immediately after the window closes. The newly selected cohort begins receiving quarterly payments from the following January.

The charity commitment is set out in the Stamp Pledge. Receiving charities are selected by Stamp Social Ltd, not partners, and are under no obligation to Stamp in return. Each payment is an outright unconditional donation. Members are not parties to the donations and cannot direct or enforce them; the public ledger, where every charity transfer is published as it happens, is the accountability surface. For charity submissions or enquiries, write to partners@stamp.foundation.