Turning Giving into Lasting Impact
Since 2015, Epic has been rewriting the rules of giving to transform the lives of vulnerable children and youth.
$100 M
mobilized for high-impact nonprofits
organizations supported worldwide
continents reached
+1.7 M lives transformed
The Epic Impact Study 2025, conducted by independent research firm Koreis, explores how our model empowers donors, strengthens nonprofits, helps reshape the future of giving, and changes lives all over the world.
More than ever, we believe philanthropy can be both generous and strategic, heartfelt and high-impact.
INSPIRING OUR DONORS TO GIVE WITH PURPOSE
WE TRANSFORM GIVERS INTO STRATEGIC PHILANTHROPISTS
Our first commitment is connecting donors who lack the time, confidence, or expertise to identify reliable, high-impact nonprofits across the globe. Through our guidance and expertise, donors gain clarity, assurance, and purpose in their giving. They learn to focus on long-term results, aligning their resources with causes where they can make the greatest difference.
%
of donors reported strengthened confidence in nonprofits.
2 out of 3
donors increased the amount of their donations thanks to Epic.
Empowering Nonprofits to Thrive
UNRESTRICTED, LONG-TERM SUPPORT THAT EMPOWERS CHANGEMAKERS TO LEAD AND GROW
We drive transformative change within the organizations we support. Through Smart Giving, Epic provides strategic, multi-year, unrestricted, and substantial funding, giving nonprofits the stability and freedom to innovate, scale, and strengthen their impact. In a world where funding is scarce and often restricted, the Koreis’ Study confirms the strength of our model.
%
of Epic grantees increased the number of people they support, compared to 70% among organizations receiving traditional grants.
%
strengthened how they support beneficiaries by launching new programs to address emerging needs, extending support to families, peers, and communities to create lasting change, strengthening their systems to track progress and ensure continuous follow-up, compared to 58% among organizations receiving traditional grants.
Epic’s funding, which was the largest and unrestricted, enabled us to grow significantly, increasing from 12,000 to 21,000 beneficiaries during the support period.
STEINA ADOLFSDOTTIR, DIRECTOR OF PHILANTHROPY AT THE BRILLIANT CLUB
Epic’s grants enable organizations to test bold ideas, grow sustainably, and focus on what matters most. Grantees describe Epic as a genuine partner that understands their environment, values their expertise, and champions collaboration over control. By supporting them in this way, we help our donors’ engagement unlock nonprofits’ potential to drive lasting change for children, youth, and communities worldwide.
%
of grantees say Epic’s partnership strengthened their ability to take risks and innovate. Thanks to our support they built tech tools, tested new ways to reach out to beneficiaries and build new collaborations.
Epic grantees pursuing systemic transformation rose from 4% before selection to 36% after joining our portfolio.
Social change is also about tackling the roots of the problems, influencing public policies & becoming leaders in their sectors.
Epic’s funding allows us to take risks, it brings confidence, peace of mind in accelerating and making strategic choices more quickly.
ERICKA COGNE, CEO OF TÉLÉMAQUE
Redefining what giving can be
BUILDING ON TRUST, ADAPTABILITY, AND EVIDENCE TURNS PHILANTHROPY INTO GREATER IMPACT
Epic’s mission goes beyond funding high-impact nonprofits. We’re reimagining philanthropy, proving that trust, flexibility, and evidence-based strategy multiply impact. With long-term commitment and rigorous selection methodology, we’re inspiring a cultural shift towards Smart Giving.
Across Europe and the US, only 15% of funded projects receive unrestricted, multi-year support.
%
of partner nonprofits describe Epic’s funding and support as transformational.
%
of Epic grantees feel empowered to ask other funders for the same kind of flexible, long-term support.
%
of donors, through the School of Philanthropy, report a deeper understanding of nonprofit needs and challenges.
One of the words that comes to mind immediately is transformational, in the sense that their support from an operating perspective, through unrestricted giving, has been transformational
ADEE SHEPEN, CHIEF GROWTH OFFICER AT THE JED FOUNDATION
Measuring what truly matters
TRANSLATING IMPACT INTO HUMAN LIVES
Behind these figures lies something far greater than data : a profound transformation in people’s lives. Every donor wants their support to make a real difference, to create lasting impact, to transform lives.
iLi translates the contribution of Epic’s grants on the human lives impacted by our grantee partners. It takes into account the specificities of their work, the number of new participants in their programs each year, and the value of each donation through Epic’s innovative approach.
Over the past decade, Epic and its community of donors have changed the lives of
1.7 M
children and youth across 4 continents, giving them access to education, protection, health, opportunities, and a sustainable planet. And this is truly Epic.
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