Companies
- Base
- Annual revenue
- Docs
- Audited or certified accounts
- Access
- All approved projects
An OP4K initiative
1%4Kids — The Giving Standard for Childhood Impact
1%4Kids
The Giving Standard for Childhood Impact
Dedicate a verified share of your activity or success to approved projects in favour of childhood.
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Core principle
One clear commitment
A member commits to dedicate 1% of a defined and verifiable financial base to approved projects in favour of childhood.
Simple to understand. Serious enough to verify.
Eligibility
Who can join 1%4Kids?
Ten categories can join under a defined commitment base and review level.
Brands
- Base
- Brand revenue
- Docs
- Brand sales report
- Access
- All approved projects
Product lines
- Base
- Product-line revenue
- Docs
- Line sales report
- Access
- All approved projects
Family-owned businesses
- Base
- Revenue or dividends
- Docs
- Accounts or dividend statement
- Access
- All approved projects
Entrepreneurs and founders
- Base
- Personal income
- Docs
- Income statement
- Access
- Selected projects
Family offices
- Base
- Defined perimeter
- Docs
- Perimeter documentation
- Access
- All approved projects
Professional firms
- Base
- Fee revenue
- Docs
- Fee statement
- Access
- All approved projects
Individual leaders
- Base
- Personal income or bonus
- Docs
- Income statement
- Access
- Selected projects
Strategic partners
- Base
- Agreed base
- Docs
- Partnership documentation
- Access
- Selected portfolios
Foundations
- Base
- Grant budget
- Docs
- Grant plan
- Access
- Selected portfolios
Standard model
The standard company commitment
The standard company commitment is 1% of annual revenue or 1% of the revenue generated by an approved product line or business activity.
The financial base must be clear, documented and consistent from one annual review to the next.
Commitment models
Six ways to commit
01Standard
1% of total annual revenue
The reference model. Applied to audited or certified annual revenue.
02Standard
1% of an approved product line
Commitment scoped to a defined and documented product line.
03Subject to review
1% of a defined business activity
Commitment scoped to a specific activity approved by OP4K.
04Subject to review
1% of founder or executive income
Personal commitment from a founder, partner or executive.
05By invitation
1% of dividends or a liquidity event
One-off commitment linked to dividends or a defined liquidity event.
06By invitation
Equivalent fixed commitment approved by OP4K
A fixed amount approved as equivalent to a 1% commitment.
Not every model is available automatically. Some require review or invitation.
Calculation
How the commitment is calculated
Eligible financial base × 1% = annual commitment
Example 1
Annual revenue: €2,000,000
1% commitment: €20,000
Example 2
Approved product-line revenue: €450,000
1% commitment: €4,500
Illustrative calculation only. Final eligibility and documentation requirements are subject to review.
Calculator
The 1%4Kids calculator
Enter your eligible financial base to estimate your annual commitment and multi-year projection.
Estimated annual commitment
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Prorated first-year commitment
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Three-year projection
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Five-year projection
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This calculator provides an indicative estimate only. It does not constitute legal, tax or financial advice.
Approved projects
Approved projects only
1%4Kids contributions may only be allocated to projects or organisations that meet the OP4K eligibility, due diligence and reporting requirements.
Direct contribution to an approved project
Bilateral agreement with an approved project.
Contribution through OP4K Capital
Allocation via the OP4K Capital selection and reporting framework.
Contribution to an approved thematic portfolio
Consolidated allocation across a curated set of approved projects.
Annual review
Annual review
Every active 1%4Kids member must complete an annual review to demonstrate that the agreed financial base was correctly declared and that the required contribution was made to approved projects.
Seven-step process
Accepted evidence (by commitment model)
- Revenue statement
- Accountant confirmation
- Audited financial statement
- Management accounts
- Product-line sales report
- Dividend statement
- Liquidity event documentation
- Bank transfer proof
- Donation receipt
- Project acknowledgement
- In-kind valuation
- Employee-time record
- Direct contribution agreement
Scope of contributions
What counts, what doesn't
Potentially eligible
- Cash contributions
- Direct payments to approved projects
- Approved project grants
- Approved thematic portfolio contributions
- Matching contributions
- Approved in-kind support
- Approved skills-based support
- Approved employee time
- Approved technology or service contribution
Potentially ineligible
- Payments to non-approved projects
- Commercial sponsorship with excessive benefit
- Marketing expenses
- Internal CSR staff costs
- Ordinary business expenses
- Unverified in-kind valuations
- Political donations
- Personal expenses
- Activities without documented childhood relevance
- Duplicate counting
- Unsupported estimates
- Contributions made outside the review period
Brand rights
Controlled use of the 1%4Kids mark
Brand usage rights are granted for a defined period and depend on the member's status, approved commitment scope and successful annual review.
Approved wording
- 1%4Kids Member
- 1%4Kids Founding Member
- Supporting Childhood Impact through 1%4Kids
- Annual commitment reviewed by 1%4Kids
- 1% of this product line supports approved childhood projects
Approval workflow
- 01Submit campaign or asset
- 02Select requested wording
- 03Indicate territory and channel
- 04Upload visual
- 05Compliance review
- 06Approval or correction
- 07Time-limited licence
- 08Expiry alert
Member benefits
What members receive
- Access to approved projects
- Project recommendations
- Annual contribution review
- Controlled brand usage
- Member community
- Events and briefings
- Selected publications
- Impact reporting
- Strategic introductions
- Access to OP4K Capital portfolios
Member journey
How to join
- 01
Apply
- 02
Complete eligibility review
- 03
Define the commitment base
- 04
Sign the agreement
- 05
Select approved projects
- 06
Declare and document contributions
- 07
Complete annual review and renew
Connection with OP4K Capital
From commitment to allocation
OP4K Capital helps connect 1%4Kids commitments to approved projects and thematic portfolios through project selection, due diligence, allocation and impact reporting.
- 1%4Kids commitment→
- Approved project or portfolio→
- Allocation→
- Implementation→
- Impact report→
- Annual review
Connection with the Institute
Backed by knowledge and governance
The Child Impact Institute contributes the research, doctrine, governance resources and future measurement framework that support the credibility and long-term development of 1%4Kids.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Not a campaign. An infrastructure.
1%4Kids is not a one-off donation campaign. It is the verified and recurring commitment infrastructure of OP4K. It transforms a clear share of economic activity or success into transparent, documented and measurable support for approved childhood projects.
1%4Kids is a giving standard operated by OP4K. It is not a public certification, official state label, regulated financial product or tax guarantee. Nothing on this page constitutes legal, tax or financial advice.