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Google Ads for charities · Google Partner · 15 years

Google Ads management for charities and nonprofits.

Google Ad Grants gives eligible nonprofits up to $10,000 a month in free Google Search advertising. We keep your grant active, compliant and working for your cause, with your Google Ads run by our UK team.

4.8 from 395+ reviews

Where do I find this?

Sign in to Google Ads. Your Customer ID is the 10-digit number at the top right, next to your account name, for example 123-456-7890.

From grant to impact

Where does your grant go to waste? Every step has a fix.

Tap a step to see the problem, what fixes it and where it sits in our service.

Every step between the grant and the people you want to reach has a fix. Tap one.

The grant is approved, but few ads run and most of the free budget goes unspent. Focused campaigns built around the searches your supporters actually make, within Google's grant rules.Every packageSee what we manage

The account sits below the click-through rate Google expects, which puts the grant at risk. Tightly relevant keywords, better-written ads and weak terms pruned, so the account clears the threshold.Every packageSee compliance

Donations, sign-ups and enquiries are not being counted, so you cannot see what works. Conversion tracking for the actions that matter to your charity, which Google also expects on grant accounts.Every packageSee tracking

Your grant has been suspended, or you are worried it will be. We audit the account, fix the underlying issues, rebuild where needed and bring it back in line with policy.Every packageSee reinstatement

Results scattered across tools. Mission Control puts your results and reports in one place, with James to answer questions day or night.Every packageSee Mission Control

What we run

Google Ads for charities, run for you. One UK team, one flat fee.

The grant, your paid Google Ads and the rules that keep both working, handled together.

More detail

Our charity Google Ads management covers the whole job: the grant campaigns, the rules, the tracking and any paid campaigns, all managed together by one UK team. The advertising under the grant costs you nothing. What you pay us for is the care that keeps the account active and productive.

Google Ads used to be called AdWords, and many charities still search for charity AdWords management or an AdWords service for charities. It is the same job: grant accounts need an expert who knows the rulebook.

What we do

Fuel your mission with Google Ad Grants management

Google Ad Grants gives eligible charities up to $10,000 a month in free Google Search advertising. Our job is to keep your campaigns active, relevant and fully compliant, so every pound of that free budget works towards real-world impact.

Free Google Ads for charities, with rules

Free Google Ads for charities means a grant of Search advertising, not an open budget. Break the rules and your grant can be paused, so care matters.

Free Google advertising for nonprofits that works

Free Google advertising for nonprofits only helps when it reaches people who act. We focus on donations, sign-ups, volunteers and events.

A team that knows the rulebook

Fifteen years of Google Ads experience, with honest reporting and a clear strategy for your cause.

More detail

Google Ad Grants gives eligible charities up to $10,000 a month in free Google Search advertising, putting your cause at the top of the results the moment someone looks for support, guidance or a charity to get behind. It is one of the most cost-effective ways to grow awareness, donations and volunteers, but only when the account is run with care.

DPOM has managed Google Ads for charities and businesses alike for 15 years, combining a deep understanding of the Google Ad Grants rulebook with honest reporting and clear strategy. Whether you call it free Google Ads for nonprofits, PPC for charities, charity pay per click or AdWords for charities, it is the same programme and the same job. Looking for Google ads for charities in the UK, or a charity Google Ads management partner? See our Google Ads management and Google Ads pricing packages, or ask for a free Google Ads audit.

Eligibility, applying and reinstatement

Eligibility, applying and reinstating a grant

New to Ad Grants, or had a grant suspended? Here is how it works and where we fit in.

Am I eligible?

Most registered UK charities with a solid website can apply for Google Ad Grants. Government bodies, hospitals and most schools are not eligible.

Applying for a grant

You enrol through Google for Nonprofits and verify your charity status. We do not handle the grant application itself, but once you are approved we take over the account.

Getting a suspended grant reinstated

We audit the account, fix the underlying issues and bring everything back in line with policy so the grant can be reinstated.

More detail

To apply for Google Ad Grants, your organisation needs valid charitable status as defined in your country, for example registration with the Charity Commission in the UK, agreement to the programme terms, and a high-quality website that meets Google's criteria. Google decides eligibility and can change its criteria, so check its current Ad Grants pages when you apply.

You enrol through Google for Nonprofits, verify your charity status and activate Ad Grants in your Google Ads account. Please note we do not handle the grant application itself, but once you are approved we take over the account and get your campaigns built, compliant and live. Searching for the Google AdWords grant or Google Ad Grants UK? It is the same programme.

Real results for real UK businesses

Case study · Legal

LMP Law. 1200% more leads, with no increase in cost.

  • 95%Reduction in CPA
  • NoIncrease in Cost
  • 2692%Increase in Conv. Rate

Read the case study: LMP Law

How we did it

Before

After performing an audit, we discovered that LMP Law’s campaigns were poorly targeted with poor quality ad copy that resulted in poor CPCs and a low Quality Score.

What we did

We rebuilt the campaigns using best practices and introduced smart bidding strategies combined with better keyword targeting and ad copy to drive consistent growth without any increase in budget.

Nottingham law firm, property market.

Figures as published on each case study page, with the services each one lists. All case studies

Google Ads packages

Google Ad Grants management packages. A flat monthly fee, not a percentage.

A flat monthly fee for our management, based on the package that fits your account. The grant advertising itself is free from Google, and any paid ad budget goes to Google direct, never through us.

More detail

All prices are +VAT. Your quote recommends the package that fits your grant and any paid ad budget you want managed alongside it.

Starter

Managed by our UK team

from£145a month + VAT

Managed by our UK team, supported by tickets

Comes with

  • Grant and paid campaignsManaged by our UK team.
  • Sentinel click fraud protectionSwitched on from day one.
  • Mission Control, James and the Form BuilderYour tools in one place, and James for an update any time.

Tools included, worth£65 a month

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Lite

Your own account manager

from£295a month + VAT

With your own account manager

Everything in Starter, plus

  • Your own account managerPrebooked calls and video meetings.
  • NebulaSee where visitors click, scroll and drop off on your donation pages.

Tools included, worth£110 a month

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Most popular

Standard

Account manager + priority phone

from£445a month + VAT

Account manager and priority phone support

Everything in Lite, plus

  • Conversion-rate workLanding-page testing for your donation and sign-up pages.
  • Relay ConvertSee which calls came from your ads. 130 minutes, 8 numbers.
  • Orbit StarterAI chat for your website. 300 conversations a month.
  • Priority phone supportAnd AI Call Answering.

Tools included, worth£289 a month

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Elite

Two managers + senior strategist

from£695a month + VAT

Senior strategy for larger accounts

Everything in Standard, plus

  • Two managers and a senior strategistStrategy and forecasting at senior level.
  • More Relay Convert250 minutes, 8 numbers.
  • Orbit Business1,000 conversations a month.

Tools included, worth£378 a month

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By appointment

Premium

Direct access to Brett Dixon, MD

from£1,500a month + VAT

Brett runs your account and is available on demand

Everything in Elite, plus

  • No cap on ad budgetA bespoke retainer.
  • Quarterly strategy sessionsBy video, with a board-ready monthly report.

Tools included, worth£378+ a month

Discover Premium
  • You own your account.Set up under your own login.
  • Flat fee, never a percentage.Your ad budget goes to Google direct.
  • Click fraud protection.Sentinel is switched on from day one.
  • No long contract.Monthly rolling, with 31 days’ notice.

Not sure which package fits a grant account? Tell us about your charity and we will say plainly what we would do and which package it sits in.

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Request a free audit

Already have a Google Ad Grant? Tell us about your account and we will come back with a short, plain-English review of where the value is leaking. No cost, no obligation, and you keep the findings.

Get my free audit

Software we built

Tools built in, not bolted on. Included with your management.

Most agencies charge extra for the tools that protect and grow your budget. We build ours in. Tap a tool to see the real screen. The package cards above show which tools come with which package.

Sentinel Click Fraud Protection

Bots and repeat clickers drain budgets quietly. Sentinel watches your paid clicks and blocks the ones that were never going to act, so more of your spend reaches real people.

Sentinel in Mission Control, demo account: every paid click checked, suspicious clicks day by day and why they were flagged

Real screens from Mission Control, shown with our demo account, Tallow & Teasel, an invented shop with sample data.

What our clients say

4.8 from 395+ reviews

Really happy Camilla and Lee. Im a small business in Derby and google ads and seo is something I don't understand but the guys take there time to explain it to me in a way I understand and ultimately, I get more customers which is what counts

Norbert · Feefo, Mar 2025

Camilla and Lee are two of our senior marketing managers.

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Who runs your account

A real team runs your Google Ads. James helps in between.

Your account is handled by experienced people on our UK team, with a named account manager from Lite upwards. James, our AI account manager, answers questions day or night and passes your instructions on.

AI does the routine, people decide. Every change James makes is based on data, and your account manager can override it.

Meet the team
  • Camilla, Senior Marketing Manager at DPOMCamillaSenior Marketing Manager
  • Lee, Senior Marketing Manager at DPOMLeeSenior Marketing Manager
  • Patrick, Senior Support Manager at DPOMPatrickSenior Support Manager
  • Valerie, Operations Manager at DPOMValerieOperations Manager
  • Brett Dixon, Founder and Director at DPOMBrettFounder & Director
  • Jayme Dixon, Director at DPOMJaymeDirector
  • Nige, Director at DPOMNigeDirector
  • James, AI account manager at DPOMJamesAI account manager, 24/7

Before you choose a Google Ad Grants agency

Why choose DPOM for Google Ads for charities? Ask any agency these questions. Here are our answers.

Our answers are backed in writing by our Transparency Guarantee. Take the list with you and compare.

  1. Do you charge a percentage of the grant or my ad spend?

    NoA flat monthly management fee, based on your package. Never a cut of your grant or your paid ad spend.

  2. Do I own my Google Ads account and data?

    YesYour Google Ads account and its data belong to you, set up under your own login. If you ever leave, you keep everything.

  3. Do you handle the grant application?

    NoNo. You apply through Google for Nonprofits. Once you are approved, we take over the account and get your campaigns built, compliant and live.

  4. Do you track donations and sign-ups, not just clicks?

    YesConversion tracking is set up for donations, sign-ups, forms, event registrations and downloads.

  5. Do you know the grant rules?

    YesWe manage the click-through rate, keywords, structure and activity rules for you, working from Google's current Ad Grants policy.

  6. Is a real person in charge?

    YesYour account manager on our UK team makes the decisions on your campaigns. James, our AI account manager, answers questions and, on accounts where we switch him on, makes routine changes from your account's own data, which your account manager can override or undo.

  7. Will I get reports I can share with trustees?

    YesEvery client gets an interactive monthly report in plain English, with everything we did, the results that matter and what we propose next.

  8. Am I tied into a long contract?

    NoNo long contract. Monthly rolling, with 31 days’ notice.

After you choose

Your first 90 days, mapped out. What happens after you enquire.

No mystery about what happens next. Here is the plan, step by step.

Your first 90 days

  1. Day 1Kickoff and auditWe learn your business and audit your account, or build from scratch.
    More detail

    Your dedicated Google Ads specialist talks to you about your goals and objectives, and learns as much about your business as possible, with a questionnaire and a detailed discussion with your account manager. We talk through your return goals and what makes you stand out.

    We then analyse your account data and research your competitors. If you are new to Google Ads, we do the keyword research and work out how your customers will find you. Sentinel click fraud protection is switched on from day one.

  2. Typically week 1Tracking, then the buildConversion tracking first, then campaigns built for your review.
    More detail

    We cannot improve what we cannot measure, so one of the very first steps on any account is to set conversion tracking up correctly. It lets us learn which keywords and ads lead to calls, emails, forms and sales. Our in-house technical team works with you to make sure every conversion is tracked accurately.

    We then build campaigns of the types most likely to give you the results you expect, and tell you when the first build is complete so you can review it and give feedback. We work with you on it, because working together gives the best results.

  3. Typically week 1 or 2Launch and learnCampaigns go live, then we learn from real data, not knee-jerk changes.
    More detail

    Once you are happy, we go live. Timing depends on account access, your approvals and the platform’s own ad review.

    After launch we focus on collecting meaningful data rather than making knee-jerk changes. We monitor search terms, audience signals, devices and locations, then refine keywords, ad copy, bids and targeting. This is still the learning phase, so the aim is steady improvement and less obvious waste, not perfection overnight.

  4. MonthlyReport, optimise and growA plain-English report, a meeting to plan the next month, and continuous optimisation.
    More detail

    Each month you get a detailed report and a meeting to walk through the results and plan next steps. We are transparent: we do not expect campaigns to be highly profitable straight away, and it can often take three months or more of data and refinement before performance really takes off.

    Each month we use the previous month’s data to refine your campaigns: testing new ideas, reallocating budget towards top performers and reacting to seasonal trends, with regular review meetings so the approach stays in line with your wider business goals.

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People and AI, together

Experienced people at the helm. Our own AI behind them.

DPOM has looked after UK businesses since 2011, and your account manager still runs your account. Behind them now is a system we built in-house: tools that turn visitors into enquiries, and James, our AI, watching your account day and night.

  • Camilla, Senior Marketing Manager at DPOM
  • Lee, Senior Marketing Manager at DPOM
  • Patrick, Senior Support Manager at DPOM
  • Valerie, Operations Manager at DPOM

Your account manager at the helm

An experienced person on our UK team sets your plan, makes the big calls and approves anything you ask for. They can override or undo anything our AI does.

AI does the routine, people decide.

A family business, looking after UK businesses since 2011

James, DPOM's AI account manager

James, our AI, day and night

Ask him about your results, reports or next step in Mission Control, any time. He checks your tracking every weekday, flags ads that stop the same day and warns you before seasonal dips.

Where we switch him on, he makes routine Google Ads changes. Every change is based on your account's own data, and your account manager can override it.

See Mission Control

Every change James makes is based on data, and a person can always override it.

How we use AI to get you ahead, honestly

Google Ad Grants FAQs

Google Ads for charities FAQs.

Cost and who qualifies

How much does Google Ad Grants management cost?

Our Google Ad Grants management is a fixed monthly fee based on your package, never a percentage of spend. It starts at £145 a month + VAT, so your costs stay predictable while the grant itself gives you up to $10,000 a month of free advertising. Use our instant quote tool for a price tailored to you.

How does a charity qualify for Google Ad Grants?

Your charity needs valid charitable status as defined in your country, for example registration with the Charity Commission in the UK, agreement to the programme's terms and conditions, and a high-quality website that meets Google's Ad Grants criteria. Government entities, hospitals and most schools are not eligible. Google decides eligibility, so check its current requirements.

Can UK nonprofits qualify for Google Ad Grants?

Yes. Most registered UK charities with a solid website can apply. You need valid charitable status as defined in your country, for example registration with the Charity Commission in the UK, agreement to the programme terms, and a website that meets Google's criteria. Government bodies, hospitals and most schools are not eligible.

Do you work with small charities and nonprofits?

Yes. We exclusively support small and medium UK organisations and work with charities of every size. Whether you are applying for your first grant or scaling an established account, our Google Ad Grants management is built around your mission and budget.

The grant and its rules

What is Google Ad Grants?

Google Ad Grants is a programme that gives eligible nonprofits up to $10,000 USD per month in free advertising on Google Search. It helps charities extend their message to a wider audience and reach potential donors and volunteers, using text ads that appear in search results.

Do charities get free Google Ads?

Yes. Google Ad Grants gives eligible nonprofits up to $10,000 USD per month in free advertising on Google Search. The advertising itself costs nothing, but the account must clear a strict set of Google rules to stay active, which is the part our management covers.

Can nonprofits use Google Ads for free?

Yes. Google Ad Grants gives eligible nonprofits up to $10,000 USD per month in free advertising on Google Search. You need valid charitable status as defined in your country, for example registration with the Charity Commission in the UK, agreement to the programme terms and a website that meets Google's criteria. Government bodies, hospitals and most schools are not eligible.

What is the 5% click-through rate rule?

Google expects Ad Grants accounts to keep a click-through rate of 5% or more, and an account that stays below it can have its grant suspended. Google sets the rule and can change it, so we work from its current policy. We keep keywords relevant, ads compelling and underperforming terms paused so your account stays comfortably above the threshold.

What are the rules for keeping an Ad Grant active?

You must meet Google's click-through rate threshold, run meaningful conversion tracking, avoid most single-word and overly generic keywords, keep a sound account structure and keep the account active with regular changes. We manage all of these requirements for you as part of the service.

Can the grant be used on Display, YouTube or other platforms?

No. The Google Ad Grant is exclusively for text ads on Google Search and cannot be used on the Display Network, YouTube or other platforms. To reach people across those channels you would run paid Google Ads alongside the grant.

Running your account

Can you get our suspended Google Ad Grant reinstated?

We can audit the account and fix the problems. Grants are usually suspended for a low click-through rate, broken keyword or structure rules, or inactivity. We audit the account, fix the underlying issues, rebuild where needed and bring it back in line with policy so the grant can be reinstated. Reinstatement is Google's decision.

Why do Google Ad Grants accounts get suspended?

Grants are most often suspended for falling below the click-through rate threshold, breaking the keyword or structure rules, or going inactive. We audit the account, fix the underlying issues, rebuild where needed and bring everything back in line with policy so the grant can be reinstated. Proactive management prevents it happening again.

Can we run paid Google Ads alongside the grant?

Absolutely, and many charities do. The grant covers Search text ads up to $10,000 a month, and paid campaigns add reach across Shopping, Display, YouTube and Performance Max, plus higher-priority Search positions. We manage the grant and your paid budget together for maximum impact.

How do you track and report on our campaigns?

We use proper conversion tracking and Google Analytics to measure donations, sign-ups, form submissions and other key actions, then report on clicks, conversions and the effectiveness of your keywords and ads. Every charity client also gets a live Client Portal, updated daily.

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