Our story.
UT GivePower is a student-led organization at The University of Texas at Austin dedicated to advancing clean energy and clean water access worldwide. We unite engineers, business students, designers, policy advocates, and communicators to raise awareness, fundraise, and send Longhorns on treks to build solar-powered systems.
“The GivePower Foundation has changed the lives of over 1.7 million people across 28 countries. Our goal is to empower a diverse team of future leaders to take direct, creative action against the global water and energy crises.”
We're the UT Austin chapter of the GivePower Foundation, a 501(c)(3) headquartered right here in Austin. That proximity to the global HQ gives our members direct access to the engineers deploying Solar Water Farms across 32 countries.
What started as a small group has grown into an organization spanning engineering, research, fundraising, and service — building micro-grid prototypes on campus and contributing to desalination membrane research in the Kumar Lab.
Every member, technical or not, contributes to real installs in the field.
Real research, real impact.
Through our partnership with Dr. Manish Kumar's Environmental Engineering Lab in the Cockrell School, students contribute to peer-reviewed research on desalination membranes and water-purification technology — then carry it into deployments all across the world. It turns undergraduates into practitioners.
100% of donations go to programs.
GivePower is a 501(c)(3) headquartered in Austin, Texas. Its parent company, GoodLeap, covers all administrative costs — so every dollar you give goes directly to building Solar Water Farms and powering schools.