In 2015, KSI donated $10,000 to an online charity stream done by YouTuber Castro1021, and participated in the Race Against Slime event, raising money for SpecialEffect, a foundation developing technology to aid people with physical disabilities to play video games.[1] Between 2016 and 2018, KSI and the rest of the Sidemen hosted and participated in three charity football events, raising just shy of £400,000 for various charities, including the Saint's Foundation, Childline, Young Minds and the Charlton Athletic Community Trust.[134] On 8 May 2020, KSI helped out at a food bank to support The Independent's Help the Hungry campaign.[135] On 18 December 2020, KSI prepared meals to support the Evening Standard's Food for London Now campaign.[136] KSI donated £10,000 to BBC Radio 1's "Lol-a-thon" fundraiser for Comic Relief on 11 March 2021.[137] On 30 March 2021, it was announced that KSI had signed an open letter, written by Lenny Henry, to urge Black British people to take the COVID-19 vaccine.[138]