Considered Ask Foundation

The Foundation funds targeted interventions in education, skills training, employability, and mental health. It supports work that builds skills, raises aspirations, and improves access to learning and employment. Evidence-based mental health programmes are also a priority. The Foundation focuses on high-need groups including educationally disadvantaged youth, care-experienced young people, refugees, and prisoners or ex-offenders. Grants are made to UK-registered charities operating across the UK. The Foundation favours small- to medium-sized organisations with strong leadership and a clear impact track record. It avoids generalist funding, instead backing charities that can demonstrate population-level change through proven, scalable models.

Eligible applicants are UK-registered charities operating across the UK. The Foundation prioritises small- to medium-sized organisations that show strong leadership and a track record of impact. It supports charities serving the high-need groups described above. Organisations should align with the Foundation's core themes of education, skills, employability, and mental health. There is no religious restriction.

The Foundation does not fund generalist or broad-based work. It avoids organisations that are misaligned with its core themes of education, skills, employability, and mental health. Charities that cannot demonstrate a strong evidence base for their impact are also unlikely to receive support. The Foundation focuses on targeted interventions rather than general community support.

The Foundation works by invitation only, taking a hands-on, partnership-oriented approach. It offers project grants, unrestricted funding, and capacity-building support, often as multi-year commitments. Co-investment is prioritised to achieve systemic impact. The Foundation seeks long-term, measurable outcomes and collaborates closely with its grantees.