Hargreaves Foundation
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The Hargreaves Foundation, established in 2020 by Peter Hargreaves—co-founder of Hargreaves Lansdown—and his family with a £100 million endowment, distributes around £2 million annually to transform the lives of disadvantaged UK children and young people under 18 facing mental health challenges, physical disabilities, or poverty. Guided by family trustees and values of opportunity, empowerment, and inclusion, it focuses on lasting change through sport and education, fostering wellbeing, self-esteem, independence, academic engagement, employability skills, and access to enriching experiences. Its hands-on, evidence-based approach prioritizes early interventions like after-school sports clubs for disabled youth, mental health coaching via sports, or enrichment programs in deprived areas, with a preference for South West England projects.
It funds time-limited projects, initiatives, events, training, residencies, or specific items delivered by UK-registered charities, schools, further education colleges (as exempt charities), or NHS Trusts—low-risk organizations with at least one set of published accounts and proper banking. UK-wide scope applies (England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland), but excludes CICs, social enterprises, local authorities, and those without formal structure.
Grants typically range from £5,000 to £150,000, assessed via rolling online applications (one-session form; draft offline) reviewed monthly—smaller grants decided quickly, larger ones may involve site visits or extra info. No fixed deadlines, though the portal may close/reopen periodically.
Distinctively targeted—not a generalist—it rejects individuals, core costs, crisis/retrospective funding, statutory duties, feasibility studies, or unrestricted uses, ensuring additionality and measurable impact for vulnerable youth via sport/education alone.
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Hargreaves Foundation typically provides grants ranging from £5,000 - £150,000.
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Hargreaves Foundation funds charities operating in UK.
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