Hiscox Foundation

The Hiscox Foundation, the charitable arm of Hiscox Group, drives social responsibility through grants fostering social mobility, entrepreneurship, and environmental stewardship, rooted in values of integrity, courage, and sustainable impact for disadvantaged groups. Its philosophy prioritizes scalable, long-term outcomes enabling vulnerable individuals to overcome barriers via education, training, and employment pathways, believing change arises from empowering personal agency, community partnerships, and employee passion to create lasting equity and opportunity.

It supports social mobility initiatives including employment training, skills development, and employability programs for young people facing youth unemployment, people with disabilities, and care leavers aged 16-25 seeking job pathways; entrepreneurship backing for social entrepreneurs addressing poverty and exclusion; education access projects tackling learning barriers for disadvantaged youth and adults with learning disabilities or physical disabilities; environmental protection through conservation efforts, green initiatives, and environmental education promoting sustainability for future generations; and employee-nominated causes enhancing social inclusion for elderly residents experiencing isolation, families in crisis, and vulnerable communities via community-led training and heritage preservation. Funded activities emphasize preventative skills-building, mentoring, outreach, and peer support groups fostering resilience, confidence, and workforce entry among those with complex needs like ADHD or autism spectrum disorder.

Exclusions include core costs, unrestricted grants, capital projects, scholarships, event sponsorships, and grants to other foundations, focusing instead on project-specific, multi-year partnerships yielding tangible impact. Distinctive for its three-pillar structure integrating staff engagement with strategic priorities, it favors grassroots organizations demonstrating evidence-based, sustainable interventions for disadvantaged young people, disabled individuals, elderly, and rural communities across England and Wales, prioritizing innovation in social entrepreneurship and environmental action over generic support.