Progress Foundation

Could Progress Foundation fund your project? Check fit free. Draft if yes — or shortlist better matches.

Typical grants: £10,000 – £15,000
Where they fund: London
Applications: Accepted
How to apply: Invitation only

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About Progress Foundation

The Progress Foundation is a London-based grant-giving trust that supports young people aged 14-21, particularly those from poorer homes, to make a valuable contribution to society. The Foundation encourages innovation, enterprise, and evidence-based evaluation in the work it funds, favouring practical, catalytic support for organisations with strong leadership and robust delivery models. It is distinctive for its laser focus on youth progression and its insistence on sustained, high-impact change.

What Progress Foundation funds

The Foundation funds registered charities working across Greater London, with a focus on children and youth, mental health, education and skills, employment, refugees and migrants, criminal justice, and homelessness. It supports project delivery, core costs, research, training, and equipment, and is open to multi-year funding for the right partners. The stated priorities are supporting young people aged 14-21, especially those from poorer homes, to make a valuable contribution to society, and encouraging innovation, enterprise, and evidence-based evaluation.

Who can apply

The Foundation funds registered charities operating in Greater London. It supports organisations that work with young people aged 14-21, particularly those from poorer homes. The Foundation favours practical, catalytic support for organisations with strong leadership and robust delivery models.

What Progress Foundation doesn't fund

The Foundation does not fund capital projects, grants to individuals, or work outside Greater London. It rarely provides unsolicited core or unrestricted funding, reserving that for proven partners.

How they like to fund

The Foundation supports project delivery, core costs, research, training, and equipment. It is open to multi-year funding for the right partners. The Foundation favours practical, catalytic support and encourages innovation, enterprise, and evidence-based evaluation in the work it funds.

How much does Progress Foundation give?

Progress Foundation runs one grant programme. Every figure below is sourced from their published guidance.

£10,000 – £15,000

Last verified 8 August 2026 · 14 sourced facts

Progress Foundation GrantsCurrently closed

Online application form
Multi-year funding

Those are the published figures. What your charity could realistically get — and whether you'd clear their rules on income, location and legal structure — is what the free fit check answers.

What Progress Foundation funds — and what they won't

Their stated priorities

Supporting young people aged 14-21, especially those from poorer homes, to make a valuable contribution to society; encouraging innovation, enterprise, and evidence-based evaluation.

Where they fund

London

Costs they'll cover

Core costsProject deliveryResearchTrainingEquipment

Good to know

FaithNo restriction

Focus areas

Children & youthEducation

How to apply to Progress Foundation

Progress Foundation takes applications via invitation only.

Published programme route: online application form.
Check whether your charity is in scope before you spend time on a full bid.

How it works

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Describe your project. Once — used for this funder and others.
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See if this could be a fit. Honest check on cause, place, size, and rules.
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Draft if yes. From your real data — or move on if not.

See if Progress Foundation could be a fit. Draft if yes.

Frequently asked questions

How much funding does Progress Foundation provide?

Progress Foundation typically provides grants of £10,000 - £15,000.

Where does Progress Foundation fund charities?

Progress Foundation funds charities operating in London.

Does Progress Foundation accept unsolicited applications?

Progress Foundation accepts unsolicited applications from eligible organisations. Current programme status is on this page — do not assume a round is open.

How do I apply for funding from Progress Foundation?

Progress Foundation takes applications via invitation only. Published programme route: online application form.