Paul Hamlyn Fund

Aim of the fund

• Focusing on young people (14–25) who experience systemic inequity. For these young people, transitions are harder due to the way society, systems and structures operate. This often compounds the inequity they experience.
• Driving change in systems, processes, structures and practice to create more equitable, inclusive, asset based environments and experiences for young people.
• Tackling the root causes of inequity and injustice which creates barriers and challenges for young people as they transition to adulthood.
• Centering young people voice, insight and power. Recognizing that many young people are marginalized or excluded, their experiences hidden or less well known and their voices often erased or ignored.

Who the Fund wants to support

Our fund focuses both on how organisations work, and what they seek to achieve.

We are interested in funding:

• organisations working with young people (14–25);
• targeted work with and for young people who face transitions in their lives which may be challenging or create barriers for example into or out of education, care settings, housing or the secure estate†; and
• work that recognizes young peoples multiple and overlapping identities (for example race, gender, sexual orientation, class, faith, migration status, ability).

We particularly welcome applications from organisations led by people most impacted by racism, ableism, classism, sexism, xenophobia, homophobia, and/​or transphobia.

What we will fund

The Youth Fund is designed to be a strategic investment in your organisation, so we only fund:

• for the full three years and at the amount appropriate to your plans to drive change;
• organisations where at least 50% of the organisation's focus is on work with and for 14–25 year olds; and
• not-for-profit organisations which can be charities, community organisations, social enterprises and not-for-profit companies with a turnover over £30,000 and under £3.5 million. Non-charities must clearly declare how funding is for charitable purposes and have an asset lock in place.

For work delivered through partnerships, there must be a lead partner who can receive funds and the partnership must already be active.

We provide funding:

• up to £50,000 per year for three years (max grant £150,000). We prefer to fund organisations at the maximum amount and term. We do not make grants of less than £30,000 per year;
• to cover core operating costs (salaries, organisation and delivery costs); and
• to grow the impact of what you already do. We are not looking to fund new or untested approaches, projects or finite pieces of work.