Paul Hamlyn Foundation’s Youth Fund provides core funding of up to £150,000 over three years to charities, community organisations, social enterprises and not-for-profit companies who work with young people (14–25) to drive change so that future generations of young people can thrive.

Aim of the fund:

The Foundation believes that services, systems, structures, processes and practice can support young people to thrive. They want young people to have their voices heard, and to have agency and autonomy to drive changes and improvements which transform their transitions to adulthood.

This fund achieves this by:

• 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. Recognising that many young people are marginalised or excluded, their experiences hidden or less well known and their voices often erased or ignored.

Who this fund supports:

The Youth Fund focuses both on how organisations work, and what they seek to achieve.

The Foundation is 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*
• work that recognises young peoples multiple and overlapping identities (for example race, gender, sexual orientation, class, faith, migration status, ability).

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

*The secure estate might include prisons, bail accommodation, youth detention accommodation and approved premises.

Funding can be used to:

• cover core operating costs (salaries, organisation and delivery costs) 
• grow the impact of what you already do. We are not looking to fund new or untested approaches, projects or finite pieces of work

Deadline: Ongoing

This fund is not managed by Funding for All. Please click ‘Funder’s website’ above and contact the funder directly for more information.