Creating opportunities for Active Lives and Positive Futures

We are an independent grant-making foundation dedicated to empowering people with disabilities or significant disadvantages to reach their full potential.

What we do

We support opportunities that create a lasting impact for people who live in the most disadvantaged areas in the UK and those who face physical, mental, social or economic barriers. We fund registered charities and Community Amateur Sports Clubs (CASCs) that share and reflect our values:

Excellence
Entrepreneurship
Integrity
Sustainability

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The impact we’ve made

Since our founding in 1999 we have worked in collaboration with hundreds of charities to deliver our mission.

£55 Million

awarded

1898

grants

1159

charities supported

Case studies

To celebrate PHF's 25th anniversary we compiled case studies showcasing some of the grants made over the previous 25 years that encapsulate what the Foundation aimed to do

Explore our case studies

"We want to find ways of unlocking the potential in young people growing up in disadvantaged communities where opportunities in life can seem limited. We want to help give them the confidence and self-belief to take on wider challenges in later life"

Peter Harrison