Creating opportunities for Active Lives and Positive Futures

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

About our grant programmes Eligibility checker

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

Learn more about us Read case studies about previous PHF grants

Our grant programmes

We have two programmes that are open to applications.

Active Lives

Opportunities through sport and physical activity

Developing personal and life skills through participation in grassroots sport and physical activity across the UK 

Find out more about Active Lives

Positive Futures

Opportunities for children and young people

Enhancing the lives of children and young people living in the most disadvantaged areas in the South East of England who encounter physical, mental, social, or economic barriers.

Find out more about Positive Futures

The impact we’ve made

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

£52 Million

awarded

1762

grants

1089

charities supported

25 years of the Peter Harrison Foundation

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

Case studies

We like to celebrate and promote the work of our grantees. On this page you will find a selection of case studies that showcase some of the amazing work the Foundation has supported over the last 25 years.

Explore our case studies

25th anniversary

29 April 2024 marked the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Peter Harrison Foundation...

"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