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Supporting educational programs that enable communities to thrive

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The Wellington Management UK Foundation has donated money and time to nonprofits that support youth in under-resourced communities. These organizations provide them access to best-in-class educational programs and services, enhancing their chances for future success.

Wellington Management UK Foundation

The Wellington Management UK Foundation is an independent corporate foundation, funded by Wellington, as well as current and former employees, who give generously to support a portfolio of nonprofit educational organizations. The Foundation is run by its chair and a board of directors, which consists of Wellington employees and an independent director. In addition, the Foundation relies on employee volunteers each year to conduct due diligence on grant applications and build long-term relationships with the community organizations funded.

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Our belief

We believe education is a critical lever in creating opportunities for equitable outcomes, including social and economic mobility.

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Our mission

We support best-in-class programs and organizations in our communities that are improving education and educational opportunities for youth from traditionally under-resourced and historically marginalized communities.

Our donations 2024

Teacher and students in the classroom

£960k

total giving in 2024

£890k

to 21 organizations with multi-year grants

£70k

to 2 organizations with single year grants

How the foundation works

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Annual grants

Each year we award grants to organizations that fill vital roles in their communities. In 2024, Wellington Management UK Foundation awarded £960k to 23 organizations.

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Multi-year grants

Grants are considered once a relationship is established.

Thanks to your dedicated volunteers, young people have been made more aware of new opportunities and gained the insight, information and self-belief they need to take their first steps towards making their goals a reality.”

Dominic Baker, Founder and CEO, Future Frontiers

2024 recipients

The Wellington Management UK Foundation supports organizations that span the full cycle of educational programs. Below is a list of our 2024 recipients.

Application process

We look for organizations that enhance academic performance, improve behavior, reduce absenteeism, and develop life skills for youth up to 26 years in under-resourced communities. Grantee organizations may use our funding as they see fit, either for programmatic or operating expenses. Eligible organizations must be operating within the UK, Germany, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Italy, and/or Spain. We are interested in supporting organizations where our grants have a transformative impact on youth but are not vital to running the organization. On this basis, we focus on grassroots organizations with current income of less than £2m annually. We provide grants on an annual basis, although multi-year grants will be considered once a relationship is established. We fund newer and more established organizations. We do prefer to fund organizations that can demonstrate the strength of their management and that have a measurable track record of success.

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