Charities We Support
In 2006/07, we approved investments in the following six UK-based charities:
- Community Links (co-investment with PEF I, Inc.)
- IntoUniversity (co-investment with Impetus)
- Leap Confronting Conflict (co-investment with Impetus)
- NSPCC Treatment and Therapeutic Services
- The Place2Be
- Volunteer Reading Help
In 2007, our sister organisation, PEF I, Inc., approved an investment in the following charity, to be managed by us on their behalf:
- Women for Women International
| Organisation | Focus | Investing Impact | Investing in Sustainability | Nature / size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volunteer Reading Help | Helping children with reading difficulties. | Strengthening core capabilities and infrastructure to help twice as many children: reaching 4,000 more children per year. | Increasing earned income for schools to support growth.
Improving quality of data on outcomes. |
Core
£500,000 3 years |
| Community Links | Supporting disadvantaged young people (East London). | Building a new neighbourhood centre on the deprived Rokeby Estate to work with disadvantaged young people and families. | Secure revenue funding for the on-going costs of the centre from local government. | Programme set up
£270,000 PEF £270,00 PEF I, Inc. |
| The Place2Be | Children's emotional and psychological health. | Establishing 3 additional 'hubs'to serve 24 new schools: reaching 7,000 more children per year. | Recruiting a new Head of Marketing and developing a fundraising programme. | Programme set-up & core
£576,000 2 years |
| The NSPCC’s Treatment and Therapeutic Services | Treating children who have suffered abuse. | Supporting 6 existing Treatment and Therapeutic centres. | Building the case for statutory funding for treatment and therapy. | Programme delivery and research
£1.1m |
| Women For Women International | Promoting economic independence of disadvantaged women (Kosovo). | Establishing an Opportunity Centre to help women become economically active in their communities: helping 34,000 women in the next 5 years. | Growing new revenue streams (e.g membership fees, facility hire) to supplement core sponsorship income. | Programme set-up US $940,000 PEF I, Inc. |
| Leap Confronting Conflict
Co-Investment with Impetus ¹ |
Youth conflict mediation and skills training. | Establishing an education and training business to upskill other practitioners and create broader mainstream impact with young people. | Growing earned income streams from the business to diversify funding mix. | 4 years
Development £200,000 2 years |
| IntoUniversity
Co-Investment with Impetus ¹ |
Raising aspirations and attainment for disadvantaged children and young people (London). | Replicating the service in 5 new areas to help 8,000 more young people per year with their educational achievements. | Developing a robust fundraising programme and related capabilities. | Core
£300,000 4 year |