Welcome to the Private Equity Foundation

The Private Equity Foundation (PEF) was established in 2006 and has been backed by private equity firms and their advisors, including banks, law firms, accountancy firms, consultants and search firms.

Our mission is to empower young people to reach their full potential. We do this by investing both money and expertise from the private equity community, to help excellent charities achieve a step-change in their impact.

In our first year, we raised £4.5m and a further US$1.7m was raised by our sister organisation, Private Equity Foundation I, Inc., who share our charitable goals and investment approach.

Get involved

A central part of the Private Equity Foundation’s support package for charities is the help we offer with strategic planning, change and business management and growth planning. If you or your staff are able to help us with this work, we are keen to hear from you.

More information about the types of support we provide and for examples of pro bono engagement with our portfolio charities is available here

NOTE: Private Equity Foundation I, Inc. (PEF I, Inc.), a sister organisation to PEF, is a US charity that is exempt from federal income tax pursuant to section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. PEF I, Inc. solicits charitable contributions independently of PEF and makes independent decisions as to whether to support initiatives of PEF. PEF I, Inc. shares the charitable goals and charitable investment approach of PEF.