The fund closed to applications on Sunday 7 April 2024, 11.59pm
The Impetus Youth Employment fund has unrestricted grants of up to £100,000 available for organisations that support young people, particularly those from ethnic minority or socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds, to find work or develop work-related skills.
To receive funding, organisations must meet all of the following criteria:
- Be a UK-registered charity or social enterprise.
- Deliver all or most of its work within England and Wales.
- Have young people (aged fourteen to twenty-five) from socio-economically disadvantaged or ethnic minority backgrounds make up at least 50% of its service users.
- Have at least five members of staff.
- Have work that targets employment or employment-related outcomes for young people.
- Have at least broke-even in two of the past three years, or must hold at least two months of operating costs in reserves.
Successful organisations will receive:
- £100k in unrestricted grant funding per year for two years (with potential to continue thereafter).
- Expertise, coaching, and capacity-building support from the Impetus Investment team.
- Access to the Impetus peer learning forums, a chance to network with and learn from other portfolio charities and their senior teams.
- Access to sector-based coalitions to influence policy and the national conversation on the issues faced by the young people you serve.
- Access to Impetus's world-class pro-bono network of specialist advisers, including PwC and Bain.
- Access to further grants through co-investment with Impetus's network of donors.
If you are unsure about the grant, Impetus is hosting a webinar on Thursday 14 March 2024 at 10am. Register here.
Click here to view the eligibility form, this must be completed to access the application form.
Click here to view their FAQs page.