Our approach to grantmaking

Our approach to grantmaking

We fund and support bold organisations, leaders and ideas to reimagine the future and transform the lives of young people from underserved communities.

“Mission 44’s collaborative approach indicates a real desire for meaningful impact. We’re confident that extending our Making Engineering Hot programme to more underserved communities will show real change is possible when we work together.”

Dr Nike Folayan, Association for BME Engineers

“Mission 44’s collaborative approach indicates a real desire for meaningful impact. We’re confident that extending our Making Engineering Hot programme to more underserved communities will show real change is possible when we work together.”

Dr Nike Folayan, Association for BME Engineers

OUR GRANT STRATEGY

Grantmaking enables Mission 44 to discover, support, and scale up interventions to improve outcomes for young people facing disadvantage and discrimination.

We focus our efforts on funding initiatives that are aligned with our goals and reach young people under the age of 27. In particular, we fund initiatives that aim to improve the lives young people from low-income backgrounds and young people of colour.

Our grantmaking decisions are informed by research and we look to support initiatives that have the ability to drive systemic change. Our Youth Advisory Board is involved at every step in shaping our grantmaking strategy.

OUR GRANTMAKING POLICY

Reimagining the future requires the kind of innovative thought and collective action that can only be achieved through collaboration. As one of the most diverse grantmakers in the UK, we understand the power of people from different backgrounds working together. That’s why we partner with an ambitious network of organisations who share our vision and values. We aim to:

Actively include young people in shaping our priorities and decisions
Partner with organisations that have historically been underfunded
Use our grantmaking to catalyse innovation and draw in further investment
Be transparent about our approach, who we fund, and why
Support the partners we work with beyond funding, providing resource for capacity-building
Be flexible and trusting, offering both restricted and unrestricted grants

Our grantmaking data is open to all and can be accessed here via 360Giving.

 

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Enquire about funding

If your work supports the young people Mission 44 seeks to empower, you may be eligible for funding.

Find out more on our grant enquiry page.

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