THE SOFRONIE FOUNDATION
A limited number of grants of varying sizes are available for charities and non-registered charities in the UK, France and the Netherlands that are improving social mobility through educational opportunities and/or providing a pathway out of poverty for children and young people disadvantaged by a lack of opportunity.
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o Application deadline: applications may be made at any time via the application form available on the Foundation’s website.
o Funder: The Sofronie Foundation (founded 2007.Charity number 1118621. Total value of all grants awarded during the year ended 31 December 2024: £1,966,420 (2023: £2,319,168)).
o Who can apply: registered and non-registered charitable organisations operating in the UK, France and the Netherlands that are working with disadvantaged young people.
o Key words: Children and Young People, Disadvantage, Education/Learning, Employment, Families, Social Mobility, France, Netherlands, United Kingdom.
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The Sofronie Foundation’s main goal is to help young people by offering them the opportunities with which they can improve their employment chances – benefitting both their own lives and the lives of their future families. By addressing the issues that hold young people back from accessing opportunities, the Foundation aims to provide a stepping-stone to future employment and life success.
The Foundation’s aim is to promote social mobility by improving educational opportunities and by providing pathways out of poverty for children and young people disadvantaged by a lack of opportunity. The Foundation funds programmes in the UK, France and the Netherlands.
Proposals assisted by the Foundation may include support for academic, vocational or non-formal interventions as well as others that offer preparation for education, training, skills development or work, particularly digital programmes to enhance skills for the technical requirements of future employment.
The Foundation focuses on children and young people who:
o Are struggling in school.
o Are at a severe disadvantage.
o Lack opportunity to improve their educational attainment.
o Have difficult and challenging family lives, and
o Are unemployed.
The Foundation provides grants to registered and non-registered charitable organisations. Grants are for a variety of costs, depending on requirements. These include specific projects but also core operating costs. The length of a grant can be for one or more years. The Foundation will also consider further funding after reviewing progress reports and evaluations.
During the year ended 31st December 2024, the Foundation awarded 6 grants totalling £1,966,420 (2,280,000 Euros). Grants made ranged £8,625 (10,000 Euros) to £1,811,176 (2,100,000 Euros).
Awards, which are described on pages 5-6 of the Foundation’s annual accounts and listed on page 17, were all made to organisations in France or the Netherlands. No awards were made to UK organisations.
Further information, guidance, Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and an application form is available on the Foundation’s website.
The Foundation does not have any application deadlines – applications are accepted all year round. However, it may take up to three months for applicants to receive a decision.
Please note that, although a phone number is given on the Foundation’s website, it does not accept unsolicited phone calls.
Contact details for the Foundation are:
Jacqueline Higgin
Head of Foundation
The Sofronie Foundation
16 Great Queen Street
London
WC2B 5DH
Email: enquiries@sofronie.org