The UK Financial Literacy Foundation is a grant-giving charity committed to advancing knowledge and improving skills in financial capacities and capabilities, working particularly with young people and others from disadvantaged backgrounds.
The Foundation welcomes applications for one-year grants between £20,000 and £50,000.
The 2026–27 round focused on projects in Yorkshire and the Humber and on projects working to improve financial literacy with:
- Primary aged children aged 5-11
- Looked After Children or those At Risk of Care – up to age 17
- Care leavers aged 18-24
- Offenders and Ex-Offenders (any age) for- work that supports reducing reoffending
Organisations will need to provide two years of audited or independently examined accounts and hold reserves of less than £5m.
Please note: They do not fund general fundraising appeals, work that replaces statutory funding, retrospective costs, and capital expenditure above 25% of a project budget without prior discussion.
How to Apply
The 2026–27 Expression of Interest deadline was 2 August 2026, with invited full applications due by 27 September 2026. Check their website for a future round.