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Impetus was created by people who wanted to ensure their donations would lead to meaningful change

Together with our supporters, we transform the education and employment outcomes of young people from disadvantaged backgrounds. We are entirely philanthropically funded, backed by a range of partners who support our mission and are vital to our success.

We need your help so we can serve more young people on a larger scale.

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Why support Impetus?

We help outstanding leaders build stronger organisations in order to support young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to succeed against the odds. We’ve been doing it since 2002, pioneering the venture philanthropy approach in the UK.

The four components of the Impetus offer to non-profit leaders make us unique in the sector.

Long-term unrestricted grant funding

Long-term unrestricted grant funding

Sustained, expert support from our Investment team

Sustained, expert support from our Investment team

Access to expertise from our world-class pro bono network

Access to expertise from our world-class pro bono network

A policy platform to drive systemic change

A policy platform to drive systemic change

We're proud of the transformative impact we're having on the lives of young people across the country

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Average growth in number of young people reached over a 7-year partnership

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Average income growth for an Impetus portfolio partner over a 7-year partnership

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We’re backed by a network of generous supporters who share our ambition for change

Deep and Trishna Shah
Allan & Gill Gray Philanthropies
Livingbridge
Latham & Watkins
Silver Lake
BearingPoint
Arthur Mornington
William and Kerri Benjamin
Dechert LLP
East Head Impact
Rede Partners
CVC
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
Tuixen Foundation
Guillaume and Gildine Cassou
Bank of America
Bruno Schroder Trust
Kirkland & Ellis
Cooper Parry
TA Associates
Dwight and Kirsten Poler
Clifford Chance LLP
Exponent
EY Parthenon Strategy
PwC
Peter Krause
Egon Zehnder
Lockhart Capital Management LLP
Erica Wax and Andrew Balls
Matt Elliott
Bain & Company
Richard Lenane
Eastdil Secured
GIC
Lulu and Ed Siskind
The Henry Smith Foundation
Oakley Capital
Janet Brooks
Plural Strategy
Christopher Field and Jodi Anderson
Chatham Financial
Warburg Pincus
Suzy Levy MBE
Brookfield Asset Management
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
The Stone Family Foundation
Sherwood PSF Consulting
Stephen and Gitte Dawson
Fairgrove
Michiel Celis
Sir Anthony Greener - Minton Trust
Growth Capital Partners
Ares Management
Karen and Liam Krehbiel
State Street
The Cinven Foundation
Orbit Partners
OxfordSM
BC Partners
Eden McCallum
H&F Gives
Centerbridge Foundation
Blackstone
GLG
BNY Investments
Sixth Street
Inflexion
Joanne McNamara
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co
James McCaffrey
Apax Foundation
CD&R Foundation
FTI Consulting
Joseph Schull and Anna Yang

Speak to our Philanthropy & Partnerships team

Our expert team is on hand to discuss how we can make a meaningful difference together. Let’s talk.

Harbi Jama

Harbi Jama

Director of Philanthropy & Partnerships

Rosemary Hurford

Rosemary Hurford

Senior Philanthropy & Partnerships Manager

Sam Fraine

Sam Fraine

Senior Philanthropy & Partnerships Manager

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