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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

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

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.

Rosemary Hurford

Rosemary Hurford

Head of Development

Sam Fraine

Sam Fraine

Head of Philanthropy

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