Columbia Threadneedle Foundation

Columbia Threadneedle Foundation is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1158970).

The Columbia Threadneedle Foundation aims to invest in the community by building partnerships with charities across a range of sectors. It focuses on charities that use education, training, art and sport to improve individual lives while also bringing about lasting social change. It supports education programmes, programmes that provide skills, training and access to employment for vulnerable groups, and partnerships in the arts, education and sport. Its annual giving is £256,613.

Priority Areas

The foundation works with long-term charity partners to improve individual lives and drive fundamental social change. It seeks to address inclusion, opportunity, employment, empowerment and mental health through art, sport and education and training. Its education programmes include skills, training and access to employment for vulnerable groups; its arts partnerships span visual arts, art as therapy and art-based education. It recognises sport’s role in engaging and motivating people and improving emotional and physical wellbeing, particularly among young people. Its partners work with disadvantaged or marginalised people, and it values programmes that build skills and confidence, challenge perspectives and broaden horizons. The foundation seeks responsible, rigorous and sustainable partnerships and offers funding alongside specialist advice, pro bono assistance, employee volunteering and advocacy.

Themes

• Art
• Sport
• Education and training
• Inclusion
• Opportunity
• Employment
• Mental health

Geographic Focus

Priority: UK; Europe.

The charity states that it takes applications by invitation only.

What the charity says:

• The foundation looks for partners whose programmes build skills and confidence, challenge perspectives and broaden horizons.
• The foundation uses a responsible and rigorous process to select charity partners and recipients, seeking direct, measurable outcomes and long-term sustainable partnerships.
• The foundation undertakes due diligence before grants are confirmed and reviews partnerships regularly.
• The foundation monitors impact through six-monthly written reports and regular meetings as required.