EY Foundation

EY Foundation is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1157154).

The EY Foundation is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales, set up to reduce the barriers to work that young people from low-income backgrounds face. It helps them move into higher education, employment or self-employment, bringing young people and employers together through employability-skills training, paid work experience and mentoring, with schools, colleges and youth providers. It awarded £115,000 in grants in its most recent annual report, and its programmes include Step Into Business, which gives small seed grants to young people developing start-up ideas.

Priority Areas

The EY Foundation works to reduce barriers to work for young people from low-income backgrounds and support their transition into higher education, employment or self-employment. It brings young people and employers together through employability-skills training, paid work experience and mentoring, and works with schools, colleges and youth providers to connect young people with these opportunities. Its programmes include careers and workplace preparation and support for young people developing business ideas; some participants can pitch for start-up grants. Alongside its services, the Foundation makes targeted grants to organisations through strategic funding partnerships to extend its breadth and impact and support its charitable objectives. Its approach combines direct programme delivery with collaboration to help young people thrive in the workplace.

Themes

• Employability skills
• Paid work experience
• Mentoring
• Careers support
• Business start-ups

No application process is published in the charity's annual report, its register entry or its website. The contact shown is for getting in touch.

What the charity says:

• Organisation grants are targeted through strategic funding partnerships and support the Foundation's charitable objectives.