Gumball 3000 Foundation

Registered charity 1158246 · since 2014gumball3000foundation.org·International·Updated 30 October 2026

At a glance

Invitation only

Unsolicited applications are not accepted

This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. Don't spend time on an approach; the similar funders below support the same kind of work.

Key takeaways

The Foundation takes applications by invitation only and does not accept unsolicited requests, so a cold application is unlikely to be considered and a small charity should look for a introduction or existing link before writing.
Its work fits organisations running educational, recreational, infrastructure, sport, music, fashion or art-based projects for under-served young people, especially in low-income communities.
The annual report gave no annual giving figure that could be read, and no grant range is stated, so the size of any request cannot be judged from it.
The Foundation selects partners who share its values and meet its criteria for responsible governance, so a charity should be ready to show good governance and shared values before any approach.

Overview

Gumball 3000 Foundation is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1158246).

The Gumball 3000 Foundation was launched to support under-represented youth through educational, recreational and infrastructure-based projects around the world. Its purpose is to help young people advance in life through recreational and leisure activities, and through support that develops their skills, capacities and capabilities. It says it has raised $12M and has supported thousands of young people worldwide. It works with selected charity partners on sport, music, fashion and art-based projects.

What they fund

Priority Areas

The Foundation supports under-served youth through educational, recreational and infrastructure-based projects around the world, focusing on low-income communities where opportunities to learn valuable skills and disciplines can be lacking. It works in collaboration with selected charity partners on sport, music, fashion and art-based projects, drawing on its network and expertise in sporting and creative domains. Its stated aim is to give young people valuable opportunities in life and help them develop skills that support them to become the best version of themselves.

Themes

Educational projects
Recreational projects
Infrastructure projects
Sport projects
Music projects
Fashion projects
Art-based projects

Geographic Focus

Priority: Around the world.

How to apply

The charity states that it takes applications by invitation only.

Application success factors

What the charity says:

The Foundation selects partners who share its values and meet its criteria for responsible governance.

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

International

Similar funders

Funders supporting work similar to Gumball 3000 Foundation.

Buffini Chao FoundationInvitation onlyGave £713k The Rory and Elizabeth Brooks FoundationInvitation onlyGave £638k The Rumi FoundationInvitation onlyGave £684k The Georg and Emily von Opel FoundationRollingGave £1.9M McGough-Colin FoundationRollingGave £96,000 Belron Ronnie Lubner Charitable FoundationNo public processGave €2.3M The Schroder FoundationInvitation onlyGave £1.2M Scott Bader CommonwealthFixed deadlinesGave £339k The Haydn Green FoundationNo public process Astar FoundationNo public processGave £248k

Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 July 2021	£0	£104,712	—	Accounts for year to 31 July 2021
year to 31 July 2022	£824,431	£713,752	—	Accounts for year to 31 July 2022
year to 31 July 2023	£920,346	£871,583	—	Accounts for year to 31 July 2023
year to 31 July 2024	£560,804	£472,765	—	Accounts for year to 31 July 2024
year to 31 July 2025	£1,415,814	£988,470	—	Accounts for year to 31 July 2025

— No grants figure for those years.

Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.