International funderBased in United Kingdom

Friends Provident Foundation

United KingdomWebsite

About Friends Provident Foundation

Friends Provident Foundation supports a UK-based systems-change agenda focused on building the infrastructure and financing needed for a fairer “new economy.” It tends to back organisations and initiatives that strengthen movement capacity, shift financial power, and pilot practical alternatives in banking, investment, worker power, and community energy. The foundation combines grantmaking with mission-aligned investing and partnerships, often supporting intermediaries, conveners, and field-building efforts rather than only frontline service delivery.

Focus Areas

Economic Systems ChangeNew Economy Movement InfrastructureFinancial System ReformResponsible and Sustainable InvestmentWorker-Centered Tech and Better WorkCommunity Energy and Energy Transition

Giving Approach

Mostly UK-focused, strategic, and field-building; offers staged applications for core/flexible support through named grant strands, alongside impact investments and partnerships. Grants appear to be selective and program-specific rather than open-ended, with some support going to research, convening, and infrastructure organizations rather than direct service providers.

How to approach this funder

Apply through the relevant strand’s staged process: Stage 1 is open until 16 October 2026, with Stage 2 by invitation only. Strong applications should clearly show how the work builds the UK new economy ecosystem or reforms financial-system “wiring,” and should emphasize systems change, field infrastructure, and how flexible core funding would help the organisation strengthen its role.

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Friends Provident Foundation

About Friends Provident Foundation

Focus Areas

Giving Approach

How to approach this funder

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Notable grantees:

Open Grant Opportunities

New Economy Infrastructure (NEI)

Transforming Financial Systems (TFS)

Friends Provident Foundation

About Friends Provident Foundation

Focus Areas

Giving Approach

How to approach this funder

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The Grant Brief

Notable grantees:

Open Grant Opportunities

New Economy Infrastructure (NEI)

Transforming Financial Systems (TFS)