Sweaty Betty Foundation backs practical, girls-centered projects that help women and girls get active and stay active, with a strong emphasis on teenage girls, school settings, and grassroots community sport. Their giving often blends funding with co-creation: they support innovative pilots, participatory design challenges, and partner projects that address barriers to participation such as confidence, inclusivity, facilities, cultural norms, and access to safe spaces. They appear especially interested in projects led by or directly involving girls and young women, including initiatives for Black girls, Muslim women, LGBTQ+ young people, and other underrepresented groups.
Mostly UK-focused, program-specific grants and partnerships, typically awarded through challenges, pitch events, and invited collaborations rather than open-ended applications. Grants are relatively small to mid-sized, with examples ranging from £10,000 challenge prizes to Innovation Fund awards of up to £20,000, and Girls on the Pitch runs biannually (around April and October).
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Watch for the biannual Girls on the Pitch events in April and October, and be ready to pitch a clear, girl-led idea that helps participants get active in a specific community. Strong applications will show direct input from girls, a practical delivery plan, and a clear fit with the Foundation’s priorities around inclusion, confidence, and sustained participation; most opportunities appear to be UK-based and program-specific rather than open general grants.
Current and upcoming funding from Sweaty Betty Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Girls from across the country pitch for funding to help peers get active; judges include girls from the Foundation's Girls Panel and staff.
Deadline: Events are normally held in April and October each year.
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