THE AIM FOUNDATION

Who they support

Early years and young people from disadvantaged backgrounds, and their families

Grant criteria

The Foundation works across strategic strands that focus on: - Nutrition for Health and Wellbeing, increasing the understanding of the importance of nutrition and life-style for health and wellbeing. - Young People, improving their life chances, especially around the transition from school to employment, and their emotional and mental well-being. - Early Years, improving the emotional and social development of young children from vulnerable families

Grant details

Up to £75,000 per annum. They are interested in funding core costs of medium sized organisations where multi-year funding can help build their capacity. They are also interested in collaborations with other funders that address similar issues in order to magnify impact of their grants and benefit from sharing knowledge of sectors.

Application procedure

The charity proactively seeks registered charities and not for profit organisations that work effectively to address issues and at the moment, their strategy is focused on UK organisations. They do not fund individuals, rarely fund capital projects, and do not have the capacity or structure to respond to unsolicited applications so will not respond to approaches.

www.theaimfoundation.org.uk

collaborate@theaimfoundation.org.uk

01823 286096

Albert Goodman Llp
Goodwood House
Blackbrook Park Avenue
TAUNTON
Somerset
TA1 2PX

Charity registered in England & Wales, No: 263294

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Analysis of Grants Made

In this period 66 donations have been made totalling £2,914,998 to 51 organisations
This grant maker is prepared to support unregistered organisations

Where are the Beneficiaries?

How big are the Recipients? ?

Average annual spending of registered grantees: £17,282,374

Which activities are being funded?

How old were the charities when supported?

Growth in Spending
(per annum over last 3 years)

Main Overlaps with other Grant Makers ?

	By Value	By Number
National Lottery Community Fund	48%	45%
Esmee Fairbairn	33%	31%
Garfield Weston Foundation	29%	39%
BBC Children in Need	28%	24%
Dulverton Trust	19%	16%
City Bridge Trust	18%	22%
Henry Smith Charity	18%	18%
Paul Hamlyn Foundation	18%	16%
National Lottery Heritage Fund	13%	12%
Department of Health	13%	12%

Sole supporter: 22% by number, 28% by value.

Individual Grants Made

When	Amount/ Spending	Recipient	To be used for
26/06/2024	£9,000 £6,452	ISLAND CAREERS PARTNERSHIP	Core funding
30/04/2024	£30,000 £1,399,744	INSTITUTE OF HEALTH VISITING	Mental Health Team
30/04/2024	£1,000 £621,250	ENVIRONMENTAL FUNDERS NETWORK	Unrestricted grant
16/04/2024	£1,000 £2,304,817	ATLANTIC SALMON TRUST	Family Fund donation
16/04/2024	£1,000 £5,790,470	THE RIVERS TRUST	Family Fund Donation
06/03/2024	£1,000 £9,826,651	THE FELIX PROJECT	Family Fund Donation
19/12/2023	£1,000	FRIENDS OF BEALINGS SCHOOL	Family Fund Donation
07/12/2023	£2,500 £5,529,075	SUFFOLK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	Surviving Winter Appeal -Family Fund donation
07/12/2023	£60,000	CENTRE FOR MENTAL HEALTH	Unrestricted Funding
10/10/2023	£35,000	NUTRITANK COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY	Core funding
10/10/2023	£35,000	GRANT TO HOT OR COOL INSTITUTE GGMBH	Happy Planet Index Launch Short Films
10/10/2023	£30,000 £8,460,239	YOUNG MINDS TRUST	Policy Work
30/08/2023	£250	REAL FARMING TRUST	Unrestricted donation
06/07/2023	£1,000 £23,999,000	NCYPE T/AS YOUNG EPILEPSY	Family Fund Donation
06/07/2023	£30,000 £726,971	RIVER ACTION UK	Unrestricted Funding
06/07/2023	£10,000 £1,430,668	THE COUNTRY TRUST	Unrestricted Grant
06/07/2023	£30,000 £789,137	WILD YOUNG PARENTS PROJECT	Young Parent Network
06/06/2023	£120,000 £378,559	PARENT-INFANT FOUNDATION	Unrestricted Funding
19/04/2023	£340,000 £364,836	ALSTROM SYNDROME UK	Breaking Down Barriers - Understanding genetics together
19/04/2023	£100,000 £360,152	CUED SPEECH UK	Choices Programme
19/04/2023	£120,000	NUTRITANK CIC	Core Funding Grant
19/04/2023	£15,000 £6,452	ISLAND CAREERS PARTNERSHIP	Core Funding towards capacity building
19/04/2023	£120,000	CULINARY MEDICINE UK C.I.C	Health Professional Education
19/04/2023	£120,000 £1,399,744	INSTITUTE OF HEALTH VISITING	Healthy Weight, Healthy Nutrition, Physical Activity and Oral Health Programme.
19/04/2023	£1,000 £621,250	ENVIRONMENTAL FUNDERS NETWORK	Unrestricted grant
27/02/2023	£10,000	CENTRAL OFFICE OF PUBLIC INTEREST CIC	Water Pollution Campaign
01/02/2023	£94,998 £1,781,876	SUSTAIN ALLIANCE FOR BETTER FOOD AND FARMING	Advocating for universal free school meals in England
01/02/2023	£25,000 £106,284	ASSOCIATION FOR VIDEO INTERACTION GUIDANCE UK	AVIGuk Data Collection - Further Funding
31/01/2023	£30,000 £14,584,315	BLUE VENTURES CONSERVATION	Conserving West Africa Blue Carbon Ecosystem
31/01/2023	£260,000	HOT OR COOL INSTITUTE GGMBH	Developing Capacity for a Sustainable Wellbeing Programme
31/01/2023	£1,000 £7,446,223	CALM	Family Fund donation
31/01/2023	£1,000 £1,032,858	AGE UK MAIN ACCOUNT	Family Fund donation
31/01/2023	£1,000 £322,700,000	BRITISH RED CROSS SOCIETY	Family Fund donation
31/01/2023	£100,000 £1,193,560	SCHOOL FOOD MATTERS	Healthy Zones Continuation Programme
31/01/2023	£30,000	THE ASSOCIATION FOR COASTAL ECOSYSTEM SERVICES	Mikoko Kenya Mangrove Blue Carbon Project
17/01/2023	£1,000 £3,949,480	LITTLE VILLAGE HQ	Family Fund donation
17/01/2023	£1,000 £2,304,817	ATLANTIC SALMON TRUST	Family Fund donation
18/11/2022	£30,000 £429,903	GOOD FAITH FOUNDATION	Welcome Hubs
18/10/2022	£90,000 £40,001,000	THE CHILDREN?S SOCIETY	Community Hidden Harm Awareness Team (CHHAT) in Essex
18/10/2022	£105,000 £25,736,769	THE ANNA FREUD CENTRE	Core funding for schools division
18/10/2022	£90,000 £404,549	MAC-UK LTD	Core funding Public Health Prevention Team
18/10/2022	£100,000 £25,079,000	PLACE2BE FRIENDS	Qualifying Programme
18/10/2022	£90,000 £42,232,118	IMPETUS ? THE PRIVATE EQUITY FOUNDATION	Unrestricted
18/10/2022	£5,000 £8,460,239	YOUNG MINDS TRUST	Young Minds Inflation uplift
23/08/2022	£35,000	NUTRITANK CIC	Core costs
20/07/2022	£105,000 £5,916,020	HOME-START UK	Learning and Development
19/07/2022	£105,000 £1,012,820	YOUTHSCAPE NATIONAL	Alumina Project
25/05/2022	£1,000 £2,120,841	THE CHARLIE WALLER TRUST	Family Fund donation
05/05/2022	£30,000 £2,006,452	BEST BEGINNINGS	Baby Steps Programme
05/05/2022	£25,000 £91,124	ASSOCIATION FOR INFANT MENTAL HEALTH	Core Funding
05/05/2022	£90,000 £701,759	BEAVER TRUST	Unrestricted funding
06/04/2022	£1,000 £617,228	FRIENDS OF ST NICHOLAS FIELDS	Family Fund Donation
05/04/2022	£30,000	CENTRAL OFFICE OF PUBLIC INTEREST CIC	Water Pollution Campaign
29/03/2022	£1,000 £509,376	FRIENDS OF ST NICHOLAS FIELDS	Family Fund donation
03/03/2022	£1,500 £12,474,304	THE CHRISTIE NHS TRUST CHARITY BUSINESS	Family Fund donation
01/03/2022	£5,000 £109,354,000	INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE UK	Ukrainian Refugee Support
03/02/2022	£1,000 £146,691	HOMESTART ISLE OF WIGHT	Family Fund Donation
31/01/2022	£40,000	CENTRE FOR MENTAL HEALTH	CYPMHC inquiry Exclusion
31/01/2022	£30,000 £42,232,118	IMPETUS-PRIVATE EQUITY FOUNDATIONO	Engage Fund Exclusion
31/01/2022	£100,000 £44,422,000	ESMEE FAIRBAIRN FOUNDATION	Environment Finance Learning Fund
31/01/2022	£31,500 £5,486,381	THE BIG GIVE TRUST	Matching River Pollution projects
14/01/2022	£250	CENTRE FOR MENTAL HEALTH	Research and presentation to AIM Ambassadors
07/01/2022	£1,000	SNAPE SCHOOL PARENT & STAFF ASS	Family Fund donation
07/01/2022	£1,000	SNAPE SCHOOL PARENT & STAFF ASSOCIATION	Family Fund donation
07/01/2022	£1,000 £5,726,605	SUFFOLK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	Family Fund donation
03/01/2022	£1,000 £97,603	INSIDE OUT COMMUITY ARTS IN MENTAL HEALTH	Family Fund donation

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Cumulative Grants

Amount	Recipient
£340,000	ALSTROM SYNDROME UK
£295,000	GRANT TO HOT OR COOL INSTITUTE GGMBH
£190,000	NUTRITANK COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY
£150,000	INSTITUTE OF HEALTH VISITING
£120,000	PARENT-INFANT FOUNDATION Emotional Wellbeing: Early Years
£120,000	IMPETUS ? THE PRIVATE EQUITY FOUNDATION
£120,000	CULINARY MEDICINE UK C.I.C
£105,000	YOUTHSCAPE NATIONAL
£105,000	THE ANNA FREUD CENTRE
£105,000	HOME-START UK
£100,250	CENTRE FOR MENTAL HEALTH
£100,000	SCHOOL FOOD MATTERS
£100,000	PLACE2BE FRIENDS
£100,000	ESMEE FAIRBAIRN FOUNDATION
£100,000	CUED SPEECH UK
£94,998	SUSTAIN ALLIANCE FOR BETTER FOOD AND FARMING Environment: Sustainable Agriculture
£90,000	THE CHILDREN?S SOCIETY
£90,000	MAC-UK LTD
£90,000	BEAVER TRUST
£40,000	CENTRAL OFFICE OF PUBLIC INTEREST CIC
£35,000	YOUNG MINDS TRUST
£31,500	THE BIG GIVE TRUST Improving Philanthropy
£30,000	WILD YOUNG PARENTS PROJECT
£30,000	THE ASSOCIATION FOR COASTAL ECOSYSTEM SERVICES
£30,000	RIVER ACTION UK Environment: Advocacy
£30,000	GOOD FAITH FOUNDATION
£30,000	BLUE VENTURES CONSERVATION Environment: Conservation
£30,000	BEST BEGINNINGS Health: Early Years
£25,000	ASSOCIATION FOR VIDEO INTERACTION GUIDANCE UK
£25,000	ASSOCIATION FOR INFANT MENTAL HEALTH
£24,000	ISLAND CAREERS PARTNERSHIP
£10,000	THE COUNTRY TRUST
£5,000	INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE UK
£3,500	SUFFOLK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
£2,000	SNAPE SCHOOL PARENT & STAFF ASS
£2,000	FRIENDS OF ST NICHOLAS FIELDS
£2,000	ENVIRONMENTAL FUNDERS NETWORK Improving Philanthropy
£2,000	ATLANTIC SALMON TRUST
£1,500	THE CHRISTIE NHS TRUST CHARITY BUSINESS
£1,000	THE RIVERS TRUST Environment: Conservation
£1,000	THE FELIX PROJECT
£1,000	THE CHARLIE WALLER TRUST
£1,000	NCYPE T/AS YOUNG EPILEPSY
£1,000	LITTLE VILLAGE HQ Health: Early Years
£1,000	INSIDE OUT COMMUITY ARTS IN MENTAL HEALTH
£1,000	HOMESTART ISLE OF WIGHT
£1,000	FRIENDS OF BEALINGS SCHOOL
£1,000	CALM
£1,000	BRITISH RED CROSS SOCIETY
£1,000	AGE UK MAIN ACCOUNT
£250	REAL FARMING TRUST