Draft:Premier League Charitable Fund

The Premier League Charitable Fund is a British charity founded in 2010.

Established to create positive sporting, health, personal and education opportunities for children, young people and the wider community:, the independent charity distributes Premier League and partner funding to professional football club community organisations across the Premier League, English Football League and National League.

History
The Premier League Charitable Fund was established to support the delivery of the Premier League Communities strategy.

Today, 106 professional football club community organisations (CCOs) are supported to address important societal issues and to have a life-changing impact in their local communities. More than 2.1 million people have benefitted from the Premier League Charitable Fund's events, festivals and national community and education programmes to date.

The Premier League Charitable Fund distributes around £35million a year to a network of professional football club community organisations, who collectively employ more than 6,200 people. The funding from the Premier League and partners, including the Professional Footballers' Association, supports activities in football clubs, schools and community settings.

The charity's headquarters are in Paddington in the City of Westminster.

Charitable programmes
The Premier League Charitable Fund distributes grants that support the delivery of three national programmes:


 * Premier League Kicks uses the power of football and sport to inspire young people to reach their potential, in some of the most high-need areas in England and Wales. More than 500,000 young people have benefitted from more than one million hours of free delivery to date. Premier League Kicks was launched in 2006 as a collaboration between the Premier League and the Metropolitan Police to create safer and more inclusive communities. Premier League Kicks celebrated its 15 year anniversary in Season 2021/22 with support from Rio Ferdinand and former Premier League Kicks participants, Marcus Rashford and Declan Rice.
 * Premier League Primary Stars is the Premier League's primary school education programme. More than 19,000 primary schools across England and Wales deliver the programme. There have been over 18m attendances by primary school pupils at club-led sessions since its launch in 2017, with 104 professional football club community organisations across the football pyramid receiving funding to deliver these. More than 66,000 teachers have registered for free downloadable lesson materials, with nine out of ten teachers saying they have seen an increase in their pupils' enjoyment of sport and physical activity linked to the programme.
 * Premier League Inspires uses football to support young people in their personal development. It is funded by the Premier League and Professional Footballers' Association through the Premier League Charitable Fund. The programme uses the power of football to inspire young people aged 11-to-18 to develop the personal skills and positive attitudes needed to succeed in life.

Premier League Charitable Fund grants also support projects run through the Premier League and Professional Footballers' Association Community Fund and Premier League Fans Fund.


 * Premier League and Professional Footballers' Association Community Fund supports club community organisayions to develop partnerships to tackle inequalities and respond to local challenges. Projects supported by the Premier League and PFA have engaged more than 82,000 participants in more than 170,000 sessions across England and Wales.
 * Premier League Fans Fund supports football clubs at all levels of the game to strengthen between them, their fans, and local communities. It is open to 120 professional football club community organisations in the Premier League, English Football League, National League, Women's Super League and Women's Championship.

Governance
The Premier League Charitable Fund is governed by the Board of Trustees.

The Board is Chaired by Tim Godwin OBE QPM, who was appointed Chair in 2017.

As of 2024, the Premier League Charitable Fund Board members include


 * Tim Godwin OBE QPM
 * Bill Bush CBE
 * Maheta Molango
 * Christine David CBE
 * Gail Scott-Spicer
 * Rupen Shah
 * Toni Thorne

The charity's Chief Executive, Ruth Shaw, has been in post since 2018. She was recognised with an OBE for services to football and gender equality in the King's New Year Honours list 2024.

Organisations supported by the Premier League Charitable Fund
In season 2023/24, the following professional football club community organisations are supported by the Premier League Charitable Fund to deliver programmes and activities in their local communities:


 * Accrington Stanley Community Trust
 * AFC Bournemouth Community Sports Trust
 * AFC Wimbledon Foundation
 * Alexandra Soccer and Community Association (Crewe Alexandra)
 * Altrincham FC Community Sports
 * Argyle Community Trust (Plymouth Argyle)
 * Arsenal in the Community
 * Aston Villa Foundation
 * Barnsley FC Community Trust
 * Bath City Community FC Foundation
 * Birmingham City Community Trust
 * Blackburn Rovers Community Trust
 * Blackpool FC Community Trust
 * Bolton Wanderers in the Community
 * Boston United Community Foundation
 * Bradford City FC Community Foundation
 * Brentford FC Community Sports Trust
 * Brighton and Hove Albion Foundation
 * Bristol City Robins Foundation
 * Bristol Rovers Community Trust
 * Burnley FC in the Community
 * Burton Albion Community Trust
 * Cambridge United Foundation
 * Cardiff City FC Foundation
 * Carlisle United Community Sports Trust
 * Charlton Athletic Community Trust
 * Chelsea FC Foundation
 * Cheltenham Town Community Trust
 * Chesterfield FC Community Trust
 * City in the Community (Manchester City)
 * Club Doncaster Foundation (Doncaster Rovers)
 * Colchester United Football in the Community
 * County in the Community (Newport Count y)
 * Crawley Town Community Sports Foundation
 * Palace for Life Foundation (Crystal Palace)
 * Dagenham and Redbridge FC Community Trust
 * Dartford FC Community Programme
 * Derby County Community Trust
 * Everton in the Community
 * Exeter City Community Trust
 * Fleetwood Town Community Trust
 * Forest Green Rovers Community
 * Foundation of Light (Sunderland AFC)
 * Foundation 92 (Salford City)
 * Fulham FC Foundation
 * Grimsby Town Sports and Education Trust
 * Harrogate Town AFC CIO
 * Hartlepool United Community Sport Foundation
 * Huddersfield Town FC Foundation
 * Tigers Sport and Education Trust (Hull City)
 * Ipswich Town Foundation
 * Iron Foundation (Scunthorpe United)
 * Kidderminster Harriers Community Trust
 * Leeds United Foundation
 * Leicester City in the Community
 * Leyton Orient Trust
 * Lincoln City Foundation
 * Liverpool FC Foundation
 * Luton Town FC Community Trust
 * Maidenhead United FC Community Trust
 * Manchester United Foundation
 * Mansfield Town Community Trust
 * MFC Foundation (Middlesbrough)
 * Millwall FC Community Trust
 * Milton Keynes Dons Sport and Education Trust
 * Morecambe FC Community Sports
 * Newcastle United Foundation
 * Northampton Town FC Community Trust
 * Norwich City Community Sports Foundation
 * Nottingham Forest Community Trust
 * Notts County Foundation
 * Oldham Athletic Community Trust
 * Oxford United in the Community
 * Peterborough United Foundation
 * Port Vale FC Foundation
 * Pompey in the Community (Portsmouth Town)
 * Preston North End Community and Education Trust
 * QPR in the Community
 * Reading FC Community Trust
 * Rochdale AFC Community Sports Trust
 * Rotherham United Community Trust
 * Saints Foundation (Southampton)
 * Sheffield United Community Foundation
 * Sheffield Wednesday FC Community Programme
 * Shrewsbury Town in the Community
 * Sky Blues in the Community (Coventry City)
 * Southend United Community and Educational Trust
 * Stevenage FC Foundation
 * Stockport County Community Trust
 * Stoke City Community Trust
 * Sutton United Youth and Community Foundation
 * Swansea City AFC Foundation
 * Swindon Town FC Community Foundation
 * The Albion Foundation (West Bromwich Albion)
 * Torquay United Community Sports Trust
 * Tottenham Hotspur Foundation
 * Tranmere Rovers in the Community
 * Walsall FC Community Programme
 * Watford Football Club Community Sports and Education Trust
 * West Ham Foundation
 * Wigan Athletic Community Trust
 * Wolves Foundation
 * Wrexham AFC Community Trust
 * Wycombe Wanderers Sports and Education Trust
 * Yeovil Town Community Sports Trust
 * York City Foundation