The Quilter Foundation’s Financial Futures Fund invites charities and community organisations to submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) for funding that helps people build financial stability, confidence and long-term wellbeing. The fund is rooted in the Foundation’s commitment to improving lives by supporting work that increases financial capability, reduces financial exclusion and strengthens economic resilience.
The programme focuses on empowering people through money-related support, not just short-term crisis help, but interventions that help individuals and families develop the skills, confidence and access to opportunities essential for lasting financial wellbeing.
About the Financial Futures Fund
The Financial Futures Fund is designed to support charities and organisations across the UK that are delivering initiatives to improve financial wellbeing and resilience for people facing financial insecurity, exclusion or related life challenges.
The fund recognises that financial health is closely linked to mental wellbeing, employment opportunities and overall quality of life. It therefore aims to back proven and innovative approaches that help people manage money effectively, plan for the future, increase financial confidence and access the support they need when they need it most.
The Quilter Foundation encourages applications from organisations with strong track records in financial capability work, advice services, financial education, community outreach and support models that demonstrate positive impact on people’s financial lives.
What the Fund Supports
The Financial Futures Fund supports work such as:
- Financial education and capability programmes tailored to specific audiences
- Debt support, budgeting skills and money management coaching
- Workshops, mentoring or services that increase confidence and financial decision-making
- Projects that integrate financial support with broader wellbeing, employment or life skills support
- Initiatives designed to reduce financial exclusion for vulnerable groups
Funding is intended to help organisations extend, develop or enhance interventions that create measurable improvements in financial knowledge, behaviour and outcomes for participants.
Who Is Eligible
To be eligible for the Financial Futures Fund, organisations must:
- Registered Charity delivering work in the UK
- UK and or/Crown Dependencies and/or Republic of Ireland delivery with national reach either directly or in collaboration with partners
- Clear evidence of ability to deliver at scale
- Minimum turnover (grant to be less than10% of annual turnover)
- Robust route for delivery to priority sub-groups, demonstrating accessibility and inclusion considerations are core to programme design
- Demonstrable, evidence-based impact from similar programmes
- Robust safeguarding policies
The Quilter Foundation is particularly interested in proposals from organisations that integrate financial support with wider social outcomes, such as improved employment prospects, confidence building, reduced stress and better quality of life.
How the EOI and Application Process Works
The first step in applying to the Financial Futures Fund is to submit an Expression of Interest (EOI). This allows the Foundation to assess whether a proposal aligns with the fund’s priorities and has strong potential to deliver meaningful impact.
After submitting an EOI, organisations may be invited to complete a full application. The Quilter Foundation reviews applications at scheduled intervals and makes decisions based on the strength of alignment with the fund’s objectives, evidence of impact and organisational capacity to deliver sustained results.
Is This Right for Your Organisation?
If your organisation works on financial capability, advice, education or wellbeing, and can demonstrate measurable outcomes and strong service delivery, the Quilter Foundation Financial Futures Fund could be an important source of support. The EOI process means that even organisations exploring whether their work fits the criteria can start with a short initial submission.
This fund is especially suited to charities that:
- Support financial education and capability for adults, young people or specific disadvantaged groups
- Provide integrated support linking money skills with wellbeing, employment or stability services
- Use evidence and evaluation to demonstrate impact on participants’ financial resilience
Taking part in this funding round could help you deepen impact, sustain effective programmes and help more people build secure financial futures.
Key dates
- EOI submission deadline: 23rd March at 23:59
- Pre application webinar: 23rd February at 10:30am
- Outcome communication: Week commencing 5th May
