Prior to the establishment of the Football Foundation in 2000 there was woeful under investment in our sports facilities. From this emerged a real determination to rebuild this country’s dilapidated community sports facilities in order to reverse the rising number of young people who were turning their backs on the national game.
As a result, the Football Foundation was founded in July 2000 and is the largest sports charity in the UK. It currently receives £15m per year each from The Football Association (The FA), the Premier League, Sport England and the Government, providing £45m per year to deliver a wide range of grassroots facility and community programmes.
In a short space of time the Football Foundation has harnessed the power and popularity of football to have a huge impact on society. And whilst the game will not solve all of society’s problems it can act as a catalyst, attracting people from different backgrounds who then have the opportunity to receive information on the dangers of drugs, anti-social behaviour, and the benefits of a positive lifestyle or traditional education.
Quite simply, by breathing new life into communities, regenerating rundown areas and providing access to sport for people of all ages and sections of society, the Football Foundation is transforming the landscape of community sports facilities and projects by delivering the biggest investment into grass roots football ever seen in this country.
In short our reason for being is to improve facilities, create opportunities and build communities.
