The Foundation is the UK’s largest sports charity, investing £45m each year into community projects.
It is funded equally by the Premier League, The FA and the Government, who each provide £15m a year.
£31,875,000 of this goes into local facilities through the Football Foundation.
£7,500,000 goes towards communities schemes that use sport as a tool to address issues like obesity, social exclusion and education.
£5,625,000 goes into safer stadia for football fans through the Foundation’s sister organisation the Football Stadia Improvement Fund (FSIF).
Funded over 5,700 projects worth more than £715m.
Kept bureaucracy to a minimum – since launch, less than 1% of income has been allocated to administration costs.
Secured over £385m in additional inward investment.
Delivered a £5 return on every £1 invested by each funding partner.
Funded over 3,700 facility projects.
Funded over 1,750 community schemes.
Funded over 430 changing facilities.
Funded over 185 artificial grass pitches.
Given over 224,000 children new football strips.
20.8% increase in football participation.
13.6% increase across all sports.
20.1% increase amongst those 16 and under.
23.9% increase amongst adults.
21.3% increase amongst women and girls.
26.2% more coaches being trained.
180.3% more volunteers.
54.5% of facilities also have non-football activity taking place.
10.9% of the usage of facilities is by non-white participants, which is inline with the national profile.
Over 90% of projects meeting or exceeding expectations.
