Impetus Impact Report 2024/25

Impetus is a venture philanthropy charity transforming the lives of young people from disadvantaged backgrounds by building exceptional organisations in education and employment. Their 2024/25 impact report records 403,743 young people served across 27 partners, £8.5m in value delivered, and continued policy influence with reports presented at the Houses of Parliament.

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📋About

Long-term grant funding, investment team support, pro bono expertise, strategy development, impact measurement, policy influencing, Impetus Leadership Academy

📊Key Metrics

403,743 young people served across 27 portfolio partner organisations Key Metric 1
£8.5 million in value delivered to portfolio partners; £2.1 million in pro bono support Key Metric 2
Partners grow income 6x and reach 7x on average over a 7-year partnership with Impetus Key Metric 3

Key Outcomes

  • Portfolio partners beat national benchmarks in SATs maths, GCSE maths, university access and employment outcomes
  • 77% of young people served are outside London; 4 new partners welcomed including Business Launchpad, Breadwinners and two Multi Academy Trusts
  • 6 research reports launched including tutoring report at the House of Commons and Youth Jobs Gap research covered by the Financial Times

📍Geography

UK-Wide

2025 Enhanced

Annual Review 2024-25

55,000 foster carers and 370 fostering service providers as members across the UK
Key Metric 1
45 new Fostering Friendly Employers recruited, bringing the scheme to over 680,000 employees across the UK
Key Metric 2
95 Fostering Wellbeing Pioneers in Wales offering peer support and mentoring to fellow foster carers
Key Metric 3
191 children and young people engaged in outdoor adventure weeks through the Fostering Attainment and Achievement programme in Northern Ireland
2025

Annual Impact Report 2024–2025

CAD $366.1m total revenue in FY2024–25 (year ended 31 March 2025)
Key Metric 1
500+ locations across the Greater Toronto Area serving children, youth, families, immigrants and job seekers
Key Metric 2
Largest not-for-profit child care provider in Canada; child care fees capped at CAD $22/day under Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care system from January 2025
Key Metric 3
Received largest multi-year gift in charity's history — CAD $10m over five years from The Barrett Family Foundation to fund youth programmes including Black Achievers, newcomer youth groups and financial literacy