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Through our grant-making, we support others to make the world a safer, fairer, and more sustainable place to live.

Find out more about our partners and their work here.

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    Environment Programme / Partner story

    One step closer to consigning coal to history

    On 30 September 2024, the last coal-fired power plant in the UK shut its doors for the last time. In the nation that was the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution, it’s time for a new clean energy revolution. 

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    Article

    What evidence is there on the impact of core funding?

    Oak Foundation often gives core-support grants because we believe in the advantages that this type of funding brings. It gives our partners flexibility, freeing them to focus on their most pressing needs and support their own development. 

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    Zimbabwe Programme / Partner story

    Education Matters: Talent meets opportunity in Zimbabwe

    Education Matters is a not-for-profit organisation that provides bright children in Zimbabwe with the skills to become tomorrow’s leaders and innovators, in particular young people who would never have access to these opportunities ordinarily. 

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    Housing and Homelessness Programme / Partner story

    Bringing hidden homelessness into the light

    Through housing, health, and wellbeing support, Justlife helps people in the UK move beyond homelessness to find permanent, secure homes. 

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    Environment Programme / Partner story

    Gorongosa: A beacon of hope in one of Africa’s last great wild places

    The Gorongosa Restoration Project has revitalised Mozambique’s national park, creating a thriving landscape where both communities and wildlife flourish. 

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    Special Interest Programme / Partner story

    A new pathway to better jobs, made in Durham

    Made in Durham connects young people to careers in the life sciences. Find out more about its community partnership model! 


Discover our programmes

Oak Foundation has seven global and four country programmes. Through these programmes, we support others to make the world a safer, fairer, and more sustainable place to live. Visit the programme pages to learn about our grant-making strategies. 


Our 2023 annual report is here!

A photograph showing the front page of the Annual Report 2023.

You can either download the PDF version of the report or visit our online version by clicking on buttons below.


Our grant-making in 2023

438

Number of
programme
grants

40

Number of
countries

474

Total
grant-making
in USD millions



Our latest stories

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    Environment Programme / Partner story

    From crisis to opportunity: the case for funding clean air

    We believe that investing in air quality saves lives, supports sustainable economic growth, and facilitates the critical transition away from fossil fuels toward greener, less polluting energy sources…

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    Environment Programme / Partner story

    One step closer to consigning coal to history

    On 30 September 2024, the last coal-fired power plant in the UK shut its doors for the last time. In the nation that was the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution, it’s time for a new clean energy…

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    International Human Rights Programme / Partner story

    Championing truth in a digital world

    At this year’s UN General Assembly, the International Panel on the Information Environment (IPIE) hosted two events addressing the pressing need for information integrity….

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    Article

    What evidence is there on the impact of core funding?

    Oak Foundation often gives core-support grants because we believe in the advantages that this type of funding brings. It gives our partners flexibility, freeing them to focus on their most pressing ne…

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    Zimbabwe Programme / Partner story

    Education Matters: Talent meets opportunity in Zimbabwe

    Education Matters is a not-for-profit organisation that provides bright children in Zimbabwe with the skills to become tomorrow’s leaders and innovators, in particular young people who would never h…

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    Housing and Homelessness Programme / Partner story

    Bringing hidden homelessness into the light

    Through housing, health, and wellbeing support, Justlife helps people in the UK move beyond homelessness to find permanent, secure homes….

Would you like to read more stories like this? Please visit our “Stories” page.


Watch our latest videos

Foundation for Change, based in the UK, helps people in recovery from drug and alcohol abuse live meaningful and active lives. Its mission is to work towards a more just, equal, and inclusive society where people with histories of trauma can live with dignity and are able to fulfill their potential.

In a remote corner of Zimbabwe lies Gonarezhou National Park. Here, a special field-based leadership course takes place covering effective biodiversity conservation. Novice and veteran conservationists gather from around the world to take part in this training initiative facilitated by Nuestros Espacios Protegidos (NEP), and the Frankfurt Zoological Society.

Uncommon, a not-for-profit organisation founded in Zimbabwe in 2017, believes in a future in which everyone can learn how to code. The organisation teaches children valuable coding skills, focusing on training them for the global tech workforce.


Would you like to see more videos? Please visit our YouTube channel.