Vitol Foundation Vitol made its first charitable grants in 2002 and established the Vitol Foundation in 2006. The Foundation seeks to fund organisations and ideas that support children and families living in deprivation to escape the cycle of poverty and reach their potential in life. Our focus is on supporting solutions that improve quality of performance, promote greater inclusion, foster appropriate innovation and catalyse access to finance, all within the broader context of poverty. This means that the work we support is invariably in low, and low to middle income countries, where the challenging effects of chronic under-development, conflict and natural disasters are commonplace. We work with the private sector, national governments, public institutions and international partners to reinforce and improve existing in-country systems. Where these systems are not working or do not exist, we seek to address the status quo by promoting innovation – or successful solutions from similar settings – to bring about lasting and sustainable change. Our approach We consider our grants to be investments and look for initiatives with the potential to generate social returns in a sustainable way. From the outset, we have supported initiatives globally and independently of business activities. In 2020, we supported 112 projects in 48 countries. ABOUT US Our sectors We invest in equitable, replicable and scalable solutions across the following sectors: • Education • Enterprise & Livelihoods • Health • Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) • Humanitarian relief Across our programme areas our objectives are fully aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals. Please contact us for further information about our work, although please note that we do not accept unsolicited applications for funding. Your name * Your email address * Your organisation * Your message I have read and agree with your privacy policy* Send message ABOUT US We only look to support organisations which have won the confidence of like-minded funders, align with our funding philosophy and which deserve wide support for the potential they demonstrate in bringing real impact to scale. We place great emphasis on the working partnership between donors and implementers and encourage partnerships between both the public and private sectors. ABOUT US Our partners We are able to provide financial support to NGOs, social businesses and private companies (provided any profit generated during the lifetime of our grant funding is reinvested in the business), but not usually to public authorities. Partners and projects are expected to have the potential to be transformational and impactful, effective and efficient, sustainable, scalable and replicable. In return, the Vitol Foundation aspires to be both responsive and flexible and to understand the evolving needs of difficult circumstances. ABOUT US Big Bang Philanthropy We are a member of the Big Bang Philanthropy group; a consortium of like-minded funders working together to find and finance high impact, scalable organisations tackling global poverty. © Copyright 2021 Vitol SDS documentsLegal DisclaimerPrivacy PolicyCookie PolicyModern Slavery Policy StatementSitemap This site uses cookies to provide you with a great user experience. By using the Vitol website, you accept our use of cookies. X