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About us
Who we are
The AIM Foundation is a grantmaking family foundation based in the UK, providing core, unrestricted and project funding to a range of charitable organisations. Our funding has three key objectives (changing the system, strengthening the sector & direct support) and three core programmes (Early Years, Young People & the Environment).
Our culture and values
Respect for those working in the sector – we try and limit the time spent on proposals and reports; we only approach organisations and ask for their time when we think there is a strong likelihood that we will fund their work; we are driven by what they tell us they need; we provide unrestricted funds where all the organisation’s work aligns with AIM’s priorities or where a strong relationship has been built. In other situations, funds will be broadly restricted – to fund a particular area of work but not tied to specific costs.
Openness – we share the likelihood of funding and details of our process with potential grantees; we publish all our grants on 360giving; we commit to letting grantees know when the funding relationship is coming to an end with as much notice as possible; we conduct grantee surveys to gather anonymous feedback from those we support in order to learn and improve.
Collaboration – we encourage our grantees to work together and support the costs of collaboration; we are keen to work with other funders.
Relationships matter – we seek to build long-term relationships with those we fund. We hold initial conversations to learn about an organisations work; we aim to provide longer and less restricted funding over time; we provide continuation funding.
