# Julia Rausing Trust gives £3 million to UK Youth Fund

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2026/09/15/julia-rausing-trust-gives-3-million-to-uk-youth-fund/
- Published: 2026-09-15T15:48:56+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**The Julia Rausing Trust has committed £3 million to the UK Youth Fund, topping
up an existing £10 million commitment from Pears Foundation and bringing the fund’s
total value to £13 million. The fund provides small youth work and outdoor learning
organisations across the UK with long-term, unrestricted grants.**

The grant builds on a longstanding relationship between The Julia Rausing Trust 
and UK Youth. Through the fund, small organisations working with young people receive
multi-year, unrestricted funding intended to give them greater flexibility to retain
experienced staff, respond to rising demand and plan with more confidence than short-
term grants typically allow.

## Funders working together

**Simon Fourmy**, Chief Executive of The Julia Rausing Trust, said:

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“Small youth organisations play an invaluable role in communities across the UK,
providing opportunities, guidance and support to young people at important stages
in their lives. We believe strongly in the value of funders working together, combining
resources and experience around shared goals to achieve greater impact.”

**Sir Trevor Pears CMG**, Chair of Pears Foundation, said the ambition behind the
original £10 million commitment was “not only to support hundreds of outstanding
youth organisations, but to make the case for a different way of funding them”, 
adding that the Trust’s £3 million commitment means “many more small youth organisations
can benefit from the long-term, flexible support they need”.

**Rosie Ferguson**, Chief Executive of UK Youth, said unrestricted, multi-year funding“
can make a transformational difference to small organisations”, giving them “the
confidence and flexibility to make decisions based on what will have the greatest
impact, rather than being constrained by short-term funding cycles”.

UK Youth said it will continue to press government, nationally and locally, for 
sustained investment in youth work and outdoor learning.

More information on the fund is available from [UK Youth](https://www.ukyouth.org/).
Details of the Trust’s wider giving are on [The Julia Rausing Trust](https://www.juliarausingtrust.org)‘
s website.

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