Our Work
Our mission is to give young Londoners the skills and opportunity to get a decent job and therefore escape poverty. We do that by finding and funding the most effective projects in London and working with them to improve their impact.
Read MoreOur Area
Our programme currently operates in 7 boroughs: Tower Hamlets, Hackney, Islington, Newham, Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham. Over the next year, we plan to be pan London, concentrating on areas of most need.
Read MoreOur Supporters
The Mayor’s Fund For London is supported by two key strategic partners – Barclays and Goldman Sachs
Barclays is investing in 3 of our projects and our real-time evaluation carried out by New Philanthropy Capital.
Goldman Sachs has worked with us to develop the Young London Working Project, producing the funding & designing the project from day one.
Berkeley marked the launch of their charitable Foundation with a fundraising evening at Horse Guards Parade in March 2011 from which we were a major beneficiary.
BGC Partners commemorates the employees they lost in the Sept 11 attacks through an annual Charity Day. We have been a beneficiary since 2009.
Borealis Infrastructure is one of our valued corporate supporters.
We are delighted to have been chosen as Cazenove Capital’s Charity of the Year for 2013 and 2014 and are working with them and their staff on fundraising events and volunteering activities.
Clifford Chance are valued supporters with a long term commitment to our work.
Man Charitable Trust have been generous supporters of the Mayor’s Fund for London since our launch in 2009 donating to our project Unlocking Potential.
Santander are a key supporter of our work and Ana Botin, CEO of Santander UK sits on our Board of Trustees.
Latest News
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Boris rides for Young Londoners
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2012 Team GB Glory Moments – an exhibition
June 12th, 2013 -
Going Global at The Savoy
June 12th, 2013 -
Young London Working goes from strength to strength
June 11th, 2013