Aims and activities
Aims and questions
Aims and activities
The Foundation Practice Rating (FPR) is a fresh approach developed to evaluate the reporting and governance methodologies of the top 300 largest trusts and foundations in the UK. It focuses on assessing the foundations' performance in three crucial areas:
- Transparency
- Accountability
- Diversity.
As a small trust with a big mission, we have always known that working in partnership with other foundations was the best way to maximise the chance of change.
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How to get involved
The FPR takes a stratified sampled of the largest foundations based on the Association of Charitable Foundations (ACF) Foundation Giving Trends report. All funders of the Foundation Practice Rating project will also be rated.
Now in its third year, a list of the foundations assessed in 2023/24 is available here.
If you are interested in joining the funding group, please contact Danielle Walker Palmour at Friends Provident Foundation.
If you have questions about the research, please contact Caroline Fiennes at Giving Evidence.
Who's involved
Who was involved
Who was involved
This initiative is led by Friends Provident Foundation, in partnership with Barrow Cadbury Trust, The Blagrave Trust, Esmee Fairbairn Foundation, John Ellerman Foundation, Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust, Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust, Lankelly Chase Foundation, Paul Hamlyn Foundation, Power to Change, John Lyons Charity, The Indigo Trust and City Bridge Foundation.
The research is being carried out by Giving Evidence.
Learning and Resources
Read the results of the Foundation Practice Rating Year 2 report.
The rating methods and criteria are published on the project’s website, along with guidance for foundations on how to do well.
