I’ve seen a media article claiming that you’re holding back funds? Is this true?I’ve seen a media article claiming that you’re holding back funds? Is this true?

No. All of the money in our grant reserves is intended for grantmaking activities and will help to support children and young people. We are committed to ensuring that donations are spent responsibly, and a rigorous evaluation and decision-making process is in place to ensure that this money goes on to have the greatest possible impact on young lives.

Any money not allocated to projects by the time our annual accounts are finalised at the end of June will be paid out in subsequent grant rounds. We have recently invested in our grantmaking capacity to ensure that we can allocate funding more quickly, and we have significantly reduced the time it takes to award funding.