Premier League Foundation impact
The Premier League Foundation is one of the largest sports charities in the world, having awarded almost half a billion pounds of grant funding to professional football club charities, helping them to change the lives of people across England and Wales.
This year, the Premier League Foundation is celebrating 15 years of community impact, with a renewed commitment to tackling inequalities and raising aspirations.
Read more: Premier League Foundation - 15 years of community impact
More than 2.5 million individuals have benefitted from the charity, which aims to use the power of football to foster positive sporting, health, personal and education opportunities for children, young people and the wider community.
The Premier League Foundation commissions independent research and evaluation of the programme and funds we support.
In 2024, Leeds Beckett University was commissioned by the Premier League Foundation to assess the long-term impact of Premier League Kicks and to understand how those outcomes influence local communities.
Research conducted by the Centre for Social Justice in Sport and Society at the Carnegie School of Sport between October 2024 and August 2025 revealed that 93 per cent of Premier League Kicks alumni believe that the programme helped them to avoid negative influences, while 98 per cent believed it improved their mental health and wellbeing.
The independent research also showed that 94 per cent of Premier League Kicks alumni now get along better with people from different backgrounds, with 88 per cent saying they were inspired to volunteer or positively contribute to their community.
Read more: Premier League Kicks evaluation report 2026
In 2024, the Premier League Foundation commissioned an evaluation of the impact of the Premier League Inspires programme on participants' attendance and behaviour. It was conducted by the Sport Industry Research Group and Sheffield Institute of Education, Sheffield Hallam University.
The independent research revealed that 92 per cent of schools believe that Premier League Inspires helps to improve pupils' behaviour, while 96 per cent state that the programme increases pupils' engagement in lessons.
The research also revealed that almost 80 per cent of schools felt that Premier League Inspires helped to reduce pupil absenteeism, with 86 per cent saying that the programme also reduced pupils’ risk of exclusion.
Read more: Premier League Inspires evaluation report 2025
Premier League Foundation annual reports and accounts
Premier League Foundation Season 2022/23 Annual Report and Accounts
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Premier League Foundation Season 2021/22 Impact Report
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Premier League Foundation Season 2021/22 Annual Report and Accounts
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Premier League Foundation Season 2020/21 Annual Report and Accounts
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Premier League Foundation Annual Reports and Accounts from previous seasons can be viewed on the Charity Commission website.