Purpose
Ethos Foundation is a small part of a larger system shaping early childhood in the UK. Our strategy sets out how we aim to focus our assets, to maximise our positive contribution towards larger collective efforts.
Our vision
A society without child poverty, where all children thrive.
Our mission
To improve early childhood outcomes in the UK by uniting diverse coalitions and partners, in the service of parents, communities, and society.
Our goals
To put early childhood at the centre of unified:
Support
Joining up services for children and families alongside engaged communities.
Contexts
Creating nurturing environments that shape young children’s lives.
Stories
Increasing understanding and prioritisation of early childhood.
Our activities
To achieve our goals we fund partners across two complementary portfolios:
Big Bets
Scaling a small number of tested collective impact models.
Opportunity
Supporting mission-aligned activities in early childhood.
Our impact
We seek to maximise impact in early childhood across every aspect of our work, including through our investment portfolio.
Our values
Good citizenship
Joining up services for children and families alongside engaged communities
Fairness
Creating nurturing environments that shape young children’s lives
Reflectiveness
Increasing understanding and prioritisation of early childhood
Reports
We seek to maximise impact in early childhood through every aspect of our work, including through our investment portfolio. The detail of our spending can be found in our annual reports and accounts on the Charity Commission website.
Keep exploring
We are a small team, providing funding and partnership to a diverse range of organisations.
Learn more about our Trustees, Staff, and Partners.