More Than A Game: Premier League investment in numbers
The Premier League Charitable Fund
The Premier League Charitable Fund creates and supports activities that inspire young people to achieve their potential
The Premier League has today (Tuesday 13 February) launched its “More than a game” campaign to showcase the support it provides for communities and the wider game.
We take a look at the key numbers that show the levels of assistance delivered through the Premier League Charitable Fund across the country.
The Premier League Charitable Fund was established in 2010 to create positive sporting, health, personal and education opportunities for children, young people and the wider community. ?
Today, the independent charity supports?106 professional football Club Community Organisations ?(CCOs), across the Premier League, EFL (English Football League) and The National League , to address important societal issues and to have a life-changing impact in their local communities. Over 6,200 people are employed?by football club charities to deliver activity.
More than?2.2m participants?on Premier League Charitable Fund-funded programmes have benefited from face-to-face delivery, with?1.1m young people?engaged annually through digital resources.
The Premier League has invested more than?￡290m?into the Premier League Charitable Fund to date. Investment through the Premier League Charitable Fund has almost quadrupled in just over a decade, with this season’s funding set to exceed?￡36m.
The programmes funded through the Premier League Charitable Fund are as follows:
Premier League Kicks
Premier League Kicks is the League’s longest-standing community programme. The programme began in the 2006/07 season, providing young people with access to free weekly football and multi-sport sessions, mentoring and education workshops.
It has engaged more than?520,000 young people, delivering over?1m hours?of free sessions?at?4,900+ venues?across England and Wales.
Sessions take place in some of the most-high-need areas, with?90 clubs?currently delivering the programme.
More than 21,000 volunteers?have helped on #PLKicks ,?93 per cent?of whom are former participants, with?20 per cent?of the workforce former participants.
The total Premier League investment into the programme via the Premier League Charitable Fund is ￡81.6m.
Premier League Primary Stars?
Premier League Primary Stars helps children to learn through the power of football in more than?19,000 primary schools?across England and Wales.
There have been over?18m attendances?by primary school pupils at club-led #PLPrimaryStars sessions since 2017, with?104 CCOs?across the pyramid delivering sessions.
A total of?1.1m children?engage through digital resources per year, with more than?68,000 teachers?registered for free downloadable lesson plans, with?91 per cent of teachers?saying Primary Stars has increased pupils’ enjoyment of sport.
The total Premier League investment via the Premier League Charitable Fund over the last six years is?￡61.9m.
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Premier League Inspires
Premier League Inspires uses the appeal of football to help young people to develop the personal skills and positive attitude to succeed in life.
More than?29,000 young people?have received over?125,000 hours?of targeted support across?960+schools and educational facilities.
#PLInspires is delivered by?45 professional football club community organisations, and is supported by the Professional Footballers’ Association and the Premier League.
More than?￡11.1m?has been invested into the programme,?via the Premier League Charitable Fund.
Premier League and Professional Footballers' Association Community Fund
The Premier League and PFA Community Fund helps club community organisations to develop partnerships to tackle inequalities and respond to local need. The fund has engaged more than?230,000 participants?in over?330,000 sessions?across England and Wales.
There are?24 club charities?currently?funded to deliver the programme, and sessions have taken place at more than?4,100 venues?across England and Wales.
To support delivery, more than?￡46m of funding?from the Premier League and Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) has been distributed to CCOs by the Premier League Charitable Fund over the last 14 years.
Premier League Fans Fund
The Premier League is investing?￡5m?over the next two seasons into initiatives that will help strengthen the bond between clubs, fans and local communities, including programmes for underrepresented groups to further develop an inclusive and welcoming matchday experience for everyone.
Premier League Fans Fund grants between?￡10,000-￡25,000?are being made available to clubs in the Premier League, EFL, National League, FA Women's Super League Super League and Women’s Championship via the Premier League Charitable Fund.
More Than A Game?
The Premier League’s financial support covers all?92 Premier League?and?EFL clubs?and?72 National League clubs, as well as women and girls’ football and the grassroots game.
Over the current three-year broadcast rights cycle (2022/23-2024/25), the Premier League has committed to investing?￡1.6billion?to the wider game and communities. Of this,?￡400m?will go to funding projects including the development of facilities and community and education programmes.
It is the biggest voluntary contribution to communities and other good causes of any football league in the world.
To find out more about the scale of the Premier League’s investment into communities, wider football, women and girls football, grassroots and non-league football,?as well as the League's economic and social impact, please visit More than a game: Premier League's investment in numbers.
Graham Moran BEM Consultancy Ltd FA Club Consultant Executive Officer It’s in Nottingham Foundation Local Authority strategic Football facilities Consultant Chief Football Consultant China Britain Regional Initiative
9 个月Well said Ruth and well played everyone who has made all this happen !
Chief Executive at The Premier League Charitable Fund
9 个月Since joining the The Premier League Charitable Fund almost six years ago I've worked with the most incredible people (in the Team and the wider network) and seen amazing work at Club Community Organisations across the country. The sustained investment from the The Premier League (which predates my arrival and will continue long after I've handed on the baton) allows the extraordinary to become an everyday experience - trusted adults supporting children and young people to achieve, through the power of football, week in and week out. Remarkable work and well done to all involved.