Our supporters
From pregnancy to age five, Thrive at Five is helping children develop strong foundations for life and learning with the generous investment of funding and resources from our supporters and the skills, expertise, and partnership of our collaborators.
To find out how we’re working with local supporters and collaborators to support children, parents and carers, visit our dedicated pages for our work in Stoke-on-Trent and Redcar Cleveland.
Our supporters
From pregnancy to age five, Thrive at Five is helping children develop strong foundations for life and learning with the generous investment of funding and resources from our supporters and the skills, expertise, and partnership of our collaborators.
To find out how we’re working with local supporters and collaborators to support children, parents and carers, visit our dedicated pages for our work in Stoke-on-Trent and Redcar Cleveland.
Our supporters
Our national and local supporters generously share their expertise and resources as well as providing financial backing. We nurture long-term partnerships with philanthropists, foundations and other organisations who share our vision of achieving the greatest possible impact for parents, children and communities.
Comic Relief
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Comic Relief
Comic Relief supports our work to help make sure the most vulnerable children are given the best possible start in life.
The Dulverton Trust
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The Dulverton Trust
Independent grant-making charity the Dulverton Trust supports Thrive at Five’s work to address social issues that affect children and young people.
The Ethos Foundation
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The Ethos Foundation
From the start, Ethos has supported our early growth and shared vital expertise to help us achieve our mission
Julia Rausing Trust
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Julia Rausing Trust
These true kindred spirits share our goals and stand with us to champion better early years support and provision.
Kindred²
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Kindred²
These true kindred spirits share our goals and stand with us to champion better early years support and provision.
The KPMG Foundation
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The KPMG Foundation
We’re proud to be supported by the KPMG Foundation for our core costs and the research, development and implementation of our first programmes.
The Lego Group
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The Lego Group
Our high-impact relationship with the LEGO Group began in 2021. The LEGO Group has provided play training for our Parent Champions, donated DUPLO bricks and helped us run amazing learning through play activities in our Stoke-on-Trent programme.
Maria Marina Foundation
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Maria Marina Foundation
Generous support from MariaMarina takes us closer to our goal of ensuring that no child age five is left behind.
Nuffield Foundation
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Nuffield Foundation
The Nuffield Foundation is an independent charitable trust with a mission to advance social well-being. It funds research that informs social policy, primarily in Education, Welfare, and Justice.
Quatrefoil Giving Fund
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Quatrefoil Giving Fund
The Quatrefoil Giving Fund care passionately about improving outcomes for communities and share our vision to ensure that every child can thrive and achieve their potential.
The Schroder Foundation
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The Schroder Foundation
Support from the The Schroder Foundation helps us to unlock the power of parents and carers to give their children the care and supportive environments they need.
Segelman Trust
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Segelman Trust
One of our earliest supporters, our friends at Segelman have shown a deep and ongoing commitment to our work.
Social Business Trust
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Social Business Trust
SBT’s invaluable pro bono strategic support – directly and through corporate partners – is helping us grow in strength and impact.
The Symondson Foundation
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The Symondson Foundation
Are helping us overcome barriers of inequity through their generous support and have shown long-term commitment to help us achieve this.
UBS Optimus Foundation
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UBS Optimus Foundation
We are excited about our partnership with the UBS Optimus Foundation in support of the development of strong learning foundations from early childhood.
Our Local supporters
We work with local supporters in Stoke-on-Trent and Redcar & Cleveland, uniting and strengthening the networks that support children and families.
City of Stoke-on-Trent
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City of Stoke-on-Trent
Stoke-on-Trent City Council supports our core team in Stoke-on-Trent to deliver improved early years outcomes in the wards of Bentilee and Abbey Hulton.
Denise Coates Foundation
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Denise Coates Foundation
A long-term supporter of the community in Stoke-on-Trent, the Denise Coates Foundation’s early commitment helped launch our first pathfinder in Stoke-on-Trent and is enabling Thrive at Five to be rolled out in the City.
The Headley Trust
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The Headley Trust
The Headley Trust’s generous support is helping us to replicate our model of early years support in Middlesbrough to help more children to thrive.
Peter Coates
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Peter Coates
Stoke-on-Trent philanthropist Peter Coates has generously given his personal support – his local knowledge has been invaluable.
Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council
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Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council
Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council supports our core team in Redcar & Cleveland to create a local approach that enables all local children to reach a good level of development by the end of their first year of primary school.
STV Children’s Appeal
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STV Children’s Appeal
Cornerstone funding from STV Children’s Appeal enabled the roll out of our programme in Scotland to create lasting change for children living in poverty throughout Scotland.
The Woodsmith Foundation
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The Woodsmith Foundation
The Woodsmith Foundation is pleased to partner and fund Thrive at Five to support children and families in Redcar and Cleveland. They aim to ensure every child has the chance to lead a healthy, safe and happy life and is able to achieve their aspirations regardless of background.
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Our impact
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Where we work
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