Aims/priorities: The funding is for programmes and projects that:
- Build financial confidence and capability – helping people manage their money and plan ahead.
- Improve access to fair, affordable, and inclusive financial services – such as savings, protection, and pensions.
- Support people through financial shocks and hardship – including access to essentials and opportunities to build savings.
- Address systemic issues – such as debt, housing insecurity, and digital exclusion, which can undermine financial resilience.
Priority will be given to organisations and initiatives that are:
- Transformational – aiming for long-term, sustainable change in financial resilience.
- Impact-driven – focussed on measuring and demonstrating the difference they make.
- Inclusive – supporting people and communities with low financial resilience, especially those facing inequality or discrimination.
- Community-rooted – working closely with communities and embedding diversity, equity, and inclusion in everything they do.
- Learning-focussed – committed to sharing insights and influencing wider change.
Who can apply? Charitable, non-profit organisations and social enterprises that deliver public benefit may apply.
Applications will be accepted from organisations that:
- Have an annual income of £1 million or more as evidenced in their most recent accounts.
- Are UK-registered, with projects delivering impact within the UK
- Align with the Foundation's mission to drive transformational change in financial resilience
- Share the Foundation's values and commitment to inclusion.
Applications are welcome from organisations working in communities near Aviva’s main employee hubs.
Grant amount: There is a total grant-making budget of up to £3 million for 2026, distributed across two funding rounds.
The minimum grant is £100,000. There is no upper limit.
The average grant awarded is typically between £250,000 and £300,000, spread over three years.
Consideration will be given to the size of the funding request in relation to the organisation’s overall income and expenditure.
Application process: The guidelines can be found on the Aviva Foundation website.
There is a two-stage application process.
Contact Aviva Foundation to express an interest and discuss next steps.
Deadline: Wednesday, 7 October 2026
Contact information: Email: financialfutures@aviva.com