Our Funding Policy

Please note that the One Foundation cannot accept unsolicited applications.

Instead, we actively identify organisations that fit our mission, according to each of our programme profiles. 

As we are a 10 year fund, we have a finite amount of time and resources. For this reason, we focus on tackling three core issues of disadvantage for children and young people (poverty & disadvantage, mental health, and the integration of minorities), and on promoting social entrepreneurship in Ireland and Vietnam.

We do not fund other areas. Please see below for issues we exclude:
 

	What we do not fund
Skills	• Literacy • Educational attainment (e.g. university access, scholarships) • Access to employment (e.g. training, childcare)
Mental Wellbeing	• Intellectual disability (e.g. autism, Downs Syndrome) • Adult mental health
Physical Wellbeing	• Youth/adult physical health • Physical disability
Family	• Domestic violence • Access to family (e.g. fathers' rights)
Other	• Infrastructure: housing, amenities, transport • Arts & Culture • Capital Funding • Deficit Funding • Religion • Environment • Research