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The Fore, the UK’s only venture philanthropy fund dedicated to backing the best small charities and social enterprises, is thrilled to announce that Epiris has joined as a new funding partner.

About Epiris

Epiris are an independent private equity firm with a mission to build great businesses that deliver outstanding returns for their investors. They are an experienced and successful team that have worked together for many years building a strong track record of private equity investment and fund-raising that has allowed the business to grow.

Shared Vision for Impact

The Fore is delighted to welcome Epiris as a new partner and further the firm’s commitment to social impact initiatives. Building on employees’ previous experience with skilled volunteering, we are supporting the organisation share their time and resources with some of the most exciting small charities in the UK, amplifying their ability to tackle pressing social challenges.

Epiris employees will have the opportunity to join The Fore’s Pro Bono Network, where they can access curated volunteering opportunities to share their professional expertise. They will also become part of our broader community, being invited to participate in Philanthropy Insights and other engagement activities and events.

Partnership in Action

“When we invest, our aim is to support management teams to unlock the potential within great businesses. The Fore allows us to do this beyond the commercial world, backing innovative solutions to some of the UK’s toughest challenges from economic inactivity to youth mental health” 

Bill Priestley, Managing Partner, Epiris 

“When private equity meets purpose, change happens. With the combination of skills and experience Epiris shares, we can drive meaningful, long-term impact together.”  

Mary Rose Gunn, CEO, The Fore 

Moving Forward Together

This partnership strengthens The Fore’s mission to create a society that solves its own problems by ensuring exceptional small charities and social enterprises receive both the funding and skills they need to scale from grassroots initiatives to nationwide impact.

Could your organisation be our next funding partner? We’d love to discuss how we can work together to back the UK’s most promising small charities and social enterprises, whilst delivering meaningful social impact.

Reach out to partnerships@thefore.org.