
JOIN THE CLUB


THE ULTIMATE SUPPORTERS CLUB
Boost your brand
Elevate your voice
Join us on an global stage
Join an international supporters’ network committed to tackling inequalities and increasing social mobility. As a ‘Club member’, you can align yourself with the Rio Ferdinand Foundation a vibrant cutting-edge brand that is driving a worldwide movement to power the potential of a generation.
With your support, we can tackle generational inequalities, empower young people to recognise their skills and give them ownership to achieve their goals.

Our Supporters
-
Statom Group
-
International Fund For Ireland
-
Warner Music UK
-
Kiss
-
Ralph Lauren
-
Findel
-
Choice Housing
-
Bauer
-
Warner Music Ireland
-
Laureus Sport For Good
-
UEFA Foundation for Children
-
The Community Foundation
-
The Guinness Partnership
-
Foot Locker Foundation

-
“We take great pride and pleasure in being a partner with the Rio Foundation. Seeing firsthand the difference this foundation makes is truly inspiring. The opportunities and support they provide change so many lives, making all the hard work we do to raise funds truly worthwhile.”
Tommy Brown, Statom Group CEO
-
"This collaboration between the IFI and RFF aims to put young people at the heart of their communities, giving them a voice and facilitating opportunities to inform and influence what happens in their communities."
Paddy Harte, Chair of the International Fund for Ireland
-
“We are delighted that the first year of our partnership with the Rio Ferdinand Foundation has been such a great success. The programme has helped create opportunities for young people to improve their lives, and to help them progress along their chosen career path."
— Alistair Smyth, The Guinness Partnership's Director of External Affairs and Social Investment
-
“The Rio Ferdinand Foundation is an impeccable partner; they truly understand and share our passion for levelling-up youth networks with their local communities across the UK and Ireland. We’re striving to bring together the cultural overlaps and opportunities in football and music."
Tony Harlow, CEO, Warner Music UK
-
“As a housing association we are committed to going beyond building affordable quality homes and a key part of this is supporting our local communities. The partnership with the Rio Ferdinand Foundation aligns with our pledge to support young people through developing their future employment prospects as well as, promote positive mental health and well-being.”
Choice Group Chief Executive, Michael McDonnell

-
Statom Group
In late 2023, Statom Group joined us as a long-term partner to help provide opportunities for young people within the building and construction industries across London.
Selected as the lead charity for the Statom Group's Celebrity Ball in late 2023 and 2024, the incredible events saw a stunning £400,000 raised to help the Foundation continue to reach and power the potential of more young people.
-
Warner Music
From Black History Month in October 2021, the Foundation has been working with Warner Music UK to build a grassroots anti-racism and equality movement that will raise awareness of racism and use music and its associated industries to bring communities together around shared passions and interests.
-
KISS FM/Bauer Media
KISS partners with the Rio Ferdinand Foundation on new campaign #notboxed. In April 2022 KISS Breakfast's Jordan & Perri announced a new KISS partnership with the Rio Ferdinand Foundation to raise awareness and drive change in the way young people are supported in building their futures.
-
International Fund for Ireland
An exciting new partnership between the International Fund for Ireland (IFI) and Rio Ferdinand Foundation (RFF), working across the southern border counties and Northern Ireland, will unite young people together through their love of the ‘beautiful game’.
-
UEFA Foundation
Working collaboratively with UEFA Foundation for Children, Youth in Action is a programme of opportunity developed in consultation with young people and communities. The programme works with minority groups and under resourced communities to promote inclusion, and tackle racism.
-
Ralph Lauren
The Rio Ferdinand Foundation (the Foundation) is now the European beneficiary of Ralph Lauren’s Pin of Solidarity—a timeless, tangible symbol of solidarity. This partnership recognises the Foundation’s ambition to create a more equal and inclusive society and empower more young people to realise their full potential.
-
The Jockey Club
The partnership aims to help young people from some of the UK’s most disadvantaged communities learn more about the sport as a pastime and an industry they can work in. The collaboration will launch across the three Jockey Club racecourses closest to London - Sandown Park, Epsom Downs and Kempton Park - with the Foundation working with hundreds of young people in the capital every year.
-
The Guinness Partnership
The skills development programme aims to inspire, connect and equip young people with the essential networks and skills for life. The Rio Ferdinand Foundation is proud to be working with The Guinness Partnership to offer resilience building, skills, training and employability support to marginalised young people living in Guinness housing across Oldham and London that will improve their employability and life skills.
-
The Findel Foundation
Greater Manchester-based Findel, one of the UK's leading suppliers of resources for schools, sports clubs, and other education establishments, has teamed up via their Findel Foundation with the Rio Ferdinand Foundation, a national charity for youth and community development, to launch a new 'Communities' programme.
-
Laureus/Footlocker
Providing opportunities & pathways into the music, sport, media and creative industries. The Rio Ferdinand Foundations newest partnership with Laureus and Footlocker will over the next 12-months bring together iconic and aspirational street brands with local partners. In and around Brixton we will deliver a programme that echoes the blend of sport, music, and fashion, we see more and more in street culture in Brixton and beyond.
-
Choice Housing
Choice Housing has become the first housing association in Northern Ireland to partner with the well-established Rio Ferdinand Foundation to support young people through a range of personal and professional development programmes.
Join The Club
Join The Club
