LFC Foundation, the official charity of Liverpool Football Club, has published its sixth annual independent social impact report, and it shows the charity grew by 65% in a single season.
The Foundation supported 239,421 people across 2025/26, over 93,800 more than the year before, including more than 50,000 extra participants helped internationally. Its programmes focus on health, learning and employability across the Liverpool City Region and in Ethiopia, Japan, the Republic of Ireland, Tanzania and the United States.
The headline figures from the report:
- 239,421 people supported, up 65% on 2024/25
- £96m of social value, or £10.53 back for every £1 spent: £67.8m from programmes at home and £24.8m from international work
- 14,546 sessions and 629,104 hours of contact with participants
- £54.2m in healthcare savings, as programmes such as Man2Man reduce demand on health services
- £1,019,331 awarded in grants to local organisations, including £200,000 for Community Hubs across the Liverpool City Region with the Steve Morgan Foundation
- £413,541 in gifted items and experiences through Red Neighbours, including 5,141 match tickets for local schoolchildren and 1,000 hot meals a week
Local programmes in the report include Pathways to Work, which breaks down barriers to employment and training, and Onside+, which helps steer young people away from crime. Abroad, RISE supports displaced and vulnerable primary-age children in Ethiopia's Amhara Region with literacy and safe schools, and Save Her Seat helps keep girls in school in Tanzania. Both are delivered with Right To Play.
Matt Parish, CEO of LFC Foundation, said: "We passionately believe a postcode should not determine the life chances of a young person, but unfortunately all too often that is the case which is why our programmes and partnerships are all focused on tackling social inequalities in the communities that need our support the most."
Chair Steve Varley added: "We now have six years of independently verified data which demonstrates the real impact the LFC Foundation's programmes are having on people's lives, not just here in the Liverpool City Region, but internationally as well."
The Foundation's mission is to work with half a million people by 2030.
For the sport for good sector, the grants line is the one to watch. A club foundation handing over £1m to local organisations is acting as a funder as well as a deliverer, and six years of independently verified data gives it the evidence to keep growing both.
Read the full report, or find it on Impact Report Hub.
Source: LFC Foundation, 22 October 2026