Action for Race Equality (ARE) is well-known and well-established in the racial equity sector. Its service delivery programmes chiefly support young people aged 10 to 30, including a flagship employability programme Moving on Up, which supports Black men aged 16 to 24. Alongside service delivery and grant making, ARE also undertakes research and policy work.

Action for Race Equality will launch a new three-year strategy in 2024 – the strategy retains the organisation's historic focus on Employment, Education, Enterprise, and the Criminal Justice System, but adopts a more proactive approach to pursuing clear strategic goals, and to using a more intersectional lens to understand and address the causes and consequences of racial inequality.

ARE’s current funding is almost entirely restricted, so core funding will allow them to invest in parts of their strategy which are hard to fund elsewhere. This timing, and need, aligns well with our Racial Equity programme.