The South-West Social Mobility Commission is funded by regional anchor organisations, charitable foundations, research funding awards, and philanthropy.
We are very grateful to the donors listed below for funding the work of the Commission. Funding enables us to support the Commission’s vital team roles.
We are always seeking funding for the Commission as a whole and for our strategic projects. If you are interested in supporting the work of the Commission, please email: a.sim@exeter.ac.uk.
All Commission and Commission project funders:
- Cobalt Trust
- University of Exeter
- Cornwall Council
- Devon County Council
- Somerset Council
- Great South West
- Persimmon Foundation
- Hg Foundation
- UPP Foundation
- Rank Foundation
- Eighty Eight Foundation
- Policy Support Fund
- ESRC Impact Accelerator Award
- Fiona Forbes
- Tim Wilkinson
- Melody Dougan
- And further philanthropic donors who prefer to remain unnamed
We are also very grateful for the in-kind support given by BCG to develop our initial thinking on social mobility indicators and to Bray Leino for creating our branding.



