About the Endowments Investing Challenge
The Endowments Investing Challenge (EIC) brings together values-led investors to pool resources for a public tender process to select an Investment Service Provider (ISP). The EIC aims to bring investment decisions into the open through transparency, participation and collaboration. It culminates in a high-profile event where shortlisted ISPs present their investment solutions and are quizzed by a wide variety of stakeholders related to charitable foundations and beyond. The competition was first run by Friends Provident Foundation, The Blagrave Trust and The Joffe Charitable Trust in 2020. Similar challenges have been run two further times across two continents.
The partners
The 2026 EIC is run by:
- The Blagrave Trust
- The Children’s Society
- Cripplegate Foundation
- Friends Provident Foundation
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Vivensa Foundation.
Together they have made commitments of up to £50 million for the new investment mandate. More partners may join between the launch of the investment RFP and the EIC event in March 2026.
Supporting organisations
The process is also being supported by: