EFL Trust

EFL Trust was established in 2007 to support the growing amount of community work carried out within the EFL to distribute core funding from the Premier League and The PFA to each community trust. The Trust quickly established a reputation as being much more than that, securing commercial partnerships and government contracts to deliver a range of services through its network of 72 football charities and, more recently, a wider network of partners. The Trust uses the power of football to make a difference, particularly in the many disadvantaged areas that its network reaches. 2011 saw The Trust embark on a new journey, delivering the government funded National Citizen Service (NCS). This has proved an incredibly rewarding programme, with over 10,000 young people graduating from the scheme since those initial pilots. In 2013 The EFL Trust Futsal Educational Programme gained national exposure with the inaugural Futsal Cup featured on Soccer AM throughout the 2013/14 campaign. Finalists Grimsby Town and Derby County battled their way through the preliminary rounds to compete for the chance to win a trip to Barcelona, with The Mariners coming out on top. The Trust's network engaged 1.5 million people in their community work last year. Kicking off the 2014/15 campaign in style, The Trust have announced that they will be working with Ferrero to deliver the Kinder+Sport scheme, with Kinder also sponsoring the Kids Cup and Girls Cup at the end of the season.