ARK is an international charity whose purpose is to transform children’s lives. ARK was founded in 2002 by a group of senior figures in the alternative investment industry, pooling their skills and resources to improve the life chances of children. With a shared vision of collective philanthropy, ARK delivers high social returns on philanthropic investment. ARK brings together passionate experts with the best talent from business. It has developed a strong results-driven model to identify, create and deliver innovative programmes addressing critical issues in the areas of HIV/AIDS (South Africa, Mozambique), Education (UK, Asia) and Children in Care (Eastern Europe) that are transformative, scalable and sustainable. ARK applies the same principles and disciplines to managing the charity as it would to running a business, focusing on the transformation of children’s lives through rigorous research, monitoring and evaluation. ARK’s work meets high standards of efficiency and effectiveness. ARK’s Board of Trustees and Patrons ensures that the central administrative costs of ARK are met. 100% of donations are then used to deliver ARK’s programmes. The Board acts as a catalyst for others to give and leverages additional funding and significant resources for ARK’s work.