Grants awarded

The grants we award range in size from a few hundred to tens of thousands of pounds. Some grants tackle short-term immediate issues and may be in response to specific political developments. Occasionally multi-year grants are made.

Information about grants is published on this website once the grant has been formally agreed.

Our grants are also published to the 360Giving standard* and are available to download as an Excel spreadsheet.  See below for a full list of grants starting with the most recent.

Case studies

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  • Institute for Public Policy Research

    Centring democracy in the new progressive project

    £74,875 over one year to undertake a programme of research, advocacy and influencing to shape the political and constitutional reform agenda of the next UK government

    Amount: £74,875
    Theme: Democracy
    Date: 2024
    Website: www.ippr.org

  • Consolidate

    Consolidate data expansion

    £45,000 over nine months to expand their current interactive database which sheds light on the flow of money and other affiliations between the government and the private sector

    Amount: £45,000
    Theme: Democracy
    Date: 2024
    Website: www.consolidate.org.uk

  • Involve / Democracy Network

    Make Politics Work For Us

    £75,000 over nine months to run a wide-reaching public facing campaign, ‘Make Politics Work for Us’, in the run-up to and following a 2024 General Election

    Amount: £75,000
    Theme: Democracy
    Date: 2024
    Website: democracynetwork.org.uk

  • Hillsborough Law Now

    £45,000 over 18 months to continue campaigning for a Public Authorities Accountability Bill

    Amount: £45,000
    Theme: Democracy
    Date: 2024
    Website: hillsboroughlawnow.org

  • Ferret Media

    Scotland’s disinfo war: Building democratic resilience

    £44,950 over nine months to investigate the influence that conspiracy thinking and the ‘culture war’ is having on Scotland’s political landscape

    Amount: £44,950
    Theme: Democracy
    Date: 2024
    Website: theferret.scot

  • Traveller Movement

    Operation Traveller Vote

    £10,000 over nine months for their “Operation Traveller Vote” campaign, which aims to significantly increase voter registration among Romani (Gypsy), Roma and Irish Travellers in anticipation of the 2024 local and general elections

    Amount: £10,000
    Theme: Democracy
    Date: 2024
    Website: travellermovement.org.uk

  • Scottish Beacon

    Developing and Promoting ‘Citizens Agenda’ Coverage of the 2024 UK General Election

    £9,840 over ten months to provide training around people-powered election coverage to publication partners working in independent community-based media outlets all around Scotland

    Amount: £9,840
    Theme: Democracy
    Date: 2024
    Website: www.scottishbeacon.com

  • Consolidate

    Consolidate political interests database

    £10,000 to enhance transparency in UK politics by creating a comprehensive database and interactive dashboard to provide detailed insights into the financial interests of MPs and Lords

    Amount: £10,000
    Theme: Democracy
    Date: 2024
    Website: www.consolidate.org.uk

  • Black Equity Organisation

    #BlackVotesCount 

    £75,000 to lead on the development of a Black manifesto and increase Black and minority voter registrations

    Amount: £75,000
    Theme: Democracy
    Date: 2023
    Website: blackequityorg.com