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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  • Democracy for Sale

    Tackling big money in British politics

    £48,945 to support a 12-month campaign to expose the failings of the UK’s political finance system and push for legislative reform through the forthcoming Elections Bill

    Amount: £48,945
    Theme: Money in politics
    Date: 2025
    Website: democracyforsale.substack.com

  • Spotlight on Corruption

    Strengthening Democracy’s Defences

    £50,052 over one year to campaign for stronger checks and balances in the regulation of UK political parties and their finances

    Amount: £50,052
    Theme: Money in politics
    Date: 2025
    Website: www.spotlightcorruption.org

  • mySociety

    Support for a Freedom of Information (FOI) Network

    £9,982 over six months to strengthen freedom of information through creating a stronger civic campaign in defence of information rights, advocating by demonstration for their vital role in our democratic system

    Amount: £9,982
    Theme: Checks and balances
    Date: 2025
    Website: www.mysociety.org

  • 50:50 Parliament

    Fundraising support

    £5,000 to support 50:50 Parliament’s fundraising plans

    Amount: £5,000
    Theme: Capacity building
    Date: 2025
    Website: 5050parliament.co.uk

  • Rowntree Society

    Rowntree Society core funding

    £14,945 over three years to sustain their core work and deliver a new programme shaped by the Quaker and Liberal values that inspired the Rowntrees in their business, civic, educational and charitable work

    Amount: £14,945
    Theme: Capacity building
    Date: 2025
    Website: www.rowntreesociety.org.uk

  • Transparency International

    Addressing the Corrupting Influence of Big & Dark Money in UK Politics

    £85,500 over two years to address the corrupting influence of big and dark money in UK politics

    Amount: £85,500
    Theme: Money in politics
    Date: 2025
    Website: www.transparency.org.uk

  • Democracy Volunteers

    Strengthening Elections to Improve Democracy

    £240,906 over three years, to plan, observe and report on elections over the coming three years up to, and including, the next UK General Election

    Amount: £240,906
    Theme: Checks and balances
    Date: 2025
    Website: democracyvolunteers.org

  • Alliance Party

    Building a Progressive Society – For Everyone

    £246,423 over three years to support development and campaigning in Northern Ireland and to secure a strong liberal and centre-ground voice in Northern Ireland

    Amount: £246,423
    Theme: Political party
    Date: 2025
    Website: allianceparty.org

  • Seeds for Change

    Resisting the repression of protest

    £30,000 over one year to support freedom of protest by enabling groups and communities to maintain their engagement in protest and sustain their campaigns in the face of rapidly intensifying repression; and in turn to strengthen the systemic pushback against repressive legislation

    Amount: £30,000
    Theme: Political rights - Freedom of expression and protest rights
    Date: 2025
    Website: seedsforchange.org.uk