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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  • Elect Her

    Women Thrive

    £33,000 over 18 months to diversify Elect Her’s income streams to enable them to continue their work supporting women into elected office in the long term.

    Amount: £33,000
    Theme: Democracy
    Date: 2023
    Website: www.elect-her.org.uk

  • The Institute for Constitutional & Democratic Research

    The APPG for Democracy & the Constitution

    £18,975 over four months to support the work of the APPG for Democracy & the Constitution, specifically the programme of activity related to the Elections Act

    Amount: £18,975
    Theme: Democracy
    Date: 2023
    Website: www.icdr.co.uk

  • Labour Together

    A new democracy for the UK

    £40,000 over six months to prioritise the democratic reform agenda inside the Labour Party

    Amount: £40,000
    Theme: Democracy
    Date: 2023
    Website: www.labourtogether.uk

  • Purpose Union

    Increasing Student Voter Registration  

    £39,936 to run a peer-to-peer campaign to inform and encourage universities to adopt automatic opt-in for students to register to vote during enrolment (auto-enrolment) in time for the next academic year, beginning September 2023.

    Amount: £39,936
    Theme: UK Democracy Fund
    Date: 2023
    Website: www.purposeunion.com

  • Reprieve

    Secure the Safe Repatriation of Trafficked Britons in Syria

    £39,971 to deliver a 12-month targeted campaign to end the unlawful detention of British nationals in North East Syria and secure redress for the abuses they have suffered.

    Amount: £39,971
    Theme: Truth to Power
    Date: 2023
    Website: reprieve.org.uk

  • Migrants’ Rights Network

    Words Matter: Creating bold migration narratives

    £40,375 over one year to support the Words Matter campaign to shift narratives around migration, and enable those with lived experience to speak truth to power.

    Amount: £40,375
    Theme: Truth to Power
    Date: 2023
    Website: migrantsrights.org.uk

  • Runnymede Trust

    Voter ID readiness assessment

    £7,225 for a short research project which will seek to better understand whether local authorities are ready to meet their obligations under Voter ID requirements.

    Amount: £7,225
    Theme: Democracy
    Date: 2023
    Website: www.runnymedetrust.org

  • Women’s Equality Network Wales

    Diverse 5050: Phase 2

    £37,266 over one year to run Phase 2 of their Diverse 5050 Campaign with the aim of achieving equal seats and diverse representation in the Senedd.

    Amount: £37,266
    Theme: Democracy
    Date: 2023
    Website: wenwales.org.uk

  • Hansard Society

    Taskforce on the customs, language & rules of the House of Commons

    £45,761 over one year to undertake a review of the customs, procedural rules and use of language in the House of Commons, and then to make recommendations for reform to improve the way the House of Commons operates and make it more accessible to the watching public.

    Amount: £45,761
    Theme: Democracy
    Date: 2023
    Website: www.hansardsociety.org.uk