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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  • Liberal Democrats

    General Election 2017

    towards a comprehensive polling and seat support strategy to maximise the number of Liberal Democrat first places achieved on 8 June 2017

    Amount: £230,000
    Theme: Political party
    Date: 2017
    Website: www.libdems.org.uk

  • New Internationalist

    Buy into a better story: Community Share Offer

    to assist New Internationalist to provide progressive campaigns with an alternative media platform

    Amount: £7,500
    Theme: Media reform
    Date: 2017
    Website: newint.org

  • Alliance Party of Northern Ireland

    Westminster 2017

    to assist the Alliance Campaign in the snap General Election and maximise the opportunity for the targeting of two potential Westminster seats: East Belfast and South Belfast

    Amount: £20,000
    Theme: Political party
    Date: 2017
    Website: allianceparty.org

  • Fair Business Banking Foundation

    Fair Business Banking

    seed funding to assist the APPG on Fair Business Banking to prevent the abuse of businesses

    Amount: £7,460
    Theme: Rights and equality
    Date: 2017
    Website: www.appgbanking.org.uk

  • Bristol Cable

    IMSI-catchers: transparency and policy change

    to campaign for government to disclose statistical reporting data on IMSI-catcher use by public authorities in the UK, and the guidelines governing the technology’s application

    Amount: £7,200
    Theme: Rights and equality
    Date: 2017
    Website: thebristolcable.org

  • Undercover Research Group

    #Spycops Uncovered

    to fight for justice for politically active people who have been spied upon by undercover police and to hold to account the officers responsible

    Amount: £32,700
    Theme: Rights and equality
    Date: 2017
    Website: undercoverresearch.net

  • Generation Rent

    Security of tenure for private renters

    to campaign for security of tenure for private renters

    Amount: £48,000
    Theme: Rights and equality
    Date: 2017
    Website: www.generationrent.org

  • Parliament Project

    to support women to run for political office in the UK over three years

    Amount: £36,000
    Theme: Democracy
    Date: 2017
    Website: www.parliamentproject.co.uk

  • DefendDigitalMe

    National Pupil Database / School Census

    to campaign for safe, fair and transparent use of children’s personal confidential data

    Amount: £28,465
    Theme: Rights and equality
    Date: 2017
    Website: defenddigitalme.com