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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  • Unlock Democracy

    Everyone should have a voice

    £28,650 over 27 months to deliver a campaign that helps secure the introduction of Automatic Voter Registration (AVR)

    Amount: £28,650
    Theme: UK Democracy Fund
    Date: 2022
    Website: unlockdemocracy.org.uk

  • The Politics Project

    Democracy Classroom

    £124,741 over 19 months to grow the reach and impact of their Democracy Classroom programme, and to increase the number of young people registering and voting in the upcoming general election

    Amount: £124,741
    Theme: UK Democracy Fund
    Date: 2022
    Website: thepoliticsproject.org.uk

  • Citizens UK

    ‘100% Registered’: Schools and Colleges Accreditation Scheme

    £90,000 over 18 months to enable and incentivise educational institutions in any part of the UK to use the 100% Registered system and resources to register young people to vote in the run-up to the next general election

    Amount: £90,000
    Theme: UK Democracy Fund
    Date: 2022
    Website: www.citizensuk.org

  • Covid19 Bereaved Families for Justice UK

    £44,000 over two years to ensure that the Covid 19 inquiry delivers justice to bereaved families, holds the government to account for their actions and provides recommendations that will save lives in future pandemics

    Amount: £44,000
    Theme: Truth to Power
    Date: 2022
    Website: covidfamiliesforjustice.org

  • openDemocracy

    Transparency in Public Life

    £57,000 over one year to rapidly scale up their campaign to defend and strengthen freedom of information (FOI)

    Amount: £57,000
    Theme: Democracy
    Date: 2022
    Website: www.opendemocracy.net

  • Institute for Public Policy Research

    Upgrading democracy for new times

    £75,177 over one year for research, advocacy and influencing to shape the democratic and constitutional reform agenda of progressive political parties (including but not limited to the Labour Party) ahead of the next general election

    Amount: £75,177
    Theme: Democracy
    Date: 2022
    Website: www.ippr.org

  • Big Brother Watch

    Protecting Rights and Democracy Against Digital Threats

    £85,801 over 18 months to meet the challenges new and emerging surveillance technologies pose to human rights and democratic culture

    Amount: £85,801
    Theme: Democracy
    Date: 2022
    Website: bigbrotherwatch.org.uk

  • Best for Britain

    “Can’t Wait” Campaign: Phase Two

    £45,000 over four months to extend their “Can’t Wait” campaign to build consensus for Proportional Representation

    Amount: £45,000
    Theme: Democracy
    Date: 2022
    Website: www.bestforbritain.org

  • Unlock Democracy

    Cleaning Up Politics

    £76,500 over one year to continue their work with Compass to secure Labour Party backing for a wide-ranging programme of democratic reforms.

    Amount: £76,500
    Theme: Democracy
    Date: 2022
    Website: unlockdemocracy.org.uk