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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  • More United Ltd

    Digital Recruitment Campaign

    towards online campaigning, fundraising and advertising to build the More United movement giving millions of people the power to exert a progressive influence on UK politics and combat growing extremism

    Amount: £58,636
    Theme: Democracy
    Date: 2016
    Website: www.moreunited.uk

  • Standing Committee for Youth Justice

    Youth Justice Review

    to lobby for policy and legislative reform across the entire youth justice system in England and Wales, following the publication of the final report of the Youth Justice Review by the Ministry of Justice

    Amount: £36,000
    Theme: Rights and equality
    Date: 2016
    Website: scyj.org.uk

  • Digital-Trust

    Improving Outcomes for Digital Abuse Victims

    to continue working on the digital crime related amendments to the Policing and Crime Bill

    Amount: £17,650
    Theme: Rights and equality
    Date: 2016

  • Christopher Bowers

    Spending at the 2015 General Election – exposed

    to research, write, design and print a report to highlight how rules on election spending as set out in the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 are being used

    Amount: £12,500
    Theme: Democracy
    Date: 2016

  • Fair Funding for our Kids

    to campaign for the Scottish government to fulfil their policy commitment on 600 hours of free childcare for every child aged from three to five

    Amount: £3,500
    Theme: Rights and equality
    Date: 2016
    Website: fairfundingforourkids.org

  • Vote for Policies

    UK Policy Tracker

    to set up the UK Policy Tracker to drive greater accountability of governments and opposition parties to their election manifesto promises

    Amount: £6,940
    Theme: Democracy
    Date: 2016
    Website: voteforpolicies.org.uk

  • Greater Manchester & District CND

    New political times, new campaigning methods?

    a one day, national level, campaigner conference to improve the strength and vigour of the UK peace movement focusing on tactics and context

    Amount: £2,000
    Theme: Rights and equality
    Date: 2016
    Website: gmdcnd.com

  • We Own It

    Lobbying work on the Bus Services Bill

    campaign against Clause 21 of the Bus Services Bill so that all local authorities have the option of providing bus services if this is best for their area

    Amount: £5,600
    Theme: Rights and equality
    Date: 2016
    Website: weownit.org.uk

  • Energy Democracy Project

    Building Support for Divest-Invest

    to campaign for local councils to divest pension funds away from fossil fuels, and reinvest this capital into public good

    Amount: £4,500
    Theme: Rights and equality
    Date: 2016
    Website: energydemocracyproject.wordpress.com