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.

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  • Consolidate

    Consolidate political interests database

    £10,000 to enhance transparency in UK politics by creating a comprehensive database and interactive dashboard to provide detailed insights into the financial interests of MPs and Lords

    Amount: £10,000
    Theme: Democracy
    Date: 2024
  • Black Equity Organisation

    #BlackVotesCount 

    £75,000 to lead on the development of a Black manifesto and increase Black and minority voter registrations

    Amount: £75,000
    Theme: Democracy
    Date: 2023
  • Constitution Unit, University College London

    Detailed plans for constitutional policy implementation

    £72,249 over ten months to prepare and promote detailed implementation plans for constitutional reform by the next government, ahead of the pending General Election

    Amount: £72,249
    Theme: Democracy
    Date: 2023
  • Manifesto Club

    Campaign to defend freedom in public spaces

    £40,000 over one year to build a public network to oppose unaccountable and overbearing controls in public spaces

    Amount: £40,000
    Theme: Democracy
    Date: 2023
  • Connected By Data

    Seizing the Moment Together: Securing Democratic Controls over AI

    £50,000 over one year to grow and mobilise an effective civil society campaigning network in the UK to jointly campaign to protect citizens’ and communities’ rights over the data that underpins and fuels AI in the run up to the next General Election

    Amount: £50,000
    Theme: Democracy
    Date: 2023
  • Center for Countering Digital Hate

    Strengthening the UK’s Information Resilience in 2024

    £60,000 to conduct a 12-month programme to help UK civil society counter online abuse, disinformation and trolling, and to engage Ofcom to strengthen regulation for social media ahead of a 2024 UK election

    Amount: £60,000
    Theme: Capacity building
    Date: 2023
  • Politics in Action

    Votes at 16 in Northern Ireland

    £33,142 over one year to develop and promote a Votes at 16 Campaign in Northern Ireland by raising the issue of votes for 16- and 17-year-olds onto the political, media and civil society agenda

    Amount: £33,142
    Theme: UK Democracy Fund
    Date: 2023
  • GeneWatch UK

    Urgent need to protect genetic data

    £10,000 over three months to prevent the negative impacts on privacy and human rights of the Government’s proposed Data Protection and Digital Information Bill, and to make parliament and government more accountable and responsive to citizens’ concerns

    Amount: £10,000
    Theme: Democracy
    Date: 2023
  • Generation Rent

    Driving up voter registration among private renters

    Up to £151,872 to run local and national campaigns to drive up voter registration ahead of the next General Election among private renters, particularly groups that they have identified as being less likely to be registered, such as those living in shared houses and flats

    Amount: £151,872
    Theme: UK Democracy Fund
    Date: 2023