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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  • Open Rights Group

    A Biometrics Commissioner for Scotland

    to enable the delivery of a political campaign on the Scottish Government’s July 2018 announcement of a public consultation on enhanced oversight of biometric data for justice and community safety purposes in Scotland

    Amount: £6,975
    Theme: Rights and equality
    Date: 2018
    Website: www.openrightsgroup.org

  • Good Law Project

    The Good Law Project: Building legal capacity for the third sector

    to help test and demonstrate the case for a dedicated law firm for the third sector in the UK

    Amount: £7,500
    Theme: Capacity building
    Date: 2018
    Website: goodlawproject.org

  • Fabian Society

    Rising Stars and Parliamentary Reform

    to fund a pamphlet and associated campaign work on the issue of parliamentary reform from the perspective of the crop of new Labour MPs elected in 2017

    Amount: £7,000
    Theme: Democracy
    Date: 2018
    Website: fabians.org.uk

  • Youth Politics Ltd

    increasing voter turnout amongst young adults

    Amount: £7,500
    Theme: Democracy
    Date: 2018
    Website: youthpolitics.org.uk

  • Undercover Research Group

    #Spycops Uncovered – the truth out!

    transparency and disclosure in undercover political policing

    Amount: £66,500
    Theme: Rights and equality
    Date: 2018
    Website: undercoverresearch.net

  • Operation Votey McVoteface

    campaign to get more live-aboard canal and river boat travellers to vote in next General Election

    Amount: £9,922
    Theme: Democracy
    Date: 2018
    Website: mcvoteface.org.uk

  • Liberal Democrats

    Electoral Insights Project

    to undertake a full programme of polling and research to deliver effective messages and target voters, rebuild national support and core vote and drive a data revolution across the Party

    Amount: £301,740
    Theme: Political party
    Date: 2018
    Website: www.libdems.org.uk

  • Labour for a People’s Vote

    to influence the Labour leadership to call for a public vote on the Brexit deal

    Amount: £25,000
    Theme: Democracy
    Date: 2018
    Website: labourpeoplesvote.org

  • Red Pepper

    Preparing for Power

    to adapt their website and print magazine to become a multimedia actor able to influence new political opportunities and progressive popular thinking

    Amount: £7,500
    Theme: Capacity building
    Date: 2018
    Website: www.redpepper.org.uk