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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  • Fabian Society

    A New Charter for Democratic Reform

    to build support and make the case within the Labour Party for reform

    Amount: £28,753
    Theme: Democracy
    Date: 2015
    Website: fabians.org.uk

  • Index on Censorship

    Counter-extremism: a campaign to safeguard freedom of expression

    a joint campaign with English PEN against the government’s proposed extremism bill. The campaign’s aim is to prevent the introduction of measures that could stifle free expression in the UK and so undermine democracy and exacerbate inequality within society

    Amount: £15,435
    Theme: Rights and equality
    Date: 2015
    Website: www.indexoncensorship.org

  • Blacklisted Support Group and New Internationalist

    Blacklisted-Ending Secret War (Big Business/Union Activists)

    to make blacklisting a criminal office and achieve justice for blacklisted workers

    Amount: £7,480
    Theme: Rights and equality
    Date: 2015
    Website: newint.org/

  • Ruth Hayhurst

    Rig Watch

    to carry out independent, comprehensive journalism on how planning applications for onshore oil and gas drilling are decided

    Amount: £3,627
    Theme: Rights and equality
    Date: 2015
    Website: drillordrop.com/

  • The Parents’ Union

    Parents’ Voice in Parliament

    to further the campaign to reverse the school term time absence regulations implemented in September 2013, by raising awareness of the issue via the Education and Adoption Bill and lobbying the Education Select Committee to programme an inquiry into the issue

    Amount: £7,440
    Theme: Rights and equality
    Date: 2015
    Website: www.theparentsunion.uk

  • Corporate Watch

    Home Care Crisis

    to campaign for care home companies to provide a better standard of care and pay carers properly

    Amount: £7,475
    Theme: Rights and equality
    Date: 2015
    Website: corporatewatch.org/

  • Andrew George / Twenty-Twenty Project

    A ‘Progressive Alliance – Feasibility Study

    to assess the desirability, feasibility, scope and options for a Progressive Alliance

    Amount: £7,000
    Theme: Democracy
    Date: 2015

  • Voice4Victims

    Victims Rights’ Campaign

    campaigning for Victims Bill of Rights Legislation which would make the rights of victims legally enforceable, ensuring victims had easier access to justice, information and support services

    Amount: £7,500
    Theme: Rights and equality
    Date: 2015
    Website: www.voice4victims.co.uk

  • Open Rights Group

    Reforming surveillance

    to oppose surveillance capabilities being given to police and intelligence agencies

    Amount: £72,800
    Theme: Rights and equality
    Date: 2015
    Website: www.openrightsgroup.org