Esmée Fairbairn Foundation aims to improve the quality of life for people and communities throughout the UK both now and in the future. The Foundation is one of the largest independent grant-makers in the UK and makes grants of £30 – £35 million annually towards a wide range of work within the arts, education and […]
Education & Employability
Peter Cruddas Foundation
The Peter Cruddas Foundation gives priority to programmes designed to help disadvantaged and disengaged young people between the ages of 14-30, to pursue pathways to Education, Training and Employment with the ultimate aim of helping them to become financially independent. The foundation focuses on three main funding streams, which are: Pathways/support for young disadvantaged or […]
Grant for Learning Disability projects – The Baily Thomas Charitable Fund
The Baily Thomas Charitable Fund is a well-known funder of projects that positively benefit people with learning disabilities, which has been their sole beneficiary group since 2001 offering over £2.5 million in grants most years. With the vast majority of grants given by the charity below £10,000. Only supporting organisations that are registered charities they make […]
John Lyon’s Charity- Small Grants Programme
As we regularly search for great funding opportunities to improve your schools and communities, we came across this grant programme from the John Lyon’s Charity. The charity provides support to 9 Boroughs in northwest London: Barnet, Brent, Camden, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Kensington & Chelsea and the Cities of London and Westminster. Their main […]
Universal Music UK Sound Foundation- Instrument and Equipment Awards
A Foundation who supports music initiative is the Universal Music UK Sound Foundation’s Instrument and Equipment Awards, which aims for schools, individual students and teachers to improve their access to music through the purchase or upgrade of musical instruments and equipment. The Foundation provides grants up to £1,500 towards the purchase of musical instruments and/or […]
UK-German Connection- Challenge Fund
Recently a school we are working with told us about a grant scheme to bring Schools together from the UK and Germany, which we thought was a fantastic opportunity for young children to discover and learn about the culture and language of two very different European countries. The Challenge Fund funding of up to £5,000 […]