Grants database

A collaborative project, working with a number of civil society organisation, to collect and analyse data on the impact of the EU Settlement Scheme and to work with cross-party parliamentarians to set out and advocate for a set of recommendations for how government policy and practice could improve.

The new strategy seeks to achieve a permanent transformation in the data culture and practice of grantmakers by increasing data available, improving quality, enhancing data use, providing insight, and leading practice. It will work towards our vision for UK grantmaking to become more informed, effective and strategic.

Voice4Change is a membership-based infrastructure charity for Black and minoritized ethnic charities, community groups and social enterprises. This grant supports Voice4Change to test public thinking on ​‘race’ and racism before and after reading carefully framed messages as part of their Reframing Race programme.

Migrants Organise is a shared organising platform for refugees and migrants acting together for justice. This grant supports the production of Still We Rise, a podcast created by the grassroots community of people seeking asylum in Coventry about the impact of the hostile environment on their lives.

The Refugee Council supports and empowers people who have been forced to flee conflict, violence and persecution in order to rebuild their lives in the UK. This grant supports the Refugee Council to test communications and messaging that makes the case for refugee protection as part of their work to mark the seventieth anniversary of the Refugee Council.

The UK Democracy Fund is a pooled fund set up by the Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust and supported by a group of committed funders. They work to build a healthy democracy – one in which everyone can participate and where political power is shared fairly. This grant supports Millions More 24, a project which aims to register and turn-out to vote one million new voters from under-represented groups at the next UK general election, especially young people, people born overseas, people from minoritised communities, renters and those on low incomes.

L’Auberge des Migrants has been working with refugees and displaced people in Calais and the surrounding area since 2008. They act as an umbrella organisation, bringing together eight different organisations and working collaboratively to support people, volunteers and organisations in the region. This grant supports the Humanitarian Base of Calais, an an inter-organisational project developed by five organisations that work to support displaced people living in informal camps on the France-UK border. Funding will help distribute tents, sleeping bags, firewood and cooking ingredients to people living at the base.

LocalMotion brings together six communities and five major funding organisations to support community led action. They are reimagining how communities, funders, and systems can work together more equitably, more effectively, and more inclusively—for everyone. 

They believe that with imagination, courage and deep collaboration, lasting change that tackles the root causes of social, environmental and economic injustice is not only possible – it is already happening. Together they create spaces and networks for connection and collaboration that create powerful, lasting change in how things are done. Bringing resources and decision making into local hands, where they believe that real change happens.

LocalMotion works in six places— Torbay, Oldham, Middlesbrough, Lincoln, Enfield and Carmarthen —where communities are building on local strengths, imagining new futures and leading change that lasts. 

The five funding partners are City Bridge Foundation, Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, Lankelly Chase Foundation, Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales, and Paul Hamlyn Foundation.

Together they are building a social, economic, and environmental justice movement. By communities, for communities.

The Peel is a charity that aims to build a connected community in Clerkenwell, London. They run activities for adults, children and young people, and mental health awareness projects. This grant supports The Peel as they build their Clerkenwell Youth Development Programme providing support for children in educational transitional stages through a youth club, life-skills programme, cultural enrichment, and career development for older children.

The Parent House is a charity that supports parents in Islington. They aim to reduce poverty and social inequality for families by building parents’ confidence and skills through provision of courses, training and wellbeing support. This grant supports the Parent House to deliver one-on-one support, consultations and peer mentoring to parents in Islington in order to strengthen core skills, improve wellbeing and provide opportunities to enter education and work.

Islington Giving supports projects helping people living in poverty in Islington by raising funds and making grants to groups supporting young people, families, older people and those with mental health issues. This grant is Paul Hamlyn Foundation’s contribution as a coalition partner which will help create a larger funding pot, enabling Islington Giving to work in partnership and reach more groups through their grant-making.

Help on Your Doorstep is a charity that aims to improve the health and wellbeing of people in Islington, especially those who are vulnerable and isolated. They work with residents to find solutions to the issues which make life difficult, strengthen communities and enable people to improve their life chances. This grant supports Help on Your Doorstep to identify people who are at risk and provide early support to prevent the need for later crisis intervention.