Grants database

The Social Equity Centre is a not-for-profit expert consultancy provider that aims to narrow the gap for under-represented voices and build a more equal society where everyone feels heard and included. This grant provides core funding, increasing their capacity to keep abreast with changes such as immigration system and local government policy. It will also support The Social Equity Centre to explore and research the need for representation in the public sector for marginalised groups, and develop practical solutions and interventions to ensure that gaps are filled.

Social Change Initiative (SCI) provide practical support, services and strategic advice to maximise the impact of donor funding for change, working to provide a bridge between the worlds of activism and philanthropy. This grant supports SCI to bring together a panel of Black activist leaders to oversee the design and implementation of their leadership programme and the selection of participants. The programme includes residential sessions, one-to-one mentoring (from Black mentors) and the opportunity of a mini-Fellowship for both self-development and issue exploration purposes. 

Right to Remain (formerly known as the National Coalition of Anti-Deportation Campaigns) is a human rights membership organisation which works with groups across the UK to promote and defend the rights of people seeking the right to remain in the UK. This grant supports the implementation of their new strategy and Theory of Change, made up of three interconnected stages: building knowledge, radical solidarity and power.

Kanlungan Filipino Consortium (Kanlungan) is a registered charity consisting of several Filipino community organisations working together for the welfare and interests of the Filipino and other migrant communities in Britain. Their work is focused on the promotion and protection of migrant rights and welfare by providing mental health and wellbeing support, skills training, immigration and employment advice, campaigns, and advocacy. This grant will support recruitment of additional staff, affording Kanlungan more opportunities to communicate and work effectively with statutory bodies, and share their insights into the East and Southeast Asian community.

Gaza Families Reunited are a campaigning group calling on the UK Government to urgently create a Gaza Family Scheme for Palestinians from Gaza to reunite with loved ones in the UK. This grant supports core costs to enable Gaza Families Reunited to continue to build public awareness, petition MPs and partner with groups and organisations to widen impact. 

European Philanthropic Initiative for Migration (EPIM) is Europe’s largest and longest standing philanthropic collaborative working on issues of migration and inclusion. They fund and nurture alliances and partnerships, curate the migration ecosystem and cultivate a shared narrative for belonging and democratic resilience. Following a period of review and learning, EPIM has streamlined their thematic priorities and interventions. This grant will support EPIM to implement their new approach and pathway to change.

Community Policy Forum seeks to promote evidence-based and community-centred approaches to policymaking surrounding the structural inequalities that face Muslim communities in the UK. This grant will fund additional staffing which will allow them to dedicate more resource to the migration arm of their work, and prioritise long-term projects over reactionary work, laying the foundations for long-lasting social change. Community Policy Forum’s Islamophobia and Human Rights within the UK Asylum System project will be part of this work. 

The British Palestinian Committee are an independent organisation with experience in a range of professional fields including policy, advocacy, human rights, law, academia, journalism, arts and culture. They work primarily in the policy advocacy arena to ensure that Palestinian experience and expertise are integral to British policy-making towards Palestine and Palestinians in the UK. This grant supports a joint project between the British Palestinian Committee and Migrants Organise, providing resources for a bilingual caseworker to support Palestinians immediately and help develop the community’s longer-term capacity to respond to Palestinians’ needs in the UK.

Young Peoples Puppet Theatre run large-scale projects for children and young people which use the arts to develop creative and life skills. This grant will support core development of the organisation to enable them to manage the increased demand for their work since the Covid-19 pandemic. 

Trinity Community Arts is an arts provider who use the power of creative engagement to support and empower marginalised communities. This grant will support delivery of an in-depth, three-year programme of arts-based learning in three Bristol primary schools, supporting learning across the curriculum, well-being and the development of teachers’ practice. Trinity Community Arts will work in close partnership with other local arts and cultural organisations and the schools’ staff.

The Black Curriculum (TBC) is a social enterprise that aims to deliver black British history teaching and learning across the UK. They run virtual and in-person programmes to schools, young people and corporations to promote the importance of Black history and develop free and licensable resources for schools. This grant supports the scaling of their Springboard Programme which teaches Black British History through Music and Poetry, tackling issues of racial inequity in the school system.

MakeBelieve Arts is a theatre and education charity, offering programmes to develop the creative, communication and literacy skills of children through arts-based workshops in schools for children, teachers and parents. This grant supports MakeBelieve Arts to adapt and develop its practice to work with SEND specialist teachers and Early Years educators, supporting children in SEND schools.