Grants database

KIT Theatre uses immersive theatre and game mechanics to deliver curriculum learning in primary schools and develop children’s creative talent. This grant supports their plans to co-construct and deliver Pathways – a flexible, long-term programme of immersive theatre to support learning across the curriculum – in primary schools across Thurrock in Essex, building on local partnerships.

Ariel Trust is an educational charity developing best practice in safeguarding education through communication and resistance skills via forum theatre techniques. This grant allows Ariels Trust to expand on their work empowering children to articulate their needs through rehearsing behaviours. The programme aims to extend the practice in 12 Liverpool schools, by securing forum theatre techniques not only with pupils but with teachers, schools and parents to change the way adults communicate with children about sex and relationships education.

The WOW Foundation brings together a global network of artists, producers, and activists using creativity to advance gender equity in their communities. This grant provides funding towards the development stage of a major International Conference to take place in November 2025 on Violence Against Women and Girls, organised in partnership between WOW and Killed Women.

The Centre for the Acceleration of Social Technology (CAST) works to create an agile, resilient, digitally enabled social sector by accelerating the use of digital technology for social impact and supporting more effective use of digital technology to achieve social and charitable outcomes. This grant supports CAST to ensure charities have safe and trusted tools to use in order to realise the benefits of AI in their work; to develop their experience and confidence in use and to understand the implications of use for their own work and organisation.

The Civic Power Fund is a new charitable fund that will support community organising and build the infrastructure and leadership it needs to thrive. This grant is a strategic investment in a key partner who is supporting us to deliver our mission around migrant justice, youth organising and youth led change, and shifting power in funding.

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.

Migrateful is an award-winning charity which supports refugees and migrants on their journey to employment and independence and promotes integration. They offer cookery classes where migrant chefs share their cuisine, culture and stories with the general public.

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.

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.

C4WS Homeless Project supports people experiencing homelessness to access housing, employment and to rebuild their lives. This grant will enable them to provide critical support through their successful ​“rotating shelter model” helping guests find positive housing move-ons.

The Cultural Learning Alliance is a collective voice working to ensure that all children and young people have meaningful access to culture. Arts and culture bring pleasure, participation, self-expression and essential skills into children’s lives. By speaking with one voice and working together, we can realise our ambition for all children and young people to have an entitlement to quality cultural learning. The Alliance brings together the diverse parts of the cultural sector to work together – including museums, film, libraries, heritage, dance, literature, new media arts, theatre, visual arts and music – with the education and youth sector.

Coram’s Fields and Harmsworth Memorial Playground is a children’s charity that serves as a safe place for all children to come and play. This grant will support Coram’s Fields in providing an under-fives drop-in service helping new parents to build social connections and enabling children to learn and develop through play.