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Over £5m approved in March 2020’s grants round

In our second Committee of 2020, our Committee approved grants totalling just over £5m. This comprised 41 grants, large and small, supporting organisations that reach those in London in greatest need.

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Bridging Divides

Advice and Support

£200,000 over five years towards the salary and on costs of a Senior Welfare Rights and Benefits Worker in London.


£100,000 over three years of core support for JFKL’s holistic casework in London, including rent and core expenditure.


£248,000 over five years towards the costs of a full-time advice worker, management costs and associated running costs.


£100,000 over five years towards core costs. This funding is for a maximum of one third of the organisation’s unfunded core costs, reflecting the proportion of its beneficiaries that are Londoners, which is c.30%.

Connecting the Capital



£145,000 over three years towards a salary and associated costs of a project to support SCVOs in influencing decisions affecting Somalis in London.


£96,000 over three years for Homemade Circus workshops in residential care homes and to update an associated Toolkit.


£135,000 over three years as core funding to support the Young Camden Foundation’s work for voluntary sector organisations working with children and young people.


£143,000 over three years towards the salary and associated running costs of the Greenworks Co-ordinator plus project running costs.


£250,000 over five years towards the costs of psychotherapeutic and other mental health support to young people, both boys and girls.


£244,200 over five years for the salary of a Project Manager and running costs for the Leaping Forward for Dementia project.


£31,000 over two years towards the costs of a Support Worker, Project Manager and related resources for Kentish Town Community Centre’s weekly classes for older people.


£275,000 over three years toward the salaries of the Project Manager, Regional Manager, and Member Engagement Manager, plus evaluation and other running costs to launch the Connected Communities London model.


A grant of £104,960 over three years towards the salary, running and project management costs of the arts programme for disabled adults.


£95,000 over 2 further and final years towards staffing and operational costs of the Saturday Socials older persons programme delivered through Islington Giving.


£100,000 towards the capital costs of improved access facilities to the Old Town Hall.


£105,000 over 3 years towards the Posh Club Co-Ordinator’s salary, Kitchen Manager’s salary and towards associated running costs to deliver TPC events per annum for older people.


£323,500 over 5 years towards a Director of Lewisham Local plus associated running costs for the development and consolidation of Lewisham Local.


£5,000 for an access audit.


£94,000 over 2 further and final years towards the salary of a Co-ordinator and freelance sessional staff and associated costs of maintaining and developing the community green space.


£2,520 to meet the costs of an access audit along with the provision of 1‑day disability equality and awareness training for staff.


£4,500 for an independent access audit and design appraisal.


£2,500 towards the costs of an access audit and equalities training for Pleasance Theatres Trust’s Islington site.


£63,000 over five years for core costs to underpin the successful running of the organisation through and beyond the recruitment and hand-over of a new CEO.


£100,000 towards capital access improvements to the public foyer, entrance, auditorium, backstage, and learning and participation areas.


£2,000 to provide an eco-audit.

Positive Transitions



£183,600 over three years towards the salary of one Family Worker; individual and family therapy sessions and a contribution to building and organisational running costs.


£44,000 over 2 further and final years for the salary of the Women’s Support Worker and for the costs of delivering ESOL Classes to Entry-level and level 1 standard.


£89,900 over two further and final years for a full time Senior Violence Interrupter and associated running costs.


£108,500 over three years for the salary and associated costs of a School-Home Support Practitioner to support the positive transitions of young people with mental ill health in Alternative Provision.


£248,200 over 5 years for a Project Support Officer and associated running costs to provide support, advice and advocacy for people experiencing spinal cord injury in London.


£248,700 over 5 years for a Domestic Abuse Worker and associated costs for its London service.

£28,400 made up of £18,400 over one year towards therapists’ fees, clinical supervision, premises and management costs and £10,000 to develop a robust fundraising plan and develop better links with local statutory providers.

£260,900 over 5 years for a Co-ordinator, Support Worker, volunteer expenses and running costs for the Chinese Wellbeing Service.


£260,400 towards the salary costs of the Training and Learning Co-ordinator and associated costs of the Rollettes, The Young Company and The Ensemble Intensive training programmes.


£117,500 over three years towards the salaries of two Generate Voices Co-ordinators and associated project running costs.


£85,000 over three years towards the salary and on-costs of a London Regional Manager, volunteer costs, direct management and related running costs.


£150,000 over three years for an ESOL tutor; Volunteer training; a contribution to creche facilities; exam registration and project management and administration costs.


£93,760 over 5 years for the salary, travel, management and clinical supervision costs for the Free2Talk service for young Londonders.

Big Red Bus Club Charlton

£29,500 over three years towards the staffing and related running costs of pre-entry level group ESOL stay and play sessions for parents of under-fives.


£109,700 over two further and final years towards an Inclusion Champion post, the Policy Co-ordinator and a proportion of the Director’s time and the Communications Officer, as well as the costs of developing the e‑hub, and training and capacity building costs.

Small Grants – Bridging Divides



£6,700 for the salary of an Artistic Director to deliver therapeutic arts sessions to aid the recovery process for traumatised women.