Non-charitable grants: supporting projects not eligible for charitable funds
Through Funding for Social Change Ltd, Network can provide non-charitable grants to projects which are outside the charitable mainstream. Such projects may have a campaigning aspect, be not yet adequately constituted for a charitable grant, or be based overseas.
Grants awarded by Funding for Social Change Ltd can address marginal or untested areas and concerns, and reach groups that may find it harder to attract funds. About 20% of our funding is non-charitable. Such grants made in 2024-25 are listed below.
All projects funded by Network satisfy our criteria for being legal, non-violent and non-party political.
Non-charitable Major Project grants 2024-25
Most of our funding for major projects is charitable, however in 2024-25 we funded two non-charitable projects:
- Labour Rights, a group of projects addressing justice for workers and protecting labour rights. The New Organising Conference brings together people from different backgrounds organising for workplace justice.
- Fossil Fuels and Insurance Mothers Rise Up, is a grassroots campaign group who combine specialist skills and creativity to fight for climate justice, and our funds will enable work focusing on insurance of fossil fuel investments.
Non-charitable ‘Pools’ grants 2024-25
Generally one-off funding from £8,000 up to £25,000. There is one round per year. Non-charitable Pools grants in 2024-25 were:
- Abdullah Dzinamarira Foundation Trust Addressing the barriers climate change poses to providing education and social support for underprivileged and vulnerable children in Sanyati District, Zimbabwe
- Black SEN Mamas (SEN Mamas CIC) Offering 12-week mental health and advocacy support, including 1:1 counselling, workshops, support groups, mindfulness, and SEND legal advocacy
- Declassified UK Core funding towards work examining the UK role in support of Israel in its war on Gaza
- Democracy for Sale The Watchdog is a new project at the intersection of journalism, law and campaigning that is dedicated to the public’s right to know
- Independent Ecological Expertise in Kyrgyzstan Training representatives of local communities in the protection of citizens’ rights in the Kyrgyz Republic, in the field of environmental protection
- International Climate Change Development Initiative Africa Enhancing the knowledge and understanding of young climate activists in Nigeria, Ghana, and Gambia on climate justice issues, and building a regional network of young climate activists
- Shadow World Investigations Researching the global trade in weapons for a book and documentary ‘Making a Killing – How the West profits from slaughter in Yemen and Gaza’
- Stop Fuelling War Developing alternatives to the way ‘security’ is viewed in France and wider Europe, to encompass non-violent, non-aggressive and sustainable rather than militaristic solutions
- Sunbula Building the economic resilience of craft producer groups in the West Bank and Gaza
- Union of Justice Empowering emerging leaders of colour across 10 European countries to address climate justice and racial equity
Non-charitable Fast Track grants 2024-25
Generally one-off funding of £5,000 – £8,000. In 2024-25 we awarded 19 non-charitable Fast Track grants through 4 funding rounds. Grants were:
- Active Hope CIC Empowering thousands worldwide, through an online course helping people to grow their capacity for engagement in achieving positive social change
- Amazon Watch Campaign to halt the Ferrograo, an environmentally destructive infrastructure project in the Brazilian Amazon
- Climate Camp Scotland A camp for climate justice movement building and non-violent direct action against the fossil fuel industry
- Climate Choir Movement Core costs to support singers performing eco-themed songs together outside or inside the institutions that are funding or facilitating the climate crisis
- Earth Tenders C.I.C An urban food-growing space and community hub, where Black, people of colour, queer, migrant and low-income individuals can train in land-based practices
- Earth Thrive Researching the forest biomass industry in Serbia, to support a future campaign against the proliferation of highly damaging biomass industry in the region
- Flooded People UK Building a social movement of flooded people to influence policy
- Lakenheath Alliance for Peace (LAP) Running talks, workshops and non-violent training, and encouraging national and international campaigners to participate in the LAP Camp and Conference
- Make Hope Possible Limited Aiming to restore truly local government to Scotland through the ‘Build a Local Scotland’ campaign
- Make Votes Matter Supporting a youth movement in support of fair votes and proportional representation
- Safe Landing Developing a communications campaign to raise awareness of the community of aviation workers and enthusiasts who care about the future of the industry and our planet
- Somerset Storyfest Delivering the One Tree (Many Branches) project, for refugees to tell their life stories in schools
- SOS for Sudan Supporting Sudanese asylum seekers by teaching them English, providing emotional support and a weekly Sudanese meal
- Steppers Women of Colour over 40 Walking Football Group To improve physical fitness, advocate and enhance mental health and well-being through walking football
- Stir To Action Developing a vistion for the future of social clubs, through case studies and roundtables, to help prevent any further loss of UK clubs & institutes
- The STEMinist Foundation Ghana Building the voices of rural women and children to defend their rights to access electricity along the Volta Lake, Ghana
- Tottenham Rights Construction and development of a digital archive for the War Inna Babylon project, fighting for racial justice in Britain since 1948
- Workforce Movement Aiming to increase the minimum wage to £15 per hour, using a powerful digital campaign to amplify the voices of low-waged workers across the UK
Download 5-year Funding Reports in PDF format for Funding for Social Change Ltd.
