Charitable grants: We’ve funded over 6,000 cutting-edge projects in 40 years

The charitable arm of Network, Network for Social Change Charitable Trust, funds social change and social justice projects aiming to address the root causes of problems. Projects include those led by the people impacted by the issues they address (client-led), as well as groups advocating for specific policy changes. Our projects range from small, local organisations to major UK-wide policy initiatives.

In relying on each other’s expertise and spreading the risk between us, we promote and fund important and innovative projects. About 80% of our funding is charitable, granted by Network for Social Change Charitable Trust. Grants funded charitably 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 grants

Charitable Major Project grants 2024-25

These are normally grants for 3-6 years, with annual sums of £100,000 – £250,000. In 2024-25 our Major Projects were:

Permaculture Association, for Landworkers’ Alliance, a transformational grant to enable the scaling up of their member-led network of farmers and land-based workers. This is the final year of the project.
Labour Rights, a group of projects addressing justice for workers and protecting labour rights. Violation Tracker blows the whistle on corporate malpractice; Cat’s Cradle provides worker training and education; Working Families campaigns on the Employment Bill.
Windrush Justice, in partnership with other funders and Action for Racial Equality, this project seeks justice for those people whose UK citizenship is impacted by the “hostile environment”. Most of those affected are originally from Jamaica, Nigeria, Ghana and Barbados.
Community Resilience, a project aiming to increase the capacity of local communities across the UK to sustain themselves and adapt in the face of mounting disruption from climate change and other sources. For more detail, please see here.
Flying Fair, aiming to reduce the demand for flying. We are supporting a group of four organisations: the Aviation Environment Trust (AET) works for sustainable aviation policies, and aims – with local campaigners – to limit airport expansion; Possible campaigns for climate solutions to transport challenges, and has pioneered the Frequent Flyer Levy; New Economics Foundation undertakes and publishes economic analysis in support of aviation demand management. AET is also acting as a conduit for a grant to the No Airport Expansion network.
Fossil Fuels and Insurance Reclaim Finance conducts in-depth research and analysis on the practices of financial institutions in the insurance sector, aimed at supporting them to adopt climate strategies.

Charitable ‘Pools’ grants 2024-25

Generally one-off funding from £8,000 up to £25,000. There is one round per year. Charitable Pools grants in 2024-25 were:

Advance Myanmar Supporting one of the organising groups behind the non-violent protests in Yangon, Myanmar
Alder Hey Children’s Charity Addressing oral health inequality in Merseyside and the surrounding areas by providing free dental kits and advice to in-patients and their families at Alder Hey
Appeal Supporting women with criminal justice appeals by fighting individual cases for women, providing holistic support, and campaigning in the media and influencing politicians
Artis Foundation Supporting primary school children in areas of high deprivation, nurturing their creativity to heighten knowledge, and develop core life skills and confidence
Book Clubs in Schools Core funding to allow Book Clubs in Schools to scale up its programme of peer-led book clubs for children and young people
Centre for Innovation in Voluntary Action For Oxfordshire Liveable Streets, to ensure that proposed extensive traffic reduction measures in Oxford are introduced by the Council
City of Sanctuary UK To recognise and reward good practice within maternity and health services for asylum seekers and refugees
CleanConscience Working with refugees and asylum seekers, to help them find a route into employment and to integrate into society
Conflict and Environment Observatory Supporting international advocacy on the environment, peace and security across a range of environmental and humanitarian disarmament instruments
Coventry University Addressing escalating youth violence within Palestinian society in Israel using a holistic approach to enhance self-esteem, resilience, development and community engagement
Detention Action Core funding to support people in immigration detention to ensure a fair and humane immigration system
Endless Medical Advantage Core funding towards sustainable primary healthcare interventions for vulnerable and refugee communities in Lebanon
Every Casualty Counts Documenting the stories of individual global victims of current wars and promoting discussion of this during Remembrance Day activities
Fairness Foundation Core funding to reduce wealth inequality and its spillover effects on society in the UK
Faith in Community Scotland Core funding for the Poverty Truth Community, a movement for change led by people living with poverty
Finance Innovation Lab Influencing the scope, direction and outcomes of the government’s pension review to deliver transformative change for savers, pensioners, the wider economy and the planet
Friends of the Earth England Wales and Northern Ireland (EWNI) Continuing two legal challenges to the lawfulness of the government’s Net Zero Strategy/CBDP by a combination of constructive engagement backed up by possible judicial review
Gambling with Lives Supporting people bereaved by gambling suicide, ensuring more families have the support they need to survive and cope with their changed lives
GeneWatch UK To produce and disseminate a report on the use of new genetic engineering methods, known as gene editing
Get Further Supporting young people in Bradford to pass gateway English and Maths qualifications that unlock opportunities in education and work
Global Girl Project Core funding towards mobilising the most marginalised girls throughout the Global South, using education, leadership and skills capacity building
Greater Change Influencing local councils to support people experiencing homelessness by providing personalised cash grants
Inquest For UNGRIPP, working to end imprisonment of people serving an Indeterminate Sentence for Public Protection (IPP)
Macc Providing cash grants for people forced into destitution by their immigration status through the Greater Manchester Migrant Destitution Fund
North West Hazards Trust Assisting workers to identify and raise climate change issues in their workplace, and to negotiate with employers practical steps to mitigate the impact of climate change
Nourish (Scotland) Democratising the UK food economy by creating a new piece of public infrastructure for food justice
Peace Brigades International (PBI) Supporting environmental defenders in Latin America, a region suffering intersecting climate and human rights crises
PORA Zimbabwe Producing a fiction feature film advocating against the sexual abuse of minors through early marriage and encouraging girls’ education in Zimbabwe
Prospero World For Roots2Justice, building the legal resilience of grassroots communities affected by corporate abuse, and environmental and climate degradation
Settle Support Supporting young people coming out of care to manage their money, tenancies and wellbeing, and ultimately to avoid eviction and homelessness
Shared Future CIC To build a new network of passionate, informed and active Participatory Budgeting ‘climate champions’ in North West England
Spotlight on Corruption Building a civil society manifesto and plan of action to prevent corruption and preserve integrity in government decision making around climate
The Earth Community Trust For Stop Ecocide International, campaigning to make ecocide an international crime at the International Criminal Court
The Martin Ryle Trust For Scientists for Global Responsibility, seeking to reduce military influence on UK universities and schools, through greater involvement of scientists and engineers with anti-militarist views
Trust for Research and Education in Arms Trade (TREAT) For Campaign Against the Arms Trade, updating core CAAT information materials including Introduction to Arms Trade booklet
Voice 21 Delivering oracy provision in special schools and/or alternative provision settings, where students learning is affected by special educational needs or disabilities (SEND)
Woodcraft Folk Support the outdoor education sector to better respond to the climate emergency through training, practice sharing and adapting activities
Xenia Core funding to bridge differences between women of all backgrounds and build a more connected community using arts, heritage and conversation

Able Child Africa For an innovative disability-inclusive mental health guide and ‘toolbox’ for children and youth in Rwanda
APPEAL Working for a fairer justice system; challenging wrongful convictions and suppression of evidence by police
Artis For a primary school performing arts programme in deprived areas
Belong For Amplify, a project to support women in Drake Hall Prison (Midlands) who are caught up in the criminal justice system
Clowns without Borders For their project Wiggle, working in Syria and Turkey with traumatised refugee children
Finance Innovation Lab For Transforming Finance: A manifesto for positive change and regulatory reform
Gaia Foundation For Oikologica, a Forum of Independent Lawyers, training lawyers from indigenous and marginalised groups in India
Gambling with Lives For a pilot education project to prevent gambling harm in young people
Global Girl Project Core funding for mobilising girls in the global south to become leaders in families and communities
Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit For Torture ID, helping newly arrived asylum seekers to provide evidence of torture, and lobby for early trauma screening
Hear Me Out Music New music programmes for a range of immigration detention facilities
Ice and Fire Theatre To develop a theatre play “The Divide – A Brief Guide to Global Inequality and its Solutions”
Independent Diplomat For their Meet the Parties project, creating an impartial platform for conflict prevention and resolution
Labour Behind the Label To challenge online fashion retailers selling out on workers’ rights in Turkey
Lansbury House Trust Fund For War Resisters International to run an Antimilitarist Campaigning Lab for young people to play key role in resisting militarism
London Waterkeeper For their campaign for “A Swimmable Thames”, publicising water pollution events

Gaia Foundation For Oikologica, a Forum of Independent Lawyers, training lawyers from indigenous and marginalised groups in India
Gambling with Lives For a pilot education project to prevent gambling harm in young people
Global Girl Project Core funding for mobilising girls in the global south to become leaders in families and communities
Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit For Torture ID, helping newly arrived asylum seekers to provide evidence of torture, and lobby for early trauma screening
Hear Me Out Music New music programmes for a range of immigration detention facilities
Ice and Fire Theatre To develop a theatre play “The Divide – A Brief Guide to Global Inequality and its Solutions”
Independent Diplomat For their Meet the Parties project, creating an impartial platform for conflict prevention and resolution
Labour Behind the Label To challenge online fashion retailers selling out on workers’ rights in Turkey
Lansbury House Trust Fund For War Resisters International to run an Antimilitarist Campaigning Lab for young people to play key role in resisting militarism
London Waterkeeper For their campaign for “A Swimmable Thames”, publicising water pollution events

Marmot Charitable Trust For Zero Hour, promoting the Climate & Ecology Bill, aiming to cease fossil fuel investments and restore nature
Migrants Organise Core funding for work seeking to overturn the “hostile environment” policy
Omega Research Foundation Dealing with the disproportionate use of force by UK police, particularly against BAME communities
Open Trust For Open Democracy, holding authorities to account through Environmental Information Regulations (EIRs)
Peace Brigades International UK Supporting and protecting land, environmental and indigenous defenders
Peace Direct For Strength from Adversity, connecting young climate activists in Afghanistan, Syria, Kenya and Lebanon
PORA Zimbabwe For Gokwe Rape Emergency Aftercare Service
Possible (The 10:10 Foundation) For a Judicial review aiming to bring the government’s ‘Jet Zero’ aviation strategy within its climate commitments
Prism Youth Centre For Breathing Spaces 2, helping100 vulnerable teenagers in Bradford engage with an inner city farm for rescued animals

Saheliya Glasgow social enterprise, practical support for minority women who have experienced racial inequality
Survivor Alliance UK Leadership programme for UK survivors of modern slavery
The Kittiwake Trust Multilingual Library in Gateshead, following eviction by landlord and move to new site
Tiyeni Creating a hub and training programme for Deep Bed Farming in Malawi
Transform Justice CourtWatch project to increase oversight of our courts and promote community ownership of justice
Wellsprings Together Funding a Bradford-Iona Activists Retreat, an intergenerational, multi-faith and no-faith retreat to support community activists
Wildlife & Countryside Link For the Nature 2030 project: protecting the marine environment through policy and marine protected areas
Women Working Worldwide For Beauty Without the Beast: empowering women in global supply chains to claim their rights (Kenya)

Charitable Fast Track grants 2024-25

Generally one-off funding of £5,000 – £8,000. In 2024-25 we awarded 48 charitable Fast Track grants through 4 funding rounds. Grants were:

Advance Myanmar For Burmese Rohingya Organization UK, to amplify Rohingya survivors’ voices in global justice processes
Afghan Association of London Addressing challenges faced by Afghan women in London, such as social isolation, language barriers, limited access to employment and financial insecurity
Ajyal Foundation for Education Providing female hygiene kits for displaced women and girls in Gaza
Amos Trust For We Are Not Numbers (WANN), supporting young Palestinian writers writing about their daily experiences in Gaza
Beyond Equality CIO Develop training for youth and community workers to help them work with young men and boys to address negative behaviours towards women and girls
Black Girls Hike For Diversity in Nature Festival 2025, in Worcestershire, dedicated to sustainability in nature, conservation and environmentalism, for Black women
Centre for Innovation in Voluntary Action Improving the infrastructure of funding and support for small racial and climate justice organisations, by bringing a range of interested funders together
Co-operative Community Investment Foundation For workers.coop (the UK federation of workers’ co-ops), to establish a peer-to-peer mentoring system for workers’ co-ops to build confidence and share learning
Dipped in Creativity Engagement CIC Supporting young women at risk of: exclusion; youth violence; not in education, employment or training; and/or experiencing mental health challenges
Disability First CIO Funding an additional disability benefits advisor, enabling wider reach in Blackpool, Cumbria and South Lancashire
Empathy Museum For Foxglove Legal CIC, a participatory exhibition at a prominent London gallery featuring the stories of the exploited workers behind AI and Big Tech
English PEN Campaigning for protection of the human right of freedom of expression for writers at risk
Feedback Global Using a landmark legal ruling to force factory farm developers to reveal and account for the climate impacts of industrial meat production
Foundation for Integrated Transport For Transport Action Network, to challenge the current National Policy Statement for road and rail, which continues to sideline carbon emissions in decision making
Freedom for Girls Uganda Delivering the Train the Teacher project, removing stigma & shame from menstrual health experiences in school
GalGael Pioneering modes of social action to build community resilience by working together on shared tasks that reveal our common humanity
Global Justice Now Trust For Oikologia, to fund wages of two Right to Information paralegals working on environmental and human rights in India
Hear Me Out Music Core funding for creative programmes with people in the immigration detention and asylum system
Highfields Community Association Supporting Leicester garment workers facing exploitation, by offering workplace remediation, advice, legal guidance, and wage recovery
Independent Diplomat Providing seed funding to launch a new initiative to develop people-led solutions to climate displacement, one of today’s most critical global challenges
Independent Diplomat For Shahmama, advocating for social justice and accountability for Afghan women
Independent Diplomat For Solidarity Economy Association, campaigning to demilitarise the Alouk Water Station located in al-Hasakeh, Syria
Joseph Rotblat Memorial Trust For British Pugwash, campaigning against the worsening outlook for nuclear threat reduction and how that trend could be reversed
Joy Baker Fund Helping set up the Joy Baker Fund on a correct legal foundation and with initial grant funds, to ensure the best legal advice is available to home-educating families
Latin America Bureau Mobilising support for environmental defenders, highlighting their successes and challenges, and finding ways to protect them and the environment
LGBT UNITY GLASGOW Assisting LGBTQ+ refugees and asylum seekers in adapting to their new environments and achieving self-sufficiency
Liberty Choir Evaluating the value of the Liberty Choir music programme in both male and female prisons, to understand their different needs
Mbabzi School Partnership Funding secondary school fees for primary school graduates in Malawi
Network of Photographers for Palestine Promoting Palestinian photographers’ work to provide a true story through their photography about the suffering of their people
Quaker Congo Partnership UK Training women and young people in peacebuilding techniques in Eastern DR Congo
Real Farming Trust For Hardwick Estate, supporting it to become England’s first community-run Estate and advance the case for English land reform
Sacred Heart Primary School, Barrow in Furness Providing teaching support for primary-age children in an area of high multiple deprivation
SafetyCurtain For Fragments Theatre in Jenin, Palestine, which utilises the arts as a means of personal development and social transformation
SHARE Oxford Supporting the growth of the Library of Things and Repair Cafés
SHED For Humans for Rights Network, evidence gathering and exploring avenues for redress regarding cross border violence
Sortition Foundation Supporting the development of a permanent Citizens Assembly in Greater Manchester, and to inspire other Metro areas to follow their example
Space Generators Developing a network of climate emergency centres, supporting groups to transform vacant properties across the UK into inspirational eco-community hubs
Stump up for Trees Re-wilding Welsh coal mining landscapes by planting broadleaved trees
Tandem Supporting a weekly social group and a new pilot breathing/mindfulness workshop, helping service users to move on from mental breakdown
The Barn at Easington Strengthening and diversifying grassroots female-led recovery networks
The Movements Trust Supporting and amplifying a sustainable social movement sector working to mitigate climate and environmental disaster
The Poverty and Environment Trust Mobilising nationwide public advocacy for Parliament to pass legislation to support the growth of community-led renewable energy
The Survivors Trust Campaigning for implementation of the recommendations developed by the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA)
Time for Art Delivering creative sessions for asylum seekers in a hotel in Oxford
Tipping Point UK Building a people-powered tipping point for climate, economic and racial justice
Transform Justice Advocating reform of the Single Justice Procedure used for most criminal prosecutions
Watershed Investigations Investigating the extent and impacts of the chronic shipping pollution in Mumbai harbour
WISH Providing professional counselling for women in Tower Hamlets with complex mental health needs, who have no access to existing NHS Mental Health services

ACES (Association of Coastal Ecosytems Services) For Tropical Research & Conservation Centre Nigeria, for 700 biomass cooking stoves in mangrove conservation area
Afghanistan & Central Asian Association Supporting displaced refugees with crisis and integration issues, now including support for refugees from Ukraine
African Refugee Community Staff support in Barnett for services for asylum seekers from mainly French-speaking African countries
Alternatives to Violence (AVP) Jordan Workshops for refugees and host communities in Jordan
Art Against Knives Core funding to boost capacity and deliver services to vulnerable young people
Aviation Environment Trust Challenging ‘Jet Zero’ – the Department of Transport’s policy framework which continues to promote aviation expansion
Black Girls Hike Environmental summer camp for 70 black women at Green & Away education centre in Worcestershire
Burma Human Rights Network Documenting human rights violations and accountability in Myanmar
Centre for Innovation in Voluntary Action For the intrapreneurs.club for Apprentice Pathway Programme, helping young, diverse and low income people to secure careers in IT
Chaffinch Stack the Library for Kibera’s Kids – helping Nairobi’s vulnerable children access vital resources
Coventry University Gun Crime Violence among Palestinians in Israel: Strategies to reduce violence
Criminal Justice Alliance Leadership programme for lived experience voices: advocacy, training and expertise in the criminal justice system
Cyclox For Oxfordshire Livable Streets, for a cycle and pedestrian plan, re-prioritising space from cars to cycling, walking and other public uses

Devon Centocow Link First-Aid training for pre-school staff in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa
Eastside Community Trust For Eastville Park Lido CIC to bring back a lido in ethnically diverse East Bristol
Falklands Stewardship Trust Groundswell Outreach venture “GO Falkland”, to promote regenerative farming in Scotland
Fences & Frontiers Expanding museum and countryside visits for asylum seekers in Glasgow, Birmingham and Cardiff
Foundation for Integrated Transport For Transport Action Network’s legal fighting fund to bring UK national roads policy within the UK’s carbon budget
Institute for Development Studies New Lucas Plan, exploring opportunities for a worker/citizen-led transition to a green economy
Joliba Trust Income-generating project for rural Malian women, producing cooking oil and soap from Balanites tree kernels
Labour Behind the Label Researching LGBTQ+ garment workers stories in UK and global supply chains

Medical Justice Interpreters for detained torture survivors for immigration medical assessments
Meri Yaadain CIC Dementia support for South Asian communities in Bradford and beyond
Next Century Foundation For Justice Congo Group for awareness-raising about how mining for smartphone minerals in DRC is terrorising local communities
Platform Recipe for a Revolution project in Tower Hamlets, minority-led food justice research & movement building
Prism City Farm Bradford Breathing Spaces project using holistic eco-therapy to help young people in mental distress
Public Interest Research Centre Decolonising Narratives: Transforming civil society communications, for organisations within its network
Red Balloon Educational Trust Replacement of outdated laptops for teenagers who have been bullied, traumatised and excluded from school
Somewhere Else Bridging gaps in provision for refugees and asylum seekers in Stockton-on-Tees
StandOut Programmes Expansion of employability programme at HMP Wormwood Scrubs
Sussex Green Living Regrow & Repair Roadshow in Sussex to promote lifestyle changes that reduce pressure on the planet

Tanzania Development Trust Borewells and rope pumps for 5 locations in rural Tanzania
The BEARR Trust UKRAINE: Winter Aid appeal – grassroots grants
The Congo Tree Youth development work in the Democratic Republic of Congo, inspiring and supporting young leaders
The Eden Trust Youth Environmental Service aiming for every young person in the UK to have the opportunity of a year’s environmental service
The Girlington Centre Refugee Support Group in Bradford, for practical and legal support for refugees
The Movements Trust For Wild Card, grassroots campaigning for the UK’s biggest landowners to rewild and open up their estates to all
The Real Farming Trust Bringing the UK farmland trusts together: for closer collaboration and more effective movement building
Therapeutic Art Zambia Using art to increase dignity and care for people with poor mental health in Zambia
Time for Art Creative art sessions for asylum seekers in hotels in Oxfordshire
Upper Space CIC For Adfree Cities Research into how billboard ads deepen existing social inequalities
War on Want Keeping the Hope Alive: fighting for ecological justice in Chile’s Constitutional Process
Wild Fish Conservation Judicial Review of the UK Government’s inadequate plan to reduce dumping of raw sewage into rivers
Young Sea Changers Scotland Empowering young people in Scotland to take action for the seas

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