This year, the Foundation will be providing 41 unrestricted grants of £75,000 over three years (£25,000 per year) with tailored development support to registered charities and community interest companies which are led by and working with people who are experiencing economic inequity because of the race or ethnicity.
The 2025 programme is open to small, local and specialist registered charities, charitable incorporated organisations (CIOs) and community interest companies (CICs) registered in England and Wales.
To be eligible, all organisations must:
- Be based and working in England (excluding London) and Wales.
- Have an annual income of between £25,000 and £500,000 in the last set of published accounts.
- Have a track record of directly delivering services for at least one year to people (aged 18 and over) from racially minoritised communities experiencing significant economic disadvantage. Services should support people over the long term and support people to strengthen their immediate personal or financial circumstances and then support them to make progress towards achieving their employment/career aspirations and ambitions.
- Be led by and working for communities experiencing inequity because of their race or ethnicity: at least 75% of their Directors/Trustees, and at least 50% of staff self-identify as belonging to the communities being supported.
- Be delivering culturally appropriate services that are developed in response to community needs.
- Ensure that people with lived experiences of the issues being addressed by organisation are at the centre of the designing, developing, and managing the services being provided.
Groups can also apply for up to £500 of accessibility support to help them apply, including:
- BSL interpreters
- Language translation
- Scribes
- Dyslexia software
A live webinar will be held on 3 April 2025 (10:30 to 12noon). Registration is required
Applications are now open with a deadline of 29 May 2025.