THE GUARDIAN FOUNDATION — grant history
Latest income
£1.5m
Grants listed (FY2025)
13
Listed grants total
£324k
Accounts grants total
£314k
listed grants reconcile with the accounts totalextracted from its FY2025 accounts
Application guidance — from the funder’s own website
- How to apply: The website does not state that the funder does not accept unsolicited applications. It invites individuals, businesses, or grant-giving organisations to 'join us in supporting young people, educators and journalists' and provides a 'Donate' link, but no specific application process for grants is described.
What this funder supports
Causes funded
Where grantees operate
- Throughout England And Wales
- Scotland
- City Of Wakefield
- Kirklees
- Bradford City
- Throughout England
- Leeds City
- Calderdale
What changed: FY2024 → FY2025
| Change | Grantee | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| new | Dataninja | — | £0 |
| new | Regio Children | — | £0 |
| up | Cafeyn | £38k | £162k |
| down | DMRA | £202k | £64k |
| up | Homegrown in Tottenham | £2k | £22k |
| up | Manchester Metropolitan | £6k | £11k |
| up | Birmingham University | £5k | £9k |
| up | LEEDS TRINITY UNIVERSITY | £4k | £8k |
| down | THE NATIONAL LITERACY TRUST | £14k | £3k |
| not listed | CHURCH ACTION ON POVERTY LIMITED | £314k | — |
| not listed | Unlimited Potential | £0 | — |
| not listed | Screen Education Edinburgh | £0 | — |
| not listed | CYMRU Creations | £0 | — |
| not listed | Northern Film | £0 | — |
Grants made, per its accounts filings
| Recipient | Year | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cafeyn | FY2025 | £162k | Voice & Agency |
| DMRA | FY2025 | £64k | Media Viability |
| Homegrown in Tottenham | FY2025 | £22k | Voice & Agency |
| Goldsmiths College | FY2025 | £13k | Voice & Agency |
| University of Sheffield | FY2025 | £12k | Voice & Agency |
| City University of London | FY2025 | £11k | Voice & Agency |
| Manchester Metropolitan | FY2025 | £11k | Voice & Agency |
| PSHE Association | FY2025 | £10k | News & Media literacy |
| Birmingham University | FY2025 | £9k | Voice & Agency |
| Leeds Trinity University | FY2025 | £8k | Voice & Agency |
| National Literacy Trust | FY2025 | £3k | News & Media literacy |
| Dataninja | FY2025 | £0 | News & Media literacy |
| Regio Children | FY2025 | £0 | News & Media literacy |
| Church Action on Poverty | FY2024 | £314k | Voice & Agency |
| DMRA | FY2024 | £202k | Media Viability |
| Cafeyn | FY2024 | £38k | Voice & Agency |
| National Literacy Trust | FY2024 | £14k | News & Media literacy |
| City University of London | FY2024 | £12k | Voice & Agency |
| University of Sheffield | FY2024 | £12k | Voice & Agency |
| Goldsmiths College | FY2024 | £11k | Voice & Agency |
| PSHE Association | FY2024 | £8k | News & Media literacy |
| Manchester Metropolitan | FY2024 | £6k | Voice & Agency |
| Birmingham University | FY2024 | £5k | Voice & Agency |
| Leeds Trinity University | FY2024 | £4k | Voice & Agency |
| Homegrown in Tottenham | FY2024 | £2k | Voice & Agency |
| Unlimited Potential | FY2024 | £0 | Voice & Agency |
| Screen Education Edinburgh | FY2024 | £0 | Voice & Agency |
| CYMRU Creations | FY2024 | £0 | Voice & Agency |
| Northern Film | FY2024 | £0 | Voice & Agency |
| City University of London | FY2023 | £169k | Education — postgraduate scholarships |
| DMRA | FY2023 | £169k | Funding — Turkish journalism initiative |
| Goldsmiths College | FY2023 | £33k | Education — postgraduate scholarships |
| National Literacy Trust | FY2023 | £33k | Educations — News literacy project |
| PSHE Association | FY2023 | £4k | Educations — News literacy project |
| Unlimited Potential | FY2023 | £2k | Funding — underrepresented voices initiative |
| CYMRU Creations | FY2023 | £2k | Funding — underrepresented voices initiative |
| Screen Education Edinburgh | FY2023 | £2k | Funding — underrepresented voices initiative |
| Northern Film | FY2023 | £2k | Funding — underrepresented voices initiative |
| Church Action on Poverty | FY2023 | £1k | Funding — underrepresented voices initiative |
| European Press Prize | FY2023 | £0 | Partnership = journalist recognition awards |
| University of Sheffield | FY2023 | £0 | Education — postgraduate scholarships |
| Four Corners | FY2023 | £0 | Partnership = journalist recognition awards |
| Doncopolitan | FY2023 | £0 | Partnership = journalist recognition awards |
| Four Corners (x2) | FY2022 | £352k | News Literacy and Education |
| DMRA (x5) | FY2022 | £260k | International programmes |
| Great Northern Film and Media | FY2022 | £13k | News Literacy and Education |
| International Media Support | FY2022 | £11k | International programmes |
| University of Sheffield | FY2022 | £11k | The Scott Trust Bursary scheme |
| Goldsmiths College | FY2022 | £11k | The Scott Trust Bursary scheme |
| City University of London | FY2022 | £11k | The Scott Trust Bursary scheme |
| European Press Prize | FY2022 | £9k | News Literacy and Education |
| National Literacy Trust | FY2022 | £7k | News Literacy and Education |
| CYMRU Creations | FY2022 | £6k | News Literacy and Education |
| PSHE Association | FY2022 | £5k | News Literacy and Education |
| Doncopolitan (x3) | FY2022 | £4k | News Literacy and Education |
| Unlimited Potential | FY2022 | £3k | News Literacy and Education |
| Swedish Consulate | FY2022 | £1k | International programmes |
| Screen Education Edinburgh | FY2022 | £0 | News Literacy and Education |
| Church Action on Poverty | FY2022 | £0 | News Literacy and Education |