LUCILLE FOUNDATION — grant history

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Latest income
£6.8m
Grants listed (FY2025)
29
Listed grants total
£6.2m
Accounts grants total
£6.4m

listed grants reconcile with the accounts totalextracted from its FY2025 accounts

What this funder supports

Based on the register classifications and operating areas of the grant recipients we could match to the charity register (a subset of all grantees).

Causes funded
Where grantees operate
  • Throughout England And Wales (6 grantees)
  • Scotland (4 grantees)
  • Ghana (4 grantees)
  • India (3 grantees)
  • Kenya (3 grantees)
  • Tanzania (3 grantees)
  • Throughout London (3 grantees)
  • Philippines (2 grantees)
  • Australia (2 grantees)
  • Netherlands (2 grantees)

What changed: FY2024 → FY2025

Grantees that appear, disappear or move by 50%+ between the two most recent filings we have read. A grantee “dropped” may simply have received a multi-year grant earlier.

ChangeGranteeFY2024FY2025
newFauna & Flora (F&F)—£1.0m
newNia Tero—£200k
newZayohub—£150k
newVillage Enterprise—£150k
newAcumen—£150k
newBlue Ventures—£150k
newAshoka—£150k
newCanopy Planet—£100k
upSpark Microgrants£150k£750k
upTHE PEEK VISION FOUNDATION£150k£750k
upLegado Inc£150k£250k
not listedFauna & Flora International (FFI)£1.0m—
not listedAcumen Fund£200k—
not listedASHOKA UK£150k—
not listedBLUE VENTURES CONSERVATION£150k—
not listedVillage Enterprise Fund£150k—
not listedCanopy Plant Society£100k—
not listedZAYOHUB FOUNDATION£100k—
not listedOCD Foundation£20k—

Grants made, per its accounts filings

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RecipientYearAmountPurpose
Fauna & Flora (F&F)FY2025£1.0mto support programmatic and core costs. F&F is the world’s oldest wildlife conservation organisation and focuses on the protection of threatened species and ecosystems. In addition to its well know work in species conservation, F&F is working increasingly on tackling climate change and supporting sustainable local livelihoods.
Spark MicrograntsFY2025£750kA major gift of £750,000 to support core costs. Spark Microgrants provides communities facing extreme poverty with a village-based approach to economic and civic development that works by building strong decision making processes and supporting collective action at village level.
Peek VisionFY2025£750kA major gift of £750,000 to support core costs. Peek Vision identifies people with eyesight problems and connects them to local health workers, using smartphone-based technology to gather data that enables targeted, cost-effective treatment in low-income countries.
Legado IncFY2025£250kto support core costs. Legado works with Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLC) helping them build the capacity to design and implement social and environmental projects of their choosing. They call this approach ‘Thriving Futures’ and focus work on areas important for biodiversity.
Nia TeroFY2025£200krestricted for Nia Tero to regrant to up to four Indigenous partners towards the protection and well-being of their ecosystems and communities. Nia Tero provides funds and technical support to give Indigenous partners the economic power and cultural independence to preserve their territory and livelihoods. It also works globally to raise awareness of Indigenous Peoples and promote policies to support them.
ZayohubFY2025£150kto support core costs. ZayoHub builds physical ‘hubs’ and provides the associated infrastructure and support to enable last mile communities in Zambia to access solar energy, transport, education, livelihood opportunities, financial services and more.
Village EnterpriseFY2025£150kto support core costs. Village Enterprise combats poverty in rural Africa by supporting people living in extreme poverty to launch and run businesses.
mothers2mothers (UK) LimitedFY2025£150kto support core costs. mothers2mothers works to eliminate paediatric AIDS and prevent new HIV infections via a network of trained and employed HIV+ mothers.
Last Mile HealthFY2025£150kto support core costs. Last Mile Health develops and manages trained community health workers who bring critical health services to remote communities.
AcumenFY2025£150kto support core costs. Acumen invests in sustainable businesses and promising leaders that are tackling poverty and the root causes of poverty.
CAMFED InternationalFY2025£150kto support core costs. CAMFED supports marginalised girls in Africa to go to school and to succeed, and equips young women (CAMFED graduates) to step up as leaders of change.
Root CapitalFY2025£150kto support core costs. Root Capital provides working capital and market connections for small and mid-sized agricultural businesses in Africa and Latin America.
MyAgro FarmsFY2025£150kto support core costs. MyAgro operates a mobile layaway savings model that enables farmers to invest in quality seed, fertiliser, tools and trainings, and to increase harvest and income.
Blue VenturesFY2025£150kto support core costs. Blue Ventures helps coastal communities to establish locally-managed marine areas that improve catch and increase incomes whilst also conserving coastal ecosystems.
GreenWaveFY2025£150kto support core costs. GreenWave’s model of regenerative ocean farming restores marine environments, supports local livelihoods and mitigates climate change.
ClientEarthFY2025£150kto support core costs. ClientEarth uses the power of the law to combat climate change and pollution, secure peoples’ environmental rights and protect and restore habitats, wildlife and natural resources.
KheytiFY2025£150kto support core costs. Kheyti helps smallholder farmers mitigate climate risk and increase agricultural income through their affordable “Greenhouse-in-a-Box” which protects crops from environmental risks and grows seven times more food, using 90% less water than open cultivation.
Noora HealthFY2025£150kto support core costs. Noora Health trains family members and frontline caregivers to support patients to recover from a major medical event or to manage a chronic health condition.
AshokaFY2025£150kto support their international fellows programme. Ashoka is a global network that supports ‘Changemakers’ through their fellowship programme. These are social innovators who are tackling some of the world’s most pressing problems. There are over 3,800 Ashoka Fellows in 90 countries across the world - each given an unrestricted stipend and support which includes coaching, leadership development, training and lifelong membership of the Ashoka peer network.
Educate GirlsFY2025£150kto support core costs. Educate Girls mobilises communities to ensure access to quality education for girls, getting out-of-school girls into education and providing support that keeps them there.
Foundation for Ecological Security (FES)FY2025£150kto support core costs. Foundation for Ecological Security restores damaged common land in rural India by helping communities secure land rights and restore and manage that land effectively.
Northern Rangelands TrustFY2025£150kto support core costs. NRT develops and supports community conservancies, which are created to support the management of community-owned land for the benefit of livelihoods.
Canopy PlanetFY2025£100kover twelve months to support core costs. Canopy Planet works with industry partners in the fashion, packaging, and publishing sectors to eliminate sourcing from irreplaceable forests and find alternative solutions that support conservation.
Imagine WorldwideFY2025£100kto support core costs. Imagine Worldwide (IW) uses technology and bespoke curriculum to provide better education for young children in areas with limited resources. Their goal is to help children build basic reading and maths skills by working with schools, local communities, governments, and other groups to ensure access to quality early education.
Planet IndonesiaFY2025£100kto support core costs. Planet Indonesia (PI) uses community commons management to create healthy tropical ecosystems and thriving communities and helps other Indonesian NGOs to do the same.
Rocket LearningFY2025£100kto support core costs. Rocket Learning (RL) builds and delivers ageappropriate, play-based education content to daycare centre workers and parents of children aged 0-6, via WhatsApp groups, to support children’s early years development and empower the adults who care for them.
Labhya FoundationFY2025£100kto support core costs. Labhya uses Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) to improve learning outcomes for children living in poverty. This is implemented in partnership with Indian state governments through daily mental health and well-being classes that are integrated into the school day.
Coral VitaFY2025£100kto support core costs. Coral Vita uses high-tech, landbased coral farms to grow climate change resilient, genetically diverse corals and plant them back into degraded reef sites. Their coral reef restoration efforts aim to educate local people and tourists on the importance of coral reefs.
WildAid MarineFY2025£100kto support core costs. WildAid Marine works to improve the effectiveness of existing Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) focusing on enforcement. They work with partners helping them to independently manage the MPAs over the longterm.
Fauna & Flora International (FFI)FY2024£1.0msupport programmatic and core costs
Root CapitalFY2024£200ksupport core costs
Acumen FundFY2024£200ksupport core costs
CAMFED InternationalFY2024£150ksupport core costs
Legado IncFY2024£150ksupport core costs
Last Mile HealthFY2024£150ksupport core costs
KheytiFY2024£150ksupport core costs
GreenWaveFY2024£150ksupport core costs
Foundation for Ecological Security (FES)FY2024£150ksupport core costs
Educate GirlsFY2024£150ksupport core costs
Ashoka UKFY2024£150ksupport the international fellows programme
Blue Ventures ConservationFY2024£150ksupport core costs
mothers2mothers (UK) LimitedFY2024£150ksupport core costs
ClientEarthFY2024£150ksupport core costs
Village Enterprise FundFY2024£150ksupport core costs
Spark MicroGrantsFY2024£150ksupport core costs
Peek Vision FoundationFY2024£150ksupport core costs
Northern Rangelands TrustFY2024£150ksupport core costs
Noora HealthFY2024£150ksupport core costs
MyAgro FarmsFY2024£150ksupport core costs
Canopy Plant SocietyFY2024£100ksupport core costs
Zayohub FoundationFY2024£100ksupport core costs
WildAid MarineFY2024£100ksupport core costs
Coral VitaFY2024£100ksupport core costs
OCD FoundationFY2024£20k
Borne FoundationFY2024£18k
Save the MedFY2024£15k
Project SeagrassFY2024£10k
Surfers against SewerageFY2024£10k
Baobab Centre for YoungFY2024£5k
Doorstep LibraryFY2024£5k
The Wave ProjectFY2024£5k
Huracan FoundationFY2024£5k
Dutch Masters FoundationFY2024£5k
Better lives foundationFY2024£4k
Fauna & Flora International (FFI)FY2023£1.0mto support programmatic and core costs. FFI is the world’s oldest wildlife conservation organisation and focuses on the protection of threatened species and ecosystems. In addition to its well know work in species conservation, FFI is working increasingly on tackling climate change and supporting sustainable local livelihoods. The Foundation’s portfolio organisations continually innovate as they seek more effective ways to achieve their mission objectives. The work of a few of the Foundation’s charity partners is highlighted below.
AcumenFY2023£200kover twelve months to support core costs. Acumen invests in sustainable businesses and promising leaders that are tackling poverty and the root causes of poverty.
Nia Tero FoundationFY2023£200kover twelve months for Nia Tero to regrant to up to four Indigenous partners towards the protection and well-being of their ecosystems and communities. Nia Tero works through partnerships with Indigenous Peoples. Its place-based partnerships provide funds and technical support to give Indigenous partners the economic power and cultural independence to preserve their territory and livelihoods. It also works globally to raise awareness of Indigenous Peoples and promote policies to support them.
Root CapitalFY2023£200kto support core costs. Root Capital provides working capital and market connections for small and mid-sized agricultural businesses in Africa and Latin America.
Live HappyFY2023£150k
Last Mile HealthFY2023£150kover twelve months to support core costs. Last Mile Health develops and manages trained community health workers who bring critical health services to remote communities.
Yunus Social BusinessFY2023£150kto support core costs. Yunus Social Business invests in early-stage social businesses that fight poverty.
CAMFED InternationalFY2023£150kto support core costs. CAMFED supports marginalised girls in Africa to go to school and to succeed, and equips young women (CAMFED graduates) to step up as leaders of change.
Peek VisionFY2023£150kto support core costs. Peek Vision identifies people with eyesight problems and connects them to local health workers, using smartphone-based technology to gather data that enables targeted, costeffective treatment in low-income countries.
Ashoka UKFY2023£150kto support the international fellows programme. Ashoka is a global network that supports ‘changemakers’ through their fellowship programme. These are social innovators who are tackling some of the world’s most pressing problems. There are 3,700 Ashoka Fellows in 92 countries across the world each given an unrestricted stipend and support which includes coaching, leadership development, training and lifelong membership of the Ashoka peer network.
Noora HealthFY2023£150kto support core costs. Noora Health trains family members and frontline caregivers to support patients to recover from a major medical event or to manage a chronic health condition.
Educate GirlsFY2023£150kto support core costs. Educate Girls mobilises communities to ensure access to quality education for girls, getting out-of-school girls into education and providing support that keeps them there.
Foundation for Ecological Security (FES)FY2023£150kto support core costs. Foundation for Ecological Security restores damaged common land in rural India by helping communities secure land rights and then restore and manage that land effectively.
Spark MicrograntsFY2023£150kto support core costs. Spark Microgrants provides communities facing extreme poverty with a village-based approach to economic and civic development that works by building strong decision making processes and supporting collective action at village level.
MyAgro FarmsFY2023£150kto support core costs. myAgro operates a mobile layaway savings model that enables farmers to invest in quality seed, fertiliser, tools and trainings, and to increase harvest and income.
mothers2mothers (UK) LimitedFY2023£150kto support core costs. mothers2mothers works to eliminate paediatric AIDS and prevent new HIV infections via a network of trained and employed HIV+ mothers.
Village EnterpriseFY2023£150kto support core costs. Village Enterprise combats poverty in rural Africa by supporting people living in extreme poverty to launch and run businesses.
ClientEarthFY2023£150kto support core costs. ClientEarth uses the power of the law to combat climate change and pollution, secure peoples’ environmental rights and protect and restore habitats, wildlife and natural resources.
GreenWaveFY2023£150kto support core costs. GreenWave’s model of Regenerative Ocean Farming restores marine environments, supports local livelihoods and mitigates climate change.
Blue VenturesFY2023£150kover twelve months to support core costs. Blue Ventures helps coastal communities to establish locally-managed marine areas that improve catch and increase incomes whilst also conserving coastal ecosystems.
Northern Rangelands TrustFY2023£150kover twelve months to support core costs. NRT develops and supports community conservancies, which are created to support the management of community-owned land for the benefit of livelihoods.
Big Change Charitable TrustFY2023£150k
Blue Dragon Childrens FoundationFY2023£150k
Dutch Masters FoundationFY2023£150k
Water & Sanitation for the Urban Poor (WSUP)FY2023£150k
StrongMindsFY2023£100k
KheytiFY2023£100kto support core costs. Kheyti helps smallholder farmers mitigate climate risk and increase agricultural income through their affordable “Greenhouse-in-a-Box” which protects crops from environmental risks and grows seven times more food, using 90% less water than open cultivation.
WildAid MarineFY2023£100kover twelve months to support core costs. WildAid Marine works to improve the effectiveness of existing Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) focusing on enforcement. They work with partners helping them to independently manage the MPAs over the longterm. Their six-stage process guides all projects from site identification to establishing regional leadership for self-sufficient management in the long-term.
Nuru InternationalFY2023£100kto support core costs. Nuru develops independent, locally-led nonprofit organisations focused on creating sustainable livelihoods, and social cohesion in rural farmer communities which are adjacent to conflict zones in Africa with a particular focus on the Sahel.
War Child UKFY2023£100k
Legado IncFY2023£100kover twelve months to support core costs. Legado works with Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLC) helping them build the capacity to design and implement social and environmental projects of their choosing. They call this approach ‘Thriving Futures’ and focus work on areas important for biodiversity.
Canopy PlanetFY2023£100kover twelve months to support core costs. Canopy Planet works with industry partners in the fashion, packaging, and publishing sectors to eliminate sourcing from irreplaceable forests and find alternative solutions that support conservation.
The Wave ProjectFY2023£100k
Zayohub FoundationFY2023£100kto support core costs. ZayoHub builds physical ‘hubs’ and provides the associated infrastructure and support to enable last mile communities in Zambia to access solar energy, transport, education, livelihood opportunities, financial services and more.
Coral VitaFY2023£100kto support core costs. Coral Vita uses high-tech, landbased coral farms to grow climate change resilient, genetically diverse corals and plant them back into degraded reef sites. Their coral reef restoration efforts aim to educate local people and tourists on the importance of coral reefs.
GlobalGiving Ukraine Crisis Relief FundFY2023£16k
RAOK Re:WildFY2023£10k
BaobabFY2023£10k
Canopy Plant SocietyFY2023£6k
The Kids NetworkFY2023£5k
Corporacion el ColegioFY2023£5k
Fauna & Flora International (FFI)FY2022£1.0mto support programmatic and core costs. FFI is the world’s oldest wildlife conservation organisation and focuses on the protection of threatened species and ecosystems. In addition to its well know work in species conservation, FFI is working increasingly on tackling climate change and supporting sustainable local livelihoods.
AcumenFY2022£200kover twelve months to support core costs. Acumen invests in sustainable businesses and promising leaders that are tackling poverty and the root causes of poverty.
Root CapitalFY2022£200kto support core costs. Root Capital provides working capital and market connections for small and mid-sized agricultural businesses in Africa and Latin America.
CAMFED InternationalFY2022£150kto support core costs. CAMFED supports marginalised girls in Africa to go to school and to succeed, and empowers young women (CAMFED graduates) to step up as leaders of change.
MyAgro FarmsFY2022£150kto support core costs
Peek Vision FoundationFY2022£150kto support core costs
Blue VenturesFY2022£150kover twelve months to support core costs. Blue Ventures helps coastal communities to establish locally managed marine areas that improve catch and increase incomes whilst also conserving coastal ecosystems.
ClientEarthFY2022£150kto support core costs. ClientEarth uses the power of the law to combat climate change and pollution, secure peoples’ environmental rights and protect and restore habitats, wildlife and natural resources.
Village EnterpriseFY2022£150kto support core costs. Village Enterprise combats poverty in rural Africa by supporting people living in extreme poverty to launch and run businesses.
mothers2mothers (UK) LimitedFY2022£150kto support core costs. mothers2mothers works to eliminate paediatric AIDS and prevent new HIV infections via a network of trained and employed HIV+ mothers.
MyAgroFY2022£150kto support core costs. MyAgro operates a mobile layaway savings model that enables farmers to invest in quality seed, fertiliser, tools and trainings, and to increase harvest and income.
Spark MicrograntsFY2022£150kto support core costs. Spark Microgrants provides very poor communities with a village-based approach to economic and civic development that works by building strong decision making processes and supporting collective action at village level.
Foundation for Ecological Security (FES)FY2022£150kto support core costs. Foundation for Ecological Security restores damaged common land in rural India by helping communities secure land rights and then restore and manage that land effectively.
Educate GirlsFY2022£150kto support core costs. Educate Girls mobilises communities to ensure access to quality education for girls, getting out-of-school girls into education and providing support that keeps them there.
Noora HealthFY2022£150kto support core costs. Noora Health trains family members to support patients to recover from a major medical event or to manage a chronic health condition.
Ashoka UKFY2022£150kto support the international fellows programme. Ashoka is a global network that supports ‘changemakers’ through their fellowship programme. These are social innovators who are tackling some of the world’s most pressing problems. There are 3,700 Ashoka Fellows in 92 countries across the world - each given an unrestricted stipend and support which includes coaching, leadership development, training and lifelong membership of the Ashoka peer network.
Peek VisionFY2022£150kto support core costs. Peek Vision identifies people with eyesight problem and connects them to local health workers, using smartphone-based technology to gather data that enables targeted, cost-effective treatment in poor countries.
Zayohub FoundationFY2022£150kto support core costs
Yunus Social BusinessFY2022£150kto support core costs. Yunus Social Business invests in early-stage social businesses that fight poverty.
Last Mile HealthFY2022£150kover twelve months to support core costs. Last Mile Health develops and manages trained community health workers who bring critical health services to remote communities.
Coral VitaFY2022£100kto support core costs. Coral Vita uses high-tech, land based coral farms to grow climate change resilient, genetically diverse corals and plant them back into degraded reef sites. Their coral reef restoration efforts aim to educate local people and tourists on the importance of coral reefs.
StrongMindsFY2022£100kto support core costs. StrongMinds uses interpersonal group therapy methods to provide mental health support for women in Africa suffering from depression.
KheytiFY2022£100kto support core costs. Kheyti helps smallholder farmers mitigate climate risk and increase agricultural income through their affordable “Greenhouse-in-a-Box” which protects crops from environmental risks and grows seven times more food, using 90% less water than open cultivation.
Foundation of Educate Girls GloballyFY2022£100kto support core costs
GreenWaveFY2022£100kto support core costs. GreenWave’s model of Regenerative Ocean Farming restores marine environments, supports local livelihoods and mitigates climate change.
Water & Sanitation for the Urban Poor (WSUP)FY2022£50kto support core costs
Nuru InternationalFY2022£50kto support core costs. Nuru develops independent, locally-led nonprofit organisations focused on creating sustainable livelihoods, and social cohesion in rural farmer communities which are adjacent to conflict zones in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Sahel.
ZayohubFY2022£50kto support core costs. ZayoHub builds physical ‘hubs’ and provides the associated infrastructure and support to enable last mile communities in Zambia to access solar energy, transport, education, livelihood opportunities, financial services and more.
WildAid MarineFY2022£50kover twelve months to support core costs. WildAid Marine works to improve the effectiveness of existing Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) focusing on enforcement. They work with partners helping them to independently manage the MPAs over the long-term. Their six-stage process guides all projects from site identification to establishing regional leadership for self-sufficient management in the longterm.
War Child UKFY2022£50kto support core costs
Northern Rangelands TrustFY2022£15kto support core costs
The Jeroen Pit HouseFY2022£15kRandom acts of kindness grant
GlobalGiving Ukraine Crisis Relief FundFY2022£10kto support core costs
RAOK Re:WildFY2022£10kRandom acts of kindness grant
BaobabFY2022£8kRandom acts of kindness grant
Big Change Charitable TrustFY2022£5kRandom acts of kindness grant
Stichting KinderpostzegelsFY2022£4kRandom acts of kindness grant

About this data

This grant list is extracted by automated reading of the grant-maker’s own accounts PDFs as filed with the Charity Commission, and cross-checked against the accounts’ stated grant totals (listed sum 6200000 vs reference 6400000 (3.1% diff; ref=stated)). Recipients are linked to register entries only on an exact charity-number or unambiguous exact-name match. If you represent this funder and want a correction, contact us.