THE WESTMINSTER FOUNDATION — grant history
Latest income
£5.0m
Grants listed (FY2025)
104
Listed grants total
£5.8m
Accounts grants total
£6.8m
listed grants do not fully reconcile with the accounts total — list may be partialextracted from its FY2025 accounts
Credited as a funder by
- CHESHIRE DANCE WORKSHOP LIMITED
- THE ULYSSES TRUST
- Theatre Porto
- TUTORFAIR FOUNDATION
- STREET LEAGUE
- CATHEDRAL MUSIC TRUST
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CLUBS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
What this funder supports
Causes funded
Where grantees operate
- Throughout England And Wales
- Scotland
- Northern Ireland
- Cheshire West & Chester
- Throughout England
- Throughout London
- Cheshire East
- Wirral
- Liverpool City
- Flintshire
What changed: FY2024 → FY2025
| Change | Grantee | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| new | CREWE YOUTH ZONE LTD | — | £350k |
| new | THE COUNTRY TRUST | — | £190k |
| new | Regional Screen Scotland | — | £150k |
| new | SCHOOL FOOD MATTERS | — | £101k |
| new | Liverpool Zoes Place | — | £100k |
| new | Taigh Foundation | — | £100k |
| new | THE BROKERAGE CITYLINK | — | £100k |
| new | UK Storyhouse Limited | — | £100k |
| up | THE LONDON EARLY YEARS FOUNDATION | £100k | £150k |
| down | UK YOUTH | £333k | £148k |
| up | COACH CORE FOUNDATION | £65k | £101k |
| up | THE FAIR EDUCATION ALLIANCE | £32k | £51k |
| up | Cheshire West Voluntary Action (CWVA) | £20k | £30k |
| down | Westminster Children’s University | £108k | £20k |
| not listed | THE GAME AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION TRUST | £225k | — |
| not listed | Westminster Youth Club Collaboration | £200k | — |
| not listed | Army Benelovent Fund | £180k | — |
| not listed | Lord Taverners | £114k | — |
| not listed | COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS FOR LANCASHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE | £100k | — |
| not listed | PASSION FOR LEARNING CIO | £100k | — |
| not listed | THEATR CLWYD TRUST LTD | £100k | — |
| not listed | Storyhouse | £100k | — |
Grants made, per its accounts filings
| Recipient | Year | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crewe Youth Zone | FY2025 | £350k | Tier 2 spend out grant, towards the construction of a new Youth Zone in Crewe. |
| The Country Trust | FY2025 | £190k | Core costs towards The Country Trust’s mission to bring food, farming and the countryside alive for disadvantaged children, through farm visits and education. |
| Young Enterprise | FY2025 | £187k | Funding for The Pledge Partnership, which enables businesses to work together with educators to provide every young person living, studying and/or working in Cheshire and Warrington with everything they need to succeed in the world of work. |
| Regional Screen Scotland | FY2025 | £150k | Tier 2 spend out grant towards the build of Screen Machine 3. |
| The London Early Years Foundation | FY2025 | £150k | Funding for the Doubling Down programme, which increases the government-funded hours of early childhood education and care for its most vulnerable children from 15 hours per week up to 30 hours per week. |
| UK Youth | FY2025 | £148k | UK Youth is a leading charity that supports over 9,000 youth organisations across the UK. |
| Sported Foundation | FY2025 | £134k | Funding for a wide-ranging programme to support and encourage grass roots organisations to offer accessible sport and physical activities in Lancashire and Northern Scotland. |
| Chester Zoo | FY2025 | £107k | Funding to support young people (7-25 years) in Chester to learn about conservation, experience the wellbeing benefits of connection to nature, lead positive change in their communities, and broaden career aspirations. The charity specifically targets young people from disadvantaged backgrounds by identifying schools with a high proportion (>25%) of pupil premium students and working with teachers to engage young people most in need. |
| Chester Schools Together (CST) | FY2025 | £105k | The aim of the partnership is to allow students to work together on engaging and collaborative projects, helping them to develop their creative, learning and teamwork skills. The programme provides stimulating professional development for staff and promotes mutual respect across the different schools, fosters a sense of belonging and pride in Chester and encourages links with other city institutions for the education and benefit of all. |
| The Brilliant Club | FY2025 | £104k | The Brilliant Club mobilizes PhD tutors to support students from less advantaged backgrounds, helping them access competitive universities and succeed through academic support, mentoring, and enrichment programmes. |
| Coach Core Foundation | FY2025 | £101k | Funding will enable 100 apprentices (16–24 year old’s across Cheshire and Lancashire who traditionally may experience barriers, discrimination, & lack of opportunities) to start meaningful careers, re-engage with education & increase activity levels across Cheshire and Lancashire. |
| School Food Matters | FY2025 | £101k | For the delivery of the Healthy Zones programme in primary, secondary and special schools in Westminster, Cheshire and Rural Lancashire. |
| Liverpool Zoes Place | FY2025 | £100k | Tier 2 spend out grant, towards the construction costs of the new Liverpool Zoe’s Place hospice. |
| Taigh Foundation | FY2025 | £100k | Funding towards the promotion of mental fitness in the armed forces. |
| The Brokerage Citylink | FY2025 | £100k | Funding for the Next Gen Talent Programme in Westminster. |
| UK Storyhouse | FY2025 | £100k | Funding to support various employability programmes, including the salary of the Skills and Training Manager ensuring continuation of key activity with young people, as Storyhouse work towards a new permanent, dedicated space for young people in the heart of Chester. |
| The Lord’s Taverners | FY2025 | £100k | Funding for The Lord’s Taverners national community cricket programme Super 1s and Wickets in Westminster. |
| Koala North West | FY2025 | £100k | Funding for parents to promote early language development and identify and support children with speech, language and communication needs to ensure children are well-nourished, loved and receive quality interactivity in the first two years. |
| Jamie’s Farm | FY2025 | £100k | Funding for 30 residential visits from schools and alternative provisions in WF’s target areas, enabling Jamie’s Farm to deliver key elements of their strategic plan, specifically improving the monitoring and evaluation of programmes to further improve the impact on all visiting young people. |
| Future Frontiers | FY2025 | £100k | Funding to empower disadvantaged young people in Westminster to access fulfilling employment and break away from poverty through personalised career coaching and guidance. |
| Chefs in Schools | FY2025 | £100k | Funding towards improving children’s health through school food in the Northwest, focusing on schools in Lancashire and Cheshire. |
| Chance to Shine Foundation | FY2025 | £100k | Funding for primary and secondary school children and young people in Westminster and Chester to play, learn and develop through cricket while fostering positive wellbeing. |
| British Rowing Charitable Foundation (also known as “Love Rowing”) | FY2025 | £100k | Funding for “Rowing to Success”- a new programme to empower young people through rowing, designed to unlock potential, build confidence and inspire brighter futures for young people who will benefit most from positive intervention. |
| Bite Back 2030 | FY2025 | £100k | Funding to help empower young people to campaign for a healthier and fairer food system in Westminster and Cheshire West and Chester. |
| AllChild | FY2025 | £100k | Funding for three link workers in Westminster and therefore the support for over 100 at-risk young people in the borough. Link workers are highly qualified professionals, employed by AllChild but embedded full-time in the school setting. |
| Magic Breakfast | FY2025 | £100k | Funding for breakfast provision for disadvantaged schools in Westminster, Chester and Lancashire. Without a nutritious breakfast, children suffer the debilitating physiological effects of hunger and are less able to make the most of their education. |
| Bloomsbury Football Foundation | FY2025 | £100k | Funding towards the delivery of inclusive, highimpact programmes across Westminster, helping the charity to achieve its goal of reaching over 2,500 young people across the city every week. |
| The Lord Taverners | FY2025 | £99k | The Lord Taverners provides inclusive and impactful cricket programmes, empowering young people with disabilities and from disadvantaged communities to develop the knowledge, skills, capabilities and confidence required to overcome the challenges of inequality, raise their aspirations and reach their potential. |
| Cheshire Dance Workshop | FY2025 | £97k | Funding to deliver the Nexus Dance programme in Chester. The programme aims to bring dance opportunities to children and young people of all abilities and backgrounds to enjoy the physical, creative and social benefits and live healthier and happier lives. |
| The Change Foundation | FY2025 | £95k | Funding for initiatives aiming to reduce knife crime and improve mental health among secondary school students in Westminster through sport-based education and mentoring. |
| The London Wildlife Trust | FY2025 | £88k | The London Wildlife Trust is dedicated to protecting the capital’s wildlife and wild spaces, engaging London’s diverse communities through access to nature reserves, campaigning, volunteering, and education. |
| Youth Federation | FY2025 | £84k | Funding for the development of Young Enterprise in-class primary school pilot, growth of core programmes for 11-18-year-olds and to equip schools with the knowledge to take responsibility for embedding financial and enterprise education across the curriculum. The delivery of programmes covers Chester, rural Lancashire and Westminster. |
| Chester FC Community Trust | FY2025 | £80k | Funding towards the appointment of Community Outreach workers, project delivery and establishment of a Sports BTEC qualification. |
| Action Tutoring | FY2025 | £79k | Action Tutoring unlocks the potential of children and young people facing disadvantage through high-quality trained volunteer tutors who empower pupils to make meaningful academic progress, opening doors to future opportunities. |
| Youth Futures Foundation | FY2025 | £64k | Youth Futures Foundation ensures marginalised young people secure and thrive in good work, providing evidence, tools, and programmes to inform policy and practice, transforming the youth employment landscape. |
| Go Live Theatre Projects | FY2025 | £59k | Go Live Theatre Projects uses theatre to create inspiring experiences for young people, especially those from vulnerable backgrounds and with special educational needs, fostering joy, passion, and creativity. |
| 1001 Critical Days Foundation | FY2025 | £58k | The charity believes that every baby should experience the best start in life. They provide grant funding for charities delivery support services in family hubs and other similar settings, commissioning research into the best support during the perinatal period and promoting the importance of the 1001 critical days worldwide. |
| The Heritage of London Trust | FY2025 | £56k | The Heritage of London Trust undertakes restoration projects across London whilst engaging young people through its Proud Places programme inspiring them to improve life chances and skills. |
| UK Storyhouse | FY2025 | £55k | Storyhouse are working towards a new permanent dedicated space for young people in Chester. Grant towards achieving RIBA stages 2 & 3 for the project. |
| Sport Inspired | FY2025 | £52k | Heling Westminster Thrive Through Sport bringing children together to grow confidence, make friendships and learn new skills through participation in sport and physical activity. |
| The Fair Education Alliance | FY2025 | £51k | The Fair Education Alliance is a coalition of 300 organisations tackling educational inequity, aiming to ensure no child’s success is limited by their socioeconomic background. |
| ReachOut Youth | FY2025 | £50k | ReachOut is a national mentoring and education charity that supports young people in under-resourced areas to develop socioemotional skills, confidence, and character through after-school mentoring projects. |
| Unfold | FY2025 | £49k | Broadening Horizons - mentoring for young people referred by statutory services. |
| B.O.L.T Charitable Foundation | FY2025 | £43k | A 12-week training course in construction for young people in low-income communities. |
| Depaul International | FY2025 | £41k | Depaul International is a global charity working to end homelessness, providing shelter, food, support, and advocacy to vulnerable people across eight countries. |
| The Avenues Youth Project (AYP) | FY2025 | £40k | Support for essential core costs, specifically towards the salaries of their Fundraising Manager and Impact & Evaluation Manager. These two roles are central to the sustainability and effectiveness of AYP. The Fundraising Manager ensures their programmes remain financially viable by maintaining relationships with existing funders, securing new grants, and diversifying income streams. |
| St Andrews Club | FY2025 | £40k | Funding towards core costs to ensure long-term sustainability and continued delivery of impactful youth provision. Specifically, the funding will support the salary of their Head of Fundraising and Fundraising and Communications Officer, pivotal roles responsible for securing income that underpins their year-round youth programme. |
| PREA Foundation | FY2025 | £39k | Funding to support the High School Real Estate Career Exploration Programme and the Urban Property Alliance Property Management Pathway Programme to advance diversity in the industry. |
| Homeless Prenatal Programme | FY2025 | £38k | Support of general operations including case management and counselling. |
| Groundwork UK | FY2025 | £35k | No purpose stated in table, listed under Other Grants. |
| Into University | FY2025 | £35k | Supporting 600 Westminster youth with academic support, mentoring, and enrichment, improving soft skills, future goals, and higher education progression. |
| Kidscape | FY2025 | £35k | Training Westminster children to become bullying awareness champions in their school or youth group. |
| Bright Futures UK | FY2025 | £35k | Bright Futures UK supports children and young people to keep learning during serious illness. |
| Creative Mentors Network | FY2025 | £34k | Creative Mentors Network supports 16-25year-olds from lower socioeconomic backgrounds to develop creative careers through mentoring, education, and opportunities, while training industry professionals to be inclusive mentors and leaders. |
| Speakers Trust | FY2025 | £33k | Speakers Trust trains young people to improve their public speaking & communication skills, empowering them to confidently share their voices and perspectives, and fostering a stronger, more inclusive society. |
| Capitol Hill Arts Workshop | FY2025 | £30k | Youth programmes offering arts classes, workshops, and camps for ages 3-18, fostering creativity, community, and inclusivity. |
| Youth Highland | FY2025 | £30k | Funding will cover the cost of a percentage of their Member Support Officer salary & a percentage of the Chief Officer salary. It will include a travel budget and a training budget which will allow Sutherland based clubs to be visited in person. Funding will enable Youth Highland to provide focused support to member clubs in Sutherland, encouraging greater community involvement and supporting member clubs to grow & thrive. |
| Cheshire West Voluntary Action (CWVA) | FY2025 | £30k | CWVA provide specialist advice and support to help charities become stronger, build capacity and be more resilient so that they can respond well to key societal issues. Funding will specifically support the Children, Young People and Families Alliance, volunteering programme for Young People and the Food Network. |
| RISE – Young Lancaster District | FY2025 | £30k | Continuation funding for their Young People’s Foundation Officer, a pivotal role in developing and growing RISE. |
| Emergency Westminster | FY2025 | £30k | Creative mentoring in Westminster to address the lack of opportunities that marginalised young people face in accessing the creative industries. |
| Young Westminster Foundation | FY2025 | £30k | This funding will be used towards covering salary costs for their Evaluation and Data specialist, a role which is crucial to the work the charity does. The role focuses on evaluation planning and supporting implementation of the shared framework across youth hubs, including technical support, relationship-building, providing tailored one-to-one guidance, whole-staff training, and facilitation of peer learning across the partnership. |
| Bite Back 2030 | FY2025 | £28k | Bite Back 2030 is a youth movement working to redesign the food system for child health. |
| Peer Power Youth | FY2025 | £28k | Peer Power Youth work to heal trauma and adversity through caring relationships. They support young people in areas such as wellbeing, training, education, and professional experience. |
| Hope and Health for Life Society | FY2025 | £27k | Hope and Health is an indigenous-led sport for development movement that uses the power of sport, physical activity and play to create societal change and support indigenous children, youth and families in thriving. |
| London Wildlife Trust | FY2025 | £25k | Keeping it Wild programme, providing young people aged 16-25 from backgrounds underrepresented in nature conservation with vital skills towards a career in the environmental sector. |
| Friends of the Children San Francisco USA | FY2025 | £23k | Projects supporting children and their families experiencing institutional racism, homelessness, domestic violence, parental incarceration and/or substance abuse. |
| Project Destined | FY2025 | £23k | Provides targeted technical training, real-world exposure to active projects, and structured pathways into internships and roles in the real estate investment and development sector. |
| DFN Project Search | FY2025 | £22k | DFN Project Search provides one-year transition to work programmes for young adults with a learning disability or autism spectrum conditions, or both. |
| Dumbarton Oaks | FY2025 | £22k | Environmental education programme involving after school outdoor activities, cultural and natural resource restoration of the wild garden at Dumbarton Oaks Park and Leave No Child Inside high school internship programme. |
| Anthem Schools Trust | FY2025 | £22k | Anthem Schools Trust operates primary and secondary schools in East Midlands, London, and Thames Valley, focusing on school improvement, student success, and values like integrity, collaboration, and excellence. |
| Unfold | FY2025 | £22k | Unfold supports families and young people in Westminster through mentoring, specialized programs, and empowerment initiatives. |
| The Wildlife Trust for Manchester, Lancashire & North Merseyside | FY2025 | £20k | Connecting Youth with Nature programme, including re-establishment of ‘The Hive’, a dedicated green space for forest school delivery, nature and wellbeing sessions and educational visits for young people. |
| Westminster Children’s University | FY2025 | £20k | Transforming Schools Grounds programme enhancement of outdoor learning and community engagement through the transformation of two green spaces in Queen’s Park. |
| Voluntary Groups Sutherland | FY2025 | £20k | For distribution in micro grants. |
| Adventure Play Hub Arts Service | FY2025 | £20k | Connecting children with nature programme. |
| Cheshire West Voluntary Action | FY2025 | £20k | Funding for micro-grants for community organisations in Cheshire West. |
| Voluntary Groups Sutherland | FY2025 | £20k | Core costs towards salaries. |
| Theatre Porto | FY2025 | £20k | Funding for the production of Practical Work Experience Guides. |
| The Orchard Project | FY2025 | £20k | ‘Bringing Nature to Schools’ programme enhances wellbeing, environmental awareness and life schools through hands on learning. |
| Liverpool Charity & Voluntary Services | FY2025 | £20k | Towards core costs of the Capacity Building Team supporting community projects within disadvantaged communities. |
| Liverpool Charity & Voluntary Services | FY2025 | £20k | For allocation as micro grants of up to £1,000 through the Community Impact Fund. |
| Youth Federation | FY2025 | £20k | Funding for the production of Practical Work Experience Guides. |
| Horseback UK | FY2025 | £18k | For the purchase, delivery and installation costs of a Tipi to be used in their new sensory programme area. |
| Racing to School | FY2025 | £16k | For the Aintree Beacon Project - Pony Education Days. |
| Countryside Learning | FY2025 | £15k | Funding towards children’s outdoor education sessions held at the Abbeystead Estate, Lancashire. Working with schools in Chester, rural Lancashire and Westminster to deliver up to 35 empathy-building workshops reaching up 840 young people. |
| Stormbreak CIO | FY2025 | £15k | Salary costs towards delivery of art-based wellbeing community programme. |
| Steel Warriors | FY2025 | £15k | Towards delivery of an early intervention mentally healthy movement programme ‘Stormbreak Shine’, to support vulnerable, disadvantaged children and families in Westminster. |
| Schoolreaders | FY2025 | £15k | The charity supports young people affected by crime, violence and social exclusion through the growing sport of calisthenics to develop the skills and confidence they need to build positive futures. |
| The National Communities Resource Centre | FY2025 | £15k | For the strengthening and expansion of literacy support in primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester. |
| Drive Forward Foundation | FY2025 | £15k | Towards the delivery of three ‘Raising Aspirations Days’ to nine schools in the Chester & Ellesmere Port area. |
| Doorstep Library Network | FY2025 | £15k | To support 10 care leavers within Westminster to secure, or move closer towards, education, employment or training outcomes. |
| Diversity Role Models | FY2025 | £15k | Allocated to the ‘Shared Reading Projects’ in Westminster. |
| Dementia Together Wirral | FY2025 | £10k | Towards core costs. |
| Child Bereavement UK | FY2025 | £10k | For supporting bereaved children, young people and their families in Chester and Cheshire West. |
| Chest Heart and Stroke Association, Scotland | FY2025 | £10k | Towards the delivery of Community Healthcare Support Services across the Highlands. |
| Warrington Youth Zone | FY2025 | £10k | Towards salary costs of the Head of Youth Work. |
| The Injured Jockeys Fund | FY2025 | £10k | Towards the Thrive - A Mental Health App for Jockeys. |
| Stable Lives | FY2025 | £10k | Towards the salary costs of a Youth Development Worker. |
| North & West Sutherland Citizens Advice Bureau | FY2025 | £10k | Core funding. |
| Into University | FY2025 | £10k | Salary costs of education officer at Into University’s Knowsley centre. |
| HEROS Limited | FY2025 | £10k | Towards the costs of refurbishment of two barns to form a new education centre. |
| Flintshire Foodbank | FY2025 | £10k | Towards funding of staff salaries. |
| Domestic Abuse Safety Unit North Wales | FY2025 | £10k | Towards provision of target hardening safety equipment for victims of domestic abuse living within a 25-mile radius of Chester. |
| Cheshire West Citizens Advice Bureau | FY2025 | £10k | Funding towards the Refugee and Asylum Seeker outreach advice service. |
| UK Youth | FY2024 | £333k | Funding for capacity building, training, and support from UK Youth to approximately 15 youth clubs that support youth mental health in rural settings that historically lack such provision. |
| Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust | FY2024 | £225k | Contribution towards the organisation’s work on advising farmers and landowners on how they can improve wildlife habitat and lobby for agricultural and conservation policies using scientific research. |
| Westminster Youth Club Collaboration | FY2024 | £200k | Alongside core costs, funding is for the three youth clubs to form a partnership, along with the Young Westminster Foundation, to enhance outreach work and the evaluation of youth club provision. |
| Army Benelovent Fund | FY2024 | £180k | Contribution towards the cost of renting office space in central London for six years. The charity gives a lifetime of support to soldiers and veterans from the British Army, and their immediate families when they are in need. |
| Young Enterprise | FY2024 | £155k | Funding for the development of Young Enterprise in-class primary school pilot, growth of core programmes for 11–18-year-olds and to equip schools with the knowledge to take responsibility for embedding financial and enterprise education across the curriculum. The delivery of programmes covers Chester, rural Lancashire and Westminster. |
| Koala North West | FY2024 | £150k | Funding for parents to promote early language development and identify and support children with speech, language and communication needs to ensure children are well-nourished, loved and receive quality interactivity in the first two years. |
| Sported Foundation | FY2024 | £134k | Funding for identifying young people at risk of unemployment in Westminster, and support them into high quality employment, training or education. Funding also supports young people in employment with opportunities to develop and progress in their careers. |
| UK Youth | FY2024 | £131k | UK Youth is a leading charity that supports over 9,000 youth organisations across the UK. |
| Lord Taverners | FY2024 | £114k | The Lord Taverners provides inclusive and impactful cricket programmes, empowering young people with disabilities and from disadvantaged communities to develop the knowledge, skills, capabilities and confidence required to overcome the challenges of inequality, raise their aspirations and reach their potential. |
| Westminster Children’s University | FY2024 | £108k | Funding for the expansion of the initiative across Westminster Schools. The organisation supports resilience and positive mental health in young people through extra-curricular activities. |
| Chester Zoo | FY2024 | £104k | Funding to support young people (7-25 years) in Chester to learn about conservation, experience the wellbeing benefits of connection to nature, lead positive change in their communities, and broaden career aspirations. The charity specifically targets young people from disadvantaged backgrounds by identifying schools with a high proportion (>25%) of pupil premium students and working with teachers to engage young people most in need. |
| The Brilliant Club | FY2024 | £102k | The Brilliant Club mobilizes PhD tutors to support students from less advantaged backgrounds, helping them access competitive universities and succeed through academic support, mentoring, and enrichment programmes. |
| Community Foundation for Merseyside | FY2024 | £100k | Contribution to the Liverpool ONE Foundation, which awards grants for community projects that promote positive mental health and wellbeing for young people in Liverpool. |
| Passion for Learning | FY2024 | £100k | Funding towards the core costs and delivery of Enrichment Clubs in the Chester area, which assist children with overcoming social and emotional challenges to learning and literacy. |
| Theatr Clwyd Trust | FY2024 | £100k | Towards the creation of a multifunction education studio for delivery of the Theatr’s creative engagement programme (spend out grant). |
| Action Tutoring | FY2024 | £100k | Funding to support Action Tutoring programmes in Westminster and Chester unlock the potential of children and young people facing disadvantage through high-quality trained volunteer tutors who empower pupils to make meaningful academic progress, opening doors to future opportunities. |
| Storyhouse | FY2024 | £100k | Funding for initiatives aiming to reduce knife crime and improve mental health among secondary school students in Westminster through sport-based education and mentoring. |
| Jamie’s Farm | FY2024 | £100k | Towards the development of equine facilities for therapeutic horse work at Lower Shockerwick Farm (spend out grant). |
| London Early Years Foundation | FY2024 | £100k | Funding for the Doubling Down programme, which increases the Government-funded hours of early childhood education and care (ECEC) for its most vulnerable children from 15 hours per week up to 30 hours per week. |
| Jamie’s Farm | FY2024 | £100k | Funding for 30 residential visits from schools and alternative provisions in WF’s target areas, enabling Jamie’s Farm to deliver key elements of their strategic plan, specifically improving the monitoring and evaluation of programmes to further improve the impact on all visiting young people. |
| Future Men | FY2024 | £100k | Funding for development of the charity’s services for young people in Westminster and for core costs of the charity to improve monitoring and evaluation, staff training and development, and communications. |
| Future Frontiers | FY2024 | £100k | Funding to empower disadvantaged young people in Westminster to access fulfilling employment and break away from poverty through personalised career coaching and guidance. |
| Chance UK | FY2024 | £100k | Funding to launch a tailored service to support Westminster-based children and families to overcome challenges and build resilience and strength for tougher times. |
| Chance to Shine | FY2024 | £100k | Funding for primary and secondary school children and young people in Westminster and Chester to play, learn and develop through cricket while fostering positive wellbeing. |
| All Child | FY2024 | £100k | Funding for three Link Workers in Westminster and therefore the support for over 100 at-risk young people in the borough. Link Workers are highly qualified professionals, employed by All Child but embedded full-time in the school setting. |
| The Floating Classroom | FY2024 | £99k | Funding to connect CYP to their local environment, deepening their sense of place and empowering them to become active stewards of the natural world in their neighbourhoods. |
| We Mind The Gap | FY2024 | £99k | Funding for the WeInspire programme to offer holistic support to pupils and their parents in Chester and Cheshire West. This will improve confidence, social anxiety and resilience, with the long term aims to improve attendance, restore trust in schools and nurture a feeling of belonging. |
| Cheshire Dance | FY2024 | £97k | Funding to deliver the Nexus Dance programme in Chester. The programme aims to bring dance opportunities to children and young people of all abilities and backgrounds to enjoy the physical, creative and social benefits and live healthier and happier lives. |
| Magic Breakfast | FY2024 | £95k | Funding for breakfast provision for disadvantaged schools in Westminster, Chester and Lancashire. Without a nutritious breakfast, children suffer the debilitating physiological effects of hunger and are less able to make the most of their education. |
| The Change Foundation | FY2024 | £89k | Funding to connect CYP to their local environment, deepening their sense of place and empowering them to become active stewards of the natural world in their neighbourhoods. |
| Chester Schools Together (CST) | FY2024 | £88k | Funding towards the core costs and delivery of Enrichment Clubs in the Chester area, which assist children with overcoming social and emotional challenges to learning and literacy. |
| London Wildlife Trust | FY2024 | £86k | The London Wildlife Trust is dedicated to protecting the capital’s wildlife and wild spaces, engaging London’s diverse communities through access to nature reserves, campaigning, volunteering, and education. |
| Street League | FY2024 | £84k | Funding for a wide-ranging programme to support and encourage grass roots organisations to offer accessible sport and physical activities in Lancashire and Northern Scotland. |
| Youth Federation | FY2024 | £83k | Funding for The Pledge Partnership, which enables businesses to work together with educators to provide every young person living, studying and/or working in Cheshire and Warrington with everything they need to succeed in the world of work. |
| Chester FC Community Trust | FY2024 | £80k | Funding towards the appointment of Community Outreach workers, project delivery and establishment of a Sports BTEC qualification. |
| Mayors Fund for Westminster | FY2024 | £80k | Kitchen Social – project addressing the food insecurity and social isolation outside of term time. |
| Action Tutoring | FY2024 | £77k | Action Tutoring unlocks the potential of children and young people facing disadvantage through high-quality trained volunteer tutors who empower pupils to make meaningful academic progress, opening doors to future opportunities. |
| Coach Core Foundation | FY2024 | £65k | Funding will enable 100 apprentices (16-24 year old’s across Cheshire and Lancashire who traditionally may experience barriers, discrimination, & lack of opportunities) to start meaningful careers, re-engage with education & increase activity levels across Cheshire and Lancashire. |
| Youth Futures Foundation | FY2024 | £62k | Youth Futures Foundation ensures marginalised young people secure and thrive in good work, providing evidence, tools, and programmes to inform policy and practice, transforming the youth employment landscape. |
| Go Live Theatre Projects | FY2024 | £59k | Go Live Theatre Projects uses theatre to create inspiring experiences for young people, especially those from vulnerable backgrounds and with special educational needs, fostering joy, passion, and creativity. |
| Raising the Roof | FY2024 | £56k | Funding towards the Reside initiative – where vacant properties are renovated into affordable homes for young people and their families at risk of homelessness. |
| Depaul International | FY2024 | £54k | Depaul International is a global charity working to end homelessness, providing shelter, food, support, and advocacy to vulnerable people across eight countries. |
| Reach Out Youth | FY2024 | £52k | ReachOut is a national mentoring and education charity that supports young people in under-resourced areas to develop socioemotional skills, confidence, and character through after-school mentoring projects. |
| Construction Trust | FY2024 | £50k | Westminster work experience programme, taking young people out of the classroom environment and immersing them in transformative world-of-work experiences they would not otherwise have access to. |
| Unfold | FY2024 | £49k | Broadening Horizons - mentoring for young people referred by statutory services. |
| Heritage of London Trust | FY2024 | £45k | Heritage of London Trust undertakes restoration projects across London whilst engaging young people through its Proud Places programme inspiring them to improve life chances and skills. |
| Arts Emergency | FY2024 | £45k | Creative mentoring in Westminster to address the lack of opportunities that marginalised young people face in accessing the creative industries. |
| B.O.L.T Charitable Foundation | FY2024 | £44k | A 12-week training course in construction for young people in low-income communities. |
| Young Minds | FY2024 | £40k | Funding to research, develop, pilot, and scale the organisations’ work with trusted adults supporting young people aged 3-21 years. This work hopes to understand the circumstances and experiences that impact the mental health of children and young people; recognise the signs of mental distress; and respond effectively when a young person needs help. |
| Homeless Programme Prenatal | FY2024 | £40k | Support of general operations including case management and counselling. |
| PREA Foundation | FY2024 | £39k | Funding to support the High School Real Estate Career Exploration Programme and the Urban Property Alliance Property Management Pathway Programme to advance diversity in the industry. |
| Speakers Trust | FY2024 | £38k | Speakers Trust trains young people to improve their public speaking & communication skills, empowering them to confidently share their voices and perspectives, and fostering a stronger, more inclusive society. |
| Creative Mentors Network | FY2024 | £36k | Creative Mentor Network supports 16–25year-olds from lower socioeconomic backgrounds to develop creative careers through mentoring, education, and opportunities, while training industry professionals to be inclusive mentors and leaders. |
| The Guardsmen | FY2024 | £33k | Providing summer camp experiences for 1,500 low-income children in the San Francisco Bay Area to develop skills, confidence and leadership. |
| Kidscape | FY2024 | £33k | Training Westminster children to become bullying awareness champions in their school or youth group. |
| Fair Education Alliance | FY2024 | £32k | The Fair Education Alliance is a coalition of 300 organisations tackling educational inequity, aiming to ensure no child’s success is limited by their socioeconomic background. |
| The Felix Project | FY2024 | £30k | Rescuing and distributing surplus food in Westminster, providing 125,000 meals to 7,000 vulnerable people, supporting food security and community services. |
| Groundwork | FY2024 | £30k | Creating greener spaces for children in Westminster, enhancing environmental awareness, biodiversity, and community engagement through co-designed projects and volunteer efforts. |
| Family Service of Vancouver, Greater Vancouver | FY2024 | £28k | Providing critical support to over 1,000 at-risk youth through food, shelter, life skills training, and mental health services. |
| Peer Power Youth | FY2024 | £27k | Peer Power Youth works to heal trauma and adversity through caring relationships. They support young people in areas such as wellbeing, training, education, and professional experience. |
| Into University | FY2024 | £25k | Supporting 600 Westminster youth with academic support, mentoring, and enrichment, improving soft skills, future goals, and higher education progression. |
| Capitol Hill Arts Workshop | FY2024 | £25k | Youth programmes offering arts classes, workshops, and camps for ages 3-18, fostering creativity, community, and inclusivity. |
| Friends of the Children San Francisco | FY2024 | £24k | Projects supporting children and their families experiencing institutional racism, homelessness, domestic violence, parental incarceration and/or substance abuse. |
| DFN Project Search | FY2024 | £22k | DFN Project Search provides one-year transition to work programme for young adults with a learning disability or autism spectrum conditions, or both. |
| Anthem Schools Trust | FY2024 | £22k | Anthem Schools Trust operates primary and secondary schools in East Midlands, London, and Thames Valley, focusing on school improvement, student success, and values like integrity, collaboration, and excellence. |
| Unfold | FY2024 | £21k | Unfold supports families and young people in Westminster through mentoring, specialized programs, and empowerment initiatives. |
| All Stars Project Inc | FY2024 | £20k | The All-Stars Project engages with young people through its Development School for Youth, connecting first-generation, college bound students with corporations to facilitate experience and job readiness training. |
| Farms for City Children UK | FY2024 | £20k | Residential visits to farms where children can engage with the environment and farming, building friendships and confidence. |
| Cheshire West Voluntary Action (CWVA) | FY2024 | £20k | For distribution of micro grants by CWVA to small grass roots community groups aligned with ADWF’s grant strategy. |
| Theatre Porto | FY2024 | £20k | Salary costs towards delivery of art-based wellbeing community programme. |
| Caxton Organisation | FY2024 | £20k | Climate change education programme for disabled youth, offering workshops, day trips, and gardening projects to improve mental health, employment prospects, and environmental engagement. |
| Highland Hospice | FY2024 | £20k | Towards salary costs of the staff operating the Hospice’s 24/7 Palliative Care Helpline. |
| Jamie’s Farm | FY2024 | £19k | Towards salary costs of Jamie’s Farm Lewes’ Horse Specialist for two years. |
| Healthbox CIC | FY2024 | £19k | Contribution towards salary of schools’ worker to deliver range of wellbeing programmes. |
| The Pantry for Blacon | FY2024 | £10k | Towards the ‘Eat Well and Spend Less’ project, empowering adults in disadvantaged areas. |
| Autism in Racing | FY2024 | £10k | Funding towards ten autism friendly race days at UK racecourses. |
| Brent Centre for Young People - Highlands | FY2024 | £10k | Funding towards psychotherapeutic support for young people. |
| Caithness KLICS | FY2024 | £10k | Salary costs of the charity’s manager. |
| Chester & District Samaritans | FY2024 | £10k | Towards urgent property repairs at the charity’s premises in Chester. |
| CLIC Sargent Cancer Care | FY2024 | £10k | Salary costs of the charity’s Highlands Social Worker. |
| Clwyd Special Riding School | FY2024 | £10k | Salary costs of the Centre's Equine Manager. |
| Dame Kelly Holmes Trust | FY2024 | £10k | Funding towards ‘On Track to Achieve’ programme which provides wellbeing mentoring for disadvantaged young people. |
| Elsie Normington Foundation | FY2024 | £10k | Compassion Fund funding to support families who are unable to access the play facilities, sessions and overnight accommodation at the Haven Centre. |
| Equine Assisted Services Partnership | FY2024 | £10k | Funding towards the development of the Partnership’s new website. |
| Henshaws Society for Blind People | FY2024 | £10k | Funding towards ‘I Can Do It’ programme in Merseyside. |
| Horseworld Trust | FY2024 | £10k | Salary costs for Discovery programme equine assisted learning for young people at risk of being NEET. |
| James Place | FY2024 | £10k | Salary costs of suicide prevention therapists at the charity's Liverpool centre. |
| Kyle of Sutherland Hub | FY2024 | £10k | Salary costs for community hub offering free community facilities and activities. |
| Newmarket Pony Academy (via British Racing School) | FY2024 | £10k | Supporting children’s mental health and educational retention through the Academy’s After-School Club. |
| Nightingale House Hospice | FY2024 | £10k | Towards the Hospice’s new Assisted Bathing Service. |
| Open Door | FY2024 | £10k | Salary costs of Bloom Venue Manager. |
| Priority Youth Project | FY2024 | £10k | Towards core costs including salaries of youth and community workers. |
| Shy Lowen Horse & Pony Sanctuary | FY2024 | £10k | Towards the purchase of a new trailer, for the storage of manure and removal to a local composting centre. |
| Stick’n’Step | FY2024 | £10k | Funding towards the ‘Conductive Education’ project, which helps reduce the dependency of children and young people on others. |
| Teenage Cancer Trust | FY2024 | £10k | Towards the ‘Youth Empowerment Programme’ aimed at improving the experience, recovery and survival of young cancer patients in Merseyside and Cheshire. |
| The Girls Network | FY2024 | £10k | Salary costs of Merseyside Network Manager. |
| The Teapot Trust | FY2024 | £10k | Towards the Colourful Journeys programme, offering art therapy for children with long-term conditions in the Highlands of Scotland. |
| Watermill Foundation | FY2024 | £10k | Towards the delivery costs of the outreach programme in the Highlands. |
| Wirral Mencap | FY2024 | £10k | Salary costs of Programmes Co-ordinator. |
| All Together Now | FY2024 | £10k | Towards production and delivery costs of specialist newspaper providing news and information for disabled and older people. |
| UK Youth | FY2023 | £333k | Funding for capacity building, training, and support from UK Youth to approximately 15 youth clubs that support youth mental health in rural settings that historically lack such provision. |
| The Prince’s Trust | FY2023 | £250k | Support for 10,000 young people into long-term careers in the health and social care sector. |
| Chance to Shine | FY2023 | £200k | Funding for primary and secondary school children and young people in Westminster and Chester to play, learn and develop through cricket while fostering positive wellbeing. |
| Westminster Youth Club Collaboration | FY2023 | £200k | Alongside core costs, funding is for the three youth clubs to form a partnership, along with the Young Westminster Foundation, to enhance outreach work and the evaluation of youth club provision. |
| London Early Years Foundation | FY2023 | £150k | Funding for the Doubling Down programme, which increases the Government-funded hours of early childhood education and care (ECEC) for its most vulnerable children from 15 hours per week up to 30 hours per week. |
| Young Enterprise | FY2023 | £142k | Funding for the development of Young Enterprise in-class primary school pilot, growth of core programmes for 11–18-year-olds and to equip schools with the knowledge to take responsibility for embedding financial and enterprise education across the curriculum. The delivery of programmes covers Chester, rural Lancashire and Westminster. |
| Youth Fed | FY2023 | £101k | Funding for The Pledge Partnership, which enables businesses to work together with educators to provide every young person living, studying and/or working in Cheshire and Warrington with everything they need to succeed in the world of work. |
| Future Men | FY2023 | £100k | Funding for development of the charity’s services for young people in Westminster and for core costs of the charity to improve monitoring and evaluation, staff training and development, and communications. |
| Storyhouse | FY2023 | £100k | Funding for the Young Leaders Programme working with 14–25-year-olds to help them develop transferrable job skills and to raise their aspirations through a structured volunteering and leadership training course. An access fund has been created to enable young people with financial barriers to attend youth theatre sessions across all age groups. |
| Young Minds | FY2023 | £100k | Funding to research, develop, pilot, and scale the organisations’ work with trusted adults supporting young people aged 3-21 years. This work hopes to understand the circumstances and experiences that impact the mental health of children and young people; recognise the signs of mental distress; and respond effectively when a young person needs help. |
| British Red Cross | FY2023 | £100k | A donation to support their Emergency Appeal for Israel and Palestine. |
| Community Foundation for Merseyside | FY2023 | £100k | Contribution to the Liverpool ONE Foundation, which awards grants for community projects that promote positive mental health and wellbeing for young people in Liverpool. |
| Jamie’s Farm | FY2023 | £100k | Funding for 30 residential visits from schools and alternative provisions in WF’s target areas, enabling Jamie’s Farm to deliver key elements of their strategic plan, specifically improving the monitoring and evaluation of programmes to further improve the impact on all visiting young people. |
| Koala North West | FY2023 | £100k | Funding for parents to promote early language development and identify and support children with speech, language and communication needs to ensure children are well-nourished, loved and receive quality interactivity in the first two years. |
| Action Tutoring | FY2023 | £100k | Funding to support Action Tutoring programmes in Westminster and Chester unlock the potential of children and young people facing disadvantage through high-quality trained volunteer tutors who empower pupils to make meaningful academic progress, opening doors to future opportunities. |
| Passion for Learning | FY2023 | £100k | Funding towards the core costs and delivery of Enrichment Clubs in the Chester area, which assist children with overcoming social and emotional challenges to learning and literacy. |
| The Country Trust | FY2023 | £100k | Funding for core costs of the Country Trust’s mission to bring food, farming and the countryside alive for disadvantaged children, through farm visits and education. |
| West London Zone | FY2023 | £100k | Funding for three Link Workers in Westminster and therefore the support for over 100 at-risk young people in the borough. Link Workers are highly qualified professionals, employed by West London Zone but embedded full-time in the school setting. |
| Healthbox CIC | FY2023 | £99k | Funding for work in Chester and surrounding rural areas, working with schools and communities to provide counselling and mental health support for children and their families. |
| Westminster Children’s University | FY2023 | £98k | Funding for the expansion of the initiative across Westminster Schools. The organisation supports resilience and positive mental health in young people through extra-curricular activities. |
| Chester Zoo | FY2023 | £96k | Funding to support young people (7-25 years) in Chester to learn about conservation, experience the wellbeing benefits of connection to nature, lead positive change in their communities, and broaden career aspirations. The charity specifically targets young people from disadvantaged backgrounds by identifying schools with a high proportion (>25%) of pupil premium students and working with teachers to engage young people most in need. |
| Magic Breakfast | FY2023 | £90k | Funding for breakfast provision for disadvantaged schools in Westminster, Chester and Lancashire. Without a nutritious breakfast, children suffer the debilitating physiological effects of hunger and are less able to make the most of their education. |
| Street League | FY2023 | £83k | Funding for identifying young people at risk of unemployment in Westminster, and support them into high quality employment, training or education. Funding also supports young people in employment with opportunities to develop and progress in their careers. |
| Chester FC Community Trust | FY2023 | £80k | Funding towards the appointment of Community Outreach workers, project delivery and establishment of a Sports BTEC qualification. |
| Action Tutoring | FY2023 | £76k | Action Tutoring unlocks the potential of children and young people facing disadvantage through high-quality trained volunteer tutors who empower pupils to make meaningful academic progress, opening doors to future opportunities. |
| Chester Schools Together (CST) | FY2023 | £76k | The aim of the partnership is to allow students to work together on engaging and collaborative projects, helping them to develop their creative, learning and teamwork skills. The programme provides stimulating professional development for staff and promotes mutual respect across the different schools, fosters a sense of belonging and pride in Chester and encourages links with other city institutions for the education and benefit of all. |
| Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust | FY2023 | £75k | Contribution towards the organisation’s work on advising farmers and landowners on how they can improve wildlife habitat and lobby for agricultural and conservation policies using scientific research. |
| Platform for Life | FY2023 | £70k | Funding for weekly counselling sessions in schools and in the local community that help to reduce waiting times for counselling support and offer open-ended tailor-made support for long-lasting outcomes. |
| London Wildlife Trust | FY2023 | £69k | The London Wildlife Trust is dedicated to protecting the capital’s wildlife and wild spaces, engaging London’s diverse communities through access to nature reserves, campaigning, volunteering, and education. |
| London Wildlife Trust | FY2023 | £68k | Kitchen Social – project addressing the food insecurity and social isolation outside of term time. |
| Raising the Roof | FY2023 | £61k | Funding towards the Reside initiative – where vacant properties are renovated into affordable homes for young people and their families at risk of homelessness. |
| SportInspired | FY2023 | £52k | Helping Westminster Thrive Through Sport bringing children together to grow confidence, make friendships and learn new skills through participation in sport and physical activity. |
| Construction Trust | FY2023 | £50k | Westminster work experience programme, taking young people out of the classroom environment and immersing them in transformative world-of-work experiences they would not otherwise have access to. |
| Unfold | FY2023 | £49k | Broadening Horizons - mentoring for young people referred by statutory services. |
| B.O.L.T Charitable Foundation | FY2023 | £47k | A 12-week training course in construction for young people in low-income communities. |
| PREA Foundation | FY2023 | £42k | Funding to support the High School Real Estate Career Exploration Programme and the Urban Property Alliance Property Management Pathway Programme to advance diversity in the industry. |
| Arts Emergency | FY2023 | £41k | Creative mentoring in Westminster to address the lack of opportunities that marginalised young people face in accessing the creative industries. |
| Homeless Programme for Prenatal | FY2023 | £40k | Support of general operations including case management and counselling. |
| Heritage of London Trust | FY2023 | £40k | Heritage of London Trust undertakes restoration projects across London whilst engaging young people through its Proud Places programme inspiring them to improve life chances and skills. |
| Kidscape | FY2023 | £35k | Training Westminster children to become bullying awareness champions in their school or youth group. |
| Peer Power Youth | FY2023 | £27k | Peer Power Youth works to heal trauma and adversity through caring relationships. They support young people in areas such as wellbeing, training, education, and professional experience. |
| Mayors Fund for Westminster | FY2023 | £25k | Keeping it Wild programme, providing young people aged 16-25 from backgrounds underrepresented in nature conservation with vital skills towards a career in the environmental sector. |
| Friends of the Children | FY2023 | £24k | Projects supporting children and their families experiencing institutional racism, homelessness, domestic violence, parental incarceration and/or substance abuse. |
| Apprentis d’Auteuil | FY2023 | £22k | Projects for education and professional development of young people aged 16 to 20 and the construction of a middle school in Nogent, Picardie. |
| Foreningen Tillsammans | FY2023 | £22k | Workshops programme in Skarholmen schools about sexual violence, norms and consent and hosting of events for young people facilitating discussions around these subjects. |
| Boodla Gardening & Pedagogical Association | FY2023 | £22k | Funding towards their ‘Democracy cultivation’ programme to introduce cultivation to young people, while providing them with tools to lead themselves towards their goals. |
| School Home Support | FY2023 | £22k | Funding towards the employment of a School-Home-Support practitioner to work across primary schools in Westminster, supporting the most vulnerable families. |
| DFN Project Search | FY2023 | £22k | DFN Project Search provides one-year transition to work programme for young adults with a learning disability or autism spectrum conditions, or both. |
| Edgewood Centre for Children and Families | FY2023 | £21k | Promoting the behavioural and mental health of children and young people and their families and support a positive transition to adulthood. |
| Unfold | FY2023 | £21k | Unfold supports families and young people in Westminster through mentoring, specialized programs, and empowerment initiatives. |
| Larkin Street Youth Services | FY2023 | £20k | Funding to help young adults in San Francisco by providing a continuum of healthcare, housing, employment and education services. |
| All Stars Project Inc | FY2023 | £20k | The All-Stars Project engages with young people through its Development School for Youth, connecting first-generation, college bound students with corporations to facilitate experience and job readiness training. |
| Farms for City Children UK | FY2023 | £20k | Residential visits to farms where children can engage with the environment and farming, building friendships and confidence. |
| Liverpool Charity Services (LCVS) | FY2023 | £20k | Distribution as micro grants by LCVS to small grass roots community groups aligned with ADWF grant strategy. |
| Young Westminster Foundation | FY2023 | £15k | Funding for the planning, implementation and publishing their 'Our City, Our Future' research. |
| The Girls Network | FY2023 | £10k | Salary costs of Merseyside Network Manager. |
| Befrienders Highland | FY2023 | £10k | Sutherland Friends befriending scheme. |
| Caithness Voluntary Group | FY2023 | £10k | Emergency winter support for local community including warm packs and food parcels. |
| Association of Voluntary Associations Wrexham | FY2023 | £10k | For distribution of micro grants by CWVA to small grass roots community groups aligned with ADWF grant strategy. |
| Cheshire West Voluntary Action (CWVA) | FY2023 | £10k | For distribution of micro grants by CWVA to small grass roots community groups aligned with ADWF grant strategy. |
| Chester & District Committee for Deaf People | FY2023 | £10k | New kitchen at Chester Deaf Centre. |
| Clwyd Special Riding School | FY2023 | £10k | Salary costs of the Centre's Equine Manager. |
| Dementia Friendly Communities | FY2023 | £10k | Helmsdale Circle of Support project benefitting vulnerable & elderly members of the local community with food support and socialising opportunities. |
| Dentaid Limited | FY2023 | £10k | Delivery costs of 6 mobile dental clinics in deprived areas of Liverpool for vulnerable and homeless people. |
| Flintshire Foodbank | FY2023 | £10k | Salary costs of part-time staff working at community food bank. |
| Hartbury University | FY2023 | £10k | Delivery costs of equine assisted learning schools programme. |
| Horseback UK | FY2023 | £10k | Salary costs of Course Director for the charity's schools programme. |
| Horseworld Trust | FY2023 | £10k | Salary costs for Discovery programme equine assisted learning for young people at risk of being NEET. |
| Into University | FY2023 | £10k | Salary costs of education officer at Into University's Knowsley centre. |
| James Place | FY2023 | £10k | Salary costs of suicide prevention therapists at the charity's Liverpool centre. |
| Kyle of Sutherland Hub | FY2023 | £10k | Salary costs for community hub offering free community facilities and activities. |
| Leadership Through Business & Sport | FY2023 | £10k | Funding towards salary costs of Career Development Manager working with disadvantaged CYP in Liverpool. |
| Open Door | FY2023 | £10k | Salary costs of Bloom Venue Manager. |
| One Equine Trust | FY2023 | £10k | Delivery costs of equine facilitated learning sessions with participants referred by Lisburn Women's Aid. |
| Racing Welfare | FY2023 | £10k | Funding towards salary costs of a Regional Support Officer for stable staff in the North West. |
| Ride High | FY2023 | £10k | Costs of roofing repairs and refurbishment of barn used for office, meeting and breakout space and overnight accommodation at equine assisted learning centre. |
| The Hope Foundation | FY2023 | £10k | Salary costs of Community Support Manager. |
| The Underground Training Station Foundation | FY2023 | £10k | Salary costs of cancer rehabilitation specialist coaches and mental health and wellbeing practitioner. |
| The Wingate Special Children’s Trust | FY2023 | £10k | Disability fitness sessions for children with additional needs. |
| Voluntary Groups Sutherland (VGS) | FY2023 | £10k | For distribution of micro grants by VGS to small grassroots community groups aligned with ADWF’s strategy. |
| West Everton Community Council | FY2023 | £10k | Core costs of community centre in a deprived area of Liverpool. |
| Wick Youth Club | FY2023 | £10k | Core costs of community centre supporting children, families, socially isolated adults and those with a disability. |
| Save the Children Ukraine Appeal | FY2022 | £500k | Rapid response in Ukraine and neighbouring countries. |
| Westminster Youth Club Collaboration | FY2022 | £200k | Partnership between The Avenues, The Feathers and St Andrew’s Club and the Young Westminster Foundation. |
| The Not Forgotten Association | FY2022 | £197k | Recreation, leisure and entertainment to serving and ex-service personnel with disabilities. |
| Caritas Hong Kong | FY2022 | £139k | Providing meals to improve the living standards of low-income families in Hong Kong. |
| Young Enterprise | FY2022 | £129k | Development of in-class primary school pilot and growth of core programmes. |
| The Country Trust | FY2022 | £120k | Core costs to bring food, farming and the countryside alive for disadvantaged children. |
| Youth Fed | FY2022 | £117k | The Pledge Partnership for businesses to work with educators in Cheshire and Warrington. |
| Veterans Aid | FY2022 | £107k | Assists ex-service personnel who are in crisis or vulnerably housed. |
| Redthread Youth | FY2022 | £104k | Trauma-informed youth work integrated into the health sector. |
| Chance UK | FY2022 | £100k | Early-access stepped model of support to build resilience in Westminster. |
| Koala North West | FY2022 | £100k | Practical and emotional support for children and families in Chester. |
| Passion for Learning | FY2022 | £100k | Core costs and delivery of Enrichment Clubs in the Chester area. |
| Platform for Life | FY2022 | £100k | Increasing counselling sessions in schools and the local community. |
| Storyhouse | FY2022 | £100k | Young Leaders Programme, access fund for youth theatre, and core costs. |
| The Childhood Trust | FY2022 | £100k | Support for The Evening Standard’s ‘On The Breadline’ appeal. |
| The Felix Project | FY2022 | £100k | Operations rescuing and redistributing surplus food to London community organisations. |
| Community Foundation for Merseyside | FY2022 | £100k | Contribution to the Liverpool ONE Foundation for community projects promoting mental health. |
| Chance to Shine | FY2022 | £100k | Cricket activities in Westminster and Chester. |
| Action Tutoring | FY2022 | £100k | Tutoring programmes in Westminster and Chester. |
| West London Zone | FY2022 | £100k | Link Workers in Westminster to support at-risk young people. |
| UK Youth | FY2022 | £100k | Capacity building, training, and support to youth clubs supporting youth mental health in rural settings. |
| Anna Freud National Centre for Children & Families | FY2022 | £100k | Schools and Colleges Early Support Service (SCESS). |
| Young Minds | FY2022 | £100k | Research, develop, pilot, and scale work with trusted adults supporting young people aged 3-21 years. |
| Healthbox CIC | FY2022 | £99k | Health and wellbeing services in Chester and surrounding rural areas. |
| The Zacchaeus 2000 Trust | FY2022 | £94k | Helps vulnerable people in London facing poverty and debt. |
| Young Westminster Foundation | FY2022 | £92k | October half term activities and food support for schools across Westminster. |
| Street League | FY2022 | £82k | Identifying young people at risk of unemployment in Westminster. |
| Chester FC Community Trust | FY2022 | £80k | Community Outreach workers, project delivery and Sports BTEC qualification. |
| Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust | FY2022 | £75k | Advising farmers and landowners on wildlife habitat and lobbying for agricultural policies. |
| Turn2Us | FY2022 | £65k | Small crisis grants for essentials and financial advice helpline. |
| Raising the Roof | FY2022 | £65k | Reside initiative – renovating vacant properties into affordable homes for young people at risk of homelessness. |
| Mayors Fund for London | FY2022 | £59k | Kitchen Social – project addressing food insecurity and social isolation. |
| The Childhood Trust | FY2022 | £52k | Alleviating the impact of poverty on children and young people in London. |
| Bede House | FY2022 | £50k | A new centre in Southwark to serve those in need and local young people. |
| Lancashire & District CVS | FY2022 | £50k | Distribution to community organisations providing food support. |
| B.O.L.T Charitable Foundation | FY2022 | £50k | 12-week training course in construction for young people in low-income communities. |
| The Mix | FY2022 | £47k | Roll out of The Mix Connect to 100 schools across the UK. |
| PREA Foundation | FY2022 | £45k | Highschool Real Estate Career Exploration Programme and Urban Alliance Property Management Pathway Internship. |
| Homeless Prenatal Programme | FY2022 | £42k | Core costs for prenatal programme for homeless parents. |
| West Cheshire Foodbank | FY2022 | £40k | Support for vouchers/gift cards for use on groceries. |
| Theatre Porto | FY2022 | £40k | Staffing costs of the Community Arts Programme. |
| Friends of War Memorials Trust | FY2022 | £39k | Advice and information for the conservation of war memorials. |
| The Four Feathers Association | FY2022 | £38k | Youth and community work and support of education. |
| London Early Years Foundation (LEYF) | FY2022 | £38k | Doubling Down programme to increase early childhood education hours. |
| The Interfaith Network | FY2022 | £35k | Promotes positive inter-faith relations and improves awareness of related issues. |
| Greenhouse Sports | FY2022 | £34k | Community coach for the Greenhouse Sports Centre in Westminster. |
| Vincentian Care Plus | FY2022 | £32k | Support and befriending services to elderly people in their own homes. |
| Farming Community Network | FY2022 | £30k | Mental health training sessions (Rural+) to young people in agriculture. |
| Re-Engage | FY2022 | £29k | Reduces loneliness among older people by bringing generations together. |
| Doorstep Library Network | FY2022 | £27k | Volunteers visit families in disadvantaged areas to read stories and improve literacy. |
| The Institute for Family Business | FY2022 | £27k | Developing knowledge of family-owned businesses and their contribution to society. |
| Unfold | FY2022 | £27k | Supports vulnerable young people and families in Westminster. |
| The National Centre for Young People with Epilepsy Charitable Trust | FY2022 | £27k | Support and education for children and young people with epilepsy. |
| Apprentis d’Auteuil | FY2022 | £26k | Projects for education and professional development of young people aged 16 to 20. |
| Koala North West | FY2022 | £25k | Food and school holiday activities for 0-5s and parents/guardians. |
| Chester West Voluntary Action/Welcome Network | FY2022 | £25k | Micro grants to community groups supporting families in school holidays. |
| Cheshire Young Carers | FY2022 | £25k | Food and school holiday activities for Young Carers in Chester and Ellesmere Port. |
| Avenue Service (Blacon consortium) | FY2022 | £25k | Food and school holiday activities for children and young people in Blacon, Chester. |
| Friends of the Children | FY2022 | £25k | Projects supporting children and their families experiencing institutional racism, homelessness, etc. |
| Boys & Girls Club of San Francisco | FY2022 | £23k | Health & Life Skills programmes for high-risk, low-income children and young people. |
| Fundacion Amigo | FY2022 | £23k | Support towards residential homes for at-risk children and young people. |
| Theatre Porto | FY2022 | £23k | Food and school holiday activities for children and young people in Ellesmere Port. |
| Boodla, Gardening & Pedagogical Association | FY2022 | £22k | ‘Democracy cultivation’ programme to introduce cultivation to young people. |
| Norte Joven | FY2022 | £22k | Training programmes which equip disadvantaged young people with personal, professional skills. |
| Foreningen Tillsammans | FY2022 | £22k | Workshops programme in Skarholmen schools about sexual violence, norms and consent. |
| All Stars Project Inc | FY2022 | £21k | Development School for Youth connecting students with corporations for job readiness. |
| Edgewood Center for Children and Families | FY2022 | £21k | Promote the behavioural and mental health of children and young people. |
| Larkin Street Youth Services | FY2022 | £21k | Healthcare, housing, employment and education services for young adults in San Francisco. |
| Heritage of London Trust | FY2022 | £21k | Restoration projects across London and the Proud Places programme. |
| Chester West Citizens Advice | FY2022 | £20k | Salaries of Community Connectors in Chester. |
| Caxton Youth Organisation | FY2022 | £20k | Climate Change Education Programme for young people aged 11-25 with learning disabilities. |
| Kyle of Sutherland Development Trust | FY2022 | £20k | Distribution of food vouchers to children and young people in Sutherland. |
| Voluntary Groups Sutherland | FY2022 | £19k | Distribution to eleven community food groups across Sutherland. |
| Highland Highlife | FY2022 | £18k | Portacabin in Kinlochbervie for cultural, sporting, and social engagement. |
| The Conservation Volunteers | FY2022 | £17k | Weekend and holiday family environment activities in Westminster and Cheshire. |
| Helmsdale & District Community Association | FY2022 | £10k | Inclusive space themed play area for physical and mental training. |
| Wirral Youth Zone (The Hive) | FY2022 | £10k | Salary costs associated with the delivery of the Hiveability programme. |
| Warrington Youth Zone | FY2022 | £10k | Salary costs of a Head of Youth Work at the Warrington Youth Zone (Onside). |
| Voluntary Groups Sutherland (VGS) | FY2022 | £10k | Distribution of micro grants by VGS to small grassroots community groups. |
| Teenage Cancer Trust | FY2022 | £10k | Salary costs associated with the delivery of the Youth Empowerment Programme in Merseyside and Cheshire. |
| Racing Welfare | FY2022 | £10k | Salary costs of a Regional Support Officer for stable staff in the North West. |
| Liverpool Charity & Voluntary Services (LCVS) | FY2022 | £10k | Distribution of micro grants by LCVS to small grassroots community groups. |
| Liverpool 6 Community Association | FY2022 | £10k | Purchase of food for community food bank, cooking on a budget course and older residents lunch clubs. |
| Leadership Through Sport & Business | FY2022 | £10k | Salary costs of Career Development Manager working with disadvantaged CYP in Liverpool. |
| Hope House Children’s Hospices | FY2022 | £10k | Refurbishment of The Hospice Hub. |
| Go Golspie Development Trust | FY2022 | £10k | Cost of replacement play equipment at King George V Play Park. |
| Flynn’s Port in a Storm | FY2022 | £10k | Salary costs of administrator for mental health crisis café/gym/hub. |
| Flintshire Foodbank | FY2022 | £10k | Salary costs of part-time staff. |
| Cheshire West Voluntary Action (CWVA) | FY2022 | £10k | Distribution of micro grants by CWVA to small grass roots community groups. |
| Chance Changing Lives | FY2022 | £10k | Crewe-based community pantry & homeless kitchen. |
| Caithness KLICS | FY2022 | £10k | Salary costs of the youth club manager providing support for young carers. |
| Brora Development Trust | FY2022 | £10k | Support for community food larders across Sutherland. |
| British Horse Society | FY2022 | £10k | CPD training costs for Changing Lives Through Horses practitioners/trainers. |
| The Princes Trust | FY2021 | £250k | Support for 10,000 young people into long-term careers in the health and social care sector. |
| Chester FC Community Trust | FY2021 | £200k | Funding towards the creation and operation of the King George V Sports Hub in Blacon, Chester. |
| West London Zone | FY2021 | £200k | Funding is pivotal for three Link Workers in Westminster. |
| The Country Trust | FY2021 | £190k | Funding is allocated to The Pledge Partnership, which enables businesses to work together with educators. |
| Platform for Life | FY2021 | £151k | Funding is towards increasing the number of weekly counselling sessions in schools and in the local community. |
| University of Oxford | FY2021 | £150k | Funding towards their mental health research programme. |
| Young Minds | FY2021 | £115k | Funding is towards core costs of the Country Trust’s mission to bring food, farming and the countryside alive for disadvantaged children. |
| Caritas Hong Kong | FY2021 | £113k | Providing meals to improve the living standards of low-income families in Hong Kong. |
| Westminster Children’s University | FY2021 | £113k | Funding is allocated to the expansion of the initiative across Westminster Schools. |
| Westminster Youth Club Collaboration | FY2021 | £112k | Funding is for the development of Young Enterprise in-class primary school pilot, growth of core programmes for 11–18 year olds. |
| Chance UK | FY2021 | £100k | Funding is allocated to Chance UK’s early-access stepped model of support to build the resilience of children and young people in Westminster. |
| Youth Fed | FY2021 | £100k | Funding is for identifying young people at risk of unemployment in Westminster. |
| Young Enterprise | FY2021 | £100k | Funding is for the development of Young Enterprise in-class primary school pilot, growth of core programmes for 11–18 year olds. |
| Community Foundation for Merseyside | FY2021 | £100k | Contribution to the Liverpool ONE Foundation, which awards grants for community projects. |
| Passion for Learning | FY2021 | £100k | Funding is towards the core costs and delivery of Enrichment Clubs in the Chester area. |
| Jamie’s Farm | FY2021 | £100k | Funding supports 30 residential visits from schools and alternative provisions in WF’s target areas. |
| Future Men | FY2021 | £100k | Funding is for further development of the charity’s services for young people in Westminster. |
| Healthbox CIC | FY2021 | £99k | Funding is towards the organisation’s work in Chester and surrounding rural areas. |
| Lancaster District Community & Voluntary Solutions | FY2021 | £94k | Funding towards enabling others in the sector to maximise their social impact. |
| Social Finance | FY2021 | £88k | Funding towards implementing research recommendations in a practical way. |
| Street League | FY2021 | £81k | Funding is allocated to research, develop, pilot and scale the organisations’ work with trusted adults supporting young people aged 3-21 years. |