City Bridge Foundation grants
City Bridge Foundation is a regional general foundation funding charitable work across London, giving around £78.9m to organisations in its latest year, with a typical grant of £75,000.
Guidance last checked 16 July 2026· from the funder’s own website
Overview
City Bridge Foundation (charity number 1035628) is a regional general foundation funding charitable work benefiting Londoners across all 32 boroughs and the City of London. In its latest recorded year it gave around £78.9m across 4,703 recorded grants, with a typical award of £75,000 and the middle half ranging from about £28,000 to £122,000. Its support reaches disabled people, children and young people, older people, and people of a particular ethnic or racial origin, among others.
What they fund
Its funding supports other charitable purposes for the benefit of Londoners, including through named programmes such as Climate & Environmental Justice, which makes five-year core grants of £125,000 to £450,000 depending on organisational income.
Who and where
It funds work taking place across London's 32 boroughs and the City of London for the benefit of Londoners, reaching disabled people, children and young people, older people, and people of a particular ethnic or racial origin, among others.
Who they help
Where they fund
What City Bridge Foundation says in its own guidance
Quoted directly from the funder’s own website, with a link to the page each quote came from. Always the most current word is theirs — check the source before you apply.
Who they say they'll fund
“Have at least three directors or trustees (persons legally responsible for running the company and ensuring its compliance with the law)”
Source: citybridgefoundation.org.uk — City Bridge Foundation | General eligibility and exclusions →
“Are paying the London Living Wage to all London-based staff (or will commit to doing so in receipt of a grant)”
Source: citybridgefoundation.org.uk — City Bridge Foundation | General eligibility and exclusions →
“Takes place in London's 32 boroughs and/or the City of London and is for the benefit of Londoners”
Source: citybridgefoundation.org.uk — City Bridge Foundation | General eligibility and exclusions →
Grant sizes they mention
“Core five-year grants ranging between £125,000 and £450,000 depending on organisational income”
Source: citybridgefoundation.org.uk — City Bridge Foundation | Funding →
How they say to apply
“Our programmes usually take between three and six months from application to decision. Our funding cannot be used for work that has already been completed (i.e. retrospective costs).”
Source: citybridgefoundation.org.uk — City Bridge Foundation | General eligibility and exclusions →
What a typical grant looks like
| Typical (median) grant | £75,000 |
|---|---|
| Middle half of grants | £28,000 – £122,000 |
| Grants published openly | 4,703 |
| Most recent published grant | 2026 |
Recent grants
- Citizens UK£500,000 over three years to Citizens UK?s (Charity No. 1107264) Living Wage Foundation initiative, towards the??Making London Work for All??partnership to?enable London?s civic and employer institutions to work in co-ordinated partnership to improve pay, hours, and job security for thousands of workers tackling economic injustice, including the relief of poverty and financial hardship in London.?£500,000March 2026
- People's Health Trust£850,000 over three years (£816,850; £22,950; £10,200) to cover PHT grants awarded in Year 1, plus grant-making costs across Years 1-2 and six months of Year 3 (programme development, programme marketing, assessment, grant management/ closure, capacity building, network administration, training and support) for a fund supporting the mental health needs of children and young people across Greater London.£850,000March 2026
- Greater London Volunteering£320,000 over two years (two annual payments of £160,000) towards the core costs of providing infrastructure support to London?s voluntary sector.£320,000February 2026
- The Cranfield Trust£147,758 for the Connect element of the Funder Plus Programme to fund providers and support the delivery of the of the programme to March 2026.£147,758January 2026
- Locality£45,456 for the Connect element of the Funder Plus Programme to fund providers and support the delivery of the programme to March 2026.£45,456January 2026
- RMUK Wellbeing Community Interest Company£104,940 over three years (£34,980; £34,980; £34,980) for 1 Part time Van driver working 17.5 hrs a week and 1 Part time Wellbeing coordinator working 17.5 hrs per week to build capacity and increase informed reporting whilst delivering culturally appropriate foods and associated holistic signposting and wrap around support£104,940November 2025
From grants City Bridge Foundation publishes openly via 360Giving (the UK open grants-data standard), used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence.
Their charitable objects
As registered with the Charity Commission (their formal purposes):
The maintenance and support of london bridge, blackfriars bridge, southwark bridge, tower bridge and the millennium bridge. Any surplus income to be applied: in or towards the provision of transport and access to it for elderly or disabled people in the greater london area; and, or, for other charitable purposes for…
How to approach them
Start with the official sources — they’re always more current than any directory, including this one.
Common questions
How much does City Bridge Foundation typically give?
The median grant is around £75,000, with the middle half of its 4,703 recorded grants (latest recorded year: 2026) ranging from about £28,000 to £122,000. Its Climate & Environmental Justice programme makes core five-year grants of £125,000 to £450,000, depending on organisational income.
What does City Bridge Foundation fund?
It funds other charitable purposes for the general benefit of Londoners, including through named programmes such as Climate & Environmental Justice, which makes five-year core grants of £125,000 to £450,000 depending on organisational income.
Who can apply to City Bridge Foundation?
Applicants must have at least three directors or trustees legally responsible for running the organisation, must pay the London Living Wage to all London-based staff (or commit to doing so on receipt of a grant), and the funded work must take place in London's 32 boroughs and/or the City of London for the benefit of Londoners.
What won't City Bridge Foundation fund?
Its funding cannot be used for work that has already been completed - that is, retrospective costs.
How do I apply to City Bridge Foundation?
Its programmes usually take between three and six months from application to decision. Full guidance is on the Foundation's own website (citybridgefoundation.org.uk) and its Charity Commission entry (charity number 1035628).
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