Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation - London Division grants
IICF London Division does not accept unsolicited applications: its corporate members nominate charities, which are then asked to seek £5,000 to £10,000 for social mobility work.
Guidance last checked 16 July 2026· from the funder’s own website
Overview
The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation - London Division is funded by the insurance industry and gives its grants for social mobility work. The first thing to know is that it does not accept unsolicited grant applications: it invites its members, its corporate partners, to nominate charities to receive a grant. If a member does nominate you, its strategy asks applicants to seek funding of between £5,000 and £10,000, with the intent to make a significant difference. It funds charities registered in England and Wales or Scotland, and describes social mobility as creating access to opportunities and improving life chances for people facing disadvantage. It does not fund projects outside the UK, employee salaries or core operations, or religious or party-political organisations. Organisations that have a charitable purpose but are not registered charities — state schools and scout and guide groups, for instance — are also excluded.
What they fund
These are the purposes the foundation records on the Charity Commission register. Its published grants strategy centres on social mobility.
Who and where
The register records that it works with other charities and voluntary bodies across England and Wales. Its strategy also names Scotland-registered charities.
Who they help
Where they fund
What Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation - London Division 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
“Social Mobility. Specifically: Create access to opportunities and improve life chances for people facing disadvantage”
Source: iicf.org.uk — Grants Strategy - IICF →
“Charities registered in England & Wales or Scotland”
Source: iicf.org.uk — Grants Strategy - IICF →
What they say they won't fund
“To organisations that have a charitable purpose but are not registered charities; for instance, state schools and scout and guide groups”
Source: iicf.org.uk — Grants Strategy - IICF →
“To religious or party-political organisations”
Source: iicf.org.uk — Grants Strategy - IICF →
“To projects outside the UK”
Source: iicf.org.uk — Grants Strategy - IICF →
“To registered charities to fund employee salaries or core operations”
Source: iicf.org.uk — Grants Strategy - IICF →
Grant sizes they mention
“Seek funding of between £5,000 and £10,000, with the intent to make a significant difference”
Source: iicf.org.uk — Grants Strategy - IICF →
How they say to apply
“IICF invites its members (corporate partners) to nominate charities to receive an IICF Grant so that the Foundation's donors play a role in its impact. IICF does not accept unsolicited grant applications.”
Source: iicf.org.uk — Grants Strategy - IICF →
Their charitable objects
As registered with the Charity Commission (their formal purposes):
The charity is established for such charitable purposes for the public benefit as are exclusively charitable according to the laws of england and wales as the trustees may from time to time determine, by the provision of grants to registered charities.
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 IICF London Division typically give?
Its grants strategy asks applicants to seek funding of between £5,000 and £10,000, with the intent to make a significant difference. In its latest published financial year it gave £107,000 in grants to organisations.
What does IICF London Division fund?
Social mobility. It describes this as creating access to opportunities and improving life chances for people facing disadvantage.
Who can apply?
Its strategy says grants go to charities registered in England and Wales or Scotland. However, it also says it invites its members, its corporate partners, to nominate charities to receive a grant, and that it does not accept unsolicited grant applications. In practice that means you cannot simply send in an application.
What won't IICF London Division fund?
Its published exclusions include projects outside the UK, employee salaries or core operations for registered charities, organisations that have a charitable purpose but are not registered charities, for instance state schools and scout and guide groups, and religious or party-political organisations.
How do I apply to IICF London Division?
It says it does not accept unsolicited grant applications, so an application sent in cold is unlikely to be considered. Any route in would come through a connection with one of its corporate partners. Check the funder's own website (www.iicf.org.uk) and its Charity Commission entry (charity number 1163896) for current guidance, as processes can change.
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