London Community Foundation grants
London Community Foundation is a national community foundation that gave around £8.5m in grants to organisations in its latest year, with an average grant size of £12,124.
Guidance last checked 16 July 2026· from the funder’s own website
Overview
London Community Foundation (charity number 1091263) is a national community foundation supporting a wide range of charitable purposes across London, including education, health, disability, poverty relief, arts, and community and economic development. It has provided over £134m in grants to improve lives in London to date, and gave around £8.5m to organisations in its latest year, with an average grant size of £12,124. Some of its funds, such as the Greenwich Peninsula Community Fund, run to their own application dates.
What they fund
It funds a wide range of charitable purposes across London including education, health, disability, poverty relief, arts and heritage, recreation and amateur sport, housing, and community and economic development.
Who and where
It supports charities and community groups across England, including children and young people, people with disabilities, elderly people, and people of particular ethnic or racial backgrounds, through funds such as the Greenwich Peninsula Community Fund.
Who they help
Where they fund
What London Community 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
“You must have at least three unrelated members legally responsible for the governance of the organisation”
Source: londoncf.org.uk — The London Community Foundation | Eligibility criteria →
“Providing over £134m in grants to improve lives in London”
Source: londoncf.org.uk — The London Community Foundation | Welcome to LCF →
“You must have a safeguarding policy in place that has been reviewed in the last 12 months”
Source: londoncf.org.uk — The London Community Foundation | Eligibility criteria →
What they say they won't fund
“Activities that promote religious or political views Activities generating private profit Spending that has already taken place (i.e. retrospective funding)”
Source: londoncf.org.uk — The London Community Foundation | Eligibility criteria →
“Companies limited by Shares (including CIC limited by shares) Statutory organisations, such as local authorities NHS bodies Co-operative societies”
Source: londoncf.org.uk — The London Community Foundation | Eligibility criteria →
“Individual sponsorship or redistribution of a grant to individuals or other organisations, unless explicitly permitted in the specific programme guidelines”
Source: londoncf.org.uk — The London Community Foundation | Eligibility criteria →
Grant sizes they mention
“£12,124 average grant size committed”
Source: londoncf.org.uk — The London Community Foundation | Welcome to LCF →
Deadlines they mention
“Greenwich Peninsula Community Fund | Closing date: 21/07/2026”
Source: londoncf.org.uk — The London Community Foundation | Available grants →
What a typical grant looks like
| Typical (median) grant | £9,864 |
|---|---|
| Middle half of grants | £6,500 – £10,000 |
| Grants published openly | 1,002 |
| Most recent published grant | 2021 |
Recent grants
- Wise ThoughtsFunding is requested to support the delivery of our programme of services and activities to support BAME / LGBTQI+ people living working studying or socialising in Haringey and London. The funding will cover salaries and fees for service facilitators, resources, marketing and management costs for a period of one year£10,821March 2021
- Cardinal Hume CentreAn established, high-impact project providing access to food and advice for people suffering significant negative social and economic impacts during covid-19. 250 people facing poverty, joblessness and homelessness inc. migrants and isolated mothers will access food, information and advice on welfare, housing, employment, immigration and debt.£42,230March 2021
- Citizens Advice WandsworthThe funding is for a specialist caseworker who'll provide employment advice and casework support to marginalised and low-income residents of Wandsworth. They'll deliver a programme of training and capacity-building for partners in South West London, and will use evidence and issues from clients to inform local advocacy work.£30,000March 2021
- Wandsworth Community Empowerment NetworkThe funding is to identify and employ 2 people from our core network partners, to embed alongside our staff team, so that they can train and upskill to be change agents within their own hubs and clusters.£28,000March 2021
- Battersea Arts CentreBAC to support 20 new young people from Wandsworth (15-25) to join its creative entrepreneurship programme The Agency & create Covid-relief social change projects for their communities.£26,490March 2021
- Westbourne Park Family CentreThe funding is for our vital˜Skills for Life project work with children and young people, 8-21 years, many from BAME and low income families, enabling them to nurture behaviours and develop skills leading to their happiness and health, and improving their life chances, particularly towards future employment.£19,989March 2021
From grants London Community 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 promotion of any charitable purposes for the benefit of the community of the area of benefit and in particular the advancement of education, the protection of good health both mental and physical, the relief of poverty and sickness and the provision, in the interests of social welfare, of facilities for recreation…
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 London Community Foundation typically give?
Based on 1,002 recent grants, the typical (median) award is around £9,864, with the middle half of grants falling between £6,500 and £10,000. The Foundation states an average grant size of £12,124.
What does London Community Foundation fund?
It funds a wide range of charitable purposes across London, including education, health, disability, poverty relief, arts and heritage, recreation, amateur sport, housing, and community and economic development.
Who can apply to London Community Foundation?
Applicant organisations must have at least three unrelated members legally responsible for their governance, and a safeguarding policy that has been reviewed in the last 12 months.
What won't London Community Foundation fund?
It does not fund companies limited by shares (including CICs limited by shares), statutory organisations such as local authorities, NHS bodies, or co-operative societies. It cannot redistribute grants to individuals unless explicitly permitted in specific programme guidelines, and does not fund activities that promote religious or political views, generate private profit, or retrospective spending that has already taken place.
How do I apply to London Community Foundation?
As an example, its Greenwich Peninsula Community Fund had a closing date of 21/07/2026; check current guidance on its website, www.londoncf.org.uk, and its Charity Commission entry (charity number 1091263), as available funds and deadlines change.
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