Trust for London grants
Trust for London is a regional funder giving around £14.6m to organisations tackling poverty and inequality in London, with a typical grant of £50,000.
Guidance last checked 16 July 2026· from the funder’s own website
Overview
Trust for London is a regional funder supporting organisations fighting for economic and social justice in London. It gave around £14.6m in grants to organisations, working within two key aims: economic justice and social justice, and providing both project and unrestricted funding.
What they fund
Trust for London funds work on social justice, including ending migrant destitution, racial justice and disability justice, and economic justice, including decent work, social security and the housing crisis.
Who and where
It supports organisations across London whose work directly benefits Londoners, working towards economic and social justice for the general public and other defined groups facing disadvantage.
Who they help
Where they fund
What Trust for London 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.
What they say they're looking for
“Funding for ending migrant destitution, racial justice and disability justice.”
Source: trustforlondon.org.uk — Apply for funding →
“Funding for decent work, improving social security, ending the poverty premium and tackling the housing crisis.”
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Who they say they'll fund
“We fund organisations fighting for economic and social justice in London. We're not able to fund individuals directly.”
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“We fund organisations whose work directly benefits Londoners. Sometimes we'll fund work with a national focus, if it has the potential to benefit Londoners.”
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How they say to apply
“We fund work within two key aims: economic and social justice. We provide project and unrestricted funding.”
Source: trustforlondon.org.uk — Apply for funding →
“Our team is here to help you. If you're thinking about applying, we encourage you to book a short conversation with one of our grant managers.”
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What a typical grant looks like
| Typical (median) grant | £50,000 |
|---|---|
| Middle half of grants | £10,000 – £95,000 |
| Grants published openly | 1,402 |
| Most recent published grant | 2025 |
Recent grants
- London Gypsies and TravellersThe funding is for policy advocacy to address the housing crisis impacting Gypsy and Traveller communities in London. This includes advancing systemic change through research, campaigning, and empowering community members to influence housing policy. The work will drive the creation of culturally suitable sites and tackle discrimination within planning systems.£100,000December 2025
- Community Led Housing LondonThe funding is for CLH London to deliver a training and action learning programme in power-sharing and collaborative practice with social housing residents and staff; expenses to enable resident participation; and documentation and evaluation of pilot projects and dissemination of findings in partnership with the London School of Economics.£46,000December 2025
- Hounslow Citizens AdviceThe funding is for Hounslow Citizens Advice's specialist welfare rights support, offering over 500 additional appointments annually and tribunal representation. The project aims to empower vulnerable residents, influence policy through lived experience insights, and build sector capacity via education, collaboration, and campaigning against welfare reform impacts.£117,000October 2025
- Greater London Forum for Older PeopleThe funding is to support GLF's work toreduce poverty among older Londoners by piloting five borough-based forum hubs to improve access to benefits like Pension Credit. The team aim for system change via improved borough advice alongside campaigning, and strategic partnerships while amplifying a diverse range of older voices for a more age-friendly London.£115,000October 2025
- Latin American Women's Aid RefugeThis funding is to continue to build on the 6 years of work undertaken by the Women Against Homelessness and Abuse (WAHA) project and its pivotal role of bringing the experience and voices of racialised women survivors of gender-based violence in the housing policy-making sector.£98,000October 2025
- Centre for Research in Social Policy, Loughborough UniversityThe funding is for continuing the research and annual updating of the Minimum Income Standard for London (MIS London), including new primary research in 2025 and 2027 and uprating by inflation in 2026 and 2028.£179,645September 2025
From grants Trust for London 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 objects of the charity are:(1) for the central fund: any charitable purposes, other than the advancement of religion, which are directed to the benefit of poor inhabitants in the area of benefit; and (2) for the city church fund: the advancement of religion by(a) the repair, restoration or preservation of the…
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 Trust for London typically give?
Based on 1,402 grants it has recorded (the most recent dated 2025), the median award was £50,000, with the middle half of grants ranging from £10,000 to £95,000.
What does Trust for London fund?
It funds within two key aims: social justice, including ending migrant destitution, racial justice and disability justice, and economic justice, including decent work, improving social security, ending the poverty premium and tackling the housing crisis.
Who can apply to Trust for London?
It funds organisations fighting for economic and social justice in London whose work directly benefits Londoners; it sometimes funds work with a national focus if it has the potential to benefit Londoners too. It cannot fund individuals directly.
How do I apply to Trust for London?
It encourages applicants to book a short conversation with one of its grant managers before applying. See its website, www.trustforlondon.org.uk, and its charity registration (number 205629) on the Charity Commission register for current guidance.
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Contains public sector information from the Charity Commission for England and Wales licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and grants data from 360Giving used under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0. Figures are derived (filtered and summarised by TrusteeMeetings), not republished unchanged. About the data · Terms of use. This page is a starting point for your own research, not a promise of funding, and is not endorsed by or affiliated with Trust for London.