Education Grants
“SGSG care deeply about serving the local community and supporting schools to deliver impactful work for children and families.”
“There is a really good balance between being clear and directive but also being flexible. Extremely appreciated during the pandemic when we couldn’t always deliver as we had planned.”
Education Grants
We’re investing in the future of local children & young people. We create positive change by funding a wide range of learning and educational opportunities that enable children & young people to build their aspirations, skills and confidence – at home, with their family, at school and within their local community. Our priority is to focus on where the need is greatest.
Our mission is to provide funding and support that will enable grantee organisations to better achieve their mission.
For examples of what we fund, please see our grants programme and current grants below.
Who will we fund?
We fund not-for-profit organisations (including charities, schools, churches and social enterprises) delivering activities that support our mission to children and young people from birth to 25 years old. We do fund Community Interest Companies and social enterprises but there are additional requirements.
Where will we fund?
We can only provide funding to support children and young people who are resident in or educated in our area of benefit (Covent Garden and south Westminster – see map). Your organisation does not need to be based in this area, but your beneficiaries do.
What will we fund?
We will fund universal and targeted initiatives that fall under our five broad themes.
- Children & Families – focus on younger children and their parents.
- Education & Learning – supporting attainment, enhancing the curriculum and learning new skills.
- Emotional Well-Being – looking after children’s emotional and mental health.
- Youth Activities – clubs and activities that older children attend on their own.
- Christian Education – reflecting our historic roots.
How much can you apply for?
We have several different grants programmes.
Small Grants – Max £3,600 for a revenue or capital grant
Project Grants – Max £12,000 for a revenue or capital grant
Community Investment Grant (CIG) – Max £18,500 per annum for up to three years
Partnership Grant – Between £20 – £50,000 per annum for up to three years
When should you apply?
Small Grant applications can be submitted at any time and we expect to make a decide within six weeks.
Project Grant and CIG applications should be submitted by 7 pm on our quarterly grants’ deadline (set about 5–6 weeks before our Trustee meetings):
- Monday 15 December 2025
- Monday 16 March 2026
- Monday 8 June 2026
- Monday 28 September 2026
- Monday 14 December 2026
How to apply?
BEFORE you apply for funding, please read our detailed grant guidelines.
Please apply using the online application form. It is the same for all grants but you have to answer more questions to receive more funding.
Grants Programme
Small Grants
For one-off projects or small community initiatives:
- Environmental education initiatives
- School enrichment activities (usually in partnership with an external provider)
- Children’s activities at community events and festivals
- Christian Education such as Sunday School or Messy Church
Project Grants
For delivering activities regularly (ie, weekly) for a set period of time (from a few weeks up to a whole year):
- Enrichment programme in a school or youth-setting
- Environment education programme
- Community sports provision
- After-school and youth programmes
- Employability programme
Community Investment Grants
- After-school and homework clubs
- Open access youth provision
- Under 5’s play activity
- Youth mentoring
- Arts and creative therapy
- SEND youth club
- Music programme
- Family support
However, CIGs are only available to organisations who:
- have already received funding from us within the last three years, AND
- can demonstrate a strong commitment to the local area through consistent service delivery and participation in local networks and partnerships.
Unfortunately, CIGs are not usually available to schools or projects working in a school setting.
Partnership Grants
This is a discretionary programme to address strategic priorities. If you have an idea for a possible project, then please send a short outline of your idea to the Clerk to start further conversations. Please do not send unsolicited applications.
Current Grants
Below is a list of projects we are currently funding.
Area | Organisation | Project | Summary | Grant | From | Until |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Children & Families | Cardinal Hume Centre | Wrap-around support for vulnerable families & children in the Westminster area | Offer educational activities/learning support 6 days a week for families who are homeless or in unsuitable temporary accommodation with children. The grant is to ensure the core running of their Family Centre form Jan 25-Dec 27. | £55,500 | 01/01/2025 | 31/12/2027 |
Children & Families | Holborn Community Association | HCA Under 5s | HCA can maintain its free under 5s play service supporting over 300 families. This supports the early years development & reduces the impact of inequality. | £45,000 | 01/11/2022 | 31/10/2025 |
Children & Families | Pimlico Toy Library | Play with a purpose | Provides play sessions for children from 0-4 yrs (ie: Toy Library, Baby Massage) & school holiday sessions from 0-11 yrs. The grant is towards their core costs. | £55,500 | 01/02/2024 | 01/04/2027 |
Children & Families | South Westminster Community Festival | One Year Grant | SWF want a grant to support their pause for Jan 25-Dec 25. They will work on strategising their delivery of their project. They will set up a YP focus group, train up volunteers, grow their partnerships & attend training during this pause. | £3,600 | 21/11/2025 | 31/10/2025 |
Children & Families | St Vincent’s Family Project | SVFP Ready for School (Programme) | A programme for children 0-4 yrs preparing them for school/nursery transition. They teach basic literacy, numeracy & aim to engage 60 children per annum in this 3-yr project. | £54,000 | 06/01/2025 | 06/01/2028 |
Children & Families | Unfold (was WBaF) | Broadening Horizons Mentoring Programme | Unfold’s Broadening Horizons programme provides weekly 1:1 mentoring for young people aged 10–25 in Westminster & nearby areas, with tailored support for those seeking asylum, in care, or excluded from school. | £55,000 | 01/12/2024 | 30/11/2027 |
Christian Education | The Church of the Annunciation Bryanston Street | Children & Families Worker: Curriculum Design & Delivery 2025 | This is a Sunday School provision for 50-60 CYP attending each Sunday. The project will hire a ‘Children & Families Worker’ for 6 hrs a week to tailor to their growing age group of 7+ children for faith based learning. | £2,000 | 03/03/2025 | 31/12/2025 |
Education & Learning | Abbey Community Association | The Abbey Centre – After-School Club | A project from Sept 24-Sept 25, which allows disadvantaged children in South Westminster to attend free arts & crafts, cultural & PE workshops. It also signposts parents to other services they may need. | £10,000 | 23/09/2024 | 21/07/2025 |
Education & Learning | AllChild (fka West London Zone) | AllChild’s Impact Programme in South Westminster | An early intervention programme from Sep 24-Aug 27 focusing on ‘at risk’ children at the tipping point of need. It will work with 4 Westminster schools & is a holistic programme. | £45,000 | 01/09/2024 | 01/08/2027 |
Education & Learning | Central London Community Healthcare | SaLT 6 South Westminster | SALT 6 – A speech & language therapy service across 7 primary schools & nursery school in south Westminster cluster from April 24-March 25. It offers Specialist, Targeted & Universal provision. | £22,765 | 15/04/2024 | 31/03/2025 |
Education & Learning | Central London Community Healthcare | SaLT 7 South Westminster | SALT 7 – A speech & language therapy service across 7 primary schools & nursery school in south Westminster cluster from April 25-March 26. It offers Specialist, Targeted & Universal provision. | £25,068 | 15/04/2025 | 31/03/2026 |
Education & Learning | Climate Ed | Children’s carbon literacy & climate action project | A project for KS2 children in Westminster primary schools. It delivers workshops on climate change, CO2 & sustainability & runs from Aug 24-July 26. | £3,000 | 15/04/2024 | 18/07/2026 |
Education & Learning | Doorstep Library | Doorstep Library – Pimlico Reading Provision | Doorstep Library provide weekly home-reading sessions to children from low-income families. Project is targeted at primary school-aged children. | £55,500 | 01/04/2025 | 31/03/2028 |
Education & Learning | Pimlico Musical Foundation | Pimlico Musical Foundation Children’s Programmes | Providing free, high quality music education for children from disadvantaged backgrounds. | £45,000 | 01/11/2022 | 31/07/2025 |
Education & Learning | Sports4Health | Sport4Health | YWF 2024: Continue badminton provision but also encourage young people to be more involved in running the club & develop employment skills. | £10,000 | 01/01/2025 | 01/10/2025 |
Education & Learning | St Barnabas PS | London Music Masters (LMM) | A whole school music intervention from London Music Masters that offers all children (& their parents) violin lessons & general music skills. | £12,000 | 02/12/2024 | 02/12/2025 |
Emotional Well-Being | DreamArts | Experiment Programme | Serves 35-40 YP per year in Westminster focusing on self expression, ie: theatre performances, short films. They are focused on wellbeing & have trauma trained specialists. Project is from March 24-March 27. | £45,000 | 01/03/2024 | 31/03/2027 |
Emotional Well-Being | Peer Power | Peer Power Youth | YWF 2024: Enable peer leaders to lead, develop & deliver social action projects on anti-racism. | £10,000 | 01/01/2025 | 30/11/2025 |
Emotional Well-Being | St Vincent’s Family Project | Family Therapy Service | Family therapy service providing a half day per week support at 5 schools for individual pupils & their families. | £26,400 | 05/09/2024 | 29/08/2025 |
Youth Clubs & Activities | Caxton Youth Organisation | Caxton Youth Organisation | Specialist youth club in Westminster for young people with learning disabilities aged 11-25 with youth club, education programmes & regular residential. | £45,000 | 01/09/2022 | 31/08/2025 |
Youth Clubs & Activities | Coram’s Fields & Harmsworth Memorial Playground | Youth Programme – Coram’s Fields | Support the delivery of their Youth Programme over 12 mths. It runs 5 days a week for 48 weeks pa offering a free programme for young people aged 9-19. It takes place at the modern, well-equipped youth centre which features music recording studio, IT suite, gym & creative arts space. | £12,000 | 01/04/2025 | 31/03/2026 |
Youth Clubs & Activities | Covent Garden Dragon Hall Trust | Dragon Hall – Play & Youth Work | This is a programme of free weekly, term-time activities for CYP aged 8-19 living in Holborn & Covent Garden. It will reach 465 beneficiaries in 3 yrs & will include activities such as homework club & boys/girls clubs. | £53,898 | 01/01/2025 | 31/12/2027 |
Youth Clubs & Activities | Impact Dance | Impact Academy – VSA Plan | Impact Dance works with young women aged 9-19 yrs, from Black African/Caribbean backgrounds to gain confidence in dance. Aim of the project is to grow local interest & build up others aspects of their charity, ie: Boys’ Dance Club. | £10,000 | 01/04/2025 | 31/03/2026 |
Youth Clubs & Activities | London Tigers | Churchill Gardens Youth Hub | A youth club for 8-19 yrs old at Churchill Gardens catering to 100-120 CYP. Taking over from ‘Future Men’, they are providing this service for 12-17 mths under the permission of Westminster Council until they find a permanent provider for the space. | £55,500 | 02/12/2024 | 31/03/2027 |
Youth Clubs & Activities | St Andrew’s Youth Club | St Andrew’s Club – Enriching Young Lives | To support & fund club activities such as performing arts, football & karate. The project supports children from ages 5-18 & runs every day of the week in Westminster. It will run from Sept 22-Aug 25. | £45,000 | 01/09/2022 | 31/08/2025 |
Youth Clubs & Activities | The Pimlico Foundation | Outbreak Youth Charity | Outbreak aims to create positive futures for children & young people in Pimlico & South Westminster. They offer young people a range of activities including mentoring, school work, holiday clubs & sports. They expect to support 620 beneficiaries. | £45,000 | 04/09/2023 | 04/09/2026 |