Unrestricted grants for social justice charities

Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) have launched The Keystone Fund which aims to enable locally and regionally-focused charities working towards social equity to become more agile in their support for their communities. The Fund will provide a programme of unrestricted grants, networking and access to advice webinars and toolkits. 

Grants of between £5,000 and £50,000 are available for UK registered charities addressing social injustice or working towards social equity to build a fairer society for all, in particular:

• Refugees in the UK (around 50% of the Fund will be focused on organisations supporting refugees in the UK)
• People experiencing racial inequity
• People experiencing digital poverty
• People at risk of homelessness
• Deaf and disabled people
• LGBQT+ people

Priorities of the fund are supporting organisations to:

• Adapt their ways of working (e.g. digital capability, staff and volunteer training, operational challenges)
• Bolster their core building blocks (e.g. governance, strategic planning, capacity building)

There is a stage stage application process. The deadline for Stage One applications is midnight on 23 November 2022.

To find out more and apply, visit the CAF website or contact [email protected]