Who we've funded

Organisations we've funded

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In the last five years we have awarded £11million in grants to 152 organisations across London.

Explore some of the fantastic projects and organisations we support below.

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Terry GRT Mentor 4
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Oxford Gardens Primary School: GRT Learning Mentor

Over the past year, The Portal Trust has helped to support the GRT (Gypsy, Roma and Traveller) Learning Mentor role at Oxford Gardens Primary School in North Kensington.

Terry King has carried out the role since 2018 and has built a strong relationship with the children, parents and school over the years. We met with Terry to discuss his role and the difference it has made for the children.

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Stepladder Plus
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Stepladder Plus: Financial Awareness Programme for Young People in Care

In 2020, The Portal Trust awarded £54,000 to The Share Foundation to fund 18 places for looked-after children on their Stepladder Plus programme - an online financial awareness training programme.

Continue reading to learn more about the programme, The Share Foundation and the experiences of previous participants.

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Debate Mate: The Debate Mate Cup

In March 2022, The Portal Trust awarded £31,000 to Debate Mate – a charity helping tackle educational disadvantage by running debate workshops for students in state schools with free school meal profiles higher than the national average.

We recently attended the third London round of the 2022 Secondary School’s Debate Mate Cup and spoke to Bukola about their experience as a previous participant and current mentor.

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Flying
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Scarabeus Aerial Theatre: Flying Into Physics

In 2021, The Portal Trust awarded £30,000 over three years to Scarabeus Aerial Theatre for their ‘Flying Into Physics’ programme – an exciting science project helping disadvantaged 9-10 year olds learn about physics through aerial theatre.

We visited a session at a primary school in North London to see students flying through the air and learning about gravity, air resistance and friction.

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Project database

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Organisation name Grant type Date Size Duration Location
Hackney Empire Widening participation 2023 £16,298 1 year Hackney
The Aldgate School Portal Trust partner 2023 £58,977 3 years City of London
Blind in Business Widening participation 2023 £15,000 1 year Inner London-wide
The Aldgate School Portal Trust partner 2023 £22,950 1 year City of London
Institute of Education, UCL Widening participation 2023 £17,365 1 year Inner London-wide
Place2Be Widening participation 2023 £84,800 3 years Inner London-wide
Leyton Orient Trust Widening participation 2023 £60,000 3 years Hackney
Royal National Children's Springboard Foundation Widening participation 2023 £60,000 3 years Inner London-wide
University of East London Widening participation 2023 £22,206 3 years Inner London-wide
Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School Portal Trust partner 2023 £42,840 1 year Tower Hamlets
Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School Portal Trust partner 2023 £89,250 1 year Tower Hamlets
The Samosa Widening participation 2023 £90,000 2 years Tower Hamlets
The Yard Theatre Widening participation 2023 £15,000 1 year Lambeth, Southwark
Pembroke College, Cambridge Bursary/scholarship scheme 2023 £180,000 5 years Inner London-wide
Young V&A Portal Trust partner 2023 £250,000 10 years Inner London-wide
The Migration Museum New initiatives 2023 £66,005 3 years Lewisham
Theatre Royal Haymarket Masterclass Trust Widening participation 2023 £5,000 1 year Westminster
Harris Westminster Sixth Form Widening participation 2023 £40,000 2 years Inner London-wide
The Natural History Museum London Widening participation 2023 £55,000 2 years Inner London-wide
Mayor's Fund for London Truancy, exclusion & behaviour management 2023 £30,000 1 year Greenwich, Lewisham
Artis Foundation Truancy, exclusion & behaviour management 2023 £19,500 1 year Islington
First Story Truancy, exclusion & behaviour management 2023 £44,512 3 years Lewisham
Prisoners Education Trust Prisoner education 2023 £19,392 2 years Inner London-wide
Onwards and Upwards Prisoner education 2023 £31,964 1 year Inner London-wide
Rich Mix New initiatives 2023 £50,000 2 years Hackney, Tower Hamlets
Anne Frank Trust UK New initiatives 2023 £38,360 1 year Inner London-wide
The Creative Dimension Trust New initiatives 2023 £30,000 1 year Inner London-wide
Heritage Charity London Portal Trust partner 2023 £5,024 1 year City of London
Stepney All Saints CofE Secondary School Portal Trust partner 2023 £15,000 1 year Tower Hamlets
JUSTICE Widening participation 2023 £45,000 2 years Inner London-wide
Organisation name Grant type Date Size Duration Location
Hackney Empire Widening participation 2023 £16,298 1 year Hackney
The Aldgate School Portal Trust partner 2023 £58,977 3 years City of London
Blind in Business Widening participation 2023 £15,000 1 year Inner London-wide
The Aldgate School Portal Trust partner 2023 £22,950 1 year City of London
Institute of Education, UCL Widening participation 2023 £17,365 1 year Inner London-wide
Place2Be Widening participation 2023 £84,800 3 years Inner London-wide
Leyton Orient Trust Widening participation 2023 £60,000 3 years Hackney
Royal National Children's Springboard Foundation Widening participation 2023 £60,000 3 years Inner London-wide
University of East London Widening participation 2023 £22,206 3 years Inner London-wide
Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School Portal Trust partner 2023 £42,840 1 year Tower Hamlets
Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School Portal Trust partner 2023 £89,250 1 year Tower Hamlets
The Samosa Widening participation 2023 £90,000 2 years Tower Hamlets
The Yard Theatre Widening participation 2023 £15,000 1 year Lambeth, Southwark
Pembroke College, Cambridge Bursary/scholarship scheme 2023 £180,000 5 years Inner London-wide
Young V&A Portal Trust partner 2023 £250,000 10 years Inner London-wide
The Migration Museum New initiatives 2023 £66,005 3 years Lewisham
Theatre Royal Haymarket Masterclass Trust Widening participation 2023 £5,000 1 year Westminster
Harris Westminster Sixth Form Widening participation 2023 £40,000 2 years Inner London-wide
The Natural History Museum London Widening participation 2023 £55,000 2 years Inner London-wide
Mayor's Fund for London Truancy, exclusion & behaviour management 2023 £30,000 1 year Greenwich, Lewisham
Artis Foundation Truancy, exclusion & behaviour management 2023 £19,500 1 year Islington
First Story Truancy, exclusion & behaviour management 2023 £44,512 3 years Lewisham
Prisoners Education Trust Prisoner education 2023 £19,392 2 years Inner London-wide
Onwards and Upwards Prisoner education 2023 £31,964 1 year Inner London-wide
Rich Mix New initiatives 2023 £50,000 2 years Hackney, Tower Hamlets
Anne Frank Trust UK New initiatives 2023 £38,360 1 year Inner London-wide
The Creative Dimension Trust New initiatives 2023 £30,000 1 year Inner London-wide
Heritage Charity London Portal Trust partner 2023 £5,024 1 year City of London
Stepney All Saints CofE Secondary School Portal Trust partner 2023 £15,000 1 year Tower Hamlets
JUSTICE Widening participation 2023 £45,000 2 years Inner London-wide