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.
Featured projects
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.
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.
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.
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.
Project database
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| Organisation name | Grant type | Date | Size | Duration | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theatre Royal Haymarket Masterclass Trust | Widening participation | 2023 | £5,000 | 1 year | Westminster |
| Place2Be | Widening participation | 2023 | £84,800 | 3 years | Inner London-wide |
| University of East London | Widening participation | 2023 | £22,206 | 3 years | Inner London-wide |
| Royal National Children's Springboard Foundation | Widening participation | 2023 | £60,000 | 3 years | Inner London-wide |
| Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School | Portal Trust partner | 2023 | £89,250 | 1 year | Tower Hamlets |
| Leyton Orient Trust | Widening participation | 2023 | £60,000 | 3 years | Hackney |
| 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 |
| The Aldgate School | Portal Trust partner | 2023 | £58,977 | 3 years | City of London |
| Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School | Portal Trust partner | 2023 | £42,840 | 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 |
| Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School | Portal Trust partner | 2023 | £25,000 | 1 year | Tower Hamlets |
| Harris Westminster Sixth Form | Widening participation | 2023 | £40,000 | 2 years | Inner London-wide |
| Hackney Empire | Widening participation | 2023 | £16,298 | 1 year | Hackney |
| Pembroke College, Cambridge | Bursary/scholarship scheme | 2023 | £180,000 | 5 years | Inner London-wide |
| Institute of Education, UCL | Widening participation | 2023 | £17,365 | 1 year | Inner London-wide |
| Theatre Peckham | Widening participation | 2023 | £40,000 | 2 years | Inner London-wide |
| Springboard | Truancy, exclusion & behaviour management | 2023 | £42,182 | 3 years | Inner London-wide |
| Greenwich Music School | Bursary/scholarship scheme | 2023 | £53,479 | 3 years | Greenwich, Lewisham |
| Lyric Theatre Hammersmith | Truancy, exclusion & behaviour management | 2023 | £60,000 | 3 years | Hammersmith & Fulham |
| Museum of Colour | New initiatives | 2023 | £16,570 | 1 year | Tower Hamlets |
| People's Palace Projects | New initiatives | 2023 | £45,844 | 2 years | Newham |
| The Migration Museum | New initiatives | 2023 | £66,005 | 3 years | Lewisham |
| British Exploring Society | Widening participation | 2022 | £45,000 | 3 years | Inner London-wide |
| London Music Fund | Bursary/scholarship scheme | 2022 | £40,000 | 4 years | Inner London-wide |
| The Literacy Pirates | Widening participation | 2022 | £35,000 | 2 years | Hackney |
| Stepney All Saints CofE Secondary School | Portal Trust partner | 2022 | £15,000 | 1 year | Tower Hamlets |
| Live Music Now | New initiatives | 2022 | £24,500 | 2 years | Various |
| Oxford Gardens Primary School | Widening participation | 2022 | £81,000 | 3 years | Kensington & Chelsea |
| Organisation name | Grant type | Date | Size | Duration | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theatre Royal Haymarket Masterclass Trust | Widening participation | 2023 | £5,000 | 1 year | Westminster |
| Place2Be | Widening participation | 2023 | £84,800 | 3 years | Inner London-wide |
| University of East London | Widening participation | 2023 | £22,206 | 3 years | Inner London-wide |
| Royal National Children's Springboard Foundation | Widening participation | 2023 | £60,000 | 3 years | Inner London-wide |
| Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School | Portal Trust partner | 2023 | £89,250 | 1 year | Tower Hamlets |
| Leyton Orient Trust | Widening participation | 2023 | £60,000 | 3 years | Hackney |
| 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 |
| The Aldgate School | Portal Trust partner | 2023 | £58,977 | 3 years | City of London |
| Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School | Portal Trust partner | 2023 | £42,840 | 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 |
| Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School | Portal Trust partner | 2023 | £25,000 | 1 year | Tower Hamlets |
| Harris Westminster Sixth Form | Widening participation | 2023 | £40,000 | 2 years | Inner London-wide |
| Hackney Empire | Widening participation | 2023 | £16,298 | 1 year | Hackney |
| Pembroke College, Cambridge | Bursary/scholarship scheme | 2023 | £180,000 | 5 years | Inner London-wide |
| Institute of Education, UCL | Widening participation | 2023 | £17,365 | 1 year | Inner London-wide |
| Theatre Peckham | Widening participation | 2023 | £40,000 | 2 years | Inner London-wide |
| Springboard | Truancy, exclusion & behaviour management | 2023 | £42,182 | 3 years | Inner London-wide |
| Greenwich Music School | Bursary/scholarship scheme | 2023 | £53,479 | 3 years | Greenwich, Lewisham |
| Lyric Theatre Hammersmith | Truancy, exclusion & behaviour management | 2023 | £60,000 | 3 years | Hammersmith & Fulham |
| Museum of Colour | New initiatives | 2023 | £16,570 | 1 year | Tower Hamlets |
| People's Palace Projects | New initiatives | 2023 | £45,844 | 2 years | Newham |
| The Migration Museum | New initiatives | 2023 | £66,005 | 3 years | Lewisham |
| British Exploring Society | Widening participation | 2022 | £45,000 | 3 years | Inner London-wide |
| London Music Fund | Bursary/scholarship scheme | 2022 | £40,000 | 4 years | Inner London-wide |
| The Literacy Pirates | Widening participation | 2022 | £35,000 | 2 years | Hackney |
| Stepney All Saints CofE Secondary School | Portal Trust partner | 2022 | £15,000 | 1 year | Tower Hamlets |
| Live Music Now | New initiatives | 2022 | £24,500 | 2 years | Various |
| Oxford Gardens Primary School | Widening participation | 2022 | £81,000 | 3 years | Kensington & Chelsea |