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
The Samosa Widening participation 2021 £110,000 2 years Inner London-wide
Debate Mate Ltd Truancy, exclusion & behaviour management 2021 £31,176 1 year Inner London-wide
Haggerston School Truancy, exclusion & behaviour management 2021 £40,950 1 year Hackney
University of Westminster Bursary/scholarship scheme 2021 £90,000 3 years Inner London-wide
Ministry of Stories New initiatives 2021 £15,000 1 year Hackney, Islington, Tower Hamlets
The Frontline Organisation Widening participation 2021 £60,000 3 years Various
Future Frontiers Widening participation 2021 £23,737 1 year Inner London-wide
The World Reimagined New initiatives 2021 £44,472 2 years Inner London-wide
Scarabeus Aerial Theatre New initiatives 2021 £30,000 3 years Inner London-wide
Caritas Anchor House New initiatives 2021 £39,998 2 years Newham
The AHOY Centre Charity Truancy, exclusion & behaviour management 2021 £30,000 3 years Greenwich, Lewisham
Fitzrovia Youth in Action New initiatives 2021 £15,000 3 years Camden
Number Champions New initiatives 2021 £20,000 2 years Inner London-wide
Goldsmiths, University of London Bursary/scholarship scheme 2020 £81,000 3 years Inner London-wide
Stepney All Saints CofE Secondary School Portal Trust partner 2020 £165,000 3 years Tower Hamlets
The Aldgate School Portal Trust partner 2020 £15,900 1 year City of London
Stepney All Saints CofE Secondary School Portal Trust partner 2020 £20,000 1 year Tower Hamlets
Peckham Platform Widening participation 2020 £30,000 2 years Southwark
The Samosa Widening participation 2020 £35,000 1 year Various
The Aldgate School Portal Trust partner 2020 £19,390 1 year City of London
Stepney All Saints CofE Secondary School Portal Trust partner 2020 £72,380 1 year Tower Hamlets
The Wellington Trust New initiatives 2020 £10,000 1 year Tower Hamlets
Institute of Education, UCL Widening participation 2020 £130,000 3 years Inner London-wide
Islington Boat Club Truancy, exclusion & behaviour management 2020 £6,840 1 year Various
The Share Foundation Widening participation 2020 £54,000 1 year Inner London-wide
Stepney All Saints CofE Secondary School Portal Trust partner 2020 £30,000 1 year Tower Hamlets
University of Westminster Bursary/scholarship scheme 2020 £16,000 1 year Tower Hamlets
The Garden Classroom New initiatives 2020 £7,250 1 year Tower Hamlets
National Youth Theatre Widening participation 2020 £100,000 3 years Inner London-wide
City, University of London Widening participation 2020 £135,000 3 years Hackney, Tower Hamlets
Organisation name Grant type Date Size Duration Location
The Samosa Widening participation 2021 £110,000 2 years Inner London-wide
Debate Mate Ltd Truancy, exclusion & behaviour management 2021 £31,176 1 year Inner London-wide
Haggerston School Truancy, exclusion & behaviour management 2021 £40,950 1 year Hackney
University of Westminster Bursary/scholarship scheme 2021 £90,000 3 years Inner London-wide
Ministry of Stories New initiatives 2021 £15,000 1 year Hackney, Islington, Tower Hamlets
The Frontline Organisation Widening participation 2021 £60,000 3 years Various
Future Frontiers Widening participation 2021 £23,737 1 year Inner London-wide
The World Reimagined New initiatives 2021 £44,472 2 years Inner London-wide
Scarabeus Aerial Theatre New initiatives 2021 £30,000 3 years Inner London-wide
Caritas Anchor House New initiatives 2021 £39,998 2 years Newham
The AHOY Centre Charity Truancy, exclusion & behaviour management 2021 £30,000 3 years Greenwich, Lewisham
Fitzrovia Youth in Action New initiatives 2021 £15,000 3 years Camden
Number Champions New initiatives 2021 £20,000 2 years Inner London-wide
Goldsmiths, University of London Bursary/scholarship scheme 2020 £81,000 3 years Inner London-wide
Stepney All Saints CofE Secondary School Portal Trust partner 2020 £165,000 3 years Tower Hamlets
The Aldgate School Portal Trust partner 2020 £15,900 1 year City of London
Stepney All Saints CofE Secondary School Portal Trust partner 2020 £20,000 1 year Tower Hamlets
Peckham Platform Widening participation 2020 £30,000 2 years Southwark
The Samosa Widening participation 2020 £35,000 1 year Various
The Aldgate School Portal Trust partner 2020 £19,390 1 year City of London
Stepney All Saints CofE Secondary School Portal Trust partner 2020 £72,380 1 year Tower Hamlets
The Wellington Trust New initiatives 2020 £10,000 1 year Tower Hamlets
Institute of Education, UCL Widening participation 2020 £130,000 3 years Inner London-wide
Islington Boat Club Truancy, exclusion & behaviour management 2020 £6,840 1 year Various
The Share Foundation Widening participation 2020 £54,000 1 year Inner London-wide
Stepney All Saints CofE Secondary School Portal Trust partner 2020 £30,000 1 year Tower Hamlets
University of Westminster Bursary/scholarship scheme 2020 £16,000 1 year Tower Hamlets
The Garden Classroom New initiatives 2020 £7,250 1 year Tower Hamlets
National Youth Theatre Widening participation 2020 £100,000 3 years Inner London-wide
City, University of London Widening participation 2020 £135,000 3 years Hackney, Tower Hamlets