Investing in young people directly

Blagrave is an independent charitable trust. Mission: To bring lasting change to the lives of young people; investing in them as powerful forces for change and acting upon their right to be heard in pursuit of a fair and just society. We fund young people directly, supporting them to create the change they want to see. We prioritise young people who are emergent and have lived experience of the injustices they are trying to change, supporting youth led collectives, social enterprises and CICs across England. We define emergent young people as those who have some experience in doing work for social justice, but still need financial and other forms of support to develop their work and ideas.

We collaborate with partners to bring lasting change to the lives of young people investing in them as powerful forces for change and acting upon their right to be heard in pursuit of a fair and just society.

We fund young people directly, supporting them to create the change they want to see. We prioritise young people who are emergent and have lived experience of the injustices they are trying to change, supporting youth led collectives, social enterprises and CICs across England.

We work both regionally and nationally: Regional funding: We operate in England, with a historical focus on counties in the South East, namely Berkshire, Hampshire, Sussex and Wiltshire. A significant part of our funding is focused in these areas, prioritising areas of poverty in the region, including rural isolation. National funding: -Work we do in collaboration with other funders, investing directly in young people creating change and/or aiming to influence policy, is located further afield and/or national in focus.

What we don`t fund: -Organisations, groups and individuals operating outside of England -The promotion of religion or major capital appeals -Any work that is not compliant with charity law -Organisations that have an income larger than £10 million

Please note: Some funding opportunities may have additional eligibility and where this is the case this will be highlighted on their respective pages.