Investing in Youth Organisations

Blagrave is an independent charitable trust. We fund organisations that enable young people to have their rights and needs met. We prioritise the poorest parts of Berkshire, Hampshire, Sussex and Wiltshire​. Alongside this, we fund work on a national level that supports listening and accountability practices within the youth sector. 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 exceptional youth charities serving young people in the poorest parts of the South East of England.

Regional funding: Our funding invests in youth organisations that make lasting impact in the lives of young people aged 16 and over, in Berkshire, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Sussex and Wiltshire. Organisations we fund are driving towards greater accountability to young people in the services they provide. We provide unrestricted, long term funding and look for a close mission match with our partners. We do not fund national organisations who want to expand their work locally.

Our priorities are that: *Funding will benefit the young people we are here to serve, especially those from the poorest areas. *There is clear evidence of impact for young people. *Organisations take an intersectional approach. *Young people are demonstrably in support of, or driving, the work.

We have two funding programmes. Both offer unrestricted funding for three years. -Small grants: Smaller grants for organisations working in the frontline, often in the poorest parts of the South East region, providing vital support for the young people we seek to serve. We make decisions on these grants monthly. -Partnership grants: Long running, strategic partnerships with youth organisations where there is close alignment with our mission, they create outstanding impact for young people, and there is existing sector influence. These grants are larger. We make decisions on these grants three times a year, in March, July and November.

Our regional funding is available on an ongoing basis .

We have two funding programmes:

• Small grants: Smaller grants for organisations working in the frontline, often in the poorest parts of the South East region, providing vital support for the young people we seek to serve. We make decisions on these grants monthly.
• Partnership grants: Long running, strategic partnerships with youth organisations where there is close alignment with our mission, they create outstanding impact for young people, and there is existing sector influence. These grants are larger. We make decisions on these grants three times a year, in March, July and November.

Both offer unrestricted funding for three years.

For our regional funding, we only fund charities or registered CIC’s and do not fund unconstituted groups or individuals. We fund work with young people in the UK only. We do not fund the promotion of religion or major capital appeals. We prioritise partners who are based in the areas we seek to benefit: Berkshire, Hampshire, Sussex and Wiltshire.