Grant funders

Comic Relief

Private foundation, England

Also known as SPORT RELIEF

United Kingdom

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Given in 2025 £30.5m
Typical grant £199k Middle half £100k to £350k
New grantees in 2025 48% first grant from this funder

Giving by year

48% of 2025 grantees were new to this funder 29% of grantees are funded again within three years

Amount and number of grants we hold records for in each year, which can be less than everything the funder gave. The current year is incomplete.

Where it gives

London 750 grants · typical £116k
Scotland 142 grants · typical £100k
South West 125 grants · typical £85k
North West 119 grants · typical £84k
South East 106 grants · typical £114k
West Midlands 88 grants · typical £70k
Yorkshire and The Humber 83 grants · typical £72k
Wales 75 grants · typical £77k

Top local authority areas

Islington 125 grants · typical £120k
Lambeth 84 grants · typical £104k
Southwark 82 grants · typical £97k
Westminster 65 grants · typical £100k
Tower Hamlets 62 grants · typical £111k
City of Edinburgh 49 grants · typical £100k
Hackney 49 grants · typical £122k
Glasgow City 48 grants · typical £114k
Camden 47 grants · typical £125k
Birmingham 46 grants · typical £74k

All years we hold. Grants with no recorded place are left out.

Latest grants made

GreenFaith Global (fiscal sponsor for Greenfaith Africa) Kenya Faith Communities Driving Social Protection for Climate Adaptation £300k 5 Mar 2026
Instituto Cultura, Comunicação e Incidência Brazil Strengthening Cultural Festivals to Advance Climate Justice in Brazil £300k 5 Mar 2026
MAMA Youth POP Cohort 4 - MAMA Youth £160k 26 Feb 2026
Climate Spring POP Cohort 4 - Climate Spring £40k 26 Feb 2026
Fareshare CR Basic Needs core funding £100k 26 Feb 2026
Community Shop Nourish the Nation Core Funding 2026-2029 £250k 26 Feb 2026
His Church Nourish the Nation Core Funding 2026-2029 £250k 26 Feb 2026
City Harvest CR Basic Needs core funding £100k 26 Feb 2026
Trussell CR Basic Needs core funding £100k 26 Feb 2026

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