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Young Ealing Foundation

Young Ealing Foundation Small Grants

Small grants funded by John Lyon's Charity and distributed by the Young Ealing Foundation to grassroots groups supporting children and young people in the London Borough of Ealing. Grants are up to £8,000, or up to £10,000 for work with young people with additional needs or disabilities, for a project or (for organisations working only with young people) core costs. Applicants must be Young Ealing Foundation members, which is free, or be joining. Decisions are made by a panel of young people and local sector leaders.

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You could get
Up to £10,000
Deadline
36 days left
3 December
Effort
Moderate
full application with documents

Who can apply

  • Registered charities and Community Interest Companies delivering activities in the London Borough of Ealing for children and young people aged up to 25 (up to 30 for disabled young people or those with additional needs)
  • Of organisations on Companies House, only CICs are eligible, and a CIC's constitution must have an asset lock, with at least three unrelated directors and two unrelated bank signatories
  • Applicants must be Young Ealing Foundation members (membership is free and open to organisations working with children and young people in Ealing) or be going through membership onboarding
  • They must also have a business bank account in the organisation's legal name with at least two unrelated signatories, a governing document, an up-to-date safeguarding policy, a complaints policy, and UK GDPR-compliant data handling
  • Not eligible: registered charities that have received a John Lyon's Charity Main or Open Grant in the past three years (smaller awards such as SHAF do not count), and schools, which should go to John Lyon's Charity directly
  • Work with schools must be with state-maintained schools only

What it funds

Grants for either:

  • Projects working with children and young people
  • Core costs, only if your organisation exclusively supports children and young people

Where the grant pays for all or part of a staff post, the post must be paid at least the London Living Wage.

What it will not fund

  • School holiday or half-term activities (apply to John Lyon's Charity's School Holiday Activity Fund instead)
  • Retrospective funding, including spending committed before the grant is formally awarded
  • Duplicate funding of costs, activities or administration already funded by another grant or funder
  • Work with independent or fee-paying schools
  • Activities for beneficiaries outside the Borough of Ealing or above the age limit (25, or 30 for disabled young people)
  • Staff posts paid below the London Living Wage
  • Statutory obligations
  • General charitable appeals
  • Lobbying and campaigning
  • Endowment funds
  • Mother tongue teaching
  • Promotion of religion or politics
  • Feasibility studies
  • Research
  • Medical care (including rehab) and resources
  • Telephone helplines
  • The School Journey or trips abroad
  • IT equipment for mainstream education providers (primary, secondary, FE colleges)
  • Bursaries for higher education (including postgraduate)
  • Foodbanks and projects that aim to teach healthy eating and reduce obesity
  • Therapeutic gardens or school vegetable gardens
  • Breakfast clubs run by schools
  • Salaries of posts employed by local authorities
  • Staff salaries in schools for teachers or core school staff
  • Projects that focus on teacher training rather than direct delivery for children
  • Hardship appeals

How to apply

  1. Join the Young Ealing Foundation (free membership form) if you are not already a member
  2. Read the Small Grants guidance and minimum requirements
  3. Complete the online Small Grants application form and the budget template
  4. Optionally submit before the soft deadline of 11:59pm on 22 November 2026 to get informal feedback on your draft (current members only)
  5. Submit by the hard deadline of 10:00am on 3 December 2026
  6. A panel of young people and local sector leaders assesses applications in mid-December
  7. Successful applicants sign a grant agreement, list the funded project on the YEF website directory, and return monitoring reports

Organisations still applying for membership can submit by the hard deadline but will not get informal feedback. Being unsuccessful in a previous round does not stop you applying.

Have ready

  • Small Grants application form
  • Budget template, showing salary and hours for any staff costs
  • Governing document (constitution, articles of association or trust deed)
  • Safeguarding policy
  • Complaints policy

Membership itself asks for an example risk assessment, a health and safety policy and public liability insurance, among other documents.

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