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The Lewin Trust

The Lewin Trust grants

Multi-year grants of £10,000 to £50,000 a year, for up to three years, for small and medium UK-registered charities (income £5m or less) whose projects work exclusively with children aged 0-5, and where appropriate their parents or carers, to tackle poverty and inequality and break cycles of dependence. The work can be in the UK or overseas, and the Trust funds new or existing work including staff and running costs. Apply by expression of interest first; the next EOI deadline is 22 October 2026 for the round closing 29 October.

Apply on the funder’s site
You could get
£10,000 – £50,000
Closes in
4 days left
22 October
Effort
Heavy
budgets, references, often several stages

Who can apply

  • Charities registered in the UK, working either in the UK or overseas in areas of need or deprivation, with clear management and governance structures and at least 3 trustees
  • They must be small to medium-sized, with an annual income of £5m or less
  • The request must be £10,000-£50,000 a year for up to three years, no more than 50% of project costs (with other funding raised or a clear pipeline), and less than 25% of income in the last published accounts
  • The project must focus exclusively on children aged 0-5 and, where appropriate, their parents or carers

What it funds

  • Projects working to make a tangible difference to poverty and inequality, breaking cycles of dependence on relief, and focused exclusively on helping children aged 0-5, and where appropriate their parents/carers, to have the best start in life
  • New and existing work, including staffing and other running costs (for a smaller charity, this may comprise its entire operation)

grants are between £10,000 and £50,000 a year for a maximum of three years, for no more than 50% of project costs; budgets may include inflationary increases.

What it will not fund

  • Projects working with children of a wider age range than 0-5
  • The purchase of property or major building work
  • More than 50% of project costs
  • A grant that would represent 25% or more of your income in your last published accounts
  • Charities with an annual income over £5m
  • A re-application for the same project within twelve months of being unsuccessful
  • More than one application per organisation in each round

How to apply

  1. Read the What We Support page for the parameters that apply to all applications
  2. Submit the online Expression of Interest form at least seven days before the round's deadline (next EOI deadline Thursday 22 October 2026)
  3. If the Trust would like a full application, it sends you an Application Form; complete it and email it to info@lewintrust.org by the round deadline (next: Thursday 29 October 2026)
  4. Applications are assessed and considered at a Trustees' meeting (decisions in January 2027 for the October round)

later rounds close 25 February 2027 (decisions May 2027) and 24 June 2027 (decisions October 2027). Funded charities may re-apply during the last year of their award.

Have ready

  • Organisation details: charity details, purpose, and how you meet the Trust's vision and focus
  • Project details: what the funding is for, your experience, intended outcomes and how you will measure impact
  • Project budget breakdown, including the areas the grant will fund, other funding secured or planned, and how the project continues after the grant
  • Most recent accounts
  • Safeguarding policy updated within the last twelve months
  • Details of two referees willing to vouch for the project or the charity (email addresses preferred)

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