Corporate foundation · Registered charity 1152596
The Berkeley Foundation: grants and who they fund
The Berkeley Foundation published 300 grants to organisations from 10 Oct 2023 to 6 Jan 2026, worth £6.6m in total. The typical (median) grant was £5,000, and London was the area funded most often.
Stated aims
What the charity says it does (Charity Commission register):
The Berkeley Foundation works in partnership to help young people in the areas where Berkeley Group works to overcome barriers, improve their lives and build a fairer society, with the vision of creating a society in which every young person can thrive. The Foundation focuses on supporting young people across four themes: Homelessness, Employment, Skills and Health & Wellbeing.
Charitable objects (governing document):
The advancement of:education; andyoung people in life through the development of their skills, capacity and capability to enable their participation in society;the promotion of urban regeneration in areas of economic and social deprivation by all or any of the following means:the advancement of education, training or re-training, particularly among young and/or unemployed people;the maintenance, improvement or provision of public amenities; …
Where it operates (Charity Commission register):
- Throughout England and Wales
Grant sizes
Grants to organisations from 10 Oct 2023 to 6 Jan 2026. Smallest £8, largest £1.6m, average £22k.
| Grant size | Grants | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under £1,000 | 70 | 23% |
| £1,000 to £4,999 | 78 | 26% |
| £5,000 to £9,999 | 116 | 39% |
| £10,000 to £49,999 | 18 | 6% |
| £50,000 to £99,999 | 10 | 3% |
| £100,000 to £249,999 | 3 | 1% |
| £250,000 or more | 5 | 2% |
| Year | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | £11k |
| 2025 | 120 | £1.9m |
| 2024 | 128 | £4.1m |
| 2023 | 50 | £507k |
Grant programmes
Programmes named most often in the published grants.
| Programme | Grants | Median grant |
|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted funding | 275 | £3,433 |
| A resilient voluntary sector | 7 | £90k |
| A Safe Place to Call Home | 4 | £644k |
| A Resilient Voluntary Sector | 4 | £60k |
| Health and Wellbeing | 3 | £180k |
Example recipients
Registered organisations that received grants, largest first. Organisations only: grants to individuals are never shown.
| Organisation | Grants | Total | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Change Foundation | 11 | £1.6m | 31 Dec 2025 |
| MyBnk | 8 | £1.1m | 31 Mar 2025 |
| Crisis | 12 | £836k | 31 Dec 2025 |
| New Horizon Youth Centre | 11 | £513k | 31 Dec 2025 |
| Mayor's Fund for London | 11 | £320k | 31 Dec 2025 |
| Richard House Trust | 10 | £194k | 30 Sept 2025 |
| Multiple Sclerosis Trials Collaboration | 1 | £150k | 10 Oct 2023 |
| My Life My Say | 2 | £111k | 28 Aug 2025 |
| Leaders in Community | 2 | £90k | 28 Aug 2025 |
| Build Up Foundation | 2 | £90k | 28 Aug 2025 |
| Demelza | 9 | £73k | 31 Dec 2025 |
| Youth Concern | 5 | £67k | 6 Jan 2026 |
| Esteem | 6 | £63k | 22 Aug 2024 |
| Settle | 4 | £62k | 30 Jun 2025 |
| The Foyer Federation | 2 | £61k | 16 Aug 2024 |
Areas funded
Beneficiary locations given in the grant data, by number of grants.
| Area | Grants |
|---|---|
| London | 237 |
| South East England | 96 |
| Birmingham | 56 |
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Source: grants data published by The Berkeley Foundation through 360Giving (GrantNav data, fetched 23 Oct 2026), licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Figures are our own summary of that data: 300 grants to organisations awarded 10 Oct 2023 to 6 Jan 2026. Stated aims, charity number and areas of operation are from the Charity Commission register.
Licence: Contains public sector information from the Charity Commission for England and Wales, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Open Government Licence v3.0. Grants data from The Berkeley Foundation, CC BY 4.0.
Last updated: 23 October 2026. Information only, not funding advice; check the funder's own guidance before applying. Brightbench is not connected to The Berkeley Foundation.