Grant-making trust or foundation · Registered charity 1035628
City Bridge Foundation: grants and who they fund
City Bridge Foundation published 920 grants to organisations from 4 Oct 2023 to 15 May 2026, worth £128m in total. The typical (median) grant was £90k, and London wide was the area funded most often.
Stated aims
What the charity says it does (Charity Commission register):
The maintenance and support of London Bridge, Southwark Bridge, Blackfriars Bridge, Tower Bridge and Millennium Bridge. Surplus income is used for charitable funding purposes benefiting the inhabitants of Greater London in such ways as the Trustee thinks fit.
Charitable objects (governing document):
The maintenance and support of London bridge, blackfriars bridge, southwark bridge, tower bridge and the millennium bridge. Any surplus income to be applied: in or towards the provision of transport and access to it for elderly or disabled people in the greater London area; and, or, for other charitable purposes for the general benefit of the inhabitants of greater London in such ways as the Trustees think fit.
Where it operates (Charity Commission register):
- Throughout London
Grant sizes
Grants to organisations from 4 Oct 2023 to 15 May 2026. Smallest £400, largest £5m, average £140k.
| Grant size | Grants | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under £1,000 | 4 | 0% |
| £1,000 to £4,999 | 79 | 9% |
| £5,000 to £9,999 | 25 | 3% |
| £10,000 to £49,999 | 178 | 19% |
| £50,000 to £99,999 | 233 | 25% |
| £100,000 to £249,999 | 291 | 32% |
| £250,000 or more | 110 | 12% |
| Year | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | £2.4m |
| 2025 | 350 | £41.4m |
| 2024 | 468 | £73.3m |
| 2023 | 91 | £11.3m |
Grant programmes
Programmes named most often in the published grants.
| Programme | Grants | Median grant |
|---|---|---|
| City Bridge Foundation - Bridging Divides | 456 | £135k |
| Cohort 2 ? One Year Additional Core Funding | 104 | £42k |
| Small Grants - Bridging Divides | 79 | £60k |
| Eco Audits | 75 | £3,000 |
| Cohort 1 ? One Year Additional Core Funding | 52 | £44k |
| Strategic Initiatives | 47 | £99k |
| Continuation Funding | 39 | £112k |
| Making London More Liveable | 32 | £199k |
Example recipients
Registered organisations that received grants, largest first. Organisations only: grants to individuals are never shown.
| Organisation | Grants | Total | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Esmée Fairbairn Foundation | 2 | £5m | 18 Apr 2024 |
| School for Social Entrepreneurs | 2 | £2m | 13 Nov 2025 |
| Race on the Agenda | 2 | £1.7m | 9 Dec 2024 |
| The AVOCADO Foundation (formerly known as Money4You) | 1 | £1.5m | 9 Dec 2024 |
| London Legal Support Trust | 1 | £1.4m | 19 Sept 2024 |
| Disability Rights UK | 1 | £1.4m | 10 Dec 2024 |
| Agenda CIO | 1 | £1.2m | 9 Dec 2024 |
| Samaritans | 1 | £1.1m | 3 Oct 2025 |
| BBC Children in Need | 1 | £1.1m | 4 Mar 2024 |
| Chasing the Stigma | 1 | £1.1m | 18 Dec 2024 |
| West Central London Mind | 1 | £1m | 18 Dec 2024 |
| National Suicide Prevention Alliance | 1 | £1m | 18 Dec 2024 |
| CB Plus | 1 | £1m | 18 Dec 2024 |
| Voice4Change England | 2 | £1m | 17 Feb 2025 |
| The King's Trust | 1 | £1m | 4 Mar 2024 |
Areas funded
Beneficiary locations given in the grant data, by number of grants.
| Area | Grants |
|---|---|
| London wide | 203 |
| No specific area | 43 |
| Hackney | 31 |
| Lambeth | 29 |
| Our local area | 23 |
| Lewisham | 19 |
| South London | 18 |
| North London | 17 |
| Islington | 16 |
| Barnet | 16 |
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Source: grants data published by City Bridge Foundation through 360Giving (GrantNav data, fetched 23 Oct 2026), licensed under Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are our own summary of that data: 920 grants to organisations awarded 4 Oct 2023 to 15 May 2026 (from the most recent records published). 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 City Bridge Foundation, OGL v3.0.
Last updated: 23 October 2026. Information only, not funding advice; check the funder's own guidance before applying. Brightbench is not connected to City Bridge Foundation.