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Esmée Fairbairn Foundation

Esmee Fairbairn

Funding to Tackle Injustice and Structural Inequalities.

Registered charities and other charitable organisations can apply for grants of £30,000 and above for projects that create a more inclusive society. The funding is being made available through the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation’s Fairer Future grants programme.

Through the programme, the Foundation wants to support initiatives within five priority areas. These are arts and creativity making change; children and young people’s rights; racial justice; gender justice; and migrant justice.

The Foundation are keen to work with those with experience of the issues being addressed.

The majority of grants are for three years or longer and can cover project and core costs.

There are no application deadlines and applications can be submitted at any time.

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