Peabody Community Foundation
Peabody Trust is one of London’s oldest housing associations, and owns nearly 6000 homes in Islington. Peabody have been part of the Islington Giving board since 2020, developing a partnership approach to their community investment. Peabody want to support their residents in the borough to have healthier and happier lives. Their long-standing partnership with Islington […]
Cripplegate Foundation
Cripplegate Foundation is a local grant-making foundation supporting residents working in the London borough of Islington and a small area of the City of London. The parent organisation of Islington Giving, Cripplegate’s vision is of a society where everyone can live a rewarding and fulfilled life, free from poverty and inequality. Visit the Cripplegate website
Macquarie Foundation
Islington Giving has been working with the Macquarie Group Foundation for over ten years. During this time Macquarie has contributed over £1m to Islington Giving, fostering innovative approaches to local need and helping to support hundreds of local community projects. Macquarie has an ethos of supporting the communities in which their employees live and work. […]
Projects funded by the Golden Grant Makers 2022-2023
Islington Giving’s Golden Grant Makers are pleased to share which local projects and groups have received funding. Continuing on our journey of resident-led grant-making, In 2022 we embarked on our first Golden Grant Maker resident panel. The panel, comprised of five local residents over 55, designed a call for work that enriches the lives of […]
Projects funded by the Young Grant Makers 2022-2023
Islington Giving’s Young Grant Makers are thrilled to share which local projects and groups have received funding. We are a group of 12 Young People (aged 17-24) who live in Islington, who have come together this year to make decisions about how Islington Giving’s funding for young people is spent. We want to fund projects […]
Celebrating incredible Islington: Community Chest Celebration event! 🎉
At the beginning of the month Islington Giving’s parent charity, Cripplegate Foundation held a celebration event with groups funded by Islington Council’s Community Chest. The event brought together 230 people to celebrate the incredible impact of small, grassroots community groups, build a sense of community and provide local groups with networking opportunities. Community chest is […]