Greater London Community Board in action

Our Greater London Board is committed to donating £1M to regional grassroots projects and non profits by 2027.

Review the criteria and deadlines information

Complete the online application process

Please allow 12 weeks following the application deadline to receive a response

Together, we can build stronger communities

Applications

UK not for profit organisations are invited to apply for grants which support local, grassroots community-based health and education programmes that help youth reach their full potential. We are working with the London Community Foundation to help us administer the funds.

We put community funding in the hands of local leaders to support programs that best meet our vision and clearly demonstrate the following criteria:

Organisation is a not for profit organisation operating in Greater London
Project or programme for funding request has a stated focus on supporting youth youth up to age 29 in the Greater London area experiencing obstacles to reaching their full potential
Single year grant funding, up to £20,000
Maximum of one application per calendar year
Focus on health or education
Preference is given to programmes that best demonstrate how using technology can increase the effectiveness of their programme to make positive impacts on communities
Community-based programmes of religious organisations must be able to demonstrate a history of non-denominational participation by the broader community
If funded, the organisation agrees to publicly announce the award (eg: social media or media release)

Who can apply

Organisations that have not received funding from the TELUS Greater London Community Board within the last 12 months
UK not for profit organizations

- There must be a governing document in place appropriate to the legal structure. This must include an asset lock (or equivalent clause) and the purpose of all funded activities must be charitable (not for profit). This includes:

Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO)
Company Limited by Guarantee (CLG) - may also be registered as a Charity or a Community Interest Company Limited by Guarantee (CICLG)
Trust
Unincorporated Association
Community Benefit Societies (CBS). Ideally, the CBS will also be registered as charitable with HMRC, however this is not essential.

The programme must:

Submit accounts from the last completed financial year. If these accounts were submitted to Charity Commission/Companies House more than 18 months ago, then we require management or draft accounts for the most current year.
Have a safeguarding policy in place that has been reviewed in the last 12 months and meets the requirements as listed in our
safeguarding checklist
. Additionally, you must submit a safeguarding policy that has been reviewed within the last year and is reviewed annually (this needs to be in writing on the safeguarding policy). If your safeguarding policy has not been reviewed annually, please provide a rationale for this and outline when it will be next reviewed).

Get funded

If your community initiative meets our funding criteria, it may be eligible for funding.

Apply for funding

How we’re making a difference

£1M

Committed from 2025 to 2027

If you have any questions or would like more information about applying for a TELUS Community Board grant, please contact

[email protected]

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Johnny Hornby, Chair

Founder & CEO, T&P / Executive Committee, WPP

Johnny Hornby founded and leads T&P, a WPP-backed full-service agency network with over £1.5 billion in billings. T&P leads in the deployment of WPP Open, an AI-enabled marketing platform that empowers the biggest global marketers to transform their processes, enhance efficiency, and accelerate business growth. In 2025, he joined the WPP Global Executive Committee. Beyond T&P, Hornby co-founded the Hawkstone alcohol brand and chairs the TELUS Greater London Community Board.