Contact person
Tim Wilson
Phone
020 7332 3710

The City of London Corporation’s charitable funder City Bridge Trust provides grants totalling around £20m per year towards charitable activity benefitting Greater London.

Its mission is to create a fairer London and it achieves this through grantmaking, social investment, encouraging philanthropy and influencing social policy.

Since it was established in 1995, the Trust has distributed funds totalling over £400million to 4,600 organisations. Projects supported include grants to make buildings fully accessible; support for older people; services for people with mental health issues; projects providing advice and guidance; and funding towards second-tier infrastructure support for charities.

Alongside grant making, the Trust manages the City of London’s £20m Fund to support charitable organisations that want to access funding through social investment, and also provides investment readiness support. The Trust aims to position the City of London as a leader in social investment, develop the UK as a global centre for social investment and by so doing, help to grow the market.

Our Funds

Social Investment Fund

The City of London Corporation has established a £20m fund to support charitable organisations that want to access funding through social investment and to develop the social investment market in the UK.

Stepping Stones Fund

The Stepping Stones Fund is a social investment readiness facility for charitable organisations in Greater London. It is delivered in partnership with UBS.