The Clothworkers’ Foundation improves the lives of people and communities – particularly those facing disadvantage and marginalisation – through grant making. The Foundation was set up in 1977 to be the primary vehicle of charitable giving for The Clothworkers’ Company.

Vision, Mission and Approach to Grant making

Vision – An equitable society where all can participate and thrive.

Mission – We support charities and social businesses that work with marginalised and disadvantaged people and communities, and those working towards a more equitable society.

Approach – We support organisations that are meeting urgent needs, creating future opportunities, and building better systems. We learn from these organisations, and we share what we learn.

Find out more about us here.

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING GRANT APPLICATIONS

Please note that we will temporarily suspend applications between 16 June and 2 July, while we update the application system for our Open Grants Programme. If you wish to submit an application using our current application forms, you must do so before 5.00pm on Monday, 16 June. Please make sure you submit (or download and save a copy of) your 'in-progress' application, otherwise your application will be lost. If you download and save a copy of your incomplete application, you may be able to reuse some of your previous reponses on our new application forms.

Our new website will launch and our grants portal will reopen (with revised application forms) on Wednesday, 2 July. 

Read more about the changes we're making