Lightbulb Trust

The Lightbulb Trust funds initiatives in literacy and learning, social and emotional wellbeing, arts and creativity, and social infrastructure. It supports work that benefits children, young people, disabled people, and ethnic minority communities. The Trust provides funding for core costs, project delivery, capital works, and equipment. The Greenlight Project specifically supports grassroots charities and social enterprises working in the arts to benefit vulnerable populations, with a strong focus on the most excluded in society, especially people with disabilities and from ethnic minority backgrounds. The Trust operates in West London, across London, and in England and Wales, with a geographic priority on West London.

The Lightbulb Trust funds UK-registered charities and social enterprises. It prioritises organisations that are grassroots and work with children, young people, disabled people, and ethnic minority communities. The Trust has a strong focus on West London but also supports organisations across London, England, and Wales. It favours bold, risk-taking approaches that disrupt inequality and does not accept unsolicited applications, instead proactively identifying partners.

The Lightbulb Trust does not accept unsolicited applications. It avoids safe incrementalism and does not fund approaches that do not disrupt inequality. The Trust does not require match funding.

The Lightbulb Trust provides multi-year grants and impact investments. It funds core costs, project delivery, capital works, and equipment. The Trust proactively identifies partners rather than accepting unsolicited applications. It favours bold, risk-taking approaches that disrupt inequality.