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Camden Giving

Impact Report 2024/25

Camden Giving is a participatory community funder shifting power to residents in Camden, London. In 2024-25, £361,955 was awarded through We Make Camden Kit supporting 131 projects; £100,000 was awarded via the Future Forward Fund; 400+ alumni were supported with jobs, housing and wellbeing; and 10+ funders were trained in participatory grant-making. In 2025-26 (reported simultaneously), £604,458 was awarded across core funds; 416 residents were involved in funding decisions; 112 citizen grantmakers and 119 young people shaped local funding; and 150+ alumni voted on borough-wide priorities.

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We Make Camden Kit (resident-led small grants up to £1,500 for local projects); Future Forward Fund; Equality Fund (community cohesion); Young People's Fund; Empowering Connections; NW5 x Camden Giving Community Space Project; We Make Chalcots Kit; participatory grantmaking training for other funders; racial justice programme; community knowledge gathering; alumni programme; youth employment Custom geography from upload: London Borough of Camden

Key Metrics

Key Metric 1 £361,955 awarded through We Make Camden Kit across 131 projects; £100,000 via Future Forward Fund; 400+ alumni supported with jobs, housing and wellbeing
Key Metric 2 10+ funders trained in participatory grant-making practices; community-led decision-making model engaging residents as grantmakers across multiple funds
Key Metric 3 2025-26 data (simultaneously reported): £604,458 awarded; 416 residents involved in funding decisions; 112 citizen grantmakers; 119 young people shaping local funding; 150+ alumni voting on priorities

Key Outcomes

  • Participatory grantmaking model puts community residents — including those experiencing local inequalities — at the heart of all funding decisions; racial justice embedded across all programmes
  • Model recognised nationally — 10+ funders trained in participatory grantmaking; Camden Giving influencing national funding sector practice; cost-of-living crisis and racial justice central themes for 2024-25 fund design
  • Founded 2017; charity reg. 1174463; shifts power from traditional funders to community residents; works in partnership with Camden Council, local businesses and residents; alumni actively shape future strategy and capital fundraising

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London

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