Spirit of 2012

Who they support

Spirit was founded to continue & recreate the spirit of pride, positivity and social connectedness that people experienced during the London 2012 Games. Spirit funds projects that bring people together - to learn something different, or experience something unique - that leave behind a social legacy of increased wellbeing at an individual level, as well as happier and more connected communities.

The average annual spending of grantees has been £10 million
The average age of charities supported has been years.

Grant criteria

WE ARE THE LONDON 2012 LEGACY FUNDER. WE BUILD SUSTAINABLE SOCIAL LEGACIES FROM THE INSPIRATION OF EVENTS, INVESTING TO IMPROVE HOW PEOPLE FEEL ABOUT THEMSELVES, OTHER PEOPLE AND THEIR COMMUNITIES

www.spiritof2012.org.uk

info@spiritof2012.org.uk

07833470985

The Evidence Quarter
4th Floor, Albany House
94-96 Petty France
Westminster
London
SW1H 9EA

Charity registered in England & Wales, No: 1155110

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Analysis of Grants Made

In this period 58 donations have been made totalling £13,517,768 to 51 organisations

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Growth in Spending
(per annum over last 3 years)

Main Overlaps with other Grant Makers ?

	By Value	By Number
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport	41%	27%
The National Lottery Community Fund	36%	31%
Esmée Fairbairn Foundation	35%	14%
Garfield Weston Foundation	29%	16%
London Marathon Charitable Trust	23%	4%
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	23%	8%
Paul Hamlyn Foundation	22%	8%
Co-operative Group	21%	16%
The Clothworkers' Foundation	18%	6%
Coop Foundation	17%	8%

Sole supporter: 51% by number, 28% by value.

Individual Grants Made

When	Amount	Annual Spending	Grantee	To be used for
20/10/2023	£20,000	£1,330,257	GRAPEVINE COVENTRY	A grassroots community project to bring welcoming and inclusive, co-created spaces to Coventry city centre, connecting people across the city.
19/07/2023	£5,000	£2,953,985	COVENTRY REFUGEE AND MIGRANT CENTRE	A grant to support Coventry Refugee and Migrant Centre to develop a strategy to support the continuation and development of their 'In the City' annual event.
12/07/2023	£249,950	£9,002,469	LEEDS CULTURE TRUST	This project brings two major event organisers to collaborate through learning and share knowledge with each other and key stakeholders within each city. Final amount of grant dispersed may differ due to project underspend and within agreed tolerance.
12/07/2023	£120,000		LONDON LEGACY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION	A partnership and co-produced project with LLDC's Elevate Board to gather people's views on legacy to date and potential future legacy.
20/02/2023	£200,000		LIVERPOOL CITY COUNCIL	Two major strands of work which are directly related to Liverpool's role as host city of Eurovision in 2023.
16/02/2023	£47,060	£54,955	NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM (PART OF ROYAL MUSEUMS GREENWICH)	A project to explore how the arrival of HMT Empire Windrush has shaped British society. Final amount of grant dispersed may differ due to project underspend and within agreed tolerance.
16/02/2023	£29,925		UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND	A project exploring how festivals and events can be used to strengthen EDI outcomes. Final amount of grant dispersed may differ due to project underspend and within agreed tolerance.
16/02/2023	£30,000		NEIGHBOURLY LAB	this project seeks to ?reimagine volunteering? by exploring how ?small v? volunteering during national events. Final amount of grant dispersed may differ due to project underspend and within agreed tolerance.
16/02/2023	£32,500	£756,683	BRITISH FUTURE	This project will investigate how the Windrush 75 anniversary can bring people together from different ethnic, social and political backgrounds. Final amount of grant dispersed may differ due to project underspend and within agreed tolerance.
16/02/2023	£58,475		JACK DRUM ARTS	An intergenerational community carnival to celebrate the coronation of King Charles III, providing opportunities for local people of all ages to connect. Final amount of grant dispersed may differ due to project underspend and within agreed tolerance.
16/02/2023	£49,500	£2,941,463	THE YOUNG FOUNDATION	This project seeks to explore how Eurovision could be used to create local events around the country. Final amount of grant dispersed may differ due to project underspend and within agreed tolerance.
16/02/2023	£59,900		SPRINGBOARD OPPORTUNITIES	This project brings together young people from different for backgrounds to co-create an event to mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement. Final amount of grant dispersed may differ due to project underspend and within agreed tolerance.
02/02/2023	£5,000	£1,200,282	THE SHIFT FOUNDATION	Funding for a residential for c30 leaders of the social connection work in the UK.
31/01/2023	£20,009		FABRIC	A continuation of the work supported by Birmingham 2022's 'Critical Mass', to allow FABRIC to support artists to deliver inclusive dance outside of the Critical Mass framework and to enable organisations to build activities into their regular programme.
12/10/2022	£180,458	£928,101	BRITISH OLYMPIC FOUNDATION	Continuation of the Get Set model for Paris 2024
26/07/2022	£75,000		COVENTRY 2021 UK CITY OF CULTURE	Building on work of the Caring City programme. Final amount of grant dispersed may differ due to project underspend and within agreed tolerance.
18/07/2022	£250,000		GREAT YARMOUTH BOROUGH COUNCIL	A project which aims to build on the volunteer offer, using arts, culture and heritage volunteering to improve wellbeing and increase life chances. Final amount of grant dispersed may differ due to project underspend and within agreed tolerance.
18/07/2022	£249,500	£309,634	IDEAS TEST	A programme to recruit 36 ?Heroes? who will receive support to recruit a total of 540 ?Medway Makers? to participate in micro-volunteering. Final amount of grant dispersed may differ due to project underspend and within agreed tolerance.
18/07/2022	£247,851		CONWY COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL	Amdani Conwy! (Go Conwy!) aims to harness the momentum generated through the City of Culture bid to renew and expand volunteering in Conwy. Final amount of grant dispersed may differ due to project underspend and within agreed tolerance.
18/07/2022	£250,000		CITY OF BRADFORD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCIL	A project laying the groundwork for the volunteer programme for City of Culture 2025. Final amount of grant dispersed may differ due to project underspend and within agreed tolerance.
18/07/2022	£50,000	£78,435	UNITED BY 2022	This development grant will test and refine a Volunteering Legacy model and digital platform with key stakeholders. It will facilitate a pilot initiative with these stakeholders to inform next steps, in how best to take this forward from March 2023.
09/03/2022	£6,000	£40,179,000	ROYAL VOLUNTARY SERVICE	Grant to support the Shaping The Future of Volunteering coalition to bring together best practice related to disability inclusion for volunteers from across their organisations. Final amount of grant dispersed may differ due to project underspend and with
17/01/2022	£46,207		BRITISH FUTURE	A research grant to explore how football clubs can build social cohesion in their local communities. Final amount of grant dispersed may differ due to project underspend and within agreed tolerance.
10/01/2022	£64,000	£10,116,000	SWIM ENGLAND	A test and learn project to co-produce solutions to barriers found within Swim England's existing volunteer structure. Final amount of grant dispersed may differ due to project underspend and within agreed tolerance.
06/10/2021	£1,200,000	£11,133,000	UK YOUTH	A youth led social action project using events to engage local communities. Final amount of grant dispersed may differ due to project underspend and within agreed tolerance.
15/09/2021	£35,000	£1,236,966	NAVCA	Funding to convene NAVCA?s membership and Spirit of 2012?s grantees to create a nationally recognised quality mark for social prescribing. Final amount of grant dispersed may differ due to project underspend and within agreed tolerance.
07/07/2021	£200,000	£1,321,206	THE DIANA AWARD	A programme of anti-racist social action, disseminating learnings across the youth sector, formal education sector, clinical settings and policy arenas. Final amount of grant dispersed may differ due to project underspend and within agreed tolerance.
11/06/2021	£29,858		KIM DONAHUE CONSULTING	See below. Research team of four, including a quantitative sociologist. Final amount of grant dispersed may differ due to project underspend and within agreed tolerance.
09/06/2021	£30,000	£407,447	VOLUNTEER CENTRE DORSET	Incubation grant - inclusive volunteering for disabled people in heritage sector. Final amount of grant dispersed may differ due to project underspend and within agreed tolerance.
28/04/2021	£200,000		HULL CITY COUNCIL	The project takes over the management of the Hull City of Culture legacy volunteer programme, previously funded by Spirit and delivered by Absolutely Cultured.Final amount of grant dispersed may differ due to project underspend and within agreed tolerance
28/04/2021	£500,000	£11,133,000	UK YOUTH	Final amount of grant dispersed may differ due to project underspend and within agreed tolerance.
22/04/2021	£50,000		TOGETHER	Development grant to support the UK?s first ever National Day as a way to come together and celebrate local connections. Final amount of grant dispersed may differ due to project underspend and within agreed tolerance.
20/01/2021	£1,000,000		BIRMINGHAM 2022 ORGANISING COMMITTEE	Critical Mass is a 21-month, inclusive, mass participatory dance project, forming an integral part of Birmingham 2022?s Cultural Programme. This targeted initiative will see 300 diverse, young adults, aged 16-30, disabled and non-disabled, reflecting the
01/10/2020	£43,546		WHAT WORKS CENTRE FOR WELLBEING	This is a research grant to understand the interplay between the concepts of individual and community wellbeing. 40-50k of the grant will be deployed as a contract to a researcher who will work in partnership with What Works, and the two funders.
26/08/2020	£200,000	£5,575,989	CAUDWELL CHILDREN	Music and music storytelling project for young disabled people and families inspired by the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Final amount of grant dispersed may differ due to project underspend and within agreed tolerance.
26/08/2020	£196,074		WARWICK ARTS CENTRE	Community development project using the theme of play to deliver a listening and storytelling project inspired by the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Final amount of grant dispersed may differ due to project underspend and within agreed tolerance.
26/08/2020	£200,758		BLACK COUNTRY TOGETHER CIC	D/deaf, disabled and non-disabled people participatory arts project to build bridges connect and inspired by the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Final amount of grant dispersed may differ due to project underspend and within agreed tolerance.
04/08/2020	£4,810		CARERS UK	Reallocation of a portion of ongoing contract to support carers helpline and information services respond to increased demand due to COVID-19
28/07/2020	£35,000	£232,436	BELONG - THE COHESION AND INTEGRATION NETWORK	Research to raise the profile of work which promotes ?radical kindness?, i.e. actively seeks to build bridges across difference and promote social connection.Final amount of grant dispersed may differ due to project underspend and within agreed tolerance.
08/07/2020	£100,000	£167,599	WHITLEY BAY BIG LOCAL	Final amount of grant dispersed may differ due to project underspend and within agreed tolerance.
08/07/2020	£1,000,000	£4,075,786	COVENTRY 2021 UK CITY OF CULTURE	The project will show how major cultural events can deliver long-term benefits for communities by embedding producers in community organisations in Coventry. Final amount of grant dispersed may differ due to project underspend and within agreed tolerance.
22/04/2020	£130,000	£604,433	MORE MUSIC	Grant to continue (& develop new) community music sessions in partnership with local health service to improve physical and mental health for young and old. Final amount of grant dispersed may differ due to project underspend and within agreed tolerance.
20/01/2020	£997,000	£525,474	JO COX FOUNDATION	Expanding the reach of the Great Get Together from a series of annual events to a year-round movement. Final amount of grant dispersed may differ due to project underspend and within agreed tolerance.
20/01/2020	£193,780	£2,433,193	BRITISH OLYMPIC FOUNDATION	Final amount of grant dispersed may differ due to project underspend and within agreed tolerance.
09/08/2019	£221,332	£7,072,719	UK YOUTH	Music project for female carers. Majority funded via Tampon Tax Fund with DCMS. Final amount of grant dispersed may differ due to project underspend and within agreed tolerance.
09/08/2019	£59,800	£807,113	KIDS TOGETHER BELFAST	Music project for female carers. Majority funded via Tampon Tax Fund with DCMS. Final amount of grant dispersed may differ due to project underspend and within agreed tolerance.
09/08/2019	£55,618	£297,870,000	BARNARDO'S	Music project for young female carers of all ages. Majority funded via Tampon Tax Fund with DCMS. Final amount of grant dispersed may differ due to project underspend and within agreed tolerance.
09/08/2019	£219,999	£5,226,604	MIDLANDS ARTS CENTRE	Music project for female carers. Majority funded via Tampon Tax Fund with DCMS. Final amount of grant dispersed may differ due to project underspend and within agreed tolerance.
09/08/2019	£238,864	£1,113,070	BLACKPOOL CARERS CENTRE LTD	Music project for female carers. Majority funded via Tampon Tax Fund with DCMS. Final amount of grant dispersed may differ due to project underspend and within agreed tolerance.
09/08/2019	£59,998	£847,296	FèIS ROIS	Music project for female carers. Majority funded via Tampon Tax Fund with DCMS. Final amount of grant dispersed may differ due to project underspend and within agreed tolerance.
09/08/2019	£239,005	£2,464,474	NORTHAMPTONSHIRE CARERS	Music project for female carers. Majority funded via Tampon Tax Fund with DCMS. Final amount of grant dispersed may differ due to project underspend and within agreed tolerance.
09/08/2019	£209,272		NOISE SOLUTION CIC	Music project for female carers. Majority funded via Tampon Tax Fund with DCMS. Final amount of grant dispersed may differ due to project underspend and within agreed tolerance.
09/08/2019	£156,651		MY POCKETS PEOPLE CIC	Music project for female carers. Majority funded via Tampon Tax Fund with DCMS. Final amount of grant dispersed may differ due to project underspend and within agreed tolerance.
09/08/2019	£120,140		JACK DRUM ARTS	Music project for female carers. Majority funded via Tampon Tax Fund with DCMS. Final amount of grant dispersed may differ due to project underspend and within agreed tolerance.
01/08/2019	£20,000		THE WOW FOUNDATION	Funding to help WOW create a strategic framework for measuring and documenting its impact. Final amount of grant dispersed may differ due to project underspend and within agreed tolerance.
25/07/2019	£25,000	£232,436	BELONG NETWORK	Project is to build a toolkit bringing together best practice on cohesion and integration. Final amount of grant dispersed may differ due to project underspend and within agreed tolerance.
12/07/2019	£199,928	£549,380	CREATIVE ARTS EAST	Fortnightly dementia-friendly arts sessions for older people and their carers in 8 locations in Norfolk. Final amount of grant dispersed may differ due to project underspend and within agreed tolerance.
10/07/2019	£3,000,000	£2,898,358	ACTIVITY ALLIANCE	Get Out Get Active (GOGA) is an exciting programme that supports disabled and non-disabled people to enjoy being active together. It is made possible by founding funders Spirit of 2012 and additional investment from Sport England and LMCT.

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Cumulative Grants

Amount	Grantee
£3,000,000	ACTIVITY ALLIANCE
£1,921,332	UK YOUTH
£1,075,000	COVENTRY 2021 UK CITY OF CULTURE
£1,000,000	BIRMINGHAM 2022 ORGANISING COMMITTEE
£997,000	JO COX FOUNDATION
£374,238	BRITISH OLYMPIC FOUNDATION
£250,000	GREAT YARMOUTH BOROUGH COUNCIL
£250,000	CITY OF BRADFORD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCIL
£249,950	LEEDS CULTURE TRUST
£249,500	IDEAS TEST
£247,851	CONWY COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL
£239,005	NORTHAMPTONSHIRE CARERS
£238,864	BLACKPOOL CARERS CENTRE LTD
£219,999	MIDLANDS ARTS CENTRE
£209,272	NOISE SOLUTION CIC
£200,758	BLACK COUNTRY TOGETHER CIC
£200,000	THE DIANA AWARD
£200,000	LIVERPOOL CITY COUNCIL
£200,000	HULL CITY COUNCIL
£200,000	CAUDWELL CHILDREN
£199,928	CREATIVE ARTS EAST
£196,074	WARWICK ARTS CENTRE
£178,615	JACK DRUM ARTS
£156,651	MY POCKETS PEOPLE CIC
£130,000	MORE MUSIC
£120,000	LONDON LEGACY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
£100,000	WHITLEY BAY BIG LOCAL
£78,707	BRITISH FUTURE
£64,000	SWIM ENGLAND
£60,000	BELONG - THE COHESION AND INTEGRATION NETWORK
£59,998	FèIS ROIS
£59,900	SPRINGBOARD OPPORTUNITIES
£59,800	KIDS TOGETHER BELFAST
£55,618	BARNARDO'S
£50,000	UNITED BY 2022
£50,000	TOGETHER
£49,500	THE YOUNG FOUNDATION
£47,060	NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM (PART OF ROYAL MUSEUMS GREENWICH)
£43,546	WHAT WORKS CENTRE FOR WELLBEING
£35,000	NAVCA
£30,000	VOLUNTEER CENTRE DORSET
£30,000	NEIGHBOURLY LAB
£29,925	UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND
£29,858	KIM DONAHUE CONSULTING
£20,009	FABRIC
£20,000	THE WOW FOUNDATION
£20,000	GRAPEVINE COVENTRY
£6,000	ROYAL VOLUNTARY SERVICE
£5,000	THE SHIFT FOUNDATION
£5,000	COVENTRY REFUGEE AND MIGRANT CENTRE
£4,810	CARERS UK