OVERVIEW: The Roddick Foundation supports organizations focused on a variety of causes in the United States and around the world but gives funding priority to U.K.-based nonprofits.
IP TAKE: This progressive U.K.-based funder seeks organizations affecting social change on a “measurable scale.” Grantseekers will really need to network to get on Roddick’s radar, which is difficult, especially for organizations that aren’t based in the U.K. It is largely inaccessible and unresponsive, likely due to its small size.
PROFILE: Incorporated in 1997 in London, England, the Roddick Foundation is a “[f]amily run, independent and progressive organization dedicated to the support of visionary organizations and individuals who show leadership and results in making this a more just and kind world.” Areas of grantmaking interest include: Arts and Culture, Environmental Issues, Humanitarian Causes, Human Rights, Education, Journalism, Health, and Social Rights.
Grants for Arts and Culture
While the Roddick Foundation lists arts and culture as a significant funding area, it does not give much information about how it chooses which arts projects to support. Past grantees include Arts & Lectures UCSB, Outside In, and Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara. To learn more about the types of organizations the foundation supports, explore its Who We Have Funded and How Our Funding Helps pages.
Grants for Environment
The foundation names support for the environment as one of its key focus areas; however, it does not provide much information about how it chooses which environment-related organizations to support. Past grantees include A Team Foundation, Community Environmental Council, Greenpeace Environmental Trust, and Navdanya. To learn more about the types of organizations the foundation supports, explore its Who We Have Funded and How Our Funding Helps pages.
Grants for Humanitarian and Disaster Relief
While Roddick does not list humanitarian and disaster relief as one of its primary funding areas, it does have a history of making grants in this space. However, it does not give much information about how it chooses which humanitarian organizations to support. Past grantees include Common Ground, Microloan Foundation, Community Action fund for Women, and Christian Aid. To learn more about the types of organizations the foundation supports, explore its Who We Have Funded and How Our Funding Helps pages.
Grants for Security and Human Rights
The foundation does not offer much information regarding specific giving priorities in the human rights space. Past grantees include organizations such as the Helen Bamber Foundation, the Innocence Project and Witness to Guantanamo. To learn more about the types of organizations the foundation supports, explore its Who We Have Funded and How Our Funding Helps pages.
Grants for Journalism
While Roddick does not list journalism as one of its primary funding areas, it does have a history of making grants in this space. Past grantees include Mother Jones, John Pilger/Strand Films, Centre For Investigative Journalism, Open Democracy, and Corruption Watch. To learn more about the types of organizations the foundation supports, explore its Who We Have Funded and How Our Funding Helps pages.
Grants for Education
The foundation names support for education as one of its key focus areas; however, it does not provide much information about how it chooses which education-related organizations to support. Past grantees include Education For Life Foundation and Shine Literacy. To learn more about the types of organizations the foundation supports, explore its Who We Have Funded and How Our Funding Helps pages.
Grants for Public Health
While Roddick lists health grantmaking as a significant funding area, it does not give much information about how it chooses which health projects to support. Past grantees include British Inspiration Trust, Clod Ensemble, and Hepatitis C Trust. To learn more about the types of organizations the foundation supports, explore its Who We Have Funded and How Our Funding Helps pages.
Grants for Women and Girls, Racial Justice, Immigrants and Refugees
The foundation does not offer much information regarding specific giving priorities in the social rights space. Previous grantees include Bognor Regis Foodbank, Lady Parts Justice League, Dream Foundation, The Albert Einstein Institution, and The Missing Foundation. To learn more about the types of organizations the foundation supports, explore its Who We Have Funded and How Our Funding Helps pages.
Important Grant Details:
Roddick Foundation grants generally range from £10,000 to £50,000. The Foundation does not accept unsolicited grant applications or requests for funding.
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