Ranging from local authorities to charitable trusts and foundations, corporate funders to social investors, our Living Wage Funders are committing to tackle low pay by encouraging the organisations they support to pay the real Living Wage.
Benefits for Living Wage Funders:
- Get access to guidance on applying the Living Wage to grant-funded posts, including templates and case studies.
- Become part of a strategic community of funders that support and promote the Living Wage, contributing to ending low pay in the third sector.
- Are entitled to use the Living Wage Funder Mark.
- Appear on our website so that supporters and grantees can easily find out about the commitment you have made.
- Have the opportunity to work with us on press coverage to promote your Funder recognition.
- Receive an invitation to events during Living Wage Week and a pack with materials and guidance on how to be part of the national celebrations.
- Are kept up to date on the Living Wage campaign and opportunities to celebrate your recognition.
Funders are doing things differently
Ranging from local authorities to charitable trusts and foundations, social investors, and corporate, science and capital funders, our dozens of Living Wage Funders are committing to tackle low pay by encouraging the organisations they support to pay staff the real Living Wage.
Find out more about their experience and impact in our case studies below.
1 in 7 third sector workers paid below a real Living Wage
This report looks at the scale and drivers of low pay in the sector, who is most impacted and the effect paying the Living Wage has on third sector organisations. It also offers solutions for third sector organisations.
Living Wage Funders
1. Are Living Wage Employers
2. Seek to ensure their grant-funded posts, or investment-funded posts, are funded at the Living Wage where possible
3. Support grantees or investees to become Living Wage Employers
Trafford Housing Trust case study
Trafford Housing Trust joined the Living Wage Funder scheme in 2018; they were our first housing association to commit to the scheme and won a Living Wage Funder Champion Award. Find out more about their experience here.
Living Wage and social investors
Promoting the real Living Wage among your portfolio of social investees can make a real impact – and is an approach you can implement fairly quickly.
Find out more about how you can embed Living Wage consideration into your investment decision making, and join a movement of funders, social impact investors and entrepreneurs championing the real Living Wage.
Who is a Living Wage Funder?
Ranging from local authorities to charitable trusts and foundations, social investors and corporate funders, our Living Wage Funders are committing to tackle low pay by encouraging the organisations they support to pay the real Living Wage. Below are all the accredited Living Wage Funders:
82 Living Wage Funders
Postcode Innovation Trust
It’s great that Postcode Innovation Trust is an accredited Living Wage Funder working with @LivingWageUK to encourage the organisations we support to pay a real Living Wage.
Postcode Neighbourhood Trust
It’s great that Postcode Neighbourhood Trust is an accredited Living Wage Funder working with @LivingWageUK to encourage the organisations we support to pay a real Living Wage.
Money Advice Trust
The Money Advice Trust helps people across the UK to tackle their debts and manage their money with confidence.It’s great that Money Advice Trust is an accredited Living Wage Funder working with @LivingWageUK to encourage the organisations we support to pay a real Living Wage.
@money_adviceCelebrate this on Twitter
Postcode Children Trust
It’s great that Postcode Children Trust is an accredited Living Wage Funder working with @LivingWageUK to encourage the organisations we support to pay a real Living Wage.
Joseph Rowntree Foundation
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation works to inspire social change through research, policy and practice, and runs a housing association and care provider.It’s great that Joseph Rowntree Foundation is an accredited Living Wage Funder working with @LivingWageUK to encourage the organisations we support to pay a real Living Wage.
@jrf_ukCelebrate this on Twitter
Greater Manchester Mayor's Charity
Greater Manchester Mayor’s Charity raises funds to support homelessness initiatives across the city region and give out grants to good causes.It’s great that Greater Manchester Mayor's Charity is an accredited Living Wage Funder working with @LivingWageUK to encourage the organisations we support to pay a real Living Wage.
@GMMayorsCharityCelebrate this on Twitter
The Symondson Foundation, ASP
The Symondson Foundation is a strategically-led charitable fund. It is the affiliate of Alexander Square Partners, a family investment office.It’s great that The Symondson Foundation, ASP is an accredited Living Wage Funder working with @LivingWageUK to encourage the organisations we support to pay a real Living Wage.
Community Foundation for Staffordshire and Shropshire
Philanthropy & charitable fund management for businesses and individuals who want to increase their impact, by supporting local causes they care about.It’s great that Community Foundation for Staffordshire and Shropshire is an accredited Living Wage Funder working with @LivingWageUK to encourage the organisations we support to pay a real Living Wage.
@CFStaffordshireCelebrate this on Twitter
Postcode Places Trust
It’s great that Postcode Places Trust is an accredited Living Wage Funder working with @LivingWageUK to encourage the organisations we support to pay a real Living Wage.
Postcode Justice Trust
It’s great that Postcode Justice Trust is an accredited Living Wage Funder working with @LivingWageUK to encourage the organisations we support to pay a real Living Wage.
Walcot Foundation ...
We are an independent grant-making foundation. Our work is to break cycles of financial deprivation for people living in Lambeth.It’s great that Walcot Foundation ... is an accredited Living Wage Funder working with @LivingWageUK to encourage the organisations we support to pay a real Living Wage.
@WalcotLambethCelebrate this on Twitter
Postcode Planet Trust
It’s great that Postcode Planet Trust is an accredited Living Wage Funder working with @LivingWageUK to encourage the organisations we support to pay a real Living Wage.
Cloudesley
The Charity assists people who are sick and poor and also supports the Church of England churches in the borough of Islington.It’s great that Cloudesley is an accredited Living Wage Funder working with @LivingWageUK to encourage the organisations we support to pay a real Living Wage.
Paul Hamlyn Foundation
We are an independent funder working towards a just and equitable society in which everyone can realise their potential and enjoy fulfilling and creative lives.It’s great that Paul Hamlyn Foundation is an accredited Living Wage Funder working with @LivingWageUK to encourage the organisations we support to pay a real Living Wage.
@phf_ukCelebrate this on Twitter
London Borough of Islington
Local AuthorityIt’s great that London Borough of Islington is an accredited Living Wage Funder working with @LivingWageUK to encourage the organisations we support to pay a real Living Wage.
@IslingtonBCCelebrate this on Twitter
Postcode Culture Trust
It’s great that Postcode Culture Trust is an accredited Living Wage Funder working with @LivingWageUK to encourage the organisations we support to pay a real Living Wage.
Postcode Care TrustCelebrate this on Twitter
Postcode Global Trust
It’s great that Postcode Global Trust is an accredited Living Wage Funder working with @LivingWageUK to encourage the organisations we support to pay a real Living Wage.
KPMG Foundation
It’s great that KPMG Foundation is an accredited Living Wage Funder working with @LivingWageUK to encourage the organisations we support to pay a real Living Wage.
@kpmgfoundationCelebrate this on Twitter
Nesta
Nesta is a global innovation foundationIt’s great that Nesta is an accredited Living Wage Funder working with @LivingWageUK to encourage the organisations we support to pay a real Living Wage.
nesta_ukCelebrate this on Twitter
The National Lottery Community Fund
We distribute millions of pounds of the National Lottery's good cause money to community groups and charitable projects around the UKIt’s great that The National Lottery Community Fund is an accredited Living Wage Funder working with @LivingWageUK to encourage the organisations we support to pay a real Living Wage.
@BigLotteryFundCelebrate this on Twitter
Guy's and St Thomas' Foundation
We’re an independent, place-based foundation. We work with others to improve the health of people in the boroughs of Lambeth and Southwark.It’s great that Guy's and St Thomas' Foundation is an accredited Living Wage Funder working with @LivingWageUK to encourage the organisations we support to pay a real Living Wage.
@GSTTFoundationCelebrate this on Twitter
The Health Foundation
The Health Foundation is an independent charity committed to bringing about better health and health care for people in the UKIt’s great that The Health Foundation is an accredited Living Wage Funder working with @LivingWageUK to encourage the organisations we support to pay a real Living Wage.
The Wimbledon Foundation
It’s great that The Wimbledon Foundation is an accredited Living Wage Funder working with @LivingWageUK to encourage the organisations we support to pay a real Living Wage.
@wimbledonfdnCelebrate this on Twitter
The Bromley Trust
The Bromley Trust is a grant-making trust that funds charities working on Human Rights and Prison Reform across the UK.It’s great that The Bromley Trust is an accredited Living Wage Funder working with @LivingWageUK to encourage the organisations we support to pay a real Living Wage.
