THE SEGELMAN TRUST

Who they support

The Trust’s support is focused on a limited number of organisations that share our values and that we believe can create positive social change. The organisations we fund are led by the experiences of those they support; they are responsive, questioning and ambitious in their goals.

Grant criteria

Segelman Trust seeks to improve outcomes for children, young people and families facing multiple disadvantage. We believe that strong relationships and connection are at the heart of change. We have a particular focus on supporting people with care experience and strengthening families so that children can remain safely at home. As opportunities emerge, we invest in projects outside this core focus area where they reimagine the way key social challenges could be addressed. Central to the aims of the Trust is increasing understanding of the challenges people face and expanding capacity to respond effectively.

Grant details

To give a sense of our scale, we currently fund 28 organisations and last year we made 13 new grants.




Charity registered in England & Wales, No: 1079151
Charity Commission for England and Wales
Analysis of Grants Made
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  • In this period 49 donations have been made totalling £3,212,750 to 42 organisations
  • This grant maker is prepared to support unregistered organisations
  • The average age of charities supported has been 15 years.

Where are the Beneficiaries?
How big are the Recipients? ?
  • Average annual spending of registered grantees: £4,630,212
Which activities are being funded?
How old were the charities when supported?
Growth in Spending
(per annum over last 3 years)
Main Overlaps with other Grant Makers ?
By ValueBy Number
National Lottery Community Fund 58% 52%
Esmee Fairbairn 48% 40%
Garfield Weston Foundation 37% 38%
BBC Children in Need 32% 21%
City Bridge Trust 29% 26%
Lloyds Bank Foundation 29% 29%
Tudor Trust 26% 29%
Henry Smith Charity 26% 24%
The Clothworkers Foundation 25% 24%
The Rayne Foundation 23% 17%
Sole supporter: 21% by number, 13% by value.
Individual Grants Made
When Amount/
Spending
Recipient To be used for
28/02/2023 £90,000
£694,782
OPEN DOOR CHARITY For the development of the ooMoo Project for children in Wirral who are looked after and children living with a special guardian
29/11/2022 £6,000
CARE LEADERS Towards the costs of the 2023 Fellows' residentials
29/11/2022 £15,000
TRANSFORMED YOU CIC Towards the costs of the 2023 Black Care Experience Conference and follow on work
29/11/2022 £70,000
£842,621
DRIVE FORWARD FOUNDATION Towards the cost of Aspire - an earlier intervention propgramme aimed at supporting care experienced young people aged 15-17
04/10/2022 £100,000
£713,459
ACTION FOR HAPPINESS For capacity building
04/10/2022 £64,000
£16,750,998
ANNA FREUD NATIONAL CENTRE FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES To support the scale-up of the Reflective Fostering Programme - a foster carer support programme to nurture child-carer relationships and improve placement stability
12/07/2022 £90,000
£616,716
WILD YOUNG PARENTS PROJECT To support core costs
12/07/2022 £100,000
£4,117,066
SAFE FAMILIES To support the development of the charity's therapeutic parenting model
12/07/2022 £30,000
£26,704,954
ROYAL COLLEGE OF MUSIC To support core costs
12/07/2022 £50,000
£1,527,628
QUAKER SOCIAL ACTION To support RCM Sparks - the College’s Learning and Participation programme, providing an accessible pathway of musical learning from the early years.
10/05/2022 £120,000
£283,342
UK ACUMEN ACADEMY To support the core costs of the UK fellowship programme
10/05/2022 £50,000
£37,873
SASC CHARITY Seed funding to support the development of Our Future
08/04/2022 £60,000
£255,924
NORTH EAST WELLBEING To support core costs associated with delivering the Zone West programme
22/02/2022 £105,000
£443,457
BLUE CABIN To support core costs
22/02/2022 £105,000
£2,285,279
ST MICHAEL'S FELLOWSHIP To support outreach work with young parents, particularly young fathers, in Lambeth
22/02/2022 £2,000
£144,735
TUSHINDE CHILDREN'S TRUST For support to Clean Start, Kenya
22/02/2022 £1,750
£2,677,343
LEADERS' QUEST FOUNDATION For support to Clean Start, Kenya
30/11/2021 £25,000
£665,339
THE NATIONAL HOUSE PROJECT To support the pilot of The National House Project's Aspirational Awards
30/11/2021 £105,000
£2,563,108
FAMILY RIGHTS GROUP To support the charity's core costs and aims of building lifelong support networks for children in the care system, championing kinship carers and providing advice to parents whose children are in need, at risk or are in the care system
30/11/2021 £50,000
£2,337,689
JUST FOR KIDS LAW To support core costs
30/11/2021 £90,000
£565,860
PURE INSIGHT To support core costs and capacity building
21/09/2021 £90,000
£786,131
CAREFREE CORNWALL To support core costs
21/09/2021 £40,000
£8,538,000
REFUGEE ACTION To achieve a strengthened system of integrated support for refugees and those seeking asylum in Bradford, with specialist attention to the needs of children and families
21/09/2021 £35,000
£1,793,810
LEADERS' QUEST FOUNDATION To support core costs
21/09/2021 £75,000
AVOCADOS ADVOCACY CIC Towards the directors' salaries and core costs
21/09/2021 £75,000
WE ARE JUNO CIC Towards revenue costs during the development of the first Juno children's homes
13/07/2021 £75,000
£140,985
STREET TALK To support core costs
13/07/2021 £60,000
£24,326,000
DARTINGTON HALL TRUST To support the core costs of running a Community of Practice for services for parents who have experienced recurrent care proceedings
04/05/2021 £90,000
£443,533
THE VOICES FOUNDATION To support core costs
04/05/2021 £90,000
£565,756
LEICESTERSHIRE CARES To support the organisation's programmes for care-experienced young people
04/05/2021 £90,000
£420,687
BIRTH COMPANIONS To support core costs
04/05/2021 £90,000
£2,018,274
TREVI To support core costs
21/12/2020 £5,000
CLEAN START To provide essential items and support to formerly and currently imprisoned women and children
09/12/2020 £125,000
LOVE BARROW FAMILIES CIC To  support salaries and core costs
09/12/2020 £120,000
£2,173,373
THE CHILDHOOD TRUST To support Thrive@Five - a collective impact initiative created to achieve improvements in school readiness. Thrive@Five will support place-based strategies and programmes, linking charities, local authorities and funders around shared goals and measurement. 
09/12/2020 £120,000
£804,939
FAMILY GATEWAY To  support salaries and core costs
09/12/2020 £105,000
£2,458,592
CORAM VOICE To support the development of the National Children in Care Council
22/09/2020 £32,000
BLUE CABIN CIC Towards core costs
01/09/2020 £60,000
£184,101
NORTH EAST WELLBEING To support the core costs of the Zone West pilot - a Link Worker project designed to support stronger outcomes for children with unmet needs in the West End of Newcastle
16/06/2020 £60,000
£358,612
ACTION FOR HAPPINESS For capacity building
15/05/2020 £50,000
LOVE BARROW FAMILIES CIC Towards the cost of a community garden and for essential items
15/05/2020 £5,000
£1,178,197
QUAKER SOCIAL ACTION For technology and service adaptations to provide an expanded funeral support programme and an online mindfulness programme and to provide wellbeing support for staff
22/04/2020 £12,000
CARE LEADERS To support the Care Leaders Fellowship - a leadership development programme for Participation Workers
22/04/2020 £15,000
£4,106,472
ALLCHILD To support the core costs of delivering their programme in schools across the London boroughs of Kensington and Chelsea, Hammersmith and Fulham, Brent and the City of Westminster
22/04/2020 £20,000
£869,354
LITTLE VILLAGE To support calls to families in need and towards the rental costs of a warehouse to store goods being delivered to families
01/04/2020 £20,000
£794,947
THE MATTHEW TREE PROJECT For a food home delivery service and crisis support phoneline for vulnerable families living in in Bristol, South Gloucester and Bath
04/02/2020 £50,000
£6,067,052
SAFE LIVES Towards the costs of the Head of Practice role
04/02/2020 £100,000
£6,545,000
REFUGEE ACTION To achieve a strengthened system of integrated support for refugees and those seeking asylum in Bradford, with specialist attention to the needs of children and families.
04/02/2020 £175,000
£15,760,008
THE ANNA FREUD CENTRE To support the scale-up of the Reflective Fostering Programme - a foster carer support programme to nurture child-carer relationships and reduce placement breakdown
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Cumulative Grants
Amount Recipient
£239,000 ANNA FREUD NATIONAL CENTRE FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
£175,000 LOVE BARROW FAMILIES CIC
£160,000 ACTION FOR HAPPINESS
£140,000 REFUGEE ACTION
£120,000 UK ACUMEN ACADEMY
£120,000 THE CHILDHOOD TRUST Education & Employment: Avoiding Exclusion
£120,000 NORTH EAST WELLBEING
£120,000 FAMILY GATEWAY
£105,000 ST MICHAEL'S FELLOWSHIP
£105,000 FAMILY RIGHTS GROUP
£105,000 CORAM VOICE
£105,000 BLUE CABIN
£100,000 SAFE FAMILIES
£90,000 WILD YOUNG PARENTS PROJECT
£90,000 TREVI
£90,000 THE VOICES FOUNDATION
£90,000 PURE INSIGHT
£90,000 OPEN DOOR CHARITY Health: Mental Health
£90,000 LEICESTERSHIRE CARES
£90,000 CAREFREE CORNWALL
£90,000 BIRTH COMPANIONS Education & Employment: Ex-offenders
£75,000 WE ARE JUNO CIC
£75,000 STREET TALK
£75,000 AVOCADOS ADVOCACY CIC
£70,000 DRIVE FORWARD FOUNDATION
£60,000 DARTINGTON HALL TRUST
£55,000 QUAKER SOCIAL ACTION
£50,000 SAFE LIVES
£50,000 SASC CHARITY
£50,000 JUST FOR KIDS LAW Education & Employment: Becoming employable
£36,750 LEADERS' QUEST FOUNDATION
£32,000 BLUE CABIN CIC
£30,000 ROYAL COLLEGE OF MUSIC
£25,000 THE NATIONAL HOUSE PROJECT
£20,000 THE MATTHEW TREE PROJECT
£20,000 LITTLE VILLAGE Health: Early Years
£15,000 TRANSFORMED YOU CIC
£15,000 ALLCHILD Education & Employment: Basic Standards
£12,000 CARE LEADERS
£6,000 CARE LEADERS
£5,000 CLEAN START
£2,000 TUSHINDE CHILDREN'S TRUST
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