Good Things Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- Its grant opportunities are open to members of the National Digital Inclusion Network, so a community organisation working on digital skills or English language learning should first check whether it can join.
- Charities, community interest companies, social enterprises, community benefit societies and cooperatives are named as eligible, and unincorporated associations can join if they can explain their management and constitution.
- The listed application windows for the current rounds run from April to June, and the Activation Grant asks for a plan of no more than 500 words, a completed supporting information document and your registered number.
- No grant range or typical grant size is published, so ask the Foundation what a suitable request would be before you set an amount.
- Hubs that joined the network before the Activation Grant round's cut-off, that have already received Foundation funding, or that were actively using Learn My Way or the National Databank when they joined cannot apply to that round, so check these terms first.
Overview
Good Things Foundation is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1165209).
Good Things Foundation exists to ensure that everyone can participate in a digital society now and in the future. Its strategy addresses the main barriers to digital inclusion through the National Databank, which provides free mobile data, the National Device Bank, which refurbishes donations of used tech, and the National Digital Inclusion Network, which is made up of thousands of community-based hubs. Since the start of its strategy in April, it has provided £6.2m in grants to Digital Inclusion Hubs, including £1.1m in the current year.
What they fund
Priority Areas
Good Things Foundation provides grants to community organisations and centres for grassroots activities, including basic digital skills support, English language learning and other sessions. It also uses grants to help Digital Inclusion Hubs build capacity to deliver more digital inclusion support. Its grant opportunities are available to members of the National Digital Inclusion Network, a network of community organisations tackling digital exclusion in local communities. Those hubs provide local support to people in their communities, helping them gain digital skills and access digital services. The Foundation’s approach centres on community organisations and grassroots activity, with Network membership connecting local hubs to digital inclusion services, training and other resources.
Themes
- Digital inclusion
- English language learning
Geographic Focus
Priority: The UK; Australia.
What they don't fund
- Activation Grants - Round Two - 2023 to 2024 only:
- Hubs who joined before Tuesday 1st August 2023 can’t apply
- Hubs who joined after Tuesday 1st August 2023 but are actively using Learn My Way or issuing data through the National Databank are unable to apply
- Applicants can’t already have received funding from Good Things Foundation
How to apply
The Foundation describes digital inclusion grant opportunities from the Fix The Digital Divide Fund as a benefit for members of the National Digital Inclusion Network.
Application windows:
- Activation Grant Round Two: Applications open from Tuesday 7th to Thursday 16th May
- Digital Inclusion Capability Grant Round One: Applications open Monday 29th April to Thursday 6th June
- Digital Inclusion Impact Grant Round One: Applications open Monday 29th April to Thursday 6th June
Who can apply:
- Activation Grant: All organisations applying for this grant must pass a governance and financial due diligence check.
- As a registered charity, community interest company, social enterprise, community benefit or cooperative society?
- Local authorities, NHS Trusts and other public services are welcome to join the Network .
- Unincorporated associations are eligible to join the Network, as long as they can provide information about their approach to management and constitution.
What to send:
- Activation Grant
- You’ll be required to download and complete the ‘supporting information document’ available on the Activation Grants web page.
- You’ll be asked to provide your registered company or charity number.
- Please tell us how you intend to spend the Activation Grant and the impact you hope to achieve (no more than 500 words).
- You will have to confirm that you have the authority to submit this application. You will also have to confirm you understand the Terms & Conditions and the Grant Description & Application Guidance document.
Applying again: Activation Grant: After receiving the Activation Grant we would hope that Hubs would then progress onto a Capability Grant or an Impact Grant.
Application success factors
What the charity says:
- The Foundation wants hubs to choose the funding opportunity that best meets their needs.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- Australia
- United Kingdom
Similar funders
Funders supporting work similar to Good Things Foundation.
Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 July 2021 | £18,136,152 | £17,730,859 | — | Accounts for year to 31 July 2021 |
| year to 30 June 2022 | £8,889,780 | £9,678,688 | £5,326,179 | Accounts for year to 30 June 2022 |
| year to 30 June 2023 | £9,683,368 | £9,002,017 | £4,245,858 | Accounts for year to 30 June 2023 |
| year to 30 June 2024 | £8,884,406 | £10,064,433 | £4,840,352 | Accounts for year to 30 June 2024 |
| year to 30 June 2025 | £8,115,379 | £8,338,342 | £3,367,401 | Accounts for year to 30 June 2025 |
Income vs grants paid
IncomeGrants paid
Total value each financial year
Grants paid stayed within income across the 4 years shown.
- Grants paid, year to 30 June 2022; year to 30 June 2023; year to 30 June 2024: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
- Grants paid, year to 30 June 2025: grants paid out in the year.
— No grants figure for that year.
Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
- goodthingsfoundation.org
- goodthingsfoundation.org/network · read on 31 October 2026
- goodthingsfoundation.org/our-services/national-digital-inclusion-network · read on 31 October 2026
- network.goodthingsfoundation.org/dam/jcr:36ee90f7-1129-4f41-974d-b5a717d985d0/Grant%20Description%20&%20Application%20Guidance%20Document%20-%20Fix%20The%20Digital%20Divide%20Fund%202023%20to%202024-%20Activation%20Grant%20Round%20Two.pdf · read on 31 October 2026
- goodthingsfoundation.org/discover/our-news/our-news-2024/new-grant-model · read on 31 October 2026
- goodthingsfoundation.org/contact · read on 31 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 30 June 2025)
This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.
Sources last checked on 31 October 2026.
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