Inclusive Books for Children

Registered charity 1201129 · since 2022inclusivebooksforchildren.org·United Kingdom·Updated 29 October 2026

At a glance

£16,784

Annual giving, year to 31 March 2025

From filed accounts

Key takeaways

If your organisation works to make children's books more inclusive, or to widen access to them, and your work reaches across the UK, this funder's stated priorities fit well, especially if your work supports under-represented authors and illustrators.
Its annual giving was £16,784, according to the annual report, and five grants went to organisations working for under-represented authors and illustrators, so a modest request is more realistic than a large one, and the annual report's total may include grants to individuals.
No grant range or application process is published, so start by contacting the funder through its website to request its grant-making policy before you write anything.
With so few grants recorded, expect the funder's decisions to be selective, and check the policy you receive for its timing before you plan a submission.

Overview

Inclusive Books for Children is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1201129).

Inclusive Books for Children is a charity registered in England and Wales that exists to advance the education of the public, particularly by promoting reading among children and young people. Its vision is for every child in the UK to grow up reading inclusive books. Alongside a free website, it funds other not-for-profit organisations working to improve inclusivity in children's books and access to them, and it runs the IBC Awards, the IBC Book Box and the Excluded Voices Report. Its annual giving was £16,784, according to the annual report, and five grants supported organisations working for under-represented authors and illustrators.

What they fund

Priority Areas

The foundation makes grants to organisations working to improve inclusivity in children’s books, including work that nurtures talented creatives from under-represented groups. Its priorities include increasing access to inclusive children’s books for parents and children across the UK, supporting under-represented authors and illustrators in UK children’s publishing, and challenging the publishing industry to reflect and bring about meaningful change. It works in partnership with independent publishers, booksellers and literacy organisations to advance an inclusive future for children’s literature. It also pairs its grant-making with practical book-access initiatives and research on representation in children’s literature.

Themes

Inclusive children’s books
Under-represented authors and illustrators

Geographic Focus

Priority: The UK.

How to apply

The website invites prospective applicants to contact IBC to request a copy of its grant-making policy.

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

United Kingdom

Similar funders

Funders supporting work similar to Inclusive Books for Children.

The Mohn Westlake FoundationRollingGave £12.4M Peter Dubens FoundationInvitation onlyGave £1.5M David Yarrow FoundationNo public processGave £295k Raise Your HandsInvitation onlyGave £552k Dukes FoundationFixed deadlinesGave £181k The Taylor Family FoundationGave £2.5M The Sue Thomson FoundationNo public processGave £115k The Kurt Geiger Kindness FoundationNo public processGave £93,000 Esmée Fairbairn FoundationMixed deadlinesGave £46.9M The Kentown Wizard FoundationInvitation onlyGave £1.9M

2 years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 March 2024	£562,616	£259,839	£56,128	Accounts for year to 31 March 2024
year to 31 March 2025	£386,681	£274,462	£16,784	Accounts for year to 31 March 2025

Income vs grants paid

IncomeGrants paid

Total value each financial year

YE 2024

£56,128 grants

YE 2025

£16,784 grants

Grants paid stayed within income across the 2 years shown.

Grants paid, year to 31 March 2024: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
Grants paid, year to 31 March 2025: the accounts do not say whether this is grants awarded or paid.

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.