LCR Pride Foundation

Registered charity 1185167 · since 2019lcrpride.co.uk·Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, Sefton, St Helens, Wirral·Updated 31 October 2026

At a glance

Open to applications

Fixed application deadlines · unsolicited applications welcome

Key takeaways

Work that supports LGBT+ community projects or community cohesion in the Liverpool City Region fits the foundation's stated themes, and it asks for projects that reflect the broad diversity of the LGBT+ community and support marginalised groups.
No grant range is stated, but Open Grants go up to £1,000, so a modest request is the realistic size.
The Community Fund round runs from 22 June to midnight on 3 August, so prepare the application, safeguarding policy and any risk assessments before then, and if you are an individual, arrange a guarantor organisation first.
For Open Grants, do not apply if your annual turnover is £200,000 or more, if you want personal expenses or hardship support, if the project negatively targets a specific person, group or organisation, or if it will not be delivered within and for residents of the Liverpool City Region.
Successful applicants must provide progress updates and a final report, so allow time for that.

Overview

LCR Pride Foundation is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1185167).

LCR Pride Foundation exists to champion the rights of LGBTQ+ people in the Liverpool City Region, empowering the community and influencing key decision-makers to place LGBTQ+ equality at the forefront of their activities. Its funding is split across three funds: a General Fund standing at £14,000 for projects supporting the LGBT+ community, an Inclusive Physical Activity and Sport Fund of £3,000, and a Film Fund of £3,000 for commissioning short films about any element of the LGBT+ community.

What they fund

Priority Areas

The foundation champions LGBTQ+ rights and equality across the Liverpool City Region, aiming to make the region the most LGBTQ+ friendly in the UK. Its Community Fund has supported grassroots and community-led projects for the LGBT+ community, including projects that bring people together, break down barriers and prejudice, encourage community cohesion and celebrate diversity. It encourages projects representing the broad diversity of the LGBT+ community and supporting marginalised groups. Its wider work combines community empowerment and creative activity with advocacy and efforts to influence decision-makers on LGBTQ+ equality.

Themes

LGBT+ community projects
Community cohesion

Geographic Focus

Liverpool City Region: Halton County, Knowsley County, Liverpool and 3 more places in United Kingdom.

What they don't fund

Open Grants only:
- personal expenses (unless incurred in the delivery of the project)
- hardship applications
- projects that negatively target a specific person, group or organisation
- applicant organisations with an annual turnover of £200,000 or more
- funded initiatives that are not delivered within and for the benefit of residents of the Liverpool City Region

How to apply

The Open Grants guidance said organisations and individuals could apply. Individual applicants were asked to provide a guarantor organisation/reference to support the application and ideally hold the funds.

Deadlines: Applications for each round close by a stated deadline.

Application windows:

Community Fund: Opens on 22 June and closes at midnight on 3 August

What to send:

Community Fund
- If applying as an individual, you will be asked to provide a guarantor organisation/reference (someone who can support your application and ideally hold the funds for you).
- If a group which does not have a legal entity, we’d expect to see a document like a terms of reference, rules or a constitution, and will require a guarantor/reference who would ideally hold the funds; If your group has a bank account we’ll require evidence of this.
- Applications must include the appropriate policies and risk assessments (where applicable) that are needed for the safe and compliant delivery of the project – such as your Safeguarding policy.
- If your organisation must legally file annual accounts then you’ll be required to provide a copy of your most recent submission.

Application success factors

What the charity says:

It encourages projects that represent the broad diversity of the LGBT+ community and support marginalised groups.
It considers each application on its merits, seeking to ensure that the funding and beneficiaries are as diverse as possible.
It requires successful applicants to provide progress updates and a final report.

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

Similar funders

Funders supporting work similar to LCR Pride Foundation.

The Johnson FoundationRollingGave £189k The Claude Ballard Southall Memorial CharityNo public processGave £57,980 The Community Foundation for MerseysideMixed deadlinesGave £4.1M Liverpool Corporation City Justices Poor Fund or the Lord Mayor's No 2 AccountNo public processGave £88,801 Price Parry Charitable TrustRollingGave £62,648 Liverpool Charity and Voluntary ServicesMixed deadlinesGave £998k The Brighton Rainbow FundFixed deadlinesGave £143k Attitude Magazine FoundationInvitation onlyGave £59,075 Bristol PrideFixed deadlinesGave £5,733 PH Holt FoundationFixed deadlinesGave £618k

Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 March 2021	£259,530	£180,696	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2021
year to 31 March 2022	£33,623	£62,324	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2022
year to 31 March 2023	£314,503	£265,660	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2023
year to 31 March 2024	£343,439	£330,677	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2024
year to 31 March 2025	£347,439	£511,783	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2025

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.