Applications for Champions forĀ ChildrenĀ 2026 are now open! Since itsĀ inceptionĀ in 2020, Champions for Children has raised more than Ā£22m for hundreds of projects supporting children experiencing poverty across all 32 London boroughs.Ā Ā
This year, the campaign will run for 2 weeks fromĀ Tuesday,Ā 2ndĀ JuneĀ 2026Ā to Tuesday,Ā 16thĀ JuneĀ 2026.Ā Our goal is to match the success of last yearās campaign, where a whopping Ā£4.4m was raised by 84 charities toĀ supportĀ more than 170,000 children experiencing poverty in London.Ā Ā
Applications for Christmas Challenge 2025 are now closed. The Big Giveās Christmas Challenge is the UKās largest collaborative fundraising campaign, and we’re proud to support it once again as a Champion Funder. This yearās campaign will run from 2nd to 9th December 2025, offering London-based charities that support children living in poverty the opportunity to have their donations doubled through matched funding.
In 2024, the campaign raised an incredible Ā£6 million for 113 charities, helping over 185,000 children living in poverty across the capital. If your organisation supports children and young people in London, apply by 16th July 2025 for the chance to receive unrestricted matched funding and join our community of impact-driven Charity Partners.