John Lyon's Charity

John Lyon’s Charity gives grants to benefit children and young people up to the age of 25 who live in nine boroughs in North and West London: Barnet, Brent, Camden, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Kensington & Chelsea and the Cities of London and Westminster. The Charity distributes around £10-12 million in grants each year.

The Charity believes in transforming the lives of children and young people by creating opportunities to learn, grow and develop through education. Since 1991, John Lyon’s Charity has distributed over £179 million in grants to a range of organisations that seek to promote the life-chances of children and young people through education.

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