Lovington Foundation

The Lovington Foundation is a family charitable trust established in 2013 by James Lupton CBE (charity number 1151072), governed by Lord and Lady Lupton and their family. Its core mission is to promote social welfare and educational opportunity for underserved young people aged 14-25 in the UK, with a strong emphasis on social mobility, youth empowerment, and leveraging the arts for personal growth and skills development. Rooted in values of opportunity, inclusion, and transformative impact, it strategically supports organizations at critical development stages to foster long-term sustainability and systems change.

The Foundation prioritizes educational initiatives using arts as a tool—such as art history programs, public art installations, creative skills training, and digital resources—alongside broader interventions for disadvantaged youth, including care-experienced children, disabled young people, financial education, homelessness prevention, and crisis responses like COVID-19 relief. Beneficiaries include vulnerable 14-25 year-olds, their families, and communities, with examples spanning grassroots groups (e.g., Lighthouse Pedagogy Trust, Challengers) to national institutions (e.g., Dulwich Picture Gallery, Waterloo/Brixton House Theatre), primarily in London/South East but UK-wide. It funds projects, core costs, unrestricted grants, and capacity building.

Eligible applicants are UK-registered charities/non-profits with no income thresholds, religious restrictions, or geographic limits beyond UK operations. Unsolicited applications are accepted via email (info@lovingtonfoundation.org) with a short proposal outlining alignment and impact; rolling basis, no deadlines, decisions at board discretion (typically weeks to months). Grants range £5,000-£50,000 (averaging £10,000-£25,000), occasionally up to £250,000 for crises.

Distinctive for its familial governance, relational funding philosophy, and laser-focus on arts-driven youth empowerment at pivotal moments, it avoids non-aligned areas, prioritizing catalytic support for scalable impact on underserved lives.