Renovation work resumes on Blackfriars Bridge
Bundle of straw signals restart of specialist restoration of Victorian landmark
- Published: 30 April 2026
Supporting the people of London
We’re City Bridge Foundation, a world-class bridge owner responsible for five Thames crossings, and London’s biggest independent charity funder
Bridging London, Connecting Communities
We are a world-class bridge owner responsible for five Thames crossings, and London’s biggest independent charity funder
Standing with Londoners – our funding policy
Standing with Londoners sets the direction of our funding over the next decade
Meet our poet-in-residence
Cecilia Knapp — our first ever poet-in-residence, celebrates our bridges, our history, our funding, and the work of the many organisations we support
Latest updates
Grants & support for London’s charitable sector — March 2026
Every month we share an email update listing funding opportunities and offers of free support. In March’s update we feature 16 funding opportunities open to London’s charitable sector
- Published: 26 March 2026
The Foundation Practice Rating – helping charitable foundations do better
The Foundation Practice Rating assesses 100 UK grant-making charitable foundations every year in terms of their practices on diversity, accountability, and transparency. This year, for the first time, we achieved an overall A grade. We are really pleased with this result but we see it as an important milestone rather than an endpoint.
- Published: 18 March 2026
Grants & support for London’s charitable sector — February 2026
Every month we share an email update listing funding opportunities and offers of free support. In February’s update we feature 15 funding opportunities open to London’s charitable sector
- Published: 27 February 2026