For many years, the Charity’s grantmaking has been considered by the Grants Committee and approved by the Foundation Governors (the Trustee) at three meetings each year, held in March, June and November.

Following a review of the Charity’s approval process, from 1 April 2026 John Lyon’s Charity will move to two committee meetings per year, held in June and November. This change is intended to streamline the grantmaking process and enable decisions to be made more efficiently throughout the year. Under the new approach, smaller grant requests will be considered and approved on a rolling basis, while larger grant requests will continue to be discussed at the two annual committee meetings.

This decision has been made following careful consideration and aims to ensure the Charity’s grantmaking process remains responsive and effective. If you have any questions about this change, please contact your Grants Manager or email [email protected].  For current information about application deadlines, please click here.