You can use 360Giving to understand how funding shapes the issues you’re researching.
See how funders support particular causes, find related work, and build a clear picture of grantmaking patterns across the UK
What 360Giving data helps you do
360Giving data shows who is funding what, where and when.
As a researcher, you can use it to:
Explore a theme or sector
See which organisations have funded particular causes or sectors
Understand who gets funded
Find organisations working on an issue you’re researching
See who funds them, and how funding varies
Look at grant amounts, durations, and distribution
Improve your analysis
Combine grantmaking data with other sources
Identify trends, gaps, or concentrations in funding
Ground your research in reproducible, well-structured data
How to use 360Giving tools and data
1. Start with GrantNav to explore the data
Grantnav, the 360Giving search engine, is the quickest way to see what’s in the 360Giving dataset. It’s useful for scoping a topic, or downloading an initial set of grants.
You can
Find funders
Identify relevant organisations
See grants linked to a cause, sector or place
Download grants data
Our How to Search guides show you how to do the most common GrantNav searches.
How metadata and codelists are used in published data
How the data is structured in different formats
3. Use the API or Datastore
If you need bulk data or repeatable queries, use the 360Giving API or the 360Giving Datastore.
The API
The 360Giving API returns that same data used in GrantNav. It’s designed for targeted queries. It’s not built for full dataset downloads or complex joins.
The 360Giving Datastore
The 360Giving Datastore provides direct read-only SQL access to the full dataset. It’s designed for large or complex queries that cannot be served through the API.
After a short conversation to check if the Datastore is the right option for your analysis. If it is, we’ll give you access through a secure Google Colab notebook using time-limited credentials.
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