The 2025 Racial Justice Audit is here
Find out how much of your funding addresses racial inequity.
The Racial Justice Audit gives funders the opportunity to answer on a yearly basis just “how much funding is actually going to the race equality sector? And what does this funding look like?”
What is the Racial Justice Audit?
The Audit is a tool developed by FREA members for funders to annually identify and implement targets and strategies for funding racial justice, and to adapt their funding practices for the longer-term.
In addition to funders using the Audit to internally analyse their data, all audited data submitted to FREA is anonymised to be included in a sector wide analysis. This analysis identifies funding trends in the race equality sector, and provides a collective benchmark to help funders improve their grantmaking practice and develop pooled resources.
Deadline for completion of Audit is 31 July 2025
How to complete the Audit
The Racial Justice Audit consists of a formatted spreadsheet, guidance and qualitative questions for funders to log either all or a random sample of their grants against a number of criteria. We are also piloting a series of qualitative questions to prompt and support funders to reflect on their grantmaking practices with a racial justice lens.
Members of FREA can access the Audit tool via the members’ area.
If you have forgotten how to log on, please contact the Secretariat.
If you are not a part of the FREA community, you can still complete the Audit! Just send an email to frealliance@equallyours.org.uk
What support is available?
FREA is providing additional support and resources to help you complete, analyse, and use your data for long-term change. FREA is offering two support packages:
As a first step to exploring and reflecting on their current grantmaking with an equity lens.
Addressing funding disparities by creating ringfenced funding for racial justice work and for organisations led by and for.
As an internal accountability tool that provides a baseline for monitoring change over time
Internal organisational reflection and considerations around data collection systems, in particular collecting data on race and ethnicity
As part of public anti racist commitments, public facing transparency and accountability practices
To evaluate anti-racist initiatives through internal reflection and developing processes
As part of discussions around the origins of endowments or legacies, to prompt or support internal conversations about implications for disbursement.
How funders have used their Audit to create change
Read about how some funders have used the Audit to inform change:
Message from the Co-Chairs
“The 2025 Racial Justice Audit builds on work many funders have already started – reflecting, learning and shifting practices with greater intentionality. We are proud that FREA has helped create a space for this critical dialogue. We have seen how it strengthens accountability, sharpens focus on equity and pushes systemic change forward. The audit brings to the forefront of the conversation shared learnings that drive transformation, raise sector standards and connect funders committed to long term racial equity. Taking part is a clear signal of an organisation’s commitment to racial justice, and a practical steps towards reshaping how funding systems operate and how decisions are made”
Nelly Koko-Konan and Esmeralda Gambelli
