# National funding infrastructure strengthened as 360Giving joins Funders Together

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2026/01/19/national-funding-infrastructure-strengthened-as-360giving-joins-funders-together/
- Published: 2026-01-19T08:12:00+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**In a move to create a more transparent and collaborative grantmaking landscape,
360Giving has announced it will become part of Funders Together on 1 February 2026.**

360Giving was [founded 10 years ago](https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/10/05/360giving-creates-free-funding-database-featuring-8-billion-grants/)
to help people “to publish and use open, standardised grants data to improve charitable
giving”.

The merger creates a comprehensive national cross-sector infrastructure body. By
bringing [360Giving](https://www.360giving.org/) and its flagship project, _UKGrantmaking_,
under the same roof as **London Funders, Collaboration Circle, and the Place-Based
Giving Resource Hub**, the merger aims to bridge the gap between open data and collective
strategic action.

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The merger signals a shift toward an even more data-informed funder collaboration.
360Giving has transformed how over 300 grantmakers – including foundations, government
departments, and lottery distributors – share data. By joining Funders Together,
the goal is to ensure this data is not just published, but actively used to tackle
systemic issues and streamline funding processes across the UK.

![Quote from Fran Perrin about merger of 360Giving](https://wfay6x.infiniteuploads.
cloud/2026/01/CleanShot-2026-01-14-at-10.04.04@2x.png)

_Image: 360Giving_

## **Leadership and continuity**

**James Banks** will continue as Chief Executive of Funders Together, while 360Giving’s
CEO, **Tania Cohen**, will transition to the role of Associate Director.

Cohen will focus on the integration and key projects like _UKGrantmaking_. To ensure
governance continuity, two trustees from the 360Giving board will join the Funders
Together board, and the 360Giving Data Standard Stewardship Committee will continue
its governance and oversight role.

360Giving will be closing down as a legal entity over the coming months.

Charities are advised to expect business as usual regarding transparency tools. 
360Giving has confirmed that its core services, including [GrantNav](https://grantnav.threesixtygiving.org/)
and [360Insights](https://www.ukgrantmaking.org/), will remain fully operational
and continue to evolve.

The primary benefit for the wider sector is the pooling of expertise and influence.
By combining data-driven insights with established funding networks, the new structure
is designed to foster a more effective, responsive, and strategic funding environment,
so that, as Tania Cohen says, “we can unlock greater impact across the sector and
for the communities we serve”.

 * **[360Giving launches data visualisation challenge](https://fundraising.co.uk/2018/05/01/360giving-launches-data-visualisation-challenge/)(
   1 May 2018)**
 * **[UK Grantmaking platform providing free access to data on grants is now live](https://fundraising.co.uk/2024/06/25/uk-grantmaking-platform-providing-free-access-to-data-on-grants-now-live/)(
   25 June 2024)**
 * **[Fozia Irfan joins 360Giving as Chair of trustees, and other appointments news](https://fundraising.co.uk/2022/06/14/fozia-irfan-joins-360giving-as-chair-of-trustees-other-appointment-news/)(
   14 June 2022)**