diff --git a/frontend/src/modules/activity/config/filters/main.ts b/frontend/src/modules/activity/config/filters/main.ts
index 26bd3cc8e9..18a89b563e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/modules/activity/config/filters/main.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/modules/activity/config/filters/main.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { FilterConfig } from '@/shared/modules/filters/types/FilterConfig';
 import { SearchFilterConfig } from '@/shared/modules/filters/types/filterTypes/SearchFilterConfig';
+import { trimAndReduceSpaces } from '@/utils/string';
 import activityType from './activityType/config';
 import channel from './channel/config';
 import date from './date/config';
@@ -20,11 +21,13 @@ export const activityFilters: Record<string, FilterConfig> = {
 export const activitySearchFilter: SearchFilterConfig = {
   placeholder: 'Search activities',
   apiFilterRenderer(value: string): any[] {
+    const trimmedValue = trimAndReduceSpaces(value);
+
     return [
       {
         or: [
-          { title: { textContains: value } },
-          { body: { textContains: value } },
+          { title: { textContains: trimmedValue } },
+          { body: { textContains: trimmedValue } },
         ],
       },
     ];
diff --git a/frontend/src/modules/conversation/config/filters/main.ts b/frontend/src/modules/conversation/config/filters/main.ts
index b7709dbf16..eac1383158 100644
--- a/frontend/src/modules/conversation/config/filters/main.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/modules/conversation/config/filters/main.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { FilterConfig } from '@/shared/modules/filters/types/FilterConfig';
 import { SearchFilterConfig } from '@/shared/modules/filters/types/filterTypes/SearchFilterConfig';
+import { trimAndReduceSpaces } from '@/utils/string';
 import noOfActivities from './noOfActivities/config';
 import channel from './channel/config';
 import dateStarted from './dateStarted/config';
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ export const conversationSearchFilter: SearchFilterConfig = {
     return [
       {
         or: [
-          { title: { textContains: value } },
+          { title: { textContains: trimAndReduceSpaces(value) } },
         ],
       },
     ];
diff --git a/frontend/src/modules/member/config/filters/main.ts b/frontend/src/modules/member/config/filters/main.ts
index 66be5ccf84..aa669811fb 100644
--- a/frontend/src/modules/member/config/filters/main.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/modules/member/config/filters/main.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { FilterConfig } from '@/shared/modules/filters/types/FilterConfig';
 import { SearchFilterConfig } from '@/shared/modules/filters/types/filterTypes/SearchFilterConfig';
+import { trimAndReduceSpaces } from '@/utils/string';
 import noOfActivities from './noOfActivities/config';
 import noOfOSSContributions from './noOfOSSContributions/config';
 import activeOn from './activeOn/config';
@@ -37,11 +38,12 @@ export const memberFilters: Record<string, FilterConfig> = {
 export const memberSearchFilter: SearchFilterConfig = {
   placeholder: 'Search contacts',
   apiFilterRenderer(value: string): any[] {
+    const trimmedValue = trimAndReduceSpaces(value);
     return [
       {
         or: [
-          { displayName: { textContains: value } },
-          { emails: { textContains: value } },
+          { displayName: { textContains: trimmedValue } },
+          { emails: { textContains: trimmedValue } },
         ],
       },
     ];
diff --git a/frontend/src/modules/organization/config/filters/main.ts b/frontend/src/modules/organization/config/filters/main.ts
index 42f726f0dd..5f5dd3ab16 100644
--- a/frontend/src/modules/organization/config/filters/main.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/modules/organization/config/filters/main.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { FilterConfig } from '@/shared/modules/filters/types/FilterConfig';
 import { SearchFilterConfig } from '@/shared/modules/filters/types/filterTypes/SearchFilterConfig';
+import { trimAndReduceSpaces } from '@/utils/string';
 import noOfMembers from './noOfMembers/config';
 import noOfActivities from './noOfActivities/config';
 import activeOn from './activeOn/config';
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ export const organizationSearchFilter: SearchFilterConfig = {
     return [
       {
         or: [
-          { displayName: { textContains: value } },
+          { displayName: { textContains: trimAndReduceSpaces(value) } },
         ],
       },
     ];
diff --git a/frontend/src/utils/string.js b/frontend/src/utils/string.js
index dcac56d977..860a306a13 100644
--- a/frontend/src/utils/string.js
+++ b/frontend/src/utils/string.js
@@ -20,3 +20,9 @@ export const truncateText = (text, characters = 200, suffix = '') => {
   }
   return text;
 };
+
+/** trim and replace multiple/double spaces with a single space
+ * '   Emma  Ray   ' ==> 'Emma Ray
+ * 'Emma  Ray' ==> 'Emman Ray
+*/
+export const trimAndReduceSpaces = (str) => str.trim().replace(/\s+/g, ' ');