The trust supports projects for the relief of human suffering in the UK and overseas and, as committed Christians, Sir Brian and Lady Elizabeth are particularly interested in projects that also promote spiritual welfare.

Over the year the trust has supported thousands of projects ranging from combating the world's biggest killer, malaria, to supplying daily meals to school children in Africa.

UK Charities Only
Grants are restricted to UK registered charities. Due to current legislation, the Trustees are unable to provide direct funding to overseas organisations as they cannot carry out the necessary due diligence.

Individual Needs and Capital Projects
Please note that grants are not available for:

• Capital building or renovation works
• Personal health or educational needs of individuals

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We fund, support and champion charities in theChannel Island that make a positive difference the lives of people who are socially excluded and disadvantaged. The Foundation also provides developmental support including mentoring, to help charities improve their resilience and sustainability.


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Fidelio welcomes applications for grants in support of the Arts particularly for Music, including Opera, Lieder, Composition and Dance.

Fidelio aims to provide support for individuals (over the age of 21) or groups of exceptional ability, to enable them for example:

• To receive special tuition or coaching (e.g. in the case of musicians to attend Master Classes)
• To participate in external competitions
• To be supported for a specially arranged performance
• To receive support for a musical composition

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Through the Small Change Big Difference® Fund, trustees consider nominations to charities providing urgent support or relief to those experiencing financial hardship, to enable them to address immediate needs.

The Charitable Foundation accepts nominations from Yorkshire Building Society members and colleagues. Donations range from £250 to £2,500. It particularly welcomes nominations from charities that are working in areas of deprivation, and charities that have an income turnover of less than £100,000.

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The Holiday Grants programme from the Henry Smith Foundation offers one‑off grants to help schools, youth groups and UK‑based non‑profit organisations take children aged 13 and under on recreational day trips or short residential trips. The aim is to provide fun and enriching experiences for children who face financial hardship, systemic inequity, or disability.

The Veterans’ Foundation (VF) has established a substantial grants programme to
support charities and organisations that provide support to those in need among
serving armed forces personnel, veterans, operationally qualified seafarers and their
immediate families.
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The VF gives priority to charities and organisations who can demonstrate that they
are directly involved in the provision of support to those in need. We seek to
prioritise organisation who have a low to medium income.
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Available Grants
• Small Grants - up to £5000

• STANDARD - Grants of up to a maximum of £30,000 are available. This can
be for one year or a multi-year grant for up to three years (e.g., £10,000 per
year, over three years).
• SALARY - Grants of up to a maximum of £75,000 are available for the
exclusive use of salary costs over a three-year period, with the maximum
annual grant being £25,000 (e.g., £25,000 per year, over three years).
We can only accept one grant application per funding round. Additionally, we are
unable to accept further grant application until six months has passed since your last
grant application was submitted. The grant amount which you are requesting should
be proportionate to the organisation's annual income.

The Adamson Trust is a small, independent, self-funded charitable organisation based in Crieff, Scotland whose Trustees deliver the wishes of the founding donor, Agnes G Adamson. The charity is registered in Scotland and no Trustees receive remuneration for administering the Trust's funds.

The Trust was constituted in 1949 to assist with part funding of holidays or respite breaks for children aged between 2 years and 17 years who suffer from life limiting physical or mental health conditions. Fresh challenges have forced the charity to evolve, and the Trustees now consider applications on behalf of individuals, groups and other charitable organisations for assistance, awarding a modest sum to those successful applicants.

With finite resources and increasing requests the Trustees currently consider that a maximum of three awards may be provided to individual applicants, including multiple family applicants. Successful applicants cannot re-apply until a calendar year has elapsed from the last award and a previous successful award does not guarantee any future award. It should be noted that the average payment dispensed is currently £250 per application.

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We will consider applications for financial support from any eligible charity based in the UK, investing in programmes in the UK, aligned to our vision and objectives providing demonstrably positive environmental, social or wellbeing outcomes.

Please note that for your application to be considered your Charity must:

a) agree that they comply with all applicable laws;

b) be registered with The Charity Commission;

c) represent that they do not discriminate in employment practices or services they provide on the basis of race, religion, colour, sex, sexual orientation, gender identification, national origin, age, marital status, disability, pregnancy or any other basis prohibited by applicable law;

d) not operate or support activities that are counter to the policies, values or ideals of Calisen Impact Charitable Trust, in its sole discretion;

e) not benefit terrorist groups or activities;

f) not have the primary purpose of supporting political activities;

g) not have the primary purpose to regrant to other registered charities without the prior written consent of the Calisen Impact Charitable Trust;

h) not be a Faith-based charity or religious program whose primary purpose is promulgating a particular religious faith, creed or doctrine (e.g., ministries, missions, church planting projects, religious orders, schools whose primary purpose is to prepare students for ministry, etc.);

i) not have applied for and received funding from the Calisen Impact Trust in the last 12 months.

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The Fat Beehive Foundation awards small grants of up to £2,500 to help charities improve their digital presence.

We support UK-based charities with an annual turnover of under £1 million, offering funding for a wide range of digital projects. Whether that’s building a new website, developing online resources, or improving digital accessibility, our aim is to help you reach more people, raise more funds and deliver more impact.

We know how important it is for small charities to have a strong, user-friendly digital presence – but we also know how hard that can be to fund. Our grants are here to help bridge that gap.

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Groundwork is working with Postcode Lottery for a third year to deliver Grassroots Grants.

This year, the programme will provide unrestricted funding of up to £2,000 to 700 small, local organisations in England that are making a positive difference in their communities.

Funding can be used for core organisational costs that support the important work organisations deliver in their communities. The funding offered is unrestricted and therefore flexible and can be used where it is most needed.

Changes for 2026 – key information:

• Applications may be submitted at any time between January and September
• Eligible to organisations whose income is up to £25,000 in the last financial year
• Applicants will receive a decision within 10 weeks of submission
• Successful organisations awarded up to £2,000 will have 12 months to spend the grant
• The programme will not fund sports or physical activities-based projects. Further details of an alternative programme can be found below

What are Unity Impact Grants?

Unity Impact Grants are awarded to existing customers to support specific projects making a difference in local communities. Unlike a loan, it doesn’t need to be repaid – it’s our way of giving direct financial help to initiatives that deliver positive impact.

In 2026, we’ve doubled our total grant funding pot to a total of £100,000, which will fund up to 16 grants.

Unity Impact Grants are split between two different initiatives: Unity Social Impact Grants support projects that make a positive social, economic or community impact; and Unity Environmental Impact Grants support activities that deliver positive environmental change or improve sustainability.

The grants programmes are open to customers of Unity Trust Bank who have banked with us since before 1 September 2025.

Customers are welcome to apply for both types of grant, but you may only be selected to receive one grant so we can support as many customers as possible.

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The Oak Trust was founded by the Reverend Christopher Courtauld in 1963.

We are a small charity, which makes grants of £250 – £4000 to UK registered charities.

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We support people who are disadvantaged (in the widest sense), we also support medical and environmental charities.

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Grants will only be awarded to projects or programs being run by established charitable bodies and will not be awarded to individuals.

Applications must be submitted in writing using the Sasha Foundation grant application form which can be downloaded here. They can be submitted by email or by post to the Foundation’s accountants, Richardson Swift.

At minimum, the trustees will meet twice a year to consider applications: the associate deadlines each year for submitting applications are 01/04 and 01/10. In assessing applications they will follow the processes set out in the Sasha Foundation Grant Making Policy, which can be downloaded here.

Typically grants will be up to £10,000 and at most will be for 50% of the total budgeted cost of the proposed project/program.

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The D’Oyly Carte Charitable Trust funds United Kingdom Registered Charities operating in the UK in the fields of the advancement of the arts, health and medical welfare and environmental protection or improvement.

The Trustees will consider applications for core costs or projects and are very conscious of the work involved in applying for a grant and encourage charities to consider whether their work aligns with the Trust’s priorities for the next three years before submitting an application.

Many Funds are considered by our grants panel at the same time. All of the funds will consider applications for any purpose including core costs.

These funds will consider applications for any type of community or charitableprojects taking place in Kirklees. For example, you can request, staffing costs, volunteer costs, equipment, rent, event costs, etc.

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Who can apply?

This funding has been provided by Kirklees Council and is being administered and distributed by One Community Foundation. CRF Community Coordination funding will be awarded as grants to VCSE organisations in Kirklees for activity that strengthens partnership working, referral pathways and the accessibility of local support.  

CRF Funding will be structured around the following support categories, aligned directly to CRF guidance:

Support Category 1: Community Coordination and Partnership Working 

Activity that strengthens collaboration between organisations and services. 

Support Category 2: Referral Pathways and Access to Support 

Activity that improves how residents and frontline staff navigate and access support.

Support Category 3: Community Infrastructure and Capability 

Activity that strengthens the infrastructure and capacity required for effective coordination. 

Support Category 4: Community Insight, Learning and Co-production 

Activity that uses lived experience and learning to improve how local systems operate. 

Other Community Coordination Activity 

Any other activity that demonstrably strengthens the local support landscape, improves coordination between services, and contributes to the outcomes of the CRF Community Coordination strand. 

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Who should apply

We fund projects that are:

• Grassroots and community-based 

• Non-profit and non-political 

• Focused on longevity and sustainability

(and who shouldn’t)

We do not fund:

• Big, national charities looking for another round of funding
• One-off events (unless there’s a lasting benefit for the community)
• Salaries, accommodation, or rent (but we do consider renovations)
• Medical treatments or research
• Schools & universities (unless it’s an independent project, not reliant on school funding)
• Personal development courses
• Retroactive funding for expenses
• Projects outside the UK (we like our funding to stay local)

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For UK registered charities and regulated exempt charities, working anywhere in the UK. Three themes: participation in the performing arts, creative health including arts therapies, short breaks for young carers, animal assisted therapy and horticulture, and heritage crafts and skills. Unrestricted funding is available to charities with income under £250,000, and project budgets may include a proportionate share of core costs. You will need examined accounts, safeguarding policies, a senior co signatory and a bank account in the organisation's name. Will not fund capital projects or routine maintenance, individuals, medical research, mainstream education from nursery to post 16, sport, universities, hospices directly, work outside the UK or retrospective costs.

Deadline: 5pm Friday 2 October 2026 for charities with income of £5 million and under. Decisions 20 November, applicants told by mid December 2026.

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Research funding to understand the barriers and pathways to a racially just and inclusive society

Priority theme for 2026 applications: Inter-generational changes, continuities and challenges in racially diverse UK.

We are interested in: What generational shifts in outlooks, experiences and conditions mean for the potentials and challenges of the UK’s racially diverse future, in the context of its colonial past and a changing institutional, policy and political environment. This might include but would not be restricted to issues of:

• Identities, belonging and exclusions
• Aspirations and values
• Civic and political participation
• Life chances and experiences

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The Army Benevolent Fund has a well-established and substantial grants programme of support to charities and organisations that provide lifetime support to soldiers, veterans and their immediate families. We can fund up to 100 charities in a given year which deliver support on behalf of the Army and ourselves.

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Our Grants Committee normally sits three times a year in February (new partner and existing charities/organisations), June and November, with an additional Scottish Committee (dealing with requests from existing and new partner charities/organisations for activities based solely in Scotland) being held in April.

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Please read the guidelines below as they will help you in establishing your eligibility and in making your application the best it can be to ensure success.

What we will fund

Where People Meet is an experimental pilot grants programme. Through the grants to community spaces across the UK, we aim to raise the profile of community-led regeneration and shine a light on new solutions to challenges faced in our communities. We are therefore looking to fund projects and initiatives which are out of the ordinary and challenge the status quo.

A total of £2 million grant funding will be available through the programme. We know that we won’t be able to fund anything like the number of important community centre projects which need support, but our ambition through this fund is to bring greater support and investment to community spaces in the long term.  We are looking to make a range of grants, between £60,000 and £250,000, where the grant size takes into account the scale, feasibility and match-funding of the project, and the track record of the applicant organisation. We may make grants under £60,000 where projects or organisations are at a very early stage.

For more information visit the link below.

Your project must meet our purpose through one or more of the following criteria themes:

• Financial stress
• Security and refuge
• Quality and suitability of housing

Applications can also apply under the theme ‘Health and wellbeing support for those experiencing homelessness’ if it's part of wraparound support and the application also meets at least one of the other themes.

We welcome applications from those who take a Housing First and/or relationship-based approach. In your application we’d like to see evidence of:

• Strength-based practice
• Trauma-informed care
• Psychologically-informed environments

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The Small Grant Programme requires your organisation to be within a 5-mile radius of an Arora Hotel (London, Heathrow, Luton, Gatwick, Stansted, or Englefield Green).

Organisations should support their community by:
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Fostering community development and participation

Supporting local organisations & initiatives that strengthen community bonds, or activities that promote social inclusion and civic engagement

Improving health and well-being

Promoting healthy lifestyles, providing access to healthcare services, healthy food or supporting initiatives that address specific health concerns in the community.

Relieving poverty and hardship

Aiding those facing financial difficulties or needing basic necessities like food and shelter.

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As part of the overarching Common Ground Resilience Fund, the Common Ground Award grant will continue to support VCSE organisations to invest in the physical facilities, spaces and equipment that allows people from different backgrounds to come together.

To be eligible for the Common Ground Award, organisations and consortiums applying to this grant scheme must therefore directly work on at least one of the following core themes:

• encouraging and enabling social mixing, promoting understanding and reducing divisions between different communities and people from different backgrounds
• reducing prejudice, discrimination and hatred directed toward individuals and communities because of their background
• resolving conflict and addressing tensions across and between communities

Our Open Programmes are now accepting applications for 2026.

In this programme you can apply for funding of up to £15,000 to help your organisation deliver work against the areas below. You must be able to tell us which area your work aligns with, and how you’ll know you’ve been successful with the work you want to do.

How Much?

Three Tiers, up to £15,000.

What for?

Projects up to 12-months in length which addess issues that are most important to your community.

Where?

Across Cheshire and Warrington, with areas of priority.

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Investing in long-term counselling for survivors of domestic abuse

Many people who have experienced domestic abuse need access to longer-term counselling to recover from trauma, rebuild their confidence and wellbeing, and move forward with their lives. Yet specialist domestic abuse organisations often struggle to secure funding for counselling that is available for as long as people need it.

Through this fund, we want to help sustain access to specialist domestic abuse counselling. We will provide five-year grants to organisations that have a deep understanding of domestic abuse and the needs of victim-survivors, enabling them to continue providing counselling that helps people recover and rebuild their lives.

This fund is part of our Safer Futures Programme that backs organisations who are supporting people to rebuild their lives after abuse, displacement or prison.

What we’re looking to fund

We want to fund specialist domestic abuse organisations with at least three years’ experience delivering counselling to victim-survivors of domestic abuse.

• Counselling services should be:
  • Person-centred
  • Longer-term (a minimum of 12 sessions)
  • Holistic
  • Trauma-informed

We will be ring-fencing 5 grants for organisations that are providing this support to children and/or young people.

The A B Charitable Trust was founded in 1990 and promotes human dignity and defends the human rights of marginalised and excluded groups in the UK.

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Funding is available to UK registered charities through their Open Programme (other programmes are by invitation only) which has 4 priority areas:

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Human Rights

Access to Justice

Criminal and Legal System and Penal Reform

Migrants and Refugees

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Charities must have a turnover of between £150,000 and £1.5 million a year to be eligible to apply.

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Grants range in size, with most grants awarded being in the range of £10,000 to £30,000. As far as is possible, the A B Trust aims to provide unrestricted funding to charities operating in their priority areas.

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Applications made through their online form.

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Our Trust awards grants ranging from a minimum of £1,000 to a maximum of £25,000. All grants are directly linked to the cost of the project involved. Within the above limits, the maximum percentage is 25% of the total project cost, to the nearest £100. The level of grant awarded is at the Trustees discretion and will depend on the denomination of the Church, the type of work being undertaken and the overall aim of the project. All arrangements are subject to periodic review.

We are also able to consider applications from church community projects for funding towards capital costs (but not for ongoing work).

We do encourage churches to take professional advice (e.g. Architects, Quantity Surveyors, Site Management) in preparing for and undertaking building projects. These costs can be included in the total project costs when applying for a grant.

All applications received are considered quarterly; March, June, September and December of each calendar year. Application closure dates for each quarterly review date are displayed on this website. Depending on applications received, we distribute up to £290,000 towards approved projects each quarter.

Grants approved will normally be for capital projects involving building work such as repairs, improvements or extensions.

Please note that we are not able to award grants to organisations based outside of the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. In addition we are unable to award grants for the following:

• Running costs of the church
  
• Organ and Church bells restoration
  
• Conservation/restoration of works of art
  
• Manse works
  
• Graveyard maintenance
  
• Solar panels or other environmental projects which are not part of any other development work
• Projects which have already commenced (retrospective applications)
• Projects in excess of £1 Million
• Part projects where the total cost exceeds the above threshold

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Grants will only be made to bodies in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands.Local authorities (including parish councils) are not eligible to apply.Applications from groups that were successful in securing a National Garden Scheme CommunityGarden Grant in the prior year will also not be considered.Applicants must be a fully set up community group, registered charity or Community InterestCompany (CIC) with a functioning non-personal bank account.An application must relate to an existing or proposed community garden or similar site. There must be no query over access to the space (such as restrictions imposed by ownership by another body).

Individual grants are between minimum £1500 and maximum £5000. Each application must itemise the details of the costs they are planning to cover.

We are looking to support projects that actively promote sustainable and eco-friendly approaches to travel and transport:

Vehicles: clean fuel, batteries, or both. This can include electric vehicles, hybrid power systems, and fuel cells.

Infrastructure: such as public transportation systems.

Energy source: Using renewable energy sources instead of fossil fuels like coal.

Activity: Walking, cycling, or using a scooter instead of driving

Rolling deadlines between: January to February, May to June, and September to October (check website for exact dates).

Its formal charitable objects are:

(a) to relieve persons who are sick, convalescent, disabled, handicapped or infirm and in particular, but not exclusively, such persons who are suffering mental illness in any of its forms;

and

(b) to promote or assist in the promotion of research into the alleviation or cure of mental illness in any of its forms.

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Making grants to a wide range of charitable organisations.  The Trustees' preference is to support  registered charities  in the North West of England for mental health and mental disability projects where expertise in this area and financial stability can be demonstrated.

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We are committed to supporting the communities that we work and live in. That is why we created the Ford Britain Trust. Since April 1975 we have been able to help fund the education and advancement of our neighbours.

We pay special attention to projects focusing on education, environment, children, people with disabilities, youth activities and projects that provide clear benefits to the local communities close to our UK locations. The Ford Britain Trust particularly encourages applications supported by Ford employees, but is open to all, provided that the qualifying organisations meet our selection criteria.

We have five cycles each year for grant donations.

Small grant applications, up to £250, are welcomed three times a year during:
1st April to 30th June for review in July
1st August to 31st October for review in November
1st December to 28th February for review in April

Large grant applications, up to £3,000, are welcomed twice a year during:
1st March to 31st July for review by our Board of Trustees in September/October
1st September to 31st January for review by our Board of Trustees in March

All applicants will be informed of the outcome following the review.

The Tree Council and Defra are once again working in partnership to deliver the Trees Outside Woodland Fund for the 2026/27 planting season. The fund’s purpose is to establish trees outside woodland to create or enhance green spaces using a range of tree sizes, species and planting types.

This fund contributes to the Government’s Environmental Improvement Plan, which aims to increase England’s overall tree canopy cover from 14.5% to 16.5% of total land area by 2050. This fund is open to local authorities and registered charities.

Funding available

Grants of between £10,000 and £40,000 for trees and supporting capital items are available, per application.

Planting locations

England only.

Application deadline:

The fund will remain open until 31 October 2026, or until all funding has been allocated. Applications will be reviewed in the order they are received; early applications are strongly encouraged.

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The WCIT Charity is a national charity with a City of London home. Its purpose is to use the power of tech for impact through digital inclusion, education, charitable, and public engagement initiatives across the entire UK.

Every year, it supports a variety of charities through its grant-making programme and by providing pro bono support to a multitude of organisations.

Applications for funding may be submitted at any time and are considered by the Charitable Operations Committee at one of its four meetings a year.

Before you make an application to us, please familiarise yourself with our new eligibility criteria and application guidelines below. As we are receiving a high number of requests, the success rate for applicants is currently less than 1%.

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Next Stage 1 deadline: 7 July 2026 (midnight)

Next Stage 2 deadline: you will be notified of this if you pass Stage 1

Grant size : Up to £50,000*

Works cost : Over £80,000 for urgent repairs; over £30,000 for facilities

This programme offers our largest grants of up to £50,000 towards the cost of major urgent structural repair projects costed at more than £80,000 including VAT.

*grants of £40,000 to £50,000 are extremely limited and reserved for cases which demonstrate a very high case for investment.

We will also consider projects that introduce kitchens and accessible toilets to enable increased community use, costed at more than £30,000 including VAT. Grants will never exceed 50% of the project cost.

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Core funding for small- and medium-sized, community-rooted organisations tackling economic injustice in London.

• Amount: up to £450,000 over five years
• Who it is for: community-rooted organisations in London with annual income between £50,000 and £1.5 million
• Deadline: 3 November 2026

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The FCC Community Action Fund provides grants of between £10,000 and £100,000 to not-for-profit organisations for amenity projects eligible under Object D and Object DA of the Landfill Communities Fund (LCF).

Only applications for projects sited within 10 miles of an eligible FCC Environment waste facility can be accepted, you can check if you are located near an eligible site by clicking Apply and completing the pre-application eligibility check.

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The FCC Community Action Fund provides grants of between £10,000 and £100,000 to not-for-profit organisations for amenity projects eligible under Object D and Object DA of the Landfill Communities Fund (LCF).

Only applications for projects sited within 10 miles of an eligible FCC Environment waste facility can be accepted, you can check if you are located near an eligible site by clicking Apply and completing the pre-application eligibility check.

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Providing financial support for people experiencing hardship, distress and illness, with a focus on children, the homeless and people living in poverty.

The Wise Music Foundation was originally established in 1990 as The Music Sales Charitable Trust. Its aim has always been to help a broad range of domestic and international charitable causes, not necessarily music-related ones.

While the Foundation’s Trustees regularly seek out potential beneficiaries, external applications are also welcomed and can be made directly via the “Applying for Funding” section of this website.  

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The Trust is committed to supporting community and environmental projects ­in the vicinity of Enovert’s operations across the UK. These include improving community halls, the creation of new play areas and skate parks, and restoring green spaces.

The Trust awards grants under the terms of the Landfill Communities Fund (LCF), providing funding to a broad range of projects that have as big an impact on the community as possible.

The Trust is committed to supporting community and environmental projects across the UK. These include improving community halls, the creation of new play areas and skate parks, and restoring green spaces.

Applications need to be within 10miles of a Enovert Managment Limited site.

In the Physical Health programme, we support:
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1) Evidence-based physical therapies for any of the groups below:

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• People living with neurodegenerative physical conditions and / or neuromuscular conditions

• People living with physical disabilities

• People recovering from life-changing injuries
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These charities provide therapies such as physiotherapy, hydrotherapy, multidisciplinary rehabilitation programmes, etc.

We prioritise charities that provide these services free of charge or at highly subsidised prices.


2) Specialist, single-condition charities‍

Typically, these are national charities that provide information about a specific condition via nurse-led helplines and via digital and print materials.

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In this category, we prioritise charities that are members of the Patient Information Forum(PIF) and/or hold PIF Tick certification. Similarly, charities operating helplines are given preference if they are members of the Helplines Partnership or hold the Helplines Standard certification.

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3) Charities whose main focus is delivering direct healthcare to the following inclusion health groups:‍

• People experiencing homelessness

• Street sex workers

• Vulnerable migrants
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Please note that:

• Healthcare needs to be one of your core services, not just a small part of what you do.

• Your charity must have qualified healthcare professionals (doctors, nurses, or other registered clinicians) providing clinical services directly to the people you support.

• Your charity must provide one or more of the following:

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a) Regular clinical services with GPs, nurses, or sexual health practitioners

b) Street-based medical outreach with clinical assessments and treatment

c) Mobile healthcare clinics providing diagnosis, treatment or ongoing care

4) Air ambulance charities - emergency response only (geographical restrictions apply, see Who can apply)

Common reasons for ineligibility in this category:

• Charities that do not meet our location eligibility criteria.

• Charities that provide air transport for patients, but not of an emergency nature.

We focus on less popular and harder to fund projects and with a spread of funding between local (North-East England), National (providing benefit across the UK) and International projects

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The trust provides support for both capital projects and core funding

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• The ability of the applicant to demonstrate that they provide public benefit
• The impact the grant will make
• The number of people the grant will benefit and for how long
• How any shortfall in funding for the project will be raised
• The time scale for the project

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This programme offers grants of up to £10,000 towards urgent and essential maintenance and repair projects costing up to £80,000. Also project development and investigative work up to RIBA planning stage 1, to support churches preparing for a major project, and in developing their project to the point at which they can approach a major grant funder. Grants will never exceed 50% of the net project costs (for this phase).

Next Deadline : Tuesday 15 December 2026

Grant Size : Up to £10,000

Works Cost : Up to £80,000 (incl VAT and fees)

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Wolfson Fabric Repairs Grants are awarded by the National Churches Trust on behalf of the Wolfson Foundation.

The aim of the grant is to support the conservation and restoration of places of worship with outstanding historic and architectural significance. Churches of any Christian denomination can apply for grants of up to £15,000 to support repairs to the fabric of their buildings such as roof repairs, masonry repairs, rainwater disposal and drainage, and floorwork.  

You must apply through our Medium or Large Grant programmes to be considered for both National Churches Trust funding as well as funding from the Wolfson Foundation.  

Express your interest in being considered for the Wolfson Fabric Repair Grant by ticking the box for Wolfson Fabric Repair Grants towards end of the application form.

Following our independent Grants Committee meeting you will be notified if your application was successful for either or both awards. It is possible to receive a Wolfson Fabric Repair Grant as well as a Medium or Large Grant.  

Are you eligible for a Wolfson Fabric Repair Grant?

• You must meet the National Churches Trust criteria for a Medium or Large Grant
• The building must be listed Grade I or II* in England and Wales, Grade A or B+ listed in Northern Ireland, and Grade A or B listed in Scotland.

Wolfson Fabric Repair Grants cannot fund:

• Projects that have benefited from a Wolfson Foundation funding within the previous five years
• Renewal of heating and lighting, the installation of facilities, such as toilets or kitchens or access improvements, project development work
• Any Category D (or lower) recommendation arising from a Quinquennial Inspection (QI) report
• VAT recovery
• Work that has already started

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Up to £50,000 of National Lottery funding for equipment and coaching courses. For not-for-profit sports clubs or community groups in Wales.

Not-for-profit sports clubs and community groups can apply.

To apply, your project must:

• help more people take part in sport
• take place in Wales and be mainly for people who live in Wales
• not have started yet
• not include anything you’ve already bought

Depending on the sport or the type of request, the organisation applying for funding may need to be affiliated to their sport's National Governing Body (NGB).

Examples of projects include:

• equipment to help more people take part in sport
• coaching courses that upskill coaches and volunteers
• entry-level training courses, such as first aid or officiating
• hiring venues for new teams
• pitch improvement projects

You must contribute at least 10% of the total project cost. In general, for awards of:

• £300 to £25,000, we will fund up to 90% of the project costs
• £25,001 to £50,000, we will fund up to 80% of the project costs

Funding levels are not guaranteed. We assess each application individually.

Reopens 8th July, closing date 11th September

Before making an application please note that:

• Awards cannot be used to finance operating costs or staff costs unless they are related to staff training costs to deliver a designated project.
• Awards for property or property related costs will only qualify if they relate to fitting out spaces for designated projects; purchasing equipment to allow access for disabled people, or building related expenditure where the building is used for delivery of a charity related project/purpose. Expenditure related to hire of premises will be excluded.
• Awards for transport or vehicles will only qualify if it is for the purchase or part purchase of vehicles to move beneficiaries of the charity, emergency equipment or medical supplies. Expenditure related to staff vehicles, maintenance of vehicles and insurance will be excluded.
• Applications should include evidence of charitable status, current funding, and the use you are making of that.
• Projects should be demonstrated to be practical and business-like.
• It is a condition of any grant given that a report is made as to how the funds have been used.
• Grants not used for the purposes stated, must be returned.

• If successful, applicants may not apply again for a minimum of 2 years (there must be a 4 further Commonweal Committee meetings in-between applications)

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Supporting Christian Charities concerned with social inclusion, particularly through ministries of healing and the arts

Guidance

• Our focus is on supporting Christian charities. We do not fund CICs.
• We receive many applications from worthwhile causes but sadly cannot support them all
• We will consider applications for projects in the UK or overseas
• The maximum grant provided is £12,000
• Only in exceptional circumstances will grants be given for building work but we cannot fund purchases of land or buildings.
• Charities with a number of projects operating should select a single project for their application
• We do not give grants to individuals
• The Trustees look favourably on organisations whose Boards demonstrate equal opportunities
• Applicants - whether successful or unsuccessful - should wait at least 15 months from the previous application date before applying again
• Projects which have had 3 consecutive years of funding should wait 2 years from the date of the last grant award before applying again
• Examples of projects we have funded are available here but this is only a small selection of the large number of very varied projects funded

The Stanley Smith (UK) Horticultural Trust was established in 1970 by Barbara de Brye, Stanley Smith’s daughter, in recognition of his passion for plants and gardening. It’s purpose is to support horticultural projects for public benefit, mostly in the UK, through the provision of grants. The types of project supported include the creation, development and restoration of gardens, plant study field trips, publications, horticultural research and training.

The objectives of the Trust are:

• to promote horticulture;
• to promote the conservation of the physical and natural environment by promoting biological diversity through the application of horticultural techniques
• to promote the creation, development, preservation and maintenance of gardens (preference will normally, but not exclusively, be given to gardens accessible to the public); and
• the advancement of horticultural education.

Grants for projects

The Trust achieves its objectives by making grants to individuals, organisations and institutions carrying out projects of significance to:

• horticulture;
• gardening; or
• botany with a strong horticultural element.

The following is a non-exhaustive list of typical projects.

• restoring gardens of historic interest;
• developing new gardens, or new garden areas within existing gardens, for public access and enjoyment;
• exhibitions, book publications, research and educational programmes relating to horticulture;
• expeditions and travel to study, collect and protect plants of scientific and horticultural value;
• study-visits by horticulturists or botanists with strong horticultural links, and
• gardeners’ training schemes run by appropriate organisations (but not to individuals, see Training and Traineeships).

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At Point North, we offer a variety of grants to support local people, charities, and community groups across the North East, particularly in County Durham and Tees Valley.

Our aim is to make the application process as straightforward as possible. Whether you’re applying on behalf of an individual or as part of a group, you can apply online and get support from our Grants team if you need it.

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There are a range of grants available via the link below.

What we fund:

• Capital projects which include new buildings, extensions, refurbishments and recreational spaces.
• New minibuses and other vehicles that provide a vital service to those most in need in their local community.
• Churches and other places of worship with a strong, secular community focus.
• Charities or CIOs (Charitable Incorporated Organisations) registered in England and Wales.
• Certain organisations with exempt status such as specialist schools, scout and guide groups, housing associations, cooperatives and community benefit societies.

For more information and eligibility visit the link below.

National Lottery Awards for All England support community-led projects to help create healthier happier lives and a flourishing society. They offer funding from £300 to £20,000 and can support projects for up to two years.

Applicants can apply for funding to deliver a new or existing activity, or to support your organisation to change and adapt to new and future challenges.

The programme can fund projects that will do at least one of the following:

• Bring people together to build strong relationships in and across communities
• improve the places and spaces that matter to communities
• help more people to reach their potential, by supporting them at the earliest possible stage
• support people, communities and organisations facing more demands and challenges because of the cost-of-living crisis.

You can only have one Awards for All England grant at a time.

You can find more information on the scheme below.

This funding is for communities in Scotland. By communities we mean people who share an identity, interest or experience. Or people living in the same place.

We're looking for projects that will help people connect more with each other. We'll support projects that are open, inclusive and led by their community.

We’ll fund new or existing projects.

Area: Scotland

Suitable for: Voluntary or community organisations that are led by a community.

Application deadline: Ongoing

Our Emergency Essentials programme supports individual children and young people living with severe poverty, a lack of the basic facilities which most of us take for granted and additional pressures such as domestic violence, disability or poor health in the family.

The programme provides items for the most basic needs of vulnerable children and young people aged 18 and under who are:

• Affected by issues such as domestic abuse, substance misuse, estrangement, disability or serious illness, mental health or behavioural difficulties, abuse or neglect, and/or
• Living in severe poverty and suffering deprivation as a result.

Funding is available for essential household items, such as (please note that this may not be an exclusive list and other items may be permissible):

• Children's beds and bedding, including cots.
• Clothing.
• Electric cookers.
• Equipment for babies.
• Fridges and freezers.
• Furniture, kitchen equipment and small appliances, and
• Tumble dryers and washing machines.

This funding is for projects that support children, young people and families. Or that help people to be healthier and have better access to support.

Projects should support people experiencing poverty, disadvantage or discrimination.

Your project should be designed with the people you support. You should:

• Involve them in how it’s developed, delivered and led
• Make use of their existing skills and interests
• Complement and make connections with other services that support them.

Projects must meet one of these outcomes:

• Children, young people and families thrive.
• People have better relationships, connections, and physical or mental health.

We’ll fund new or existing projects.

Area: Scotland

Suitable for: Voluntary or community organisations, public sector organisations.

Application deadline: Ongoing

The Charity is principally directed to encourage young people to improve their own lives by taking advantage of educational opportunites and organised recreational activities. The Charity is also empowered to help improve the standard of living of the elderly and disabled people and relieve the suffering caused by illness.

The geographical areas to which support is given is restricted to:-

Bebington and the Wirral, Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, Wakefield and York

The directors are particularly interested in supporting the following areas of charitable work:-

• Medical research
• Care of the elderly
• General welfare
• Hospices
• The Deaf and Blind
• Care of the physically & mentally disabled
• The Armed Forces

Appeals for consideration at the spring meeting should be made between 1^st January and 31^st January

Appeals for consideration at the autumn meeting should be made between 1^st July and 31^st July.

Appeals received outside this period will not be considered.

Grants for Good is funded by the John Good Group and is designed to direct funding only to small and growing local charities, voluntary groups or social enterprises that are making a big impact on communities, people or the environment.

To be eligible, applicants must:

• Be a local community group, charity, voluntary group or social enterprise that has a positive impact on communities, people or the environment.
• Have an average income of less than £50,000 in the last 12 months.
• Have a bank account in the organisation’s name.

As well as building good quality homes and creating well-paid, high-skilled jobs, our Community Champions scheme makes a real difference to people's lives. We do this by supporting local charities, sports clubs and good causes across the country.

We have 30 offices across the UK that will each make a donation of up to £6,000 every quarter to those local organisations who are the lifeblood of our communities. Smaller donations are also available.

For more information and to apply follow the link below.

The Hedley Foundation provides grants to smaller charities operating across the spectrum of social need. Last year they supported hundreds of small charities, improving lives and lifting people’s aspirations.

Eligibility

We award grants to those charities that are able to demonstrate quantifiable outcomes to beneficiaries. Typically, grants of up to £5,000 are regularly made and occasional larger sums are given to charities where high impact can be achieved. Similarly, smaller charities often benefit from smaller grants of £250 upwards.

You should meet the following criteria:

• You are a small UK registered charity with an annual income below £1m
• Your application is not for core salaries, building construction, general running costs, transport, financial deficits or overseas projects
• Your application is not on behalf of a community interest company, for religious institutions, museum or for an individual
• You have not received a grant from The Hedley Foundation, or submitted an unsuccessful application to the Foundation, within the last two years

More information and to apply follow the link below:

The Kelly Family Charitable Trust is a grant-giving body founded in 2004 by members of the Kelly family.

We’re interested in funding charities whose activities involve all or most family members, where possible, in initiatives that seek to tackle problems facing one or more of its members. We’ve funded charities working in fields including early intervention, mediation, prison services and services for families affected by sexual abuse, physical abuse and domestic violence, among others.

We generally offer grants worth up to £5,000 – though trustees will consider requests for higher amounts. We’re happy to fund charities’ core costs and we encourage applications from relatively new charities to help them become established.

More information below:

• Currently, our responsive Funds (Wee Grants, Small Grants, Large Grants and Community Spaces) are aimed at constituted community groups and registered charities who are working to prevent and reduce poverty and associated trauma in Scotland, and who have an annual income of under £2 million. For more information see here.

• Our Big Change That Lasts Grants are available to registered charities, asset‑locked CIC limited by guarantee, housing associations and credit Unions with an annual income of over £200,000. For more information see here.

We wish to work with organisations that can demonstrate impact with ex-offenders, young offenders or young people at risk of offending, either within a local area or nationally.  It is up to you how you persuade us that impact is/will be delivered, but please note that general comments and statistics about the sector are not sufficient to demonstrate impact.

We prefer to fund new and innovative project. Applicants must also show they have investigated other sources of funding and made plans for future funding.

• Size of organisation
  We will consider funding organisations with income of up to £5 million.
• Funding levels
  1.  Our Small Grants Programme has a cap of £5,000.
  2.  Our Main Grants Programme is uncapped, but you are advised to research typical grant sizes previously made through our Charity Commission Annual Reports.
• Organisations we will fund
  UK registered charities and charitable incorporated organisations (CIOs) only.
• Application Deadlines
  Please submit applications in good time prior to the deadlines as this really helps the Company deal with the usual high number and allows us to administer these correctly.

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The Northern Powergrid Foundation is passionate about supporting the communities where we live and work. The Foundation is committed to funding projects that support energy resilience initiatives and helps those located in our local communities who are most affected by changes in the economy, environment and society because of the shifting energy landscape.

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Location: North East of England, Yorkshire, Northern Lincolnshire.

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The Community Builders Fund provides access to loans of between £100k to £1.5m to charities and social enterprises who are tackling key societal challenges and nature and environmental work, to help grow their organisation, invest in assets and adapt to changing needs.

The Community Builders Fund is available to charities and social enterprises across England, Wales and Scotland. For more eligibility criteria information, click here.

This could be for many different reasons, for example reduced carbon emissions, energy cost savings, upgrading energy efficiency ratings to meet future regulations, increased use or comfort of buildings, replacing older vehicles and equipment with modern energy efficient versions.

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A grant-making charity with a clear charitable purpose to supportprojects that improve, fix and repair buildings, homes and facilities specifically used by PEOPLE IN NEED throughout the UK. We donate grants in the region of £5,000 to charities and not forprofit organisations. Prioritising those that will create a longer-term difference and where our donation will make an impact and fund the total cost(or the majority) of a project.

Your organisation must be a charity or not for profit company based in the UK and:
• Registered as a charity in England, Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland; or
• Registered as a Not for Profit company at Companies House or the registered on the FCA mutuals register.

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Rolling deadlines for next trustee meeting.

Patagonia supports environmental organizations with bold, direct-action agendas and a commitment to long-term change.

We support innovative work that addresses the root causes of the environmental crisis and seeks to protect both the environment and affected communities. We focus on places where we’ve built connections through outdoor recreation and through our network of retail stores, nationally and internationally.

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The Hospital Saturday Fund will consider giving grants to registered medical health charities within the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland.The Hospital Saturday Fund will also consider giving grants to individuals within the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland.

For medically related charities, hospitals, hospices and medical clinics:
The Hospital Saturday Fund will consider giving grants towards medical capital projects, medical care or research and in support of medical training. The Hospital Saturday Fund will also consider grants for running costs.

For Individuals:
The Hospital Saturday Fund will consider giving partial or full grants to individuals for the following:

• Specialised mobility equipment, wheelchairs, mobility scooters, car adaptions, medical appliances and aids, hearing aids, nebulisers, specialised vision aids, specialised computer equipment, therapeutic equipment/treatment, orthopaedic beds, mattresses or pillows, riser /recliners chairs, lift hoist/aids.
• Physiotherapy, Hydrotherapy, Acupuncture, Speech Therapy, Osteopathy, Chiropractic treatment, Reflexology, Massage Therapy and Aromatherapy.
• Home adaptations, walk in showers, accessibility adaptations to bathrooms, access ramps, non-slip flooring, stair lifts.

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The Sustainability Fund provides cash sponsorship, in-kind resources or staff volunteers to support not-for-profit organisations, community groups, and individuals to transform their local community or environment.

A successful project will provide evidence of one or more of the following:

• Enhancing biodiversity
• Promoting sustainable waste behaviours (reduce, reuse and/or recycle)
• Protecting or preserving resources and the environment
• Its use of recycled, reused or reclaimed materials
• Improving social wellbeing

Veolia’s team looks favourably on projects that have considered the long-term or ongoing benefits for the community and will consider all projects based on merit.

Any not-for-profit organisations, community groups or individuals can apply to the Sustainability Fund.

Application forms must be completed and sent via our website, although we are happy to discuss scenarios over the phone prior to application.

Anyone can apply, providing they are applying as an individual (or on behalf of an individual) in need of a one-off grant to support with:

• Relief of poverty
• The enhancement of educational opportunities
• Physical or mental health diagnosis and/or treatment
• Reducing social isolation

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Our Focus areas for funding are arts, crafts and education for the benefit of all persons but in particular those who are isolated or most in need in their community.  Applications are open to organisations based in and working with people in Wales.  We take a particular interest in applications with a sustainability and environmental focus.

The Foundation looks to fund projects that are true to these values:

• Wales – Our roots are in Wales and it continues to be our main funding priority. We especially look to maintain strong links with communities in mid Wales.
• Arts – We are keen to fund good small-scale arts projects and we support organisations that provide a wide range of educational and creative activities, including painting, illustration, design, textiles, music, dance, theatre, film and photography.  
• Crafts - We are supportive of crafts particularly those that include heritage skills that are at risk of being lost and contemporary craft skills.
• Education - We also fund education in the arts, crafts, sustainability and the environment, for people from Wales studying in either Wales or England.
• Rural – We are especially interested in projects that open up opportunities in areas where it might not otherwise exist and that help alleviate the isolation and other hardships that can affect rural communities.
• Community – We are attracted to projects that bring people together, to help each other out and make their community a better, more joyful place. We support a range of community projects, including those focused on helping people who suffer from isolation and/or social disadvantage.
• Sustainability – The future of our environment is very important to us and we are interested in applications making a positive environmental impact in their community.
• Small Charities – The Foundation has an affinity with small charities, the ones set up by people who are driven by the desire to help better the lives of those around them.

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Available to UK registered charities for humanitarian causes in the United Kingdom and/or overseas, particularly for the relief of suffering and supporting people at risk of harm.

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Open grant cycle: grants available typically up to £5000

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The Baily Thomas Charitable Fund provides grants for general and research work with people with learning disabilities. “Learning disabilities” is the same as “intellectual disabilities”; these terms are inter-changeable.

People with learning disabilities have these three things:

• global intellectual impairment (intelligence quotient less than 70), and
• need for support/help to fulfil ordinary daily activities, and
• onset before the age of 18 years.

Learning disabilities may have a recognised cause, e.g. Down syndrome, Williams syndrome, but often the cause is not known.

Children, young people, and adults with learning disabilities often also have other physical and mental health conditions, disabilities, and/or impairments as well as having learning disabilities.

The Sainsbury Family Charitable Trusts (SFCT) are a group of independent family trusts set up by three generations of the Sainsbury family. They give funding to lots of different causes, from education, the arts, and science, to social projects, the environment, and keeping heritage, traditional culture, and old words alive. Each trust decides its own focus, and SFCT helps by coordinating their work and making sure the grants have the biggest impact.

The Geoffrey Watling Charity, established in 1993, distributes grants for charitable purposes to organisations throughout Norfolk and the Waveney District of Suffolk.

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What type of causes do we support?

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We will consider any application from any charitable organisation operating within Norfolk or the Waveney District of Suffolk.

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How much money can you apply for?

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We support smaller applications from £1000 or less to larger ones normally up to £30,000.

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Is it complicated to apply?

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It’s not complicated. You can register now and complete your application online within 15 minutes.

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How long does it take to get a grant?

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It can take up to 16 weeks, assuming that the application is completed correctly. Applications will be processed in the order in which they are received.

The Skipton Building Society Charitable Foundation has identified two focus areas through which it aims to drive social impact.

Helping people experiencing hardship and/or underserved groups to:

• access a place to call home.
• and improve financial wellbeing.

The trustees will select charities based on their alignment with one or both focus areas. The Foundation has committed to fund UK registered charities, where successful, up to a maximum of £5,000.

Applications close when 150 applications are reached

1. Single year grants between £10,000 and £50,000 for core costs, salaries, running and project costs or
2. Multi-year grants for a maximum of 3 years, not to exceed £100,000 in total over this period, for core costs, salaries, running or project costs.

       No more than £50k can be applied for in any given year.

        Organisations should have a focus on Family Support

Organisations should have a focus on Family Support, this may further include:

• Early intervention
• Families coping with addiction
• Prisoners' families

The Community FLEX programme is open to registered charities with an income of £500,000 or less, with a least one year of annual returns published on the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland’s website.

In line with the priorities of The Halifax Foundation, your charity must directly support people in greatest need. For example, supporting people living in poverty; those who are unemployed; those with disabilities or mental ill health. (This is not an exhaustive list – other areas of need will be considered.)

Priority will be given to those charities whose core mission is to support a vulnerable group or for a project targeting a vulnerable group.

Community FLEX is a rolling programme, which means you can apply at any time. However, we may need to close the Programme later in the year, should our budget be fully allocated.

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Our vision is for a strong, sustainable and inclusive disability movement in London. One where Disabled people lead lasting change and have the power and resources to shape decisions that affect their lives.

We’re supporting an influential disability movement, where:

• Disabled people and Deaf and Disabled people's organisations (DDPOs) are regularly present in policy and decision-making spaces, invited to participate and have the capacity to engage effectively.
• Organisations and groups led by Disabled people can articulate and fight for the change they want to see without experiencing burnout.
• Campaigning is sustained, strategic and collaborative, drawing on research, lived experience and alliances with others.
• The full diversity of Deaf and Disabled people’s experiences, perspectives and voices are represented and heard.

Work we'll fund

We will fund groups working for long-term change for Deaf and Disabled Londoners.

This includes:

• Campaigning and/or advocacy work that challenges injustice at a local, regional or national level.
• New and/or creative ways of organising, mobilising or campaigning, either by individual DDPOs or groups of organisations working together.
• Work that builds the capacity of DDPOs to campaign influence and mobilise more effectively, particularly intersectional organisations.
• Campaigns led by groups or coalitions of DDPOs on issues important to the disability movement, especially where change feels achievable.

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The funding streams available are:    

• The Main Fund, containing £19 million – aimed at projects seeking grants between £50,000 and £2 million that will support households in vulnerable situations.
• The Impact Fund, containing £1 million – aimed at projects monitoring the impact to households, of energy advice and other interventions. Applicants can apply for grants between £20,000 and £500,000.
• The Small Project Fund, containing £1 million – aimed at projects seeking grants between £20,000 and £49,999 that will support households in vulnerable situations.  
• The Innovation Fund, containing £4.5 million – aimed at projects that will develop innovative products or services to benefit households. Applicants can apply for grants between £20,000 and £1 million.
• The Carbon Emissions Reduction Fund, containing £3 million – aimed at projects that will reduce UK carbon emissions and empower households to reduce their carbon footprint. Applicants can apply for grants between £20,000 and £1 million.
• The Just Transition Fund, containing £1.5 million – aimed at projects that will develop community renewable energy which will benefit energy consumers in vulnerable situations. Applicants can apply for grants between £20,000 and £250,000.

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Funding the future of leadership in the UK's charity sector

At The Institute of Leadership, we believe great leadership doesn’t just strengthen teams - it changes lives. That’s why we invest in the people and organisations redefining what leadership can achieve across the UK’s charity and not-for-profit sectors.

Through our Leadership Grant Fund Project, we award up to £10,000 to help bold ideas take shape, projects that build leadership capability, spark collaboration and create meaningful, lasting impact.

Because with the right support, great ideas don’t just grow, they create change that lasts.

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The Swan Mountain trust is a small grant making trust.. For the next three years we will focus on organisations concerned with refugees and asylum seekers, with particular emphasis on the mental health of young people in these categories.The Trustees meet three times a year in February, June and October. Applications can be submitted at any time, and an email enquiry in the first instance is appropriate. We generally focus on small organisations (under £500k income) and the usual level of our grants is in the £2,000 -£4,000 range. We aim to support particular needs within our target organisations.

Organisations approved to take part in the Communities Fund can receive up to £25,000 in match funding per calendar year, with a maximum of £250 matched for each unique donation. You can submit up to two applications per year.
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Eligibility criteria and how to apply

Full details in our Funding Guidelines

To apply, your organisation must:

• Have a maximum annual income of £1 million, averaged over two years
• Be registered as a Charity, Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO), Community Interest Company (CIC), or Company Limited by Guarantee (CLG).
• Focus on activities that support financial wellbeing or climate action in your local communities.
• Have been operating for at least 12 months.
• Have an active board of trustees, directors, or management body.
• Be UK-registered, with a UK bank account in the organisation's name.
• Ensure the funded project delivers impact within the UK.
• Faith-based organisations are welcome to apply, but projects must benefit the wider community, not just a single faith group.  
• Share our values and commitment to inclusion.

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Our Community Foundation Funds are for organisations seeking to make a difference in their community.

Our panel, made up of employees, meet to review applications. They make the decision to give grants, with priority given to those applications that set out to improve the health, education and environment of the community.

NWG strive to be the national leader, and we want to do that as a valued and respected partner to the communities we serve.

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There are a variety of options available through the four community funds. Take a look and see which one is right for you.

We invest in social enterprises and charities, creating core solutions to end poverty and inequality in the UK. Founded by impact entrepreneurs John Bird and Nigel Kershaw from the Big Issue Group, we are one of the leaders in social impact investing.

Since 2005, we have invested over £100 million in hundreds of social impact organisations – all sharing the Big Issue Group’s mission – to dismantle poverty and inequality through social business solutions.

In 2025, through the organisations we invested in, we helped improve the lives of 1.9 million people across the UK. From affordable housing to employment support and healthcare, our funding is focused on communities facing the highest levels of deprivation.

There are a few different options available from loans to blended finance.

Which activities do we support?

Due to the ever evolving, fast changing and overwhelming demand for funding, EKCT has decided to redefine the areas of work that will be considered for funding.

Please only make an application for funding if the work of the charity falls within the following areas:

For charities serving beneficiaries in Sussex:

Youth

• Youth Clubs – provision of spaces and opportunities for young people to relax, have fun, learn new activities and connect with others. Applications from groups such as the scouts, guides & cadets (which are registered charities) are welcomed where the charity operates in an area of high deprivation, and funding is requested to assist those who are otherwise unable to afford to take part in activities.
• Youth Counselling & Bereavement – provision of emotional support and professional counselling to young people in need, or young people who have been bereaved.
• Education & Employability – provision of support to young people to overcome barriers to education, training and employment.
• Young Carers – provision of emotional and practical support for young carers

Elderly

• Loneliness & Isolation – provision of support for older people at risk of social isolation
• Dementia – provision of support for people with dementia, their families and carers.

Disability

• provision of support to enable those with physical, learning or complex disabilities to overcome barriers to social and other activities. Support is restricted to charities that provide activities and opportunities for beneficiaries with a broad range of disabilities rather than specific conditions.

Community Welfare

• Community projects – funding will be prioritised to those charities providing support to people and families living in the areas of highest deprivation in Sussex, including Brighton & Hove, Bognor Regis, Littlehampton, Crawley, Adur, Hastings, Bexhill, Eastbourne and Newhaven. Projects should provide broad long-term support to help people move out of poverty i.e. beyond provision of a food bank.
• Homelessness – provision of immediate and rehabilitative support to those who are homeless or living in temporary accommodation, including day hubs & night shelters, food, clothing & laundry services, and provision of support workers.

Hospices

• Funding is provided for a small number of Sussex hospices which have a long-standing relationship with EKCT.

Environmental

• Sussex based projects which encourage interest and activity in environmental work, educate young people on the importance of environmental work, or directly protect flora or fauna in Sussex.

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To make an appeal, please send an email to info@emertonchristie.org, with a short description of your request, the amount you are seeking, and please include your charity name and number. Attachments are allowed, but please do not send lengthy documents or copies of your annual report.

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The Emerton-Christie charity is a grant-making trust donating to other UK-registered charities (Charity Commission registered number 262837). While the trustees may select beneficiaries at their discretion, they tend to focus on the following:

• Education / training
• The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
• Disability
• Arts / culture / heritage / science
• Environment / conservation / heritage

Donations will be made to any charitable organisation, regardless of the distribution of its work or beneficiaries, registered with one of the following bodies:

• The Charity Commission for England and Wales
• The Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR)
• The Charity Commission for Northern Ireland

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Artificial intelligence is transforming how we live, work, and connect. Yet too many communities remain excluded from the conversations, opportunities, and decisions shaping its future.

AI For All exists to change that.

Through our mentorship programme, we connect UK charities with experienced AI professionals, technologists, strategists, and industry leaders who share a commitment to diversity, inclusion, and equitable innovation.

Together, we help organisations build confidence, capability, and impact in a rapidly changing technological landscape.

Who we support

We work with UK charities committed to creating greater access, opportunity, and representation in technology and AI.

This may include organisations focused on:

• Digital inclusion
• Education and skills
• Social mobility
• Disability inclusion
• Gender equity
• Racial equity
• Community development
• Future workforce readiness

Whether you're exploring AI for the first time or already delivering programmes in this space, our mentors can help accelerate your impact.

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Our Open Grants Programme funds capital costs that support the infrastructure needs of small- and medium-sized charitable organisations working with disadvantaged and marginalised people and communities. Eligible organisations can apply for a grant to cover the costs of a building purchases, construction or refurbishment projects, vehicle or equipment purchases, and some digital infrastructure projects (such as apps, databases and websites).

Within this programme, we prioritise organisations that embed lived experience across their work, and projects which will make a significant change to their work.

‘Capital’ funding is a rare resource for what are often essential costs. Our grants have funded laptops that helped a small organisation become more efficient, a vehicle that allowed for greater reach, or a new building that transformed an organisation’s activities and sustainability. In the case of buildings, we know that owning this asset can increase the chances of an organisation surviving and thriving, particularly in economically disadvantaged areas.

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Who we support

The Trustees have agreed to return to the original ethos on which The Johnson Foundation was established. As a result, funding will now be focused exclusively on charities and organisations that are based, registered and, delivering their primary charitable activities within the Liverpool City Region.

The Foundation supports UK registered charities working specifically within the Liverpool City Region in the areas of Welfare, Youth, Community, Arts, Education and Health.

The Foundation has an open application process. You do not need to know anyone or be ‘invited’ to apply, provided that you are not currently receiving a grant from us and have not applied to us within the last year.

Applications are only open to the following:

• UK registered charities based, registered and delivering their primary charitable activities within the Liverpool City Region
• Charitable Incorporated Organisations (CIO’s)
• Educational establishments (including schools and universities)
• Housing Associations
• Museums and Galleries.

What we fund

The Foundation awards grants for both capital and activity expenditure, but there are some things we do not provide funding for.

What we do not fund

We are not able to support:

• UK registered charities without a working base in the Liverpool City Region
• Individuals
• Staff salaries or any staffing costs, including contributions towards salaries, wages, or core staffing
• Operational costs
• Churches
• Social enterprises not registered with the UK Charity Commission
• Sporting associations that are not registered charities or registered as a Community Amateur Sports Club (CASC)
• Projects or organisations whose work does not deliver a direct benefit within the Liverpool City Region, even if they are registered charities elsewhere in the UK
• Animal welfare charities
• Charities that spend the majority of their income outside the UK

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Our Connecting Communities grants offer up to £20,000 to charities who provide placed-based services to our entire community or specific groups.

Funding is available to support capital projects that:

• Breathe new life into local spaces: Upgrade and revitalise buildings and outdoor areas.
• Bring people together: Reduce social isolation and foster a strong sense of belonging.
• Secure the future: Ensure vital local services remain open and accessible for generations to come.

APPLICANTS MUST:

• Be charities registered with the Charity Commission England and Wales, OSCR, Jersey Charity Commissioner, Charities Register of Guernsey and Alderney or the Board of Charity Commissioners for Gibraltar.
• Own the property where the project is being delivered, or have a long-term lease with a minimum of 3 years remaining
• Have at least one set of accounts filed the relevant charity regulator.

WE CANNOT SUPPORT:

• CICs, charities with exempt/excepted status, or organisations that are not registered charities.
• Charities that promote religious or political messages
• Charities whose main purpose is animal welfare
• Charities who have filed their accounts late, had accounts marked as qualified within the last three years
• Charities who have received funding from us within the last two years

There is no fixed deadline to apply for a Connecting Communities grant, we process applications monthly. You can expect a decision within 8 weeks, with successful applications being paid 4 weeks after award.

The Leathersellers’ Small Grants Programme aims to support organisations delivering services that improve the lives of people and communities across the UK.

All applications received will be considered for a single year, unrestricted grant of up to £5,000.

Please read the eligibility criteria below carefully to ensure your organisation is suitable for the programme before applying.

Applications are open to registered charities and Charitable Incorporated Organisations (CIOs) that have been active for at least one year. Kindly note, we do not fund CICs.

Your organisation must also have:

• An annual income and expenditure of less than £200,000 in both the current and previous financial year.
• At least one year’s published annual accounts available through the Charity Commission, OSCR or Charity Commission for Northern Ireland
• A publicly accessible website (not a social media page/ profile) clearly showing who you are and what you do.
• No more than six months running costs in free reserves.
• Evidence of delivering activities to meet an identified need for vulnerable members of the community, as well as evidence of the impact or difference these activities have made, such as testimonials, feedback or questionnaire results.

We do not fund the following:

• Community Interest Companies (CICs)
• Capital projects
• Hospices
• Medical research or charities supporting life-threatening medical conditions/ specialised medical needs
• Services that charge participants for access, irrespective of a person’s ability to pay
• PTAs/school budget fundraising
• Scouting groups

The Small Grants Committee will meet on seven occasions throughout the year, to support timely decisions.

Each window will close when 40 applications have been received, or after two weeks of the open date. There is an extended window over the winter break in which 60 applications will be accepted.

We will inform you of the outcome of your application within one week of the relevant committee meeting.

Please check the link below for the latest upcoming windows.

A genuinely quiet one, registered in 2019 and barely listed anywhere. For UK registered charities, not for profits and CICs, plus the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man; public bodies only where a not for profit leads. It will not fund you if you are sitting on twelve months or more of unrestricted reserves. Specific projects only, up to 75 percent of the project cost, so not core running costs and not construction appeals. Three streams: health, heritage and music. The health focus running to 2027 covers rehabilitation and aftercare following trauma or surgery, wellbeing through creating or improving green spaces and urban wildlife habitats, and oral and dental health outreach. Heritage covers built heritage and heritage craft skills.

At the current time, we welcome applications from small UK based children's charities - working for the benefit of children across the UK. As part of your application you will be asked which area of the UK you work.

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