Funding

Up to £2,000 (total budget in 2026 is £10,000) to UK voluntary and community organisations to create or expand advocacy or peer‑support groups, supporting empowerment, safeguarding awareness, participation and community integration.

Funding is available for small registered charities delivering projects that support young living in areas of deprivation and socioeconomic disadvantage in the UK. Projects should address a lack of support and provide immediate support for young people who are challenged by abuse or addiction, young carers, or homeless. Projects can involve recreational trips, mentoring programmes and counselling sessions.

The Kelly Family Charitable Trust was set up in 2004 as a grant-giving body. It provides grants to local and regional charities that are working to make a difference to the lives of local people across the UK. The funding is for charities whose activities involve all or most family members in initiatives that support and encourage the family to work as a cohesive unit in tackling problems that face one or more of its members.

Grants from £20,000 up to £2 million to registered charities, CICs, co‑operative societies and community benefit societies across England, Scotland and Wales to deliver energy‑related projects that support households at risk of cold homes and high energy bills, develop innovative domestic energy products or services, or reduce carbon emissions.

Grants for community organisations located near eligible electricity transmission infrastructure projects, supporting initiatives that deliver social, economic and environmental benefits for local residents in Chester, Deeside, Frodsham, Kirkby, Knowsley, North Shropshire, North Wales, St Helens, Warrington and Wrexham, with further locations added as new transmission projects come forward.

The foundation will be awarding grants of up to £7,500 to over 20 dementia clubs and memory cafes across the country, all of which play a vital role in supporting people in their communities.

Funding is intended to build happy, strong, resilient communities by supporting grassroots, not-for-profit projects that enable sustainable outcomes.

The Baily Thomas Charitable Fund is a registered charity which provides funding to voluntary organisations working in the field of learning disability. Grants can be used to purchase equipment, support capital works as well as covering project and core costs such as staff costs, general running and office costs. Main Grants, for grants in excess of £9,000 are considered three times a year, and the deadlines are 31st March, 31st August, and 31st December each year. Applications for Small Grants up to £9,000 can be submitted at any time.

The Ending Homelessness in Communities Fund is now open from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government - a £37 million, three-year investment in voluntary, community and faith sector organisations across England. The fund puts communities at the heart of ending homelessness, supporting trusted, local services to prevent rough sleeping, strengthen day services and help people live independently. Open to VCFSE organisations (income up to £5m)

This fund aims to support charitable organisations working with young people, with a preference for those suffering from depression and mental health issues, or those who are confronting drug abuse issues. 

The Impact Fund offers 20 grants of £500 to UK not-for-profit organisations to help you continue or enhance your work. The grant is unrestricted and can be used where it’s needed most.

The Financial Futures Fund works in partnership with organisations across the UK to improve financial resilience, with a purpose to fund long-term solutions that help people feel more secure, confident, and in control of their financial future.

The funding is intended for both national and local charities across the UK so that they can fix, repair, maintain and improve properties and community facilities specifically for those in need (by reason of financial hardship, sickness, disability or other disadvantage or distress) in the UK.

Paul Hamlyn are interested in funding: organisations working with young people (14–25); targeted work with and for young people who face transitions in their lives which may be challenging or create barriers for example into or out of education, care settings, housing or the secure estate†; and work that recognizes young peoples multiple and overlapping identities (for example race, gender, sexual orientation, class, faith, migration status, ability).

The James Tudor Foundation supports UK-registered charities with a health focus through four funding programmes. Each programme is tailored to address specific needs within the health sector, enabling organisations to deliver meaningful and lasting impact to the communities they serve. We support a diverse range of physical health and mental health charities in the UK and internationally. Funding rounds are quarterly.

Transforming lives across the UK. The areas we support include: In the UK – healthcare for the vulnerable, tackling mental ill-health, alleviating poverty, women and children at risk of violence or exploitation, prisoner rehabilitation and education of the most disadvantaged. The enquiry window may be closed at any time and may be closed without further notice.

The Westminster Foundation works with local charities and organisations that generate localised impact and create opportunities for children and young people up to 25 years old. Our funding is focused on helping provide a solid structure to children and young people, their families and the local communities around them. We prioritise awarding grants that benefit those facing deprivation or intergenerational inequality who might otherwise not have access to these life opportunities.

Grants will fund organisations to provide services for disabled people, or work to make transport more accessible https://www.motabilityfoundation.org.uk/organisation-grants/ Support for individuals and their families through Scheme-related grants and Access to Mobility grants https://www.motabilityfoundation.org.uk/individual-grants/

Charities and organisations are welcome to apply all year around. This programme, funded by the John Good Group, offers unrestricted funds that can be used for any costs, including core running costs. These grants are designed for small and growing charities, voluntary groups or social enterprises making a big impact on communities, people or the environment, closing on 15 March 2024.

The Marjory Boddy Charitable Trust meets three times a year to consider applications for grants from registered charities that are involved in but not confined to the areas of health, education, welfare and the arts.

The objectives of the fund are: - Cost of Living Support – funding to any registered UK charity or community group whose work directly supports those most affected by the cost-of-living crisis, such as foodbanks, accommodation, poverty relief and where people/communities in the UK are the primary and immediate focus of investment. - Our Communities Support – funding to projects embedded in the communities in which Arnold Clark operates and is available to organisations who provide services widely accessible to those within Arnold Clark local communities, addressing the needs of those living within them. - Gear Up for Sport – 150 sports kits given away each month to support youth sports teams across the UK. Any youth team with up to 30 members aged 4 to 15 years can apply.

Single year grants between £10,000 and £50,000 are available for core costs, salaries, running and project costs or 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, this may further include: * Early intervention * Families coping with addiction * Prisoners' families * They fund voluntary sector organisations with a turnover up to £500,000. If you are located in a rural area, you must be in the bottom 50% most deprived areas according to the Index of Multiple Deprivation.

The funding is intended for registered charities working with people in need (by reason of financial hardship, sickness, disability, other disadvantage or distress) in the UK and who need funding for the following: · Projects that provide, maintain, repair or improve housing or community space. · Supporting people experiencing poor housing or homelessness There are two levels of grants: · Up to £5,000 for garden projects · Up to £10,000 for building or indoor projects. The B&Q Foundation will consider awarding higher value grants.

Grants and other resources are available for community groups, local sports clubs and grassroots organisations across England with ideas of how to tackle inequalities and help get more people active as well as new initiatives that improve both environmental sustainability and physical activity opportunities for those who need it most.

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. Funding is available throughout the year to support a wide range of organisations.

The Masonic Charitable Foundation has opened its small and large grant programmes for charitable organisations working with early years (up to five years of age), children affected by domestic abuse, children with special educational needs and disabilities, and people with dementia and their carers.

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

Single year grants between £2,000 and £10,000 for core costs, salaries, running and project costs. Projects must have a focus on Community Support. Your organisation’s postcode falls within the following on the Indices of Multiple Deprivation: if you are located in an urban area, you must be in the bottom 15% most deprived areas if you are located in a rural area, you must be in the bottom 50% most deprived areas