Funding

A world where young people are at the forefront of change sounds like a good world to live in. Are you ready to build that world with us? We’re on the lookout for young gamechangers! YGF awards grants of up to £20k directly to young people aged 10-25 and you’ll get access to peer networks and support to take your initiative to the next level! Apply now to receive funding!

The scheme is intended to support smaller charitable organisations undertaking projects for young people, the disabled, terminally ill patients and others in need. The main objective of the Trustees' grant-making is to improve lives and to lift people's aspirations.

The Woodward Charitable Trust only makes grants for core costs rather than specific projects as they recognise that smaller charities can find these hard to fund. They hope that this will have a more direct impact on the organisations that they choose to fund. Trustees only fund organisations that support at least one of the following three target groups and particularly look to fund projects that help families and young people and that are aiming to improve the life chances of their beneficiaries. * Children and Young People (up to 25 years) * Disadvantaged Families * Prisoners and Ex-Offenders Most grants are up to £3000 but usually less than £1000.

The Ironmongers’ Company wishes to support projects that provide opportunities for disadvantaged children and young people to fulfil their potential. The Company is looking for projects that deliver clearly defined educational benefits to a specific group of children or young people. Items of equipment will be considered only where a full explanation is given of how they will support this activity. Projects could, for example, support special educational needs, or foster social, emotional or life skills. Preference will be given to projects piloting new approaches where the outcomes will be disseminated to a wider audience.

The Steve Morgan Foundation provide a range of grants for organisations that make a positive difference to those in need. Areas of support include poverty, homelessness, health and wellbeing, education and training. They also provide smaller grants to individuals requiring specialised disability equipment.

The True Colours Trust supports disabled children and young people up to 25 years.

The Tesco Stronger Starts scheme (in partnership with Groundwork UK) is open to all schools, registered charities and not-for-profit organisations, with priority given to projects that provide food and support to young people.

The Allen Lane Foundation offers three open grant programs: Improving Lives supports small to medium-sized organizations in the UK, Strengthening Communities aids grassroots groups in deprived areas, and Holiday Grants provide trips for disadvantaged children aged 13 and under.

Community Grants are designed to aid and bolster the growth of smaller local charitable organisations directly serving beneficiaries. Although there's no strict size requirement, these organizations typically have an income/expenditure ranging from £100,000 to £500,000 annually and have been operational for at least three years.

The Garfield Weston Foundation supports a wide range of charities that make a positive difference, working in different sectors in the UK. These include welfare, youth, community, environment, education, health, arts, heritage and faith.

The foundation makes grants to projects which support young people (16 years and under) who are challenged by abuse or addiction, who are young carers, or who are homeless/without a safe place to call home.

Grants of up to £5000 (most are under £2000) are available for schools, community groups, clubs, societies or other organisations in England to improve the education and development of children and young people through educational, cultural, sporting and other activities.

The Trust seeks to support young people, with an emphasis on education and health, refugees, and the promotion of the Arts. Their Charity Commission entry states England, but looking at their projects, they have funded UK wide and also environmental work. They support some 10-20 charitable organisations per year.

Grants are available for charitable organisations in England and Wales that access the benefits of the countryside to support projects designed to improve health and wellbeing, and to provide opportunities for education about the countryside. Priority is given to projects supporting children and young people who may be disadvantaged financially, physically or mentally, or from areas of deprivation.

Their aim is to help as many people as we can by funding trips, experiences, respite breaks and group activity holidays for those who need them most.

Small grants are available for UK registered charities that are concerned with health research and care for patients who have cancer, multiple sclerosis or other diseases and disabilities; as well as institutions that care for older people; and children's charities in the UK.

BBC Children in Need support organisations that work in the heart of their communities, particularly in times of crisis, put children and young people at the centre of everything they do, from design to delivery, address the challenges the children and young people face, build their skills and resilience, empower them and extend their choices in life.

The Foundation is dedicated to supporting disadvantaged children and young people, as well as vulnerable older people, in England and Wales. Their Charity Grants programme is open to registered charities in England and Wales working with any of their four main priority groups: - People with dementia and their carers. - Children affected by domestic abuse. - Early years. - Children with special educational needs and disabilities. Small grants are for charities whose annual income is between £25,000 and £500,000. These grants are unrestricted. Small grants range from £1,000-£5,000 per year, for up to three years. Large grants are for larger charities whose annual income is between £500,000 and £10 million. They must be restricted to a project. Large grants usually range from £10,000 to £60,000. They can be awarded over one to three years.

Wickes are passionate about giving back to local communities. That's why they launched The Wickes Community Programme, a dedicated product fund to support local initiatives in helping them maintain and renovate community areas. Open to all local community groups and charities seeking help for improvement projects, you can enquire via your local store or contact them on social media.

Children’s Alliance is a charity on a mission to provide better starts and brighter futures for all children in the UK especially those that face disadvantage. They are looking to support grass roots initiatives delivering water based projects for disadvantaged children. This support will be through financial grants and through leveraging their unique position within the aquatic industry in the UK.

The current funding round is for the following themes: - Breaking the link between homelessness and poor mental health. - Reduction in the effects of social media on mental health. - Reduction of Social Isolation. - Improving mental health outcomes for children and young people.

The Awards aim to celebrate and support charities working in the fields of youth, welfare, community, and the environment, and to enable charities to develop, raise their profiles, become more sustainable and face the future with greater confidence. The Awards offer a package of support, worth over £22,000, intended to deliver long-term benefit to the charity, including a fully funded year of support from Pilotlight and an unrestricted cash contribution of £6,500. The 22 Award Finalists will receive: · A fully funded year of support from Pilotlight. · An unrestricted cash contribution of £6,500 to support the work with Pilotlight, this includes travel expenses to meetings. · Access to a network of local charities working with Pilotlight. · Two peer-to-peer sessions with other Award Winners across the year.

This Small Grants Scheme is designed to support charities registered and operating in the United Kingdom, especially those working at grass roots and local community level, in any field, across a wide range of activities. Online applications can be accepted from charities that have an annual turnover of less than £150,000 per annum. Larger or national charities will normally not be considered under this scheme. The focus will be to make one-year grants only to cover core costs or essential equipment, to enable ongoing service provision, homeworking, or delivery of online digital services to charities that can show financial stability. The priority will be to support local charities still active in their communities which are currently delivering services to the young, vulnerable, elderly, disadvantaged or the general community either directly or through online support if possible.

Launched in April 2024, the Movement Fund offers crowdfunding pledges, grants and resources to improve physical activity opportunities for the people and communities who need it the most. If your project aligns with Sport England priorities, they can fund a wide range of costs and items up to £15,000. Their focus is to support projects that match their goal of getting more people active, reducing the number of inactive people and tackling inequalities.

Grants are available to local charities delivering community benefit projects in the North West of England.

The Charity supports families with children aged 3-17 by funding trips, experiences, respite breaks and group activity holidays for those who need them most.

Funding is provided to UK registered charities benefit one or more of the following groups: · Disadvantaged/underprivileged young people (under 25years old). · People with disabilities (physical or learning disabilities or mental health problems). · Older people (aged over 60).