The Fore funds small charities that make a big impact. They offer unrestricted funding to help applicants grow, strengthen and become more efficient or resilient.  Deadline is on Wednesday 11 December.

This fund from Sport England is for sports clubs and other organisations that help people to take part in physical activity. £160 million will be allocated over the next four years. Organisations and projects are eligible for funding, and projects must help people become more active, tackle inequalities. Organisations could receive up to £15,000.

7Stars Foundation is offering grants of up to £2,500 for registered charities with an annual turnover of less than £1.5 million across the UK to deliver projects and activities that support young people aged 16 years and under across the priority themes of abuse, addiction, child carers, and homelessness.

Funding for offered across the following streams:

• Project grants to cover the costs of projects that respond to one or more of the funding priorities of the 7stars Foundation.
• Shine Bright funding for groups to purchase educational, wellbeing, or recreational items for young people, aligned to funding priorities of the Foundation.
• Direct grants funding to individuals affected by the Foundation’s priorities, supported by outreach/social/care workers or legal professionals.
• Social Impact funding for three charities across the year for projects that align with awareness days across the year.

The trustees typically meet three times a year to review grant applications.

The next deadline for applications is 5 February 2025

Reopening after two years, the Baobab Foundation is again providing £3 million in grants.

The £3 million fund is “dedicated to Black African/Caribbean and Global Majority collectives, organisations and individuals dismantling systems of oppression for our communities in their work.”

The fund is open to both registered and unregistered groups and organisations and individuals who are aged 18 or over working towards racial justice with a clear charitable purpose. It is open to both Baobab Foundation members and non-members.

Applicants must meet the Foundation’s four principles to be considered eligible:

• Representation: Groups and organisations have 75% or three quarters of leadership (eg director, founder, leader, coordinator, management or board) that identify as Black African/Caribbean and Global Majority people.
• Self-led: Individuals, groups and organisations centre and encourage lived experience in their practices and take an intersectional approach to serve the communities they represent. 75% or three quarters of leadership have lived experience of the issues they work on.
• Services: The main focus of the groups and organisations is to serve Black African/Caribbean and Global Majority communities. 75% of the people and communities accessing the services are Black African/Caribbean and/or Global Majority People of Colour.
• Purpose: The purpose and practices of groups are intentionally challenging oppressive systems.

This is a £3 million initiative. Grants of £5,000 to £30,000 per year for up to five years are available. The minimum grant is £5,000 over a one year period and the maximum grant is £150,000 over a five year period. It is expected that between 30 and 40 grants will be awarded.

Flexible funding is available. The fund is intended not to be restrictive, as long as the work is charitable in purpose and involves the promotion of racial justice.

Five ‘Ask Us Anything’ sessions will be held throughout December and January. Register via the Baobab website.

There is a two stage application process.

The deadline for stage one applications is 3 February 2025.

The Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust (JRCT) is accepting applications from UK not-for-profit organisations to support projects in the UK aimed at working towards the creation of a peaceful and just world.

JRCT seeks a shift in the UK defence and security paradigm away from the highly militarised and “securitised” responses towards a new approach based on participatory and accountable governance, human rights, non-violence, diplomacy and mediation, and environmental sustainability.

Funding is at the discretion of the Trustees and is available for work in the following areas:

• Challenging militarism – work which highlights and holds the UK government to account for the human, economic, environmental and security costs of militarised response to conflict.
• Scrutiny of counter-terrorism measures in the context of human rights and peacebuilding
• Building support for alternative approaches to defence and security.
• Responding to the harms of systemic racism related to JRCT policy areas.

The Trust is primarily interested in supporting work focused on achieving an impact in the UK context. Work focused on European or other international institutions (such as the UN and NATO) will only be considered if it has the capacity to have a significant impact in the UK context.

Groups who have not registered on the JRCT grants management system need to do so by 13 February 2025 in order to submit an application for the current round.

The deadline for applications is 27 February 2025 (noon).

African Health Policy Network (AHPN) is offering eight grants of between £20,000 and £30,000 for Black and Global Majority-led organisations across UK that are working to improve the health and well-being of Black and Global Majority communities whilst challenging and disrupting structural and systemic racism and racist practices.

The deadline to submit a Stage One application is 23 December 2024 (midnight).

The Trust offers grants of up to £7,000 to registered charities working in the following two areas:

• Arts Grants: Nurturing Early-Stage Professionals – grants support training opportunities for emerging professionals, working creatively and backstage, within the performing and visual arts, post-training, and at an early stage in their career.
• Conservation Grants: Objects and Works of Art – grants support the conservation of cultural heritage of recognised national and international importance in museums, libraries, galleries, historic buildings, or landscapes accessible to the public (also available to museums that are exempt charities).

The Trust awarded a total of around £194,000 in 2023. The average grant was £4,736.

There are two deadlines each year.

The next deadline for applications is 14 February 2025 (noon)

Amazon Literary Partnership (ALP) is back for its sixth year after five successful years providing grants to literary organisations that encourage and champion writers of all ages and stages across the UK and the Republic of Ireland.  deadline 31st January

Grants up to £30,000 are available for small and medium-sized charities that defend human rights and promote respect for vulnerable people. deadline 31st January

The fund is for Black and Global Majority-led charities and social enterprises from across the UK. The fund is focused on poverty alleviation and race equity. They are offering £25,000 grant funding. The fund closes for applications on Tuesday 14 January.

The Woodward Charitable Trust only makes grants for core costs. They fund projects for children and young people, disadvantaged families and ex-offenders. Grants are typically up to £3000. Deadline is Friday 13 December.

UK Youth has announced funding for one day experiences and/or two-night residentials. The funding is targeted towards young people who are underrepresented and significant barriers to participation. The funding is open to Outdoor learning providers and Youth organisations. The application windows opens on Friday 3 January 2025.

This programme is for local, specialist charities supporting people facing complex issues. Under this programme, the foundation will support charities to strengthen their capacity and capabilities and become more resilient. They will also receive a three-year unrestricted grant of £75,000. Deadline is on Thursday 23 January.

Rosa’s Voices from the Frontline fund, now in its seventh year of running, offers grants of up to £10,000 over 18 months to women’s and girls’ organisations to support campaigning and influencing work that enables women and girls to use their voice to achieve change. Deadline is on Monday 9 December.

Charities with an income between £25,000 and £500,000 can apply for unrestricted grants ranging from £1,000 to £5,000 per year. Charities with an income between £500,000 and £5m can apply for grants ranging from £10,000 to £60,000 for specific projects. The funding is for charities/projects that are focusing on early years support, special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and children affected by domestic abuse.

Funded by money recovered from criminals under the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA), the initiative aims to improve safety, support victims, enhance justice outcomes, and build resilient communities. Grants of up to £20K for eligible voluntary groups, charities, and local authorities. Deadline 13th December.

As part of its vision for funding in England, and its commitment to its new funding strategy (It Starts with Community), the National Lottery Community Fund (TNLCF) has set up the Grant Holder Support fund.

TNLCF is committing £150 million of funding to this initiative until 2030. This funding aims to help increase the knowledge, skills and resilience of civil society organisations.

NLCF will provide one grant of £200,000 for one community or voluntary organisation to lead the development stage of this package of funding and support which aims to address the most common challenges that communities face in England.

There is a total of £2.1 million which will be divided as follows:

• One grant of £200,000 for a lead partner, supporting around 8 to 10 partners.
• £1.9 million funding for civil society organisations participating in the partnership and development work.

The lead partner must be a:

• Constituted voluntary or community organisation.
• Registered, exempt or excepted charity.
• Charitable incorporated organisation (CIO).
• Not-for-profit company limited by guarantee. They must be a registered charity or have a not-for-profit ‘asset lock’ clause in their articles of association.
• Community interest company (CIC).
• Community benefit society.
• Co-operative society – with a not-for-profit ‘asset lock’ clause in their society rules and registered with the Financial Conduct Authority.

The lead partner needs to have experience of working with or leading partners on shared projects and links with other partners they want to involve.

TNLCF is particularly interested in hearing from partners that:

• Have experience in supporting civil society organisations, but may not have previously received TNLCF funding.
• Have experience working with people, places and communities who experience the most poverty, disadvantage and discrimination.

TNLCF is holding a webinar on 27 November 2024 (14:00 to 14:45). Registration is required and can be done via the TNLCF website. The webinar will be recorded and shared.

Expressions of Interest are expected to open 8 January 2025.

s part of its vision for funding in England, and its commitment to its new funding strategy (It Starts with Community), the National Lottery Community Fund (TNLCF) is establishing the You Decide Fund which aims to directly involve communities in how TNLCF works and gives out funding.

TNLCF plans to dedicate at least 5% of its £500 million funding for England each year to You Decide.

Before launching the broader programme, TNLCF wants to work with partners from spring 2025 to spring 2026 in a development stage. This could lead to communities being involved in decisions about what and who is funded. But it could also lead to other great ways of involving communities that have not yet been considered. TNLCF wants to find out what works best for people.

A total of £2 million is to be distributed between up to five partners. Grants of up to £80,000 are to be used to cover the partner’s costs in delivery. At least £1.6 million is for onward granting to communities.

Partners’ roles will include:

• Collaborating with TNLCF and other partners
• Bringing together a mix of people and community organisations. TNLCF will listen to how they want to get involved with decision making, particularly those from communities who experience poverty, disadvantage and discrimination
• Building community empowerment through the process and involving communities in a way that builds their skills, resources and ability to work together
• Sharing their experience of community decision making and using it to develop and test different processes to involve communities in decision making.
• Testing ways to involve communities in decision making.
• Giving out funding to communities.

TNLCF is looking for a mix of partners from the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector with different experience and welcomes expressions of interest from different sizes or organisations and organisations that have worked at different scales.

This includes those who are used to working:

• Locally, in-depth, with smaller numbers of people.
• Regionally or nationally, with large groups of people.
• With communities based on people’s shared identity, interests or experience rather than where they live

TNLCF is holding a webinar on 27 November 2024 (10.30am to 11.15am.)  Registration is required and can be done via the TNLCF website. The webinar will be recorded and shared.

Expressions of Interest are expected to open 8 January 2025.

As part of its vision for funding in England, and its commitment to its new funding strategy (It Starts with Community), the National Lottery Community Fund (TNLCF) is establishing a £100 million, 10 year Community Power Fund. The aim is to help people influence and change the places they live, the services they use, and decisions that affect their lives across England

Before the launch of the broader programme in 2026, TNLCF wants to work with 10 to 15 partners on a one-year development phase. This will run from spring 2025 to spring 2026 and have up to £1.2 million funding.

Grants of between £50,000 and £80,000 will be available per partner organisation and can be used to fund a range of different approaches to improving community power.

Applications will be accepted from:

• Constituted voluntary or community organisations
• Constituted groups or clubs
• Registered charities
• Charitable incorporated organisations (CIO)
• Not-for-profit companies
• Community interest companies (CIC)
• Schools (as long as their project benefits and involves the communities around the school)
• Statutory bodies (including local authorities, town, parish and community council)
• Community benefit societies.

To be eligible, applicants must:

• Work in and with communities that are the most excluded and marginalised, and the least empowered.
• Have experience of working in communities where the conditions are currently least suited to growing community power.

There is particular interest in hearing from smaller community groups as well as larger or national organisations.

The funding can be spent on delivery costs, salary costs, transport costs, overheads, and other costs involved in working as a NLCF partner and taking part in development work.

TNLCF is holding a webinar on 28 November 2024 (14:00 to 14:45). Registration is required and can be done via the TNLCF website. The webinar will be recorded and shared.

Expressions of Interest are expected to open 8 January 2025.

Do It Now Now (DiNN) is currently accepting application to the second round of the Make it Big with Pathway Fund.

This enterprise development programme is designed to empower Black and Global Majority-led charities and social enterprises across England.

The current funding round is for enterprise projects that are able to solve a problem experienced within Black and Global Majority communities in England as a result of the Cost of Living Crisis, while bringing in trading income for the organisation.

Eligible projects need to have achievable outcomes within a nine-month timeframe that:

• Address Real Issues: Target challenges like poverty alleviation and racial equity, driving meaningful change for Black and Global Majority communities.
• Have Growth Potential: Use this funding to scale existing, income-generating projects that support sustainable financial growth.
• Showcase Community Impact: Demonstrate a solid track record of community impact and engagement.

The programme will provide eight not-for-profit organisations with £25,000 in grant funding, tailored support and capacity-building resources to help strengthen their financial resilience and operational capacity ‘paving the way for future social investment’.

deadline 14/01/2025

Power to Change is looking to collaborate with a small number of community businesses that are working on innovative ways to renew their local high streets and town centres. £25,000 – £50,000 is available to community businesses in England which are operating on a high street or in a town centre or are looking to expand existing operations onto a high street or into a town centre. Deadline is on Friday 20 December

12 Days of Giving is our festive final phase of Movement for Good 2024. In December, we’ll be giving 120 charities £1,000 each over 12 days.

The first draw takes place on December 5th and the last on December 20th with 10 charities drawn every week day.

Nominations are open until 23:59 on December 19th 2024.

If you’ve already nominated your favourite charity this year, then you’re already in the draw. If you haven’t nominated yet, getting a cause close to your heart in the running is just a few clicks away.

It’s one nomination per charity per person, so if you have more than one favourite cause, why not try putting them on our map with a nomination?

Are you a Young Gamechanger? Applications for Grant Round 2 are now open!

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

you can watch the launch webinar here https://youtu.be/vwyRal5rVF4

Charities that need support for digital inclusion programmes can apply for free Vodafone SIMs, each loaded with 40GB data a month for six months, plus unlimited calls and texts. They can be used – for example, to provide connectivity to service users or deliver training to people in need. They distribute SIMs through charities and cannot distribute SIMs to individuals.

We know that charities are under pressure to deliver their great work – they face increased costs, a high demand for their services and a competitive environment. The Weston Charity Awards programme is a great opportunity for charities to take stock, work with experienced experts, and develop plans for a resilient future.

We are once again partnering with Pilotlight to offer a package of support worth over £22,000, including unrestricted grants of £6,500 for ambitious charities like yours. Award winners receive 10 months of pro-bono (worth an estimated £16,000) support from senior professionals across diverse private and public sectors. These “Pilotlighters” offer expert coaching on everything from operational efficiencies to sustainable long-term strategies and growth.

The next round of applications is open until 5pm on Wednesday 8th January 2025.
The Awards are open to registered charities working with beneficiaries in the North of England, the Midlands, and Wales and which specialise in the fields of Community, Welfare, Youth, and Environment.

Charities with at least one paid full-time member of staff in a leadership position and an annual income of less than £5 million are eligible to apply.

Pilotlight are holding online sessions about the Awards. Find out more by attending a free Zoom session (11am – 12 noon):

• Wednesday 6 November – Everything You Need to Know
• Monday 18 November – Insights and What to Expect
• Monday 16 December – Maximising Your Application
• Monday 6 January – Your Questions Answered

Register for an online session or see full entry criteria at www.pilotlight.org.uk/weston-charity-awards

The Youth Endowment Fund (YEF) invites proposals from delivery organisations across England and/or Wales that work to reduce young people’s involvement in violence and are ready for rigorous evaluation.

The aim of this open call is to fund and evaluate projects that will help YEF build strong evidence for practices and approaches in areas where clear gaps exist.

The funding is for projects which are ready for an impact evaluation with an experimental design (ie, randomised control trial) or a quasi-experimental design.

The funding can be for both the delivery of the intervention and the evaluation itself.

Projects need to primarily support children and young people (aged 10 to 18 years) who are either:

• At risk of crime or violence (‘secondary prevention’), or
• Already affected by violence, offending or exploitation (‘tertiary prevention’).

Projects also need to be working in one of the following sectors:

• Youth sector
• Children’s services
• Youth Justice
• Policing
• Neighbourhoods
• Health
• Education

YEF is interested in proposals from both:

• Delivery organisations currently delivering an evaluable project, service or intervention.
• Partnerships between delivery organisations and YEF Evaluator panel members.

Applications will be considered from registered charities, companies, statutory bodies and community interest companies (CICs) supporting children and young people in England and/or Wales.

There is no set grant limit.  Applicants need to provide 20% of delivery costs themselves either through supplementary funding or in-kind provision.  Organisations led by representatives of Black and/or racially minoritised communities who are unable to meet the 20% supplementary and in-kind target should apply as their application will be assessed separately.

There are no deadlines for this open call.

The women’s charity, Rosa, has announced that their Voices from the Frontline Fund will run for a seventh year. The fund offers grants to women’s and girls’ organisations to support campaigning and influencing work that enables women and girls to use their voice to achieve change. This year, grants have increased from £7,000 to £10,000 and will cover an 18-month period.

Applications will be accepted from not-for-profit women’s sector voluntary and community organisations in the UK that have been active for at least one year and can produce annual accounts for an entire year.

They must meet Rosa’s definition of a women’s and girls’ organisation as those which are run by, for and with women and girls:

• Their organisation will be governed and led by women.
• They will have a Board of Trustees (or similar) where the Chair is a woman, and the majority of members are women.
• The majority of their organisation’s employee leadership team will be women.
• Their organisation will have the principal objective of working with women and/or girls and the majority of their organisation’s beneficiaries are, and will always be, women and/or girls.

Full details, including priorities, of the new round will be provided when the Fund reopens on 5 November 2024.

Applications will be accepted from 5 November until the deadline of 9 December 2024.

Pride of Britain fund empowers ordinary people to do extraordinary things. To mark the 25th anniversary of Pride of Britain, the Pride of Britain Fund is giving £100,000 to supercharge the work of local heroes all over the country. Grants of £500, £1,000 or £2,500 are available.

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

Travel to Refuge is an umbrella scheme in which travel companies cover the cost of train or coach tickets for women, men and children escaping domestic abuse travelling to refuge accommodation. A survivor reaches out for support from a domestic abuse service which is a member of Women’s Aid Federation of England, Imkaan, Scottish Women’s Aid, Welsh Women’s Aid or Respect Men’s Advice Line. If appropriate, the survivor will be referred to a refuge and will be informed once a refuge vacancy has been confirmed. The refuge books a free train or coach ticket for the survivor. Email railtorefuge@womensaid.org.uk.

Grants of up to £2,000 are available for community groups, schools, and individuals. This round supports: groups working with people with learning or cognitive challenges, those facing financial hardship, projects aiding mobility and accessibility needs, and choral singing opportunities for underprivileged people. The deadline is on Monday 13 January.

The BRIT Trust welcomes applications for grant funding consistent with its mission of “improving lives through the power of music and the creative arts”. Applications by eligible organisations can be made through the BRIT Trust website or in some cases via other referrals. The grant is open to registered charities. Deadline is on Wednesday 30 April.

The trust offers grants of up to £5,000 for specific projects that improve communication skills for disadvantaged adults and support people into employment.  Deadline is Monday 6 January.

The deadline for applications is 11 November 2024.

Sign up for Blackbaud’s free, fundraising toolkit, to help you tackle your end of year campaign planning.

The Thomas Wall Trust offers grants of up to £5,000 are available for UK registered charities for specific projects that improve communication skills for disadvantaged adults and supports NEET people into employment.

This funder views communication skills as critical capabilities for people who want to improve their employment prospects, self-confidence, resilience, and life chances.

Applications will be accepted from UK charities, registered with the Charity Commission for least three years, with an annual turnover of between £25,000 and £500,000 that are working to develop communication skills for people from disadvantaged groups who want to improve their employment prospects. Beneficiaries must gain at least one accredited vocational qualification during delivery.

Proposals are particularly welcome which target people experiencing multiple deprivation or other groups demonstrably facing major hurdles to employment, especially women, people with physical, mental, or learning disabilities, and refugees.

Priority will be given to match funded projects and self-sustainable projects, with a view to becoming less reliant on grants in the future.

Grants cannot be used for capital costs.

There is a two-stage application process.

The deadline for stage one applications is 6 January 2025 for consideration in March 2025.

Grants up to £5,000 are available to support young people, and charitable organisations helping young people across Yorkshire.

How can I get funding for social prescribing? Guidance for small projects and charities

Social prescribing needs investment for communities to thrive, and this starts at a hyper local level. Small groups and organisations know the community they serve best but the process for applying for, and obtaining, funding can be confusing and it’s often difficult to know where to start.

This guidance may offer some assistance.

How can I get funding for social prescribing? – National Academy for Social Prescribing | NASP (socialprescribingacademy.org.uk)

Goal to enable 100 towns and cities to transform access to green space in urban areas so everyone can enjoy time spent outdoors in nature, close to home.

From 1 October, local authorities and their community partners will be able to apply for grants of between £250k to £1million, with The National Lottery Heritage Fund making £15m in funding available UK-wide. Grants have been designed to provide organisations with capacity and headspace to think and plan their urban green space for the long term. Grants will help to develop partnerships, leadership and capability and build the foundations for change, help to attract new income and investment for delivery and sustainability.

For further details on Nature Towns & Cities, please visit naturetownsandcities.org.uk. Find out more about applying for a grant on the Heritage Fund website.

CharityJob, the UK’s largest charity job board, has opened its annual charitable giving fund for applications.

To qualify for a ‘donation’, applicants must:

• Be a UK-based charity (not a CIC) with 50 or fewer employees.
• Have an annual income of less than £1 million.
• Spend less than 25% of their income on fundraising.
• Have less than six months of reserves.

This campaign is open to UK-based registered charities only. Only one application per charity. No previous recipients will be considered.

Although no grant amount has been specified, last year five charities received grants ranging from £10,000 to £20,000. The 2023 recipients can be found on the CharityJob website.

The 2024 entry form can be found here.

T Group has today launched a new Apprenticeship Fund, designed to support SMEs, charities and public sector organisations across England by providing access to £4m in apprenticeship funding over an initial four-year period.

Since 2017, companies with an annual wage bill of more than £3 million have been required to pay the apprenticeship levy, using the funds to recruit and train apprentices. They can also choose to transfer up to 50% of their levy to help support other companies.

BT Group has partnered with Babington, one of the UK’s largest and longest-established apprenticeship training providers to transfer up to £4 million from its apprenticeship levy funds to help SMEs, charities and the public sector train new apprentices and upskill their existing workforce.

Babington will play a crucial role in matching businesses with appropriate training providers and guiding them through the application process. Successful applicants will be provided with access to funded apprenticeship training within 20 days, subject to meeting funding criteria.

A key focus of the Apprenticeship Fund will be on digital skills development, reflecting BT’s own emphasis on technology and innovation in its apprenticeship programmes. This approach aims to help SMEs bridge the digital skills gap and adopt new technologies, enhancing their competitiveness in an increasingly digital economy.

The Fund is open to SMEs, charities and public sector organisations across England, including the NHS, focusing on apprentices aged 22 and older. It aims to support local economic growth, reduce the digital divide, and enhance social mobility by providing quick access to apprenticeship funding.

Organisations interested in accessing apprenticeship levy funding can register their interest on the BT Group Apprenticeship Fund Portal.

With Vodafone’s charities connected initiative, non-profit organisations can help the communities you  support and modernise your own digital operations too.

COSARAF is offering grants of up to £2,000 to organisations that support families and individuals from across the UK who are in financial need and struggling with everyday costs such as basic expenses, utilities, or rent arrears.

Through the Hardship Granta Programme, recognised third-party social organisations, such as charities, housing associations, schools, and social services which are acting on behalf of a family or individual in need, can apply for funding to support vulnerable individuals with costs such as:

• Household items, such as white goods, and occasionally furniture such as sofas or wardrobes.
• Basic living expenses, such as utilities and food.
• Work or education-related expenses.
• Rent or Council tax arrears where there is a clear risk of homelessness.
• Immigration-related costs, where a person’s current immigration status is causing financial hardship.

Priority will be given to:

• The most financially excluded people.
• Families over individuals.
• Those with caring responsibilities.
• Items that will make the most difference to the individual/family’s long-term future.

Most grants are typically around £500. Applications are assessed every six weeks and groups can expect to receive a response within eight weeks of their application.

Applications can be submitted at any time. 

YHA (youth hostel association)  – are a national youth charity, as such they offer bursary places for groups. Have 130 venues across England and Wales. You can go self-led or access their activities – where these are.  The locations are unique and vary in size.

They are looking to highlight their offer / opportunities.

Groups can hire out whole buildings – or share and can apply for support with costs.

They have a new Funding Stream Outdoor Citizens Programme –  https://www.yha.org.uk/outdoor-citizens

Providing opportunities for groups to gain access to the Great Outdoors – there is a link on the page to possible sources of funding for outdoor activities (and yes LAs can apply).

Groups can use the YHA to stay in or just day visits – which might work for some.

Groups they recognise as possibly needing more support to access the outdoors include but not limited to – LGBTQI+, all female groups, Ethnic Majority groups, disadvantaged.

This funding – can contribute towards transport

YHA Breaks Programme – closes 10^th Dec  – an easy expression of interest form

Looking at youth groups –

You can go for catered or self-catering – with or without adventurous activities

Aimed at greatest needs

• SEND,
• Young carers
• Care experienced.
• LGBTQI+
• Young Asian women

Open to all regions –

Goes to panel in January – and groups are advised where to stay, as they know their venues and what would meet your needs.

https://www.yha.org.uk/support-programmes/yha-breaks-programme

You will need to have funding for transport.

Cash4Clubs is a grant programme funded by Flutter UK & Ireland, part of Flutter Entertainment, the global sports betting, gaming and entertainment provider. For this reason, groups must be delivering activities to adults (18+) with priority given to applications focused on 18 to 25 year olds.

Not-for-profit organisations, including charities, community groups and traditional sports clubs from across the UK and Ireland can apply for unrestricted grants of £2,000. The funding should be spent within a six-month period.

Applicants must demonstrate that they are using sport for a wider social purpose with a goal to increase participation of adults from underrepresented groups.

Priority will be given to applications that:

• Increase participation in sport and/or physical activity for one or more underrepresented groups, including women and girls over 18, people with disabilities, those from racially diverse communities, from the LGBTQ+ community or from lower socio-economic groups.
• Encourage people who would not usually engage in sport to take part, such as providing activities that support physical and mental wellbeing or tackle issues such as loneliness.
• Address broader social issues for the local community, eg, reducing crime and anti-social behaviour, homelessness, or connecting communities.

Priority will be given to groups based in areas of high deprivation (Indices of Multiple Deprivation 1-3).

Unrestricted grants of £2,000 can be used for anything that will support the organisation to continue and/or grow their activities in their local community.

Please note the programme may close early if oversubscribed as was the case in 2023.

Applications will be accepted from 12 September to 12 November 2024.

Cash4Clubs Extends Application Deadline to 12 December 2024

The Foyle Foundation make single grants towards core costs (including supporting salaries), projects, essential equipment or building projects. 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. Charities can apply for between £2,000 and £10,000.

Paul Hamlyn are funding organisations who work with young people (14–25) to drive change so that future generations of young people can thrive. The fund is for non-profit organisations (including charities) working with young people aged 14-25 and with an annual income over £30,000 but under £3.5m.

Grants of up to £2,000 – £5,000 available to clubs, community groups or teams to encourage vulnerable and underprivileged young people to get active and enjoy taking part in sport. The funding aims to:

provide grants to fund items such as sports equipment, club membership or training facilities for those who cannot afford them.

help young people, by means of sport and healthy recreation, to develop their capabilities and fulfil their potential as individuals and members of society

No deadline; applications will be reviewed within a three-month period.

Organisations working with young people under 18 who have a mental health condition, disability, or are growing up in poverty, can apply for funding for projects or specific items that will help the young people fulfil their potential whilst improving wellbeing, self-esteem, and independence.

There is no minimum or maximum grant size and there is no set closing date

The purpose of the Holiday Grants programme is to provide access to recreational trips or holidays for groups of children who experience disadvantage or who have disabilities. In particular we are interested in contributing to trips that would not take place without our funding.

The UK Fund offers larger amounts of funding for existing projects that help bring diverse communities together, including those that help children and young people use their voice to influence change. Funding is between £500,000 to £5 million. Funding is available for 2 to 10 years.

Are you a school, registered charity, or not-for-profit organisation? You can apply for up to £1,500 to support projects that provide food and assistance to young people across the UK.

Every three months, local good causes are chosen to participate in the blue token customer vote at Tesco stores nationwide.

Our Stobart Sustainability fund is aimed at supporting community-led sustainability projects and initiatives lead by non-profit organisations, community groups and educational facilities, such as schools and colleges, to help them transform their local community through projects that tackle climate change, reduce carbon emissions or that protect and enhance the environment.

The Fat Beehive Foundation offers small grants to charities with a turnover of less than £400,000. It provides grants to pay for websites and digital products.

The Financial Services Authority has announced an expansion of the Dormant Assets Scheme that could unlock an extra £880mn for good causes. The scheme is expanding to include dormant investment assets and client money. Since 2011, the UK Dormant Assets Scheme has unlocked more than £745mn for social and environment initiatives, from over £1.35 billion in dormant bank and building society accounts.

Individually tailored grants of up to £2,400 are available for children and young people who have experienced a crisis that has recently had a significant and enduring impact on their wellbeing and educational engagement. It funds items and activities to help improve children and young people’s wellbeing and increase their capacity to engage in education and learning

They invest in research and services addressing both preventive and curative mental health treatments and therapies, with a specific focus on social interventions, such as creativity and the arts.

They support is focused on young people aged 11-25 from disadvantaged groups – those who face greater difficulty in accessing support when they need it.

Eligible organisations:
UK registered charities or community interest companies

Beneficiary group:
young people aged 11-25

Aim of work:
improved mental health and wellbeing

Location of applicant and project:
UK

Funding covers:
programme costs, salaries, equipment, core costs

Usual grant range:
£30,000 – £300,000 pa

Usual term of grant:
1-3 years

The Foundation’s objectives are underpinned by the desire to give those under the
age of 18, and living with a mental health condition, disability, or growing up in poverty,
the opportunity to fulfil their potential whilst improving wellbeing, self-esteem and
independence.

All requests must fit with our objective:
Transforming young lives through sport and education.
In addition, requests must address one or more of the following priorities:
• Enables individuals to experience the mental and physical health benefits
of participatory sport
• Ensures participatory sport is accessible (accessibility includes affordability)
• Provides sporting or educational activities that foster life skills
• Aims to improve academic engagement and attainment
• Encourages the development of skills and personal attributes to aid
future employability

The Foundation funds clearly defined projects, initiatives or the purchase of specific
items. These must be one-off e.g. purchase of equipment or time-limited with the
activity or project being completed within 12 months.
Any activity must take place in UK

Applications will be taken all year round and assessed on a rolling basis. It is expected that the turnaround time for a successful application from submission to funding will be around 3 months.

The trustees will make discretionary grants of between £5,000 and £25,000 where they believe that their contribution will make a real difference to suicide awareness or prevention. Applications will only be considered from charities, including CIOs, and Community Interest Companies limited by guarantee registered in the United Kingdom. Applications from smaller charities are particularly encouraged. Charities with income of more than £1 million, or with unrestricted reserves of more than 12 months, are unlikely to be successful.

Grant Purposes – We will only fund suicide awareness and prevention programmes run for charitable purposes. Applications can include full cost recovery. Applications for core costs may be considered to the extent that the mission of the applicant organisation meets our grant criteria.

Priority will be given to innovative projects.

The Idlewild Trust supports charities that improve opportunities for young professionals working in the arts, particularly at an early stage in their careers. It also supports the conservation of important works of art and objects that are being lost due to a lack of funds to care for them

Offers grants to registered charities and to organisations linked to a Roman Catholic Diocese for projects addressing one or more of the Foundation’s current funding priorities: Victims of modern slavery; Victims of domestic abuse; Ex-offenders and their families; Homelessness; Medical research; Support for people with terminal illnesses / life limiting conditions and their carers; Drug and substance misuse; Support for people with intellectual disability; Care leavers: to give them a chance to succeed on a par with other young people; Worship and associated community outreach; Amateur sport; Care for the elderly.
Previous grants have ranged from £5,000 to £2.25 million. The first step in the application process is to complete a short form on the Foundation’s website. Those who are successful will be asked to contact the Foundation. Applications can be submitted at any time.

The Sackler Trust support ranges from some of the UK’s leading universities and cultural institutions to small local organisations dedicated to improving life at an individual community level, as well as supporting charitable work worldwide. They span work that includes global conservation projects, education for disadvantaged children, museums, universities, and support for refugees.

The Morrisons Foundation supports registered charities making a positive difference in local communities across England, Scotland, and Wales. Grants are available for up to £10,000 for capital spend or direct project delivery. The Morrisons Foundation prioritises applications from small charities, those with an income of less than £1m.

Grants are available for UK registered charities and other not-for-profit organisations for projects, including those whose work directly supports those most affected by the cost-of-living crisis, which are embedded in the communities in which Arnold Clark operates in England, Scotland or Wales.

Grants of up to £15,000 (average £3,500) are available for registered charities and local causes which help young people to achieve their potential within areas where Hays Travel have a branch. To be eligible, organisations must be working to help young people (up to 25 years) in at least one of the following areas:

• Education
• Prevention of poverty
• Health
• Arts, culture, or sports

Applications can be made at any time

Grants are available for not-for-profit organisations that work to support the lives of young people under 25 years who are disadvantaged physically, mentally, or socially. The funding is for projects that address the following areas:

• Health and wellbeing
• Sensory rooms and gardens
• Specialist equipment and facilities
• Playgrounds and outdoor activities
• Education projects

Expressions of interest may be submitted at any time.

Grants of up to £10,000 are available all year round for specific projects that help to improve people’s lives. To be eligible, projects must address at least one of the Foundation’s funding objectives of:
-Tackling poverty and social deprivation
-Enhancing community spaces, facilities and services
-Improving health and wellbeing.

B&Q Foundation Grants (managed by Neighbourly)
One-off grants of up to £5,000 for garden projects or up to £10,000 for building or indoor projects. Will fund a wide range of registered charities supporting people most in need because of homelessness, financial hardship, sickness, disability or other disadvantage.  Grants can be used to decorate, renovate or create spaces (indoors and outdoors) with the aim of making people feel at home and having a sense of belonging. Projects could include creating community gardens, redecorating properties, installing new boilers, and creating new buildings or rooms. The funding will cover the full cost for the completion of the project, including staff time required. Projects need to be delivered within six months of receiving the grant. There are three more application windows in 2024.mThe second application window opens at 9:30 am on 26 April with a deadline of 17 May 2024

Music for All is offering a range of financial support grants to community projects that work with people from Global Majority backgrounds, groups with mental health challenges, or those affected by isolation and loneliness, chronic illness, and physical mobility and accessibility needs

Not-for-profit organisations including registered charities, CIOs, CICs, cooperatives, community benefit societies, schools, colleges and universities can apply for grants to support projects that have a positive impact on their community.  3 levels of grants are available: up to £19,999;  up to £39,999 and up to £100,000 depending on the size of the applicant organisation.

Grants are available for not-for-profit and educational institutions within 50 miles of nBS’ offices in Leeds to support projects that have a positive impact on local communities, improve places and spaces, and provide opportunities for individuals to reach their potential. Eligible projects could include, but are not limited to: energy efficiency and carbon reduction measures; waste reduction and recycling initiatives; improvements to outdoor environments; training programmes that develop local skills and employment opportunities. Applicants must be a not-for-profit organisation, operational for two years and based within a 50 mile radius of the npower Business Solutions office in either Solihull or Leeds.

The foundation supports core or project costs, including staff salaries and overheads. They also provide unrestricted funding for charities. The majority of grants are for three to five years.

The Thompson Family Charitable Trust does not have a website or formal application form but distributes grants from £250 upwards. Applications should be made in writing to the Trust and can be submitted anytime. Contact details are Katie Woodard, The Thompson Family Charitable Trust, Hillsdown Court, 15 Totteridge Common, London, N20 8LR or roy.copus@btinternet.com .

Successful applicants will receive an initial grant of up to £1,000 and begin a partnership with their local One Stop store.

This programme is designed to support community groups or organisations operating within two miles of a One Stop store and which are;

• Tackling food poverty
• Supporting the vulnerable
• Supporting the elderly
• Supporting low-income families
• Running youth sports teams
• Reducing / recycling waste
• Improving the environment

Applications open                              Applications close                                Decision date w/c

3rd June                                              26th July                                                 13th August

2nd September                                  25th October                                           14th November

2nd December                                    24th January 2025                               3rd February 2025

Through Capital Grant Programme they seek to encourage UK registered charities to bring forward major capital projects aligned with one or more of their 4 themes that will build new capacity, promote sustainability and bring about step change in the way care is provided. Capital projects are defined as the construction and fitting out of new buildings and/or extensions to existing buildings costing at least £1M. They do not fund operating costs under this programme.

Decisions under this programme can take 90 days and grants of up to £250K are available but amounts will vary depending on the size and scope of the project. Trustees may however award more for projects they believe are truly innovative.

People from racially minoritised communities are 2.5 times more likely to be in poverty than white people. This programme is for small local charities and CICs which are led by and working with people who are experiencing economic inequity because of their race or ethnicity. This programme combines unrestricted funding of £75,000 over three years and a breadth of tailored support

With Climate Action Fund – Our Shared Future we want to involve more people in climate action. And we want to inspire bold and exciting change.

We’ll fund formal partnership projects that reach more people by either:

• linking climate action to the everyday lives and interests of local communities. And inspiring them to take action.
• influencing communities at a regional or national level. Like linking up groups across locations. Or a campaign that inspires change across one country, or the whole UK.

You do not have to be a climate or environment focused organisation to apply

This grant programme aims to support small, grassroots organisations who are embedded in the community, working within the most deprived areas of the UK. They fund established organisations with a track record of delivering services directly to beneficiaries. They want to fund work that enables people who are excluded, vulnerable or facing other forms of hardship to have access to community-based services. Grant sizes vary between £20k and £70k per year

Foux Foundation is a private charitable foundation that was set up in 2015 by members of the Foux family.  Areas of focus

• The relief of sickness and promotion of good health

• The advancement of education

• The advancement of disadvantaged young people

•  The prevention or relief of poverty

The Prudence Trust  is focused on supporting young people aged 11-25 from disadvantaged groups to access preventive and curative mental health treatments and therapies. Grants typically range from £30,000 – £500,000.  Deadline is on Friday 8 March.

Grants are available for individuals or local youth groups for projects that enable young people, particularly those with mental health or addiction issues, to pursue their passions in life.

They aim to award grants in March and August each year, but if your application is urgent then please make this clear and they will consider it.

Grants between £500 and £2,500 available for general charitable purposes.

In recent years there has been some concentration on support for charities working with children or young people and those active in the environment and the arts. There has also been a preference for applications from and for Scotland but not to the exclusion of applications from elsewhere.

Grants of up to £2,000 available for schools, community groups, clubs, societies or other organisations to improve the education and development of children and young people through educational, cultural, sporting and other activities.

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis at approximately 8 week intervals.

Under their strategy, they organise their work in the UK around key strategic priorities.

Nurturing ideas and people

Arts access and participation

Education & learning through the arts

Investing in young people

Migration and integration

Playing our part

More information about current opportunities and how to apply are available on their website.

A lot of great organisations struggle to access small to medium-sized loans. This programme was created to offer flexible loans of £20k to £400k for charities and social enterprises in England.

Created last summer, the UK Fund has been ­­a significant commitment to the National Lottery Community Fund (NLCF) new strategy ‘It Starts with Community’ which aims to tackle social issues facing UK communities.

In its first year, the UK Fund focused on supporting communities to connect in ways that better fit changing lives.

A year on, NLCF is increasing the focus and investment in creating lasting change for children and young people as part of its community-led mission to support communities to help children and young people thrive.

Grants of between £500,000 and £5 million are available for not-for-profit projects that run for 2 to 10 years.

The funding is intended to increase the impact of what is already being done.

Projects need to:

• Benefit communities across the UK (by working in different locations, or by sharing learning between countries).
• Scale up their impact by expanding their work (by helping more people, or doing more for people they already work with).
• Support people experiencing poverty, disadvantage, and discrimination.
• Help make significant changes to services or systems that affect people’s everyday lives.

Projects must also meet at least one of the following aims:

• Improve relationships between people with different life experiences.
• Help people and communities who find it difficult to meet face-to-face to make meaningful connections online.
• Help people from all backgrounds to influence the future of their communities.
• Help children and young people facing specific challenges change the systems that affect them.
• Help more organisations to involve and listen to children and young people.

NLCF is holding three webinars giving further details about the recent updates to the fund:

• 29 July 2024 (14:00)
• 1 August 2024 (11:00)
• 6 August 2024 (15:00)

Registration for the webinars is required and can be done through the NLCF website.

Registered charities, constituted voluntary and community organisations, companies limited by guarantee, CICs, CIOs, community benefit societies, co-operative societies, statutory bodies and partnerships can apply for funding.

Grant applications are accepted on a rolling basis.

Support 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.

We fund small local organisations and large national institutions. Our grants range from £1,000 to several million pounds, depending on each charity’s size and scope of work. Our grants can be for your organisation’s running costs, for a specific activity or for capital projects. We are flexible and fund what charities need the most.

Programme provides grants to charitable organisations that help people when other sources of support have failed, are inappropriate, or are simply not available. We support established organisations delivering services directly to beneficiaries. We are looking for services which can demonstrate a track record of success, and evidence the effectiveness of the work. Grant sizes are £20k – £70k per year for 1-3 years. No deadlines.

Provide practical support that makes an immediate difference to disabled and disadvantaged youngsters, allowing them to live their best lives and reach their full potential. Support available for individuals and organisations.

Grants for charities to purchase educational, wellbeing, or recreational items for young people, aged 16 years old or under, aligned to our prioritised themes.

Who should apply?

• Applicants must be from a registered charity across the UK
• Applicants must have a turnover of under £1.5m
• Grants are available for up to £1,500 for each award
• Grants are offered on a one-off basis

With the goal of helping those from all communities in the UK and the Republic of Ireland tell their stories through writing and find an audience, the Amazon Literary Partnership supports non-profit literary organisations that empower writers to create, publish, learn, teach, experiment, and thrive. Providing grant funding to innovative groups that amplify diverse voices and strive not only for a lasting impact on writers’ lives, the literary and publishing communities but also our broader community.

Applications for 2024 grants are being accepted between 5th December 2023 and 31st January 2024. Grant recipients will be notified by 17th May 2024

Groundwork grant management teams help to support thousands of projects every year through their grant programmes.

Check out their website for grant schemes currently open for applications.

Supports thousands of local community projects and good causes across the UK.

The scheme 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. You can apply for up to £1500. Tesco staff and customers can also nominate and vote for projects.

Grants up to £30,000 are available for charities involved in the prevention or relief of poverty, the advancement of education, health or the saving of lives, arts, culture, heritage or science.

Consideration will ONLY be given to UK registered charities with a national or international reach.

Quarterly cut offs are 30 March, 30 June, 30 September and 31 December each year.

Grants which supports charities in England and Wales working to raise the quality of life and provide greater opportunities for the young, the elderly, the disabled and the disadvantaged.

We offer three levels of grants. These are large grants of £20,000 and above; medium grants of up to £20,000 and small grants of £5,000 and under.

Applications accepted all year round.

Skipton Building Society Charitable Foundation aims to improve the wellbeing, welfare and education of children and adults in communities throughout the UK by making donations of up to £6,000 to registered charities.

The trustees meet at the beginning of March, June, September and December. Submission deadline dates are the 1st of the month prior to each meeting. Applications received after the cut-off date will be presented at the following quarterly meeting.

Assistance is given to organisations and individuals in need throughout the U.K.

Charities assisting disadvantaged youth, people with disabilities, people with mental health problems and older people may apply for grants towards furnishings and equipment (excluding office items), building or refurbishment projects. Small grants up to £750 and large grants £2000 to £5000.

Funding support for activities for Children & Young People.

The Foundation has Three Funding Streams

• Providers of childcare/activities to children 0-5 years old.
• Providers of care/activities to children & young people 6 – 19 years old.
• Training to allow individuals working in the sectors above to enhance their personal skills and professional development.

Please note when making your application they have a notional maximum grant of £1500 per application.

No deadline

The Trust was established to encourage and assist the provision of leisure activities for the physically disabled.

The Trustees will consider grant applications related to the provision of leisure activities for the disabled. See website for eligibility.

No deadline.

The Hodge Foundation’s aim is to support projects that have effective solutions to helping those most in need. Grants available for welfare, education, medical and religion.

No deadline provided.

Social connections and community activities are at the heart of creating healthier, happier lives and a flourishing society. That’s why we support amazing community-led projects. They offer funding from £300 to £20,000. And can support your project for up to two years. You 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. Application deadline is ongoing. Apply at least 16 weeks before you want to start the activities or spend any of the money.

This programme will support collaborations led by small charities seeking to influence and achieve local or regional change around improving the social security system, improving access to suitable accommodation, and support for asylum seekers and refugees. Collaborations can apply for grants of £100,000 over two years.

No deadline.

This Fund supports work which enables pupils in formal education settings, particularly those experiencing systemic inequality or disadvantage, to thrive through engagement with high quality, arts-based learning.

By arts-based learning we mean learning experiences which incorporate arts-based content, and/or use arts-based approaches to secure access to or enhance engagement with the curriculum. Formal education settings may include Early Years, Primary, Secondary, Alternative Provision and Further Education.

No deadline.

Provides unrestricted funding of between £25,000 and £150,000 to unlock the growth of eligible charities and social enterprises in England. Each funding package consists of a 75% loan and 25% grant, with a loan term of between one and six years. Who is eligible  Small and medium-sized charities and social enterprises based in and delivering impact in England, who are trading and looking to grow or diversify their business models can apply. Organisations must work in the environmental or poverty sector and have been operating for 2 years or more, with a turnover of more than £100,000.

No deadline.

Open grant programme awards grants to UK registered charities, CICs, and other registered UK not-for-profit organisations (including special schools). Grants are awarded towards capital projects. We fund both large and small projects. The size of grant awarded will depend on a number of factors including the size of your organisation and the cost and scale of your capital project. For more see their website.

In 2023-24 they will consider applications from charities and CIOs that operate in a geographical area of deprivation in the UK. They must deliver activities to meet an identified need for vulnerable members of the community. This is a rolling funding programme for one-off grants of up to £5,000. Check their website for further details and submission dates for consideration at their next committee meeting.

The Foyle Foundation, an independent grant-making trust that distributes grants to UK based registered charities and schools, has announced that it will complete its grant giving programme in 2025. Since it became operational in November 2001, the Foundation has disbursed more than £146.6 million in grants across the UK in the fields of the Arts, Learning, Community Small Grants, State School Libraries and formerly Health.

Applications will be accepted for the final rounds of grants for projects that can be completed by the end of 2025.

The Foundations supports charities in three main areas:

• Main Grants in the range of £10,000 to £50,000 for charities whose core work covers arts and learning.
• Small Grants of between £2,000 and £10,000 to cover core costs or essential equipment (for 12 months) for charities in all fields with a turnover of less than £150,000 per annum.
• The Foyle School Library grants of between £2,000 and £10,000 for UK state schools and special schools to improve their library services.

Criteria and closing dates vary, check their website for more details.

Small charities with an annual income of less than £25k can apply for £300-£2,000 to fund various running costs such as volunteer expenses, training days, equipment maintenance etc.

Ongoing fund  – no deadline.

Aviva, in partnership with WWF and the RSPB, is giving £1 million to support community groups across the UK to protect and restore nature in their local area. Please note this is linked to crowd funding.

No closing date given.

The Pathways Fund offers grants totalling £60K-£90K over three years (£20K-£30K per year) to emergent youth-led groups and collectives across England. This fund is for youth-led groups that are working to change unjust laws, policies, practices, and cultures that have directly affected their lives and the communities of those they share these experiences with.

Applications accepted all year.

The Growth Impact Fund will provide social investment for early stage, growing organisations. A full package of support including social investment of between £50,000 and £1,500,000, grants of £15,000 to £20,000 running alongside the investment a dedicated portfolio manager experiences for children. Funding ranges from £500 to £4,700 per new project.

Marsh Charitable Trust – Grants Small charities with an annual income of less than £25,000 can apply for £300 – £2,000 to fund various running costs such as volunteer expenses, training days, equipment maintenance, and other core outgoings.  There is no deadline, this is an ongoing fund.

Toy Trust Charitable youth organisations working with children aged up to 13 can apply for up to £5,000 for equipment and services (not for salaries, wages or research). Trustees meet 4 times a year.

ChangeX has launched the £145,000 UK Community Play Fund, supported by the LEGO Foundation as part of its Build a World of Play campaign. The fund aims to enable communities across the UK to start proven learning through playful projects and empower community groups, parents, and caregivers to create more experiences for children. Funding ranges from £500 to £4,700 per new project.

A mixture of grant and loan opportunities including their Thrive Together Fund and similar opportunities from other organisations.

Applications are taken all year for The Steel Charitable Trust’s rolling grants programme, which represents most of the Trust’s grant-giving.

Applications must be for charitable purposes that fall into one of the five core categories below; applications for purposes outside these categories are only permitted at the direct invitation of a Trustee:

• Arts and Heritage
• Education
• Environment
• Health
• Social or Economic Disadvantage

Growth Impact Fund – Investing for impact. Made for diverse-led organisations  Big Issue Invest, UnLtd and learning partner Shift have launched the Growth Impact Fund, a potential £25 million investment fund providing equity, patient debt, and revenue-based funding to early-stage and growing social businesses in the UK.   The Fund is open to social enterprises that are focusing on tackling inequality or are ‘diverse-led’. Diverse-led is defined as having a minimum of 75% of their board and 50% of their senior leadership team composed of people from underrepresented backgrounds

The Foundation aims to advance the wellbeing of people, society and the natural world by focusing on the arts, environment and social action.

Hamish Ogston Foundation grants for projects that will cost at lease £1.5 million to charities for projects that protect important heritage sites, preserve, and protect choral and organ traditions, and address disparities in access to medical treatment and awareness. Aim to address the North-South divide therefore preference to projects north of Severn to The Wash. Apply any time, there is a 2 stage process.

Hodge Foundation supports charities working with people who may be vulnerable or disadvantaged and who need assistance to improve their lives.

Yapp Charitable Trust offers grants for core funding to registered charities, with a total annual expenditure of less than £40,000, whose work focuses on one of their priority groups.

Wades Charity Small Gants Programme: small grants of up to £300 to small community groups with annual income under £20,000 operating in pre-1974 boundaries of Leeds (LS1 – LS17) who offer recreational and or social opportunities benefiting people from their community or support use of public open space. Administrated by Voluntary Action Leeds (VAL). Will cover a wide range of costs. To apply complete a very brief application form and return to Voluntary Action Leeds. VAL welcomes more applications from neighbourhood, community and ethnically diverse groups who are currently under-represented.

Family Fund provides wide-ranging grants for essential items to families raising disabled or seriously ill children on low incomes. The grants cover a variety of needs, including kitchen appliances such as fridges, cookers, and washing machines, clothing and bedding, sensory or play equipment, technology for the child, and even much-needed family breaks. Families can also apply for any items that will help meet additional support needs

Core (Organisational) Costs Funding Stream – BBC Children in Need Not-for-Profit organisations looking for support with their core costs? To get started, fill in the EOI (expressions of interest) form detailing what your organisation does and what funding you would require. BBC Children in Need will read your EOI form, and if successful, they will email you the application form. Applications for grants of £15,000 a year and less are likely to receive a quicker decision. There is no application deadline.