Shown below is a list of Charitable Foundations, Trusts and Government Bodies that offer funding, grants, support and advice to charities that are seeking funding. This list was compiled and created, based on feedback received from some of our Charity/NfP customers. We hope it proves useful and it will be updated ongoing.
Arts Council England
Arts Council England is the national development agency for the arts in England, distributing public money from Government and the National Lottery.
Arts Council of Northern Ireland
The Arts Council of Northern Ireland is the lead development agency for the arts in Northern Ireland.
Arts Council of Wales
The Arts Council of Wales is responsible for developing and funding the arts in Wales.
Awards for All
Awards for All is a Lottery grants programme aimed at local communities.
http://www.awardsforall.org.uk/
Big Lottery Fund
The Big Lottery Fund is committed to improving communities and the lives of people most in need.
http://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/
Heritage Lottery Fund
The Heritage Lottery Fund uses money from the National Lottery to give grants for a wide range of projects involving the local, regional and national heritage of the United Kingdom.
NESTA
NESTA (the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts) is a non-departmental public body (NDPB) investing in innovators and working to improve the climate for creativity in the UK.
Children in Need
Olympic Lottery Distributor
The Olympic Lottery Distributor's remit is to support the delivery of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The Olympic Lottery Distributor is not currently running any open funding rounds.
http://www.olympiclotterydistributor.org.uk/docs/home.php
Scottish Screen
Scottish Screen develops, encourages and promotes film, television and new media in Scotland.
http://www.scottishscreen.com/
Sport England
Sport England invests in projects that help people to start, stay and succeed in sport and physical activity at every level.
sportscotland
sportscotland is the national sport agency for Scotland. Working with our partners our responsibility is to develop sport and physical recreational activity in Scotland.
http://www.sportscotland.org.uk/
Sports Council for Northern Ireland
Making sport happen for you.
Sports Council for Wales
The Sports Council for Wales is the national organisation responsible for developing and promoting sport and active lifestyles.
UK Film Council
As the lead agency for film, the UK Film Council aims to stimulate a competitive, successful and vibrant UK film industry and culture, both now and for the future.
http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk
UK Sport
Working in partnership to lead sport in the UK to world-class success.
Comic Relief
http://www.comicrelief.com/apply-for-a-grant/apply-for-a-uk-grant
A CAF initiative, Venturesome provides investment to small- and medium-sized charities and social enterprises. £20m has been offered to 270 charities since its launch in 2002.
The Private Equity Foundation (PEF) was established to become the charitable vehicle for the European private equity industry. It is investing in charities serving children, community support and education, and is focused on the UK and Europe.
http://www.privateequityfoundation.org/
The Children’s Investment Fund Foundation aims to demonstrably improve the lives of children living in poverty in developing countries by supporting sustainable strategies that will have an impact on their lives and their communities.
Charity Bank provides deposit accounts for individuals and uses some of the interest to lend to charities on affordable terms.
Impetus Trust is the UK''s first general venture philanthropy fund. It aims to offer donors the means to make the biggest difference with their money by enabling charities to achieve a step change in their performance. Impetus offers an integrated investment package comprising long-term financing of charities'' infrastructure, hands-on management support and project consulting.
Bridges Community Ventures is the UK''s first community development venture capital company, established to invest in ambitious businesses in the most under-invested parts of England.
http://www.bridgesventures.com
The Smart Fund is a venture philanthropy and results based investment model that enables individual and corporate philanthropists to take a strategic investment approach to their charitable giving. It finances a national programme to benefit non profits by providing free management consultancy support.
The Big Give is a new website that allows givers to donate from £100,000 to £10m to charitable projects. Donors can search for projects by the amount of funding needed, sector, location and type of beneficiary.
The Funding Network describes itself as the friendly Dragons' Den for charities and potential donors. Acting as the UK's first open giving circle and creates social change through collective giving.
http://www.thefundingnetwork.org.uk
The Indigo Trust is a Charitable Trust. In the past, the trustees have supported charities with an innovative approach to the criminal justice system.
http://www.sfct.org.uk/indigo.html
The Esmée Fairbairn Foundation funds charitable activities of organisations that have the ideas and ability to achieve change for the better. The foundation takes pride in supporting work that might otherwise be considered difficult to fund. Primary interests are in the arts, education and learning, the environment and enabling disadvantaged people to participate fully in society.
http://www.esmeefairbairn.org.uk
The SHINE Trust exists to help disadvantaged children and young people. They support programmes that concentrate on core educational subjects. Education provides choices. By funding best practice educational support projects, SHINE is working to ensure that the participants can have choice and control in their lives.
http://www.shinetrust.org.uk/site
The Mercers' Company and its charitable trusts administers a large programme of charitable grant making. The Company also provides housing for the elderly, wide ranging support for education and has active links with many churches.
Man Group plc Charitable Trust was established in 1978 to fund opportunities for positive change in society. Their overriding principle is to identify where and how they can deliver the greatest impact and make the most difference to people's lives.
http://www.mansustainability.com/man-group-charitable-trust
Funding for Music Making Activities
Grants are available to support projects that provide music-making activities for children and young people in support of Youth Music's goals. Youth Music will fund any non profit-making organisation more than one year old, committed to music-making activities for children and young people up to 18 (or up to 25 if they have special educational needs, disabilities or are in detention).
http://www.youthmusic.org.uk/funding.html
The Skinners’ Company Lady Neville Charity
Small charities and not for profit organisations working in the areas of disability, local heritage, local community and performing and visual arts can apply for funding through the Lady Neville Charity grants programme. Eligible organisations can apply for grants for items of non-recurring expenditure (eg equipment, an event, a particular element of capital building works). Grant making committees are held in May and November each year. Applications need to be received six weeks prior to the meeting date, therefore mid-March and mid-September should be treated as deadlines.
http://www.skinnershall.co.uk/index.htm
The Archer Trust
Funding for groups who provide aid or support to a defined group of needy or deserving people, for instance those with physical or mental disabilities or the disadvantaged.
Hilton in the Community Foundation Grants
Hilton in the Community wants to really make a difference to disadvantaged children’s lives. They support efforts in four key areas of need: disabled children; children in hospital; homelessness and life-limited children in hospices.
http://www.hilton-foundation.org.uk/application.htm
Woodward Charitable Trust
The Woodward Charitable Trust, which is one of the Sainsbury Family Charitable Trusts, is inviting applications from UK registered charities working with or in the areas of: social and ethnic minority groups; prisoners and ex-offenders; homelessness; violence and abuse; arts outreach; disability; and the environment. Every year, the Trust makes about 50 grants through its small grants programme and around 5 awards through its large grants programme.
http://www.woodwardcharitabletrust.org.uk/index.html
Big Voice Competition
The Big Voice Competition is open to groups of between five and eight students working together to develop innovative yet practical ideas on diversity and inclusion in the UK. Big Voice will provide a film crew, and then will show the film on giant screens in city centres around the UK as part of the build-up to the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympic Games. All winning proposals will receive the same support: 3 days of shooting with a small crew equipped to a professional standard, plus 30 hours of post-production services. Each film will be given a budget of £1,000.
Barclays Community Sport Award
A new monthly award to recognise the outstanding achievements of individuals and groups that use sport to benefit communities across the UK. Each award winner will receive £1,000 for their group or organisation, a limited edition trophy and will be entered into the end of season award to win a further £5,000. Nominations can be made for any individual, group of individuals or not-for-profit organisation.
http://www.barclayscommunitysportsaward.com
Young Roots
The scheme aims to involve 13-20 year-olds in finding out about their heritage, developing skills, building confidence and promoting community involvement. Projects must show how young people are managing and participating in the project. Projects should develop partnerships between youth organisations and heritage organisations, and should promote social inclusion and equal opportunities by involving a wide range of young people of different abilities and cultural backgrounds.
http://www.hlf.org.uk/howtoapply/programmes/pages/youngroots.aspx
Nationwide Foundation Small Grants Programme
For charities that support groups from deprived areas. Priorities currently include: to support older people who face financial exclusion in order to help them achieve improved quality of life; to support survivors of domestic abuse to build their financial capability in order to help them live independently and achieve improved quality of life; to support survivors of domestic abuse to live independently and achieve improved quality of life; to support older people with their housing needs.
http://www.nationwidefoundation.org.uk/smallgrants.asp
The Mark Leonard Trust
Not for profit organisations and organisations with a charitable purpose can apply for funding through the Mark Leonard Trust. The Mark Leonard Trust is one of the Sainsbury Family Charitable Trusts and focuses on environmental education in the UK. In particular the Trust seeks to support projects that focus on: finding practical ways of involving children and young adults; sustainable agriculture and bio-diversity; sustainable transport, energy efficiency and renewable energy; and youth work that supports the rehabilitation of young people involved in anti-social or criminal activities.
Westhill Endowment
Westhill Endowment offers grants to support community-transforming projects with strong underlying Christian values that transform people’s lives, foster empathy between communities and build bridges between people of diverse backgrounds and cultures. Westhill Endowment's objectives are the promotion of education in the manner which reflects the principles of the Christian religion and the tradition of the historic free churches and the promotion of dialogue and educational interchange between the Christian Church and other living faiths.
http://www.westhillendowment.org/
Gregg Foundation Grants
Local not-for-profit organisations can apply for grants through the Greggs Foundation regional grants programme. The regional grants programme is administered by committees of volunteers from Gregg shops, bakeries and offices who are based in England, Scotland and Wales. They use their knowledge of the local area to make small grants to local organisations, in particular those that make a difference to people in need in the heart of Greggs' local communities. The Greggs Foundation prioritises local organisations that help people in need in their local area.
http://www.greggsfoundation.org.uk
Cash 4 Clubs
Sports clubs that are registered with their sport’s national governing body or local authority can apply for grants. Cash 4 Clubs is a sports funding scheme which gives clubs a unique chance to apply for grants to improve facilities, purchase new equipment, gain coaching qualifications, and generally invest in the sustainability of their club. There are three tiers of grants at £250, £500 and £1,000.
O2 Programme for Young People
The O2 programme supports projects by young people (13 - 25) that have a positive impact upon their community. The new programme Think Big will offer young people grants as well as training, support and mentoring from a number of youth charities. These include the National Youth Agency and UK Youth. Examples of projects that could be supported could include fighting knife crime, starting local youth groups, teaching skills to other young people or renovating community spaces. Eligible projects should be run by young people for young people.
The David and Elaine Potter Foundation
The David and Elaine Potter Foundation is a charitable family foundation established in 1999 to encourage a stronger, fairer civil society. The trustees are interested in lasting social change, and in forming long-term partnerships with the organisations the Foundation supports. Grants in the past have ranged from several hundred pounds to grants of up to £2 million.
http://www.potterfoundation.com/apply.php
Asda Foundation
The ASDA Foundation is set up to assist any charity in the UK as well as people and projects who require financial assistance. They support requests which have the direct support and involvement from local colleagues. Please contact your local store or depot to see if this is something they are able to support.
http://charities.asda.com/asda-foundation
Co-operative Community Fund
Community groups can apply for grants for projects which carry out positive work in the community and which address a community issue; provide a good long-term benefit to the community; support co-operative values and principles and which is ideally be innovative in its approach.
http://www.co-operative.coop/corporate/ethicsinaction/communities/fundsandfoundations/communityfund/
ACT Foundation
Grants for individuals in need and charities that work to enhance the quality of life for people in need, specifically the mentally and physically disabled).
http://www.theactfoundation.co.uk/
Football Foundation - Facilities Scheme
The facilities scheme gives grants for projects that improve facilities for football and other sport in local communities; sustain or increase participation amongst children and adults, regardless of background age, or ability; help children and adults to develop their physical, mental, social and moral capacities through regular participation in sport.
http://www.footballfoundation.org.uk/apply/facilities-grants/
The Sylvia Waddilove Foundation
Providing grants to charitable organisations for new projects relating to education, music composition and performances, disability, the assistance of the elderly and farming.
The Dulverton Trust
Support for registered charities for activities in the following categories: youth and education and general welfare.
The MacRobert Trust
The major categories under which the Trustees consider support are science and technology, youth, services and sea, education, disabled and handicapped, community welfare. Grants are open to all UK charities although preference is given to charities in Scotland.
http://www.themacroberttrust.org.uk
LankellyChase Foundation - Local People, Local Places Grant
Grants to help local organisations to find long term solutions to local issues and engaging the skills and talents of individuals to transform communities for the benefit of all.
http://www.lankellychase.org.uk
The Clothworkers’ Foundation
Funding to improve the quality of life, particularly for people and communities facing disadvantage, particularly in the following areas: Encouragement of Young People, Social Inclusion, Disability, Visual impairment.
The Hedley Foundation
Charitable foundation which supports young people, the disabled and the terminally ill.
http://www.hedleyfoundation.org.uk
Ernest Cook Trust
s well as offering a wide-ranging programme of land-based learning for children and young people, the Ernest Cook Trust gives grants to registered charities, schools and not-for-profit organisations wishing to encourage young people’s interest either in the countryside and the environment, the arts, or aiming to raise levels of literacy and numeracy.
http://www.ernestcooktrust.org.uk
Tesco Community Grant
Grants to fund practical benefits, such as equipment and resources for projects that directly benefit children, the elderly and adults and children with disabilities, living in the local communities around Tesco stores in the UK.
Henry Smith Charity
Grant funding to organisations in the United Kingdom, with priority given to work with groups experiencing social and/or economic disadvantage and work that tackles problems in areas of high deprivation.
http://www.henrysmithcharity.org.uk
Garfield Weston Foundation Grant Programme
Over the past fifty years The Garfield Weston Foundation has supported a wide range of organisations with grants of varying sizes. Recent funding has supported projects in the following categories: arts, community, education, welfare, medical, religion, youth and environment.
J Paul Getty Junior Charitable Trust
The trust supports a range of work to alleviate poverty and overcome disadvantage.
http://www.jpgettytrust.org.uk
The Fair Share Trust
Grants for groups in areas who have not received their fair share of lottery funding, to build capacity, increase social capital and improve ‘liveability’.
UnLtd Sport Relief Awards
UnLtd Sport Relief provides awards to young people who want to use sport or the arts to address a social problem or conflict within their community.
http://unltdsportrelief.com/index.html
Tudor Trust
The Tudor Trust supports people and organisations working to achieve lasting change in their communities.
UnLtd
The aim of the Awards is to support individuals or informal groups of people who have an idea which will change society for the better, and want help getting it off the ground.
http://www.unltd.org.uk/index.php
Drinkaware
The Drinkaware grants scheme aims to change the UK’s drinking culture for the better. They work to positively influence public behaviour and find innovative ways to raise awareness about the effects of alcohol, to help reduce alcohol misuse and minimise alcohol-related harm.
http://www.drinkaware.co.uk/grants
Heritage Lottery Fund - Young Roots
The Young Roots Programme aims to involve 13 to 25 year-olds in finding out about their heritage, developing skills, building confidence and promoting community involvement.
http://www.hlf.org.uk/howtoapply/programmes/pages/youngroots.aspx
Britannia Building Society Foundation
Grants for registered charities and schools, working within education, who are seeking funding specifically for numeracy and/or financial literacy projects.
http://www.britannia.co.uk/_site/corporate/in-the-community/foundation.html
Britannia Building Society Foundation – Community Fund
Grants for voluntary groups, charities and schools who are seeking funding specifically for numeracy and/or financial literacy projects. The Fund also supports individual members wishing to achieve personal development goals that support the fund’s key priorities with a donation of up to £100.
http://www.britannia.co.uk/_site/corporate/in-the-community/community-fund.html
Wakeham Trust
The Wakeham Trust provide grants to help people rebuild their communities. They are particularly interested in neighbourhood projects, community arts projects, projects involving community service by young people, or projects set up by those who are socially excluded. They also support innovative projects to promote excellence in teaching.
HBOS Foundation: Community Action Programme
HBOS Foundation donations must fit within the two key themes of money advice and financial literacy or developing and improving local communities. You must be a registered charity, or a not for profit local community group.
http://bankofscotlandfoundation.org
Paul Hamlyn Foundation: Education and Learning Open Grants Scheme
The Education and Learning Open Grants Scheme is currently accepting applications for innovation and change concerned with supplementary schooling and tackling school exclusion and truancy.
Lloyds TSB Foundation for England and Wales
Every year the Lloyds TSB Foundation funds thousands of charities working to tackle disadvantage across England and Wales. Their focus is on supporting small and medium under-funded charities that can make a significant difference to the lives of disadvantaged people by helping them to play a fuller role in the communities of their choice.
http://www.lloydstsbfoundations.org.uk/Pages/Welcome.aspx
The Links Foundation
The Links Foundation was launched in 2003 as a charitable trust to distribute funds to communities that needed help.
http://www.linksfoundation.org/Default.aspx
Heinz Charitable Trust
Heinz Charitable Trust promotes community health and well-being and offers funding to registered charities in the UK.
http://www.heinz.co.uk/ourcompany/sustainability/economicsustainability
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation
The Foundation provides grants for projects within the following three areas: health care and disability, community support, and education and the arts.
http://www.trusthousecharitablefoundation.org.uk
The Mohammad Ibrahim Foundation
The Mohammed Ibrahim Foundation makes grants to organisations which aim to improve the quality of life for people and communities in the UK, both now and in the future. They are particularly interested in supporting community building, strengthening non-profit organisations, and supporting families.
http://www.ibrahimfoundation.com
Yapp Charitable Trust Grants - England and Wales only
The Yapp Charitable Trust makes small grants, for running costs and salaries, to small registered charities in England and Wales to help sustain their existing work.
http://www.yappcharitabletrust.org.uk
The Peter De Haan Charitable Trust Grants Programme
The Peter De Haan Charitable Trust supports charitable organisations which aim to improve the quality of life for people and communities in the UK.
The Rayne Foundation
The Rayne Foundation helps and encourages inspiring individuals and organisations who can help build bridges within society. They give grants within four sectors: Arts, Education, Health & Medicine, and Social Welfare & Development.
http://www.raynefoundation.org.uk
Steel Charitable Trust
The Steel Charitable Trust is a grant-making trust supporting general charitable purposes within the following areas: health and medical research, social services environment, culture.
http://www.steelcharitabletrust.org.uk
The Bernard Sunley Charitable Foundation (England and Wales only)
The Bernard Sunley Charitable Foundation aims to improve the quality of life particularly of those in need. Funding can be for education, arts, religion, community, children and youth, health, social welfare, environment and amateur sport.
Youth Music (England and Wales only)
Grants will be available to support projects that provide structured, regular and progressive music-making activities for children and young people.
Foyle Foundation Small Grants Scheme
Grant assistance available to small UK charities for projects that will make a significant impact on their work.
http://www.foylefoundation.org.uk
Equitable Charitable Trust
The Trust is an education charity which makes grants towards projects for children and young people under the age of 25 who are from disadvantaged backgrounds or disabled.
http://www.continyou.org.uk/children_and_young_people/study_support/funding/funding_opportunities /
Other Useful Links:
HMRC Gift Aid
http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/charities/gift_aid/index.htm
http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/individuals/giving/gift-aid.htm
http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/businesses/giving/index.htm
http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/individuals/giving/tax-return.htm
http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/charities/gift_aid/reclaim.htm
MissionFish
MissionFish aims to help charities get the most out of online commerce. MissionFish aim to make it possible for any charity to benefit from any gift from any donor. To achieve that vision Missionfish are trying to make it easier to give as a part of daily life online, and working to change the way people think about philanthropy. MissionFish are a registered charity (No 1110538).
MyCharitywins.com
mycharitywins.com offers a fully comprehensive service making the auction setup and bidding process as easy as possible for both bidders and our charity partners. Mycharitywins.com has experience dealing with local and international charities, whether it is for a specific event or as part of an ongoing campaign. The process is effective and efficient in enabling us to maximise potential revenue for you and your Charity.
Google Grants
Google Grants is a unique in-kind donation programme that awards free AdWords advertising to selected charitable organisations. Google support organisations that share the philosophy of community service to help the world in areas such as science and technology, education, global public health, the environment, youth advocacy and the arts.
Fundraising/Donation websites:
http://www.charitygiving.co.uk/
http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/giving/index.jsp
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