Grant-making bodies and charitable trusts

We aim to make sure that our information about funding is accurate and up to date. However, please do check the situation with the funding organisation too.

Garfield Weston Foundation

Funding: Majority of grants under £10,000 with grants of up to £200,000 for larger organisations
Funder: The Garfield Weston Foundation
What projects does it support? Supports projects in the areas of the arts, community, education, welfare, medical, social, religion, youth and environment.

Deadline Applications are accepted at any time.
How to apply www.garfieldweston.org/policy/
Contact 020 7399 6565

BBC Children in Need

Funding: Grants range from a few hundred pounds to a maximum of £100,000
Funder: The BBC
What projects does it support? Projects which seek to benefit children under 18 years with mental, physical or sensory disabilities, children with behavioural or psychological disorders, children living in poverty or deprivation, and children suffering from illness, distress, abuse or neglect.

Deadline There are two application deadlines per year, 30 March and 30 November.
How to apply For non-profit organisations based in the UK, visit
www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey/grants/
Contact 020 8008 3155 or Pudsey@bbc.co.uk

Esmée Fairbairn Foundation

Funding: Average grant size of £50,000
Funder: The Esmée Fairbairn Foundation
What projects does it support? Registered charities or non-profits who propose work that will benefit the UK’s cultural life, education, the natural environment or enable people who are disadvantaged to participate more fully in society.

Deadline Applications are accepted at any time.
How to apply www.esmeefairbairn.org.uk/funding/main-fund.html
Contact 020 7297 4700 or info@esmeefairbairn.org.uk

Hilton in the Community

Funding: Between £1,000 and £50,000
Funder: The Hilton Foundation
What projects does it support? Grants are awarded for specific projects which support the education and health of disadvantaged young people under the age of 25. Education covers training, educational equipment, activity-based learning, sports equipment and transport. Health covers activity-based holidays, awareness and prevention campaigns.

Deadline There are four deadlines per year; please see the website.
How to apply www.hilton-foundation.org.uk
Contact 020 7605 7733 or info@hilton-foundation.org.uk
 

Ernest Cook Trust

Funding: Grants between £100 and £50,000
Funder: The Ernest Cook Trust
What projects does it support? Projects must be clearly educational. The Trust is particularly interested in applications that educate young people about the environment and the countryside, the wide spectrum of the arts, crafts and architecture, and literacy and numeracy.

Deadline Various depending on grant size.
How to apply The applications process is set out on the website at www.ernestcooktrust.org.uk/grants
Contact 01285 712492 or grants@ernestcooktrust.org.uk

Youth Music

Funding: Between £5,000 and £30,000
Funder: The National Lottery
What projects does it support? Funding given to organisations providing activities that involve training and development and structured music-making activities which are planned to advance children and young people’s music skills. Two such schemes are:

1) Make It Sound encourages children and young people aged 5-18 to make music, especially those who would otherwise lack the chance to take part.

2) Vocalise! encourages opportunities for children and young people to sing.

Deadline Applications are accepted at any time.
How to apply Non-profit organisations (over 1 year old) may apply at www.youthmusic.org.uk/funding
Contact 020 7902 1060 or info@youthmusic.org.uk

First Light Movies

Funder: The National Lottery
What projects does it support? First Light Movies has three grant schemes:

1) What’s the Big Idea? Award gives funding for script development projects that team young people with script professionals. The maximum grant is £3,000 and there is a 10% in-kind match funding requirement;

2) Pilot Award gives funding for one short film of up to five minutes in duration. The maximum grant is £5,000 and there is a 20% in-kind match funding requirement; and

3) Studio Award gives funding for between two and four films of up to 10 minutes in duration. The maximum grant is £30,000 and there is a match funding requirement of 40%. It’s also necessary to have a track record of filmmaking with young people.

Deadline Funding is allocated on a yearly basis.
How to apply Groups of young people between the ages of 5 and 19 may apply at the website www.firstlightonline.co.uk/funding

Contact 0121 753 4866 or info@firstlightmovies.com
 

Young Roots

Funding: Between £3,000 and £25,000
Funder: The Heritage Lottery Fund
What projects does it support? Young Roots will consider funding projects that:
1) involve young people aged between 13 and 20 (up to 25 for young people with special needs);
2) are linked to the varied heritage of the UK;
3) will be delivered through a partnership with at least one heritage partner, e.g. a museum or local wildlife trust;
4) will increase opportunities for young people to learn about heritage, promote involvement in heritage for a wide range of young people, especially those not previously involved in heritage, and promote inclusion;
5) will last up to 18 months.

Deadline Twice a year on 1st April and 1st September.
How to apply www.hlf.org.uk/HowToApply/programmes/Pages/youngroots.aspx
Contact Heritage Lottery at 020 7591 6000 or enquire@hlf.org.uk

Dulverton Trust

Funding: Minor grants with a maximum of £3,000, major grants between £5,000 and £25,000
Funder: The Dulverton Trust
What projects does it support? Funds the activities of registered charities working in 8 major areas with priority given to Youth and Education, specifically aiding disadvantaged youth.

Deadline Applications are accepted at any time while decisions are made in February, May, July and October.
How to apply www.dulverton.org/application.htm
Contact 020 7629 9121 or trust@dulverton.org

Charles Hayward Foundation

Funding: Up to £5,000 for charities with an annual turnover of less than £250,000; for other programmes grant sizes are typically from £10,000 to £25,000 for one-off grants
Funder: The Charles Hayward Foundation
What projects does it support? Foundation funds voluntary and charitable organisations throughout the UK, mostly for capital projects.

Deadline Applications are accepted at any time.
How to apply www.charleshaywardfoundation.org.uk
Contact David Brown, 45 Harrington Gardens, London SW7 4JU, Tel: 020 7370 7063/67

Lloyds TSB Foundation for England and Wales

Funding: Most grants are for one year, averaging £5,500 for local or regional projects and £20,000 for national projects
Funder: Lloyds TSB
What projects does it support? Grants to charities to improve the quality of life for people in local communities, particularly to support charities working at grassroots level. It focuses on three kinds of activity: family support; challenging disadvantage and discrimination; and helping to make the voluntary sector more effective.

Deadline Applications can be made at any time and are approved quarterly.
How to apply www.lloydstsbfoundations.org.uk
Contact Details for regional and national offices can be found at
www.lloydstsbfoundations.org.uk/HowtoApply/Pages/HowToApply.aspx

Santander Foundation

Funding: From £500 to £30,000
Funder: Santander Foundation
What projects does it support? Funds projects by registered charities that help disadvantaged people in the areas of education and training, financial advice, or community regeneration.

Deadline Applications are accepted at any time.
How to apply www.santanderfoundation.org.uk/howtoapply
Contact Milton Keynes, 201 Grafton Gate East, MK9 7AN or communitypartnership@santander.co.uk

Paul Hamlyn Foundation

Funding: Average grant size of £19,300
Funder: The Paul Hamlyn Foundation
What projects does it support? Funds projects in the Arts, Education and Learning, and Social Justice.

Deadline Applications are accepted at any time.
How to apply www.phf.org.uk and click How to Apply
Contact 020 7227 3500 or information@phf.org.uk

Hedley Foundation

Funding: Grants are usually made for amounts between £1,000 and £5,000, with £15,000 as a usual maximum
Funder: The Hedley Foundation
What projects does it support? Grants for charitable purposes within the UK, with priorities including youth activities.

Deadline Applications can be made all year round, with decisions made three times a year.
How to apply www.hedleyfoundation.org.uk and click Applications, follow the link to the application form
Contact Mrs Pauline Barker, Appeals Secretary, The Hedley Foundation, 9 Dowgate Hill, London EC4R 2SU, email: pbarker@hedleyfoundation.org.uk

Sport Relief

Funding: Grants are available up to £10,000
Funder: Comic Relief
What projects does it support? Money raised on behalf of Sport Relief is being distributed in two ways:

1) The Community Foundation Network is distributing Sport Relief grants to projects that use sport to build the confidence and self esteem of people who have major difficulties in their lives. Other projects will give people who would otherwise miss out on the chance to take part in sport. Grants are available up to £10,000.

2) UnLtd is distributing Sport Relief grants to young people who use sport to bring people together in their local area to enhance community relations and reduce conflict where they live. Grants of up to £5,000 are being awarded by UnLtd.

Deadline Applications are accepted at any time.
How to apply www.comicrelief.com/apply_for_a_grant
Contact 0845 850 1122

GreenPrints Flagships

Funding: Up to £10,000
Funder: SITA Trust
What projects does it support? Provides funding and mentoring for people aged 16-25 to design and implement projects to improve outdoor spaces which are open to the public.

Deadline Applications are accepted at any time.
How to apply www.sitatrust.org.uk and click Apply For Funding.
Contact 01454 262910 or greenprints@sita.co.uk

Awards for All

Funding: Grants of between £300 and £10,000
Funder: The National Lottery
What projects does it support? For people to take part in art, sport, heritage and community activities, and projects that promote education, the environment and health in the local community.

Deadline Applications are accepted at any time.
How to apply Grants can be made for a range of purposes, including creating or upgrading facilities, buying equipment and hiring or training staff. Visit www.awardsforall.org.uk and click you area,for example England, then How to Apply.
Contact 0845 600 20 40 or general.enquiries@awardsforall.org.uk

Drapers’ Charitable Fund

Funding: Average grant size of £5,000
Funder: The Drapers’ Company
What projects does it support? Organisations which aim to improve the quality of life and expectations of communities in the UK, specifically the disadvantaged or socially excluded.

Deadline Applications can be made at any time, with decisions made 5 times a year.
How to apply www.thedrapers.co.uk and click Charities, then Applying for a Grant
Contact 020 7448 1309 or charities@thedrapers.co.uk

Red Nose Day Programmes

Funding: There are two categories of awards: those under £5,000 and those over £5,000
Funder: Comic Relief
What projects does it support? Funds work with those aged 11 to 21 in three key areas: young people with mental health problems, young people with alcohol problems and young people abused through prostitution and trafficking.

Deadline No deadline for grants under £5,000, applications can be made on a rolling basis. Two deadlines per year for grants over £5,000
How to apply www.comicrelief.com and click Applying for a Grant, then UK Grants and follow the links to the application forms.
Contact 020 7820 5555 or red@comicrelief.org.uk

D’Oyly Carte Charitable Trust

Funding: Grants from £500 to £5,000
Funder: The D’Oyle Carte Charitable Trust
What projects does it support? Funds groups connected with the arts, the environment and medical welfare. Promoting access to the arts for young people is a specific goal of the Trust.

Deadline Applications are accepted at any time.
How to apply Contact the Trust (details below) for application details
Contact Jane Thorne, 1 Savoy Hill, London, WC2R 0BP, Tel: 020 7420 2600

Community Cash Awards

Funding: Up to £5,000
Funder: The Prince’s Trust
What projects does it support? Young people who wish to set up a project that will benefit their community, such as a new basketball court, a music studio, a youth club, sex education workshops in schools, a youth advisory board or maybe a local magazine.

Deadline Applications are accepted at any time.
How to apply www.princes-trust.org.uk/need_help/grants.aspx and fill in the online form. Projects must be created, run and managed by young people, and be a new or developing project.
Contact 0800 842 842 or www.princes-trust.org.uk/communitycash/

London Law Trust

Funding: Average grant size is £2,500
Funder: The London Law Trust
What projects does it support? Research into children’s diseases, small charities helping disabled children, and charities which encourage leadership qualities in young people.

Deadline With decisions made in December, the best time to apply is between January and March.
How to apply www.thelondonlawtrust.org/howtapply/how_to_apply.htm
Contact Graham Olgilvie, 9 New Square, Lincoln’s Inn, London, WC2A 3QN

Percy Bilton Charity

Funding: Small grants of up to £500 and large grants over £2,000
Funder: The Percy Bilton Charity
What projects does it support? Organisations or individuals whose primary objective is to assist disadvantaged/underprivileged young people (under 25), people with disabilities, or older people (over 60).

Deadline Applications are accepted at any time.
How to apply www.percybiltoncharity.org.uk and click How to Apply
Contact Wendy Fuller,Bilton House, 7 Culmington Road, London, W13 9NB,Tel: 020 8579 2829

Inter-Faith Youth Trust

Funding: Usually no more than £1,000
Funder: The Alma Royalton-Kisch Trust
What projects does it support? Grants are awarded for inter-faith work to promote understanding and cooperation, particularly work that involves young people in planning, running and evaluating projects, and which promotes equal opportunities.

Deadline Applications can be submitted all year round, for decision meetings held in March, July and November.
How to apply www.ifyouthtrust.org.uk and click Apply, then Download Grant Application Form
Contact info@kisch.org.uk

The Dickie Bird Foundation

Funding: Generally amounts between £250 and £800
Funder: The Dickie Bird Foundation
What projects does it support? Provides or assists the provision of facilities which enable young people in schools, universities and other educational establishments, local clubs and community groups to participate in sporting activities in the interests of healthy recreation or the advancement of physical education. Only individuals under the age of 18 may apply.

Deadline Applications are accepted at any time.
How to apply www.thedickiebirdfoundation.co.uk and click Grants, then follow the links.
Contact Mr Smith, 47 Ripon Road, Earlsheaton, Dewsbury