Grant Funding
Grant funding can provide a vital lifeline to charities of all sizes, providing income that can be used to maintain and build charitable organisations by developing and supporting the work that you do.
What are grants?
Grants are funds which support core, capital or project costs of charitable work that aims to meet identified needs. Typically, grant-making bodies are trusts, foundations, or public organisations who wish to address specific social issues.
Grants do not have to be paid back. There is no interest involved and they can be paid to your charity in a lump sum or instalments.
Applying for and securing grant funding can be a great way to diversify and stabilise your charity’s income streams as well as develop key relationships with mainstream bodies and associated support.
Below you can some of the UK’s grant-funding bodies, Trusts and Foundations. Click the image to read more.
Barrow Cadbury Trust is an independent, endowed charitable foundation, focused on social justice and equality issues Home – Barrow Cadbury Trust
BBC Children in Need believes that every child should have the chance to thrive and be the best they can be Grants – BBC Children in Need
City Bridge Foundation works to reduce inequality across Greater London City Bridge Foundation | Home
The Clothworkers’ Foundation improves the lives of people and communities – Homepage | The Clothworkers’ Foundation
Comic Relief works to support individuals and communities experiencing poverty Funding | Comic Relief
Founded in 1961, Esmée Fairbairn Foundation is one of the UK’s largest independent funders Esmée Fairbairn Foundation
Garfield Weston Foundation is a family founded grant-maker that gives money to support a wide range of charities across the UK Home – Garfield Weston Foundation
Groundwork supports communities and businesses to build capacity and resilience to fight hardship Apply for a grant – Groundwork
The Henry Smith Charity is an independent grant making trust working to combat social and economic disadvantage The Henry Smith Charity – A Grant Giving Charity
Islamic Relief UK Programmes is dedicated to supporting positive change to the lives of people across the UK Islamic Relief UK – A Muslim charity guided by Islamic values
Lloyds Bank Foundation works in partnership with small and local charities changing lives and working towards a more just and compassionate society Lloyds Bank Foundation
Paul Hamlyn Foundation are working towards a just future in which everyone can realise their full potential and enjoy fulfilling and creative lives Homepage | Paul Hamlyn Foundation
Rosa is a grant-making charity that funds women’s and girls’ organisations working to make the UK a fairer, safer place https://rosauk.org/
The Tudor Trust is working towards a renewed purpose of funding the grassroots and organisations seeking racial, social and economic justice in the UK Homepage – Tudor Trust
UKCF is a national network of community foundations, bringing together people and organisations that want to improve their communities UK Community Foundations
You can also find details of Government grants through their Find A Grant service.
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Simply click the images below and find out more about what you can do to boost your chances of success when applying for grant funding.
Useful links:
All Ways Network – not-for-profit supporting Muslim-led charities with grant funding support including bid application reviews.
Charity Excellence Framework – free on-stop shop for charity funding, help and resources