The Hilden Charitable Fund offers two main grant programmes:

UK Funding 

UK Funding has two programmes and is open until 21st August 2025

• The support of organisations and projects which provide essential services for asylum seekers and refugees; which help meet their needs; and which support their participation within the wider community.
• Support of work “through the door” where charitable organisations go into prisons with projects and support to help prisoners (especially women) cope and/or maintain family bonds and to be better able to resettle positively when released. Also applications for post-release projects which support positive resettlement; re-stablishing family bonds; and a reduction in the likelihood of reoffending.

Organisations can apply for up to two years’ funding with grants awarded usually between £5,000 – £7,000 in value per year.

More details and the application form can  be found on The Hilden Charitable Fund website .

Overseas Funding

Grants are available through this programme to support UK Registered organisations working in Malawi, Tanzania and Uganda.  This programme closed on 2nd April 2025 and will open for 2026 – supporting organisations working in Tanzania.

Eligible organisations must be delivering either:

• Projects which support access to education for women and girls (please note – we will not fund individual bursaries or scholarships)

• Projects which enable rural and/or displaced communities to become more self-sufficient

Priority is given to projects supporting rural communities.

Grants available are up to £5,000 per year for a maximum of two years.

Full details on the Overseas Funding programme can be found on The Hilden Charitable Fund website.