The Goldsmiths’ Company is one of the twelve livery companies of the City of London, which has its own charitable trust. The charity makes grants to London and national charities with a turnover of less than £5 million. The charity often makes small grants of up to £5,000. The Goldsmiths’ Company Charity is currently accepting […]
CHK Charities
CHK Charities grant making policy has recently changed, and the Trustees have decided to focus their support on 25-30 charities that are already known to them who undertake work in the following areas: Poor mental health Involvement in the criminal justice system Addictions Leaving the care system Charities that aim to improve the lives and […]
Thomas Wall Trust
The Thomas Wall Trust funds projects targeted towards people experiencing multiple deprivation or facing major hurdles to employment – especially women, people with physical, mental, or learning disabilities and refugees. The Trust offers grants up to £5,000 for projects that improve communication skills for disadvantaged adults and supports NEET people into employment. Beneficiaries must gain at […]
Baron Davenport’s Charity – Young People Grants
Baron Davenport is a grant making charity providing grants for projects, with grants being offered to organisations established for the benefit of children and young people under the age of 25, within 60 miles of Birmingham Town Hall. Grants are usually in the range of £200 to £1,000 although larger amounts have been offered at […]
Royal Society Partnership School Grants Scheme
The Royal Society offers a Partnership Grants Scheme which provides £3,000 for science projects in schools and has awarded over £1.3 million to around 800 schools. Applicants are required to work with a ‘Partner’ who would either be a Scientist or Engineer to give children real ‘hands-on’ skills and experience and enable them to go […]
Esmee Fairbairn Foundation
Esmée Fairbairn Foundation aims to improve the quality of life for people and communities throughout the UK both now and in the future. The Foundation is one of the largest independent grant-makers in the UK and makes grants annually towards a wide range of work within the arts, education and learning and provide funding for […]
The Rayne Foundation
The Rayne Foundation is a charity which makes grants to charities and organisations in order to ‘understand and engage with the needs of UK society, and to find ways and means to help address those needs’. Funding can be obtained for salaries and project costs, running costs and capital costs of building and equipment, and […]
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation
The Trusthouse Charitable Foundation is a medium-sized independent grantmaking foundation which makes grants totalling around £2 million a year to a variety of charitable projects. They fund both charities and charitable organisations, and provide grants for both general running costs and capital projects. The aim of the foundation is to address local issues in areas […]
Aviva Community Fund
Many large companies have their own community funds, and Aviva is one of them. Over the last few years they have hosted the community fund for brokers and have extended it to a national level so community and charities can now apply. Aviva have 4 funding levels ranging from up to £1,000 up to £25,000 and […]
The Allen Lane Foundation
The Allen Lane Foundation is a grant-making trust set up in 1966 to provide grants for charitable causes. The Foundation makes grants for up to three years, with a total value of £500-£15,000, although the average grant size is £5,000 – £6,000. In order to apply, your organisation does not need to be a registered […]