The Wolfson Foundation is a charity awarding grants to projects that support and promote excellence and has awarded over £750 million since their establishment in 1955. They grant funding to registered charities and organisations with charitable status that are undertaking capital projects or require funding for equipment. A key programme of the charity is their […]
People’s Health Trust – Active Communities
The People’s Health Trust is a relatively new major grant giving trust that offers grants from £5.000 to £50,000 over a two year period. The programme opens to different areas of the country at different times. Funded through income from the Health Lottery, the Trust’s philosophy is that they want to see a society without health […]
William A Cadbury Charitable Trust
The William A Cadbury Charitable Trust is a Birmingham based grant making charity which provides funding to registered charities working principally in the West Midlands. The Trust offers grants from £10,000 to £20,000 twice a year, with approximately 20 grants awarded at each meeting. Applications are also considered by trustees on a regular basis and […]
The Hedley Foundation
The Hedley Foundation supports small UK registered charities operating across the spectrum of social need, seeking to help and improve the quality of life of people in the UK, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds. They make grants up to £5,000 to registered charities for the benefit of: young people (particularly through sport, adventurous activities, education, […]
The Goldsmiths’ Company Charity
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 […]