Funding News - October 2025

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Information and Guidance
East Sussex in Figures - Community, Arts and Culture Area Profile
Hastings Voluntary Action - Finding the Funds Training

Government
Department for Transport (DfT) - Active Travel Innovation Fund
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) – Common Ground Fund
Peacehaven Town Council Grant Scheme

Lottery
The National Lottery Community Fund (TNLCF) - Health Inequities - Structural Racism and Discrimination Partnership

Trusts and Foundations
Albert Gubay Charitable Foundation’s General Fund Reopens
Allen Lane Foundation – core costs for sustainability
Arnold Clark – Our Community Support Fund
Alpkit Foundation
Army Benevolent Fund – Grants for Charities and Organisations
Andy Thomson Foundation
Barchester Healthcare Foundation
Bernard Sunley Foundation
CRASH – Pro bono for homeless and hospice charities
David Solomons Charitable Trust
Educational Opportunity Foundation (EOF) - Care experienced Young People 2026
Football Foundation - Lionesses HERe to Play Fund
Forte Trusthouse Charitable Foundation
Gosling Foundation Limited
Home Instead Charities
Hospice UK - Dying Matters Community Grants Programme
The National Archives - Seed Corn Grants
Morrisons Foundation
Masonic Charitable Foundation
Ogden Trust - CERN Fund
Paul Hamlyn Foundation (PHF) - Migration Fund
Paul Hamlyn Foundation (PHF) - Youth Fund
The Pearce Foundation
Skipton Building Society Charitable Foundation
South Downs National Park Trust - Community Pitch
Strategic Legal Fund (SLF)
Triangle Trust 1949 Fund
W.G. Edwards Charitable Foundation
Yorkshire Building Society Charitable Foundation - Small Change Big Difference Fund
Youth Music – Shift the Scene - Opportunities in any creative discipline for Disabled children and young people

Funding Diary

Information and Guidance

East Sussex in Figures - Community, Arts and Culture Area Profile

Make your funding applications stand out with up-to-date relevant data.

East Sussex in Figures has now published the Community, Arts and Culture Area Profile which includes the Cultural Strategy Data and Evidence Review and other related resources which can help you to develop projects based on real time data and evidence.

If you have any feedback on the useability of the resources please contact East Sussex in Figures, who are always working to improve their service.

Email: esif@eastsussex.gov.uk

Hastings Voluntary Action - Finding the Funds Training

Hastings Voluntary Action’s FREE training is aimed for people who are fairly new to fundraising or who are looking for small amounts of money up to £20,000.

In this training session we will think about different sources of funding for charities, community groups and social enterprises, and look at how to fill in a funding application form for a small grant.

This training is FREE for two representatives of voluntary/community organisations that operate in East Sussex.

There is a choice of sessions:

Thursday 16th October evening 6.00pm-8.00pm in Hastings
Thursday 23rd October 2.00pm-4.00pm @ Online

To book a place on Hastings Voluntary Action’s events page or phone 01424 444010

Government

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) – Common Ground Fund

MHCLG’s Common Ground Fund opens on 13th October.

This Fund awards capital grants to Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector organisations whose services are bringing people together from different backgrounds to support the cost of constructing or renovating facilities, or the purchasing of equipment to deliver services.

Common Ground has a total budget of £1.7 million. Not for Profit organisations can apply for up to £10,000.

The Fund will invite successful applicants to join a community of practice, with other organisations working towards a shared goal of building bridging social capital in communities across England. This may involve future invitations to events to share good practice across the VCSE sector, and feed into consultative forums hosted by government.

The deadline for applications is 21st November 2025.

Tel: 030 3444 0000

Email: CGA@communities.gov.uk

Department for Transport (DfT) - Active Travel Innovation Fund

The Active Travel Innovation Fund aims to enable organisations to develop, deliver or scale interventions to increase walking, wheeling and cycling.

The Fund has a budget of £1 million. Organisations can apply for up to £100,000.

The fund is to be spent on active travel interventions, with a focus on engagement and behaviour change. This is a revenue fund, but projects may include spend on materials and small items to support the development, delivery and/or scaling of interventions.

The Fund aims to:

Support work enabling people to be more active, by increasing access to opportunities for safer walking, wheeling, and cycling
Support work to identify and address a need, gap, or opportunity in the sector, via an innovative solution or service (intervention), in partnership with local stakeholders
Provide a platform for applicants to grow their impact by developing, delivering, and/or scaling innovative active travel interventions
Support interventions prioritising underrepresented groups in active travel, including (but not limited to) women and girls, ethnic minority groups, children, those less physically active, and disabled people
Support applicants whose work aligns with wider Government objectives, such as those of the Health and Growth Missions; specifically reducing pressure on the NHS, creating safer streets, kickstarting economic growth, and supporting net zero

Successful applicants will also receive support which may include guidance on monitoring and evaluation and help in building strategic partnerships

The Fund is open to small to medium-sized businesses, sole traders, partnerships, Limited Liability Partnerships, companies (for-profit, not-for-profit, or Community Interest Companies), and charities.

The deadline for applications is 14th November 2025.

Email: contact@activetravelengland.gov.uk

Peacehaven Town Council Grant Scheme

Peacehaven Town Council’s grant scheme is open for applications.

Peacehaven Town Council is committed through its Grants Policy to promote Peacehaven Town as a vibrant, active and sustainable community and to contribute to the development of various projects and services that benefit the community.

Therefore, twice a year the Town Council offers the chance for local organisations to apply for a grant.

The Council offers Small Grants up to £750 in any one financial year, twice per year in April & November and can be used to cover room hire/outdoor hire of Peacehaven Town Council premises.

Grants will only be awarded to organisations that directly benefit the Residents of Peacehaven.

The following organisations may apply to the Town Council for a Grant:

Registered Charitable organisations based in Peacehaven
Regional / National Registered Charitable Organisations but only local branches
Not for profit Organisations; Community interest organisations and community interest companies
Voluntary / Community groups

The deadline for submissions for this round is Friday 24th October 2025

For more information,

Email: grants@peacehaventowncouncil.gov.uk

Lottery

The National Lottery Community Fund (TNLCF) - Health Inequities - Structural Racism and Discrimination Partnership

TNLCF is looking for 10 partner organisations to work with to tackle health inequities caused by structural racism and discrimination.

Organisations can apply for £250,000 to £5 million. The funding is expected to last for five years.

The Fund will support new or existing work. It will also cover the costs of running the project and working with partners.

Partners will:

Work with people in your communities to reduce inequities caused by structural racism and discrimination
Work with TNLCF and other partners to share learning, test new ideas, and shape future funding

To be eligible applicant organisations must be experienced working with at least one of the following communities:

Black communities
Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities
Jewish communities
Middle Eastern and East Asian communities
South Asian communities

Organisations must be led by people from these communities. In most cases, this means at least three out of four staff and trustees should come from at least one of the groups.

Organisations can register for the lottery’s upcoming webinars to find out more about the fund and how to apply.

The Fund opens 15th October 2025 with a deadline of 26th November 2025 (midday).

Tel: 0345 4 10 20 30

Email: general.enquiries@tnlcommunityfund.org.uk

Trusts and Foundations

Albert Gubay Charitable Foundation’s General Fund Reopens

The Albert Gubay Foundation’s General Fund has re-opened to support charitable work meeting one or more of the Foundation’s current priorities :

Victims of modern slavery: to provide facilities for and support to victims on their journey back to independent living, better mental health and employment
Victims of domestic abuse: to provide emergency safety and to support victims through associated poverty and mental health issues.
Ex-offenders and their families: to support the ex-offenders back to work and contributing positively to society and to support their families whose lives can be severely impacted
Homelessness: to provide facilities for and support people, especially young people, on their journey back to independent living, better mental health and employment
Medical research: to support research that could lead to preventing or slowing the onset of a condition or to lessen the symptoms
Support for people with terminal illnesses / life limiting conditions and their carers: to provide hospice care to support individuals and give respite to their carers to assist them with their mental health and other ambitions
Drug and substance misuse: to support rehabilitation and the journey back to independent living and work
Support for people with intellectual disability: to provide support with personal care, job skills and supported living
Care leavers: to give them a chance to succeed on a par with other young people
Amateur sport: to improve physical and mental health with a focus on sport provision for people with disabilities
Care for the elderly: to allow quality care for those who cannot afford private care or continue living at home

The Foundation does not specify funding amounts. Funding is at the discretion of the Trustees. Previous grants have ranged from £5,000 to £2.25 million.

The Foundation’s General Fund accepts applications from registered charities with an annual expenditure of less than £10 million.

Email: enquiries@theagfoundation.org

Allen Lane Foundation – core costs for sustainability

The Allen Lane Foundation funds small, registered charities, voluntary groups, and charitable organisations, whose work benefits groups of people who are under-represented in society.

The Foundation awards up to £15,000. This can be a single grant, or over two to three years. The average grant is £5,000 to £6,000.

The Foundation’s aim is to help organisations to become sustainable. Grants may be used for start-up, project costs or core costs to enable them to have flexibility, security and longevity.

The focus is on funding specific groups that experience marginalisation and/or discrimination.

The following focus on adults only:

Asylum seekers and refugees – the focus is on women who are seeking asylum in the UK, and female refugees who have been through the asylum system, rather than people who arrive in the UK through community sponsorship or via resettlement schemes
Offenders and ex-offenders – the focus is solely on organisations supporting female offenders, and those in prison for violence against women
Older People –projects that benefit isolated elderly people (generally aged 70+) including those with dementia
People affected by violence or abuse – work that supports both men and women who are, or have in the past been, affected by violence or abuse
Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Communities – work that raises awareness of the issues Gypsy and Traveller communities face, and work to combat hate crime, stigma, discrimination and inequalities
People with mental health issues – support for mental health charities and projects that benefit people with moderate or severe mental health issues

In addition, there is funding for work with young people aged 12-21 who are vulnerable, socially excluded or marginalised with a focus on those who are persistently absent from school; school leavers with no qualifications; and young people in/leaving care.

Applications can be made at any time and are considered three times a year, generally in February, June and October. All applications received until early December 2025 will be considered in the lead up to the following Trustee meeting in February 2026.

Enquiries relating to offenders and ex-offenders, older people or young people. Tel: 01904 613223 / Email: tim@allenlane.org.uk

Enquiries relating to Asylum seekers and refugees, gypsies and travellers, or people experiencing mental health problems. Tel: 01904 613223 / Email: gill@allenlane.org.uk

Arnold Clark – Our Community Support Fund

Our Community Support is part of Arnold Clark’s Community Fund. Our Community Support is currently open for applications.

This Fund supports small, not for profits located within a 50-mile radius of an Arnold Clark branch.

This Fund awards up to £1,000 with a preference for smaller voluntary and community organisations.

Applicant organisations must be working to address one of the following categories:

Pet welfare (to help cover costs for pet bills, animal shelters, therapy animals - reviewed on case-by-case basis
Arts and culture (music, books, art and theatre groups looking for money for transport, resources, venue hire, and special licences at arts and culture
Community enhancement (enhancing community, defib installation and replacements, play parks, community gardens, community galas and events)
Disability (sensory group resources, equipment and adaptations, this could be from groups or hospitals, trips for disability groups)
Educational training / advancement (extra resources for a PTA, school/education fayre/gala, uniform poverty. Extra curriculum resources)
Sustainability enhancements / projects (community clean-ups, recycling programmes, urban gardening, eco-friendly initiatives)
Mental health support (local support groups, networks end events that focus on mental wellbeing support)
Relief support organisations (emergency service aid, cancer or illness support groups)
Equality and diversity (programmes that promote equal access and opportunity, address discrimination and inequality and foster community cohesion)
Youth clubs and groups, such as Brownies, Scouts, Guides, Sea Cadets, Cubs, amateur sports teams, dance groups and gymnastics can apply for up to £750 for community trips, club costs materials, venue hire, transport

The Fund is open registered charities, local community groups, social enterprises, Community Interest Companies and Charitable Incorporated Organisations.

There are no deadlines for applications; however, the Fund encourages groups to apply as early as they can as applications could be paused due to high demand.

Email: community.fund@arnoldclark.com

Alpkit Foundation

Alpkit Foundation offers in the region of £50-£500 to individuals, community groups, schools and organisations to encourage people to get outdoors and have great experiences that otherwise couldn’t happen.

See the Foundation’s website for information about the types of projects they fund.

Examples include:

Outdoor educational programs; e.g. grants for outdoor First Aiders or Mountain Leader Training
Proactive conservation and environmental projects; e.g. community gardens and allotments or grants to help re-wild woodland and protect our wild places
Projects which encourage the development of facilities for outdoor skills and activities to be experienced by wider groups who otherwise may miss out e.g. cycling, climbing, outdoor swimming facilities

Applications can be submitted at any time and will be considered every two months. Note, the trustees recommend groups apply at least three months before their project starts.

Tel: 01773417007

Email: akf@alpkit.com

Army Benevolent Fund – Grants for Charities and Organisations

The Army Benevolent Fund (ABF) supports projects and activities that directly benefit the Army community in six key areas: independent living, elderly care, education and employability, mental fitness, families and housing.

The ABF does not set minimum or maximum grant amounts, however applications from organisations the charity has no established relationship with are likely to be below £15,000.

Grants can be used for a wide range of projects and activities from helping soldiers to adapt to life after service, to assisting elderly veterans maintain their independence. (Organisations providing mental health services to members of the Army family would normally be expected to be a member or at least signed up to the Quality Network for Veterans Mental Health Services (QNVMHS).

ABF is open to registered charities and other organisations which support the Army community, which includes veterans, serving soldiers, their families and immediate dependants. The ABF prefers to support organisations working directly with beneficiaries at a grassroots level.

The next funding round runs from 16th December to 20th January 2026.

Tel: 020 7901 8900

Email: externalgrants@armybenevolentfund.org

Andy Thomson Foundation

The Andy Thomson Foundation focuses on work supporting vulnerable people experiencing issues such as poverty, illness, disability or substance abuse.

The Foundation focuses on small charities, where small amounts of money will make a big difference. The Trustees do not specify grant values, but most awards are under £2,500.

As the Foundation tends to visit the organisations it supports, the majority of beneficiaries will be in the Southeast of England.

The Foundation accepts applications on a rolling basis.

Email: admin@andytfoundation.org

Barchester Healthcare Foundation

Barchester Healthcare Foundation’s aim is to help older people and other adults with a disability or mental health conditions.

Barchester supports small community groups and local charities provide activity projects, day trips, outings, transport, equipment and materials.

Groups can apply for £100 - £2,500 to help people connect or re-connect with others in their local community, combat loneliness, be active and engaged.

You can apply anytime.

Tel: 0800 328 3328

Email: info@bhcfoundation.org.uk

Bernard Sunley Foundation

The Foundation’s aim is to help raise quality of life, particularly for the young, disadvantaged and older people.

This funder awards one-off capital grants under the following categories:

Community – for projects making a positive contribution to their neighbourhood and create a sense of belonging
Health - projects include the creation of modern facilities for those suffering from illnesses such as cancer, mental health or neurological conditions. They also include developing amenities such as gardens and outdoor spaces that provide relief and sanctuary for patients, their families and carers
Social Welfare - to assist those seeking help with addiction, homelessness, ex-offenders and victims of domestic and sexual abuse
Education –learning experiences and life skills for children and young people, particularly for the disadvantaged, those with disabilities or special needs

The Foundation offers three levels of grants: Larger grants of £25,000 and above; Medium grants up to £20,000 and Small grants up to £5,000. Note, grants are rarely more than 20% of your project’s total budget.

The Foundation is open to registered charities and Charitable Incorporated Organisations. It also accepts applications from organisations with exempt status such as specialist schools, scout and guide groups, housing associations, cooperatives and community benefit societies. specialist schools

The trustees consider Large and Medium grant applications at the trustees’ meetings held in March, July and November. They consider Small grant applications on a monthly basis.

Tel: 020 3036 0090

Email: office@bernardsunley.org

CRASH – Pro bono for homeless and hospice charities

CRASH, the construction industry's charity, assists homelessness charities and hospices with construction-related projects through the provision of grants and professional expertise and materials donated by the construction and property industry.

CRASH offers the following:

Pro bono professional expertise, which could include architects, engineers, quantity surveyors or specialists who can advise on the replacement or repair of existing building components such as damp-proofing, roofs or heating systems
Sourcing free-of-charge or discounted construction products
Cash grants – CRASH is not primarily a grant giving body and will only consider grants where Corporate Patrons are involved with and have donated professional expertise and / or construction materials. Please note CRASH will never be able to fully fund a project

Applicants should contact CRASH in advance of making their application to discuss the project and the ways in which CRASH may be able to help. If the project is eligible for support, applicants can complete the online application form. CRASH will then arrange a visit to carry out a project assessment.

CRASH welcomes enquiries from registered charities anytime.

Tel: 07951 446 531

David Solomons Charitable Trust

This Trust supports registered charities that support people with learning difficulties.

The trustees consider applications from charities, both at a national and local level.

They particularly wish to support:

Smaller, local projects which focus on care and treatment of those with learning difficulties
Research into learning disabilities

Grants tend to be in the range of £500 to £1,000

To be eligible for funding, your charity must be working with both physically and mentally disabled people and must be able to show that at least 75% of those supported have learning difficulties.

Charities can apply in writing anytime. (Note the Trust does not have a website). The trustees review applications three times a year.

David Solomons Charitable Trust, 2 Highfield Road, Collier Row, Romford RM5 3RA

Tel: 01708 502 488

Email: davidsolomonscharitabletrust@gmail.com

Educational Opportunity Foundation (EOF) - Care experienced Young People 2026

The EOF supports work that improves the educational outcomes and life chances of care experienced young people (under the age of 25 and living in the UK).

Their UK projects strand awards £30,000 to £90,000 (maximum £30,000 per year for multi-year projects).

Grants can be used for projects which:

Improve access to educational opportunity – including support for care experienced young people to attend and engage in mainstream school life; increasing the number of education professionals able to understand their needs; equipping carers to understand the education system and support and advocate for the young people in their care, engaging with trauma-informed support; improving access to out of school support and educational activities
Improve educational outcomes – including enabling care experienced young people to learn in ways that works for them; supporting a broad range of activities that develop confidence and mental health in order to improve educational outcomes including support for carers to encourage learning and raise aspirations
Improve life chances – including improving the support for care experienced young people (aged 16–24) to access further education, employment or training opportunities and improving support for them to remain engaged with these opportunities

The Foundation welcomes applications from established registered charities (at least three years of continuous accounts).

Applying involves a two-stage application process.

The next deadline for Stage 1 applications is 14th January 2026 (Grants Committee meeting 15th April 2026). Those who are successful will be shortlisted and invited to submit a stage 2 application.

Tel: 07356 007655

Football Foundation - Lionesses HERe to Play Fund

The Lionesses HERe to Play Fund aims to elevate the experience of women and girls in football by creating inclusive, welcoming, and high-quality environments that support female participation at every level.

The Foundation offers a maximum grant of £25,000, that does not exceed 75% of your total project costs. The minimum grant you can apply for is £1,500.

Your grant can only be used for a defined list of eligible items:

Signage
External lighting/CCTV
Toilets
Shower improvements
Baby change and breastfeeding facilities
Female officials' and player privacy changing spaces
Changing room improvements
Clubhouse improvements
External covered spaces

Eligible applicants include not-for-profit football clubs or voluntary groups, local authorities, County FAs, not-for profits - charities, Community Interest Companies, Companies limited by guarantee and professional club community organisations.

You can apply anytime.

Tel: 0345 345 4555

Email: enquiries@footballfoundation.org.uk

Forte Trusthouse Charitable Foundation

Forte Trusthouse Charitable Foundation (Trusthouse Charitable Foundation) supports small and medium sized not-for-profit organisations based in and carrying out work to improve the lives of people in areas of extreme urban deprivation or deprived rural districts in the UK.

The Foundation strongly advises you to check the IMD deprivation rank of your organisation’s postcode as you will need this information to know whether you are eligible to apply.

Urban locations – your organisation’s postcode must be ranked within the most deprived 15% of the Index of Multiple Deprivation
Rural locations – your organisation’s postcode must be ranked within the most deprived 50% of the Index of Multiple Deprivation

The Foundation’s grants fall into these two categories:

Community support – Small grants awards £2,000 to £10,000 for one year. (Successful applicants can reapply for a further two years). This strand is for organisations with an annual income under £250,000. Work supported includes community services (information, advice and guidance); community transport; foodbanks; intergenerational projects, befriending, community centres, alternative education, youth work, counselling, family support services, substance misuse recovery
Family support – Major grants awards £10,000 to £50,000 for one year or multi-year grants for a maximum of three years not to exceed £100,000 in total over this period. This strand is for organisations with a total annual income up to £500,000. Major grants is aimed at early intervention work; families coping with addiction; prisoners' families

Forte accepts applications from charitable organisations, including social enterprises, not-for-profit registered companies and voluntary organisations.

You can apply anytime.

Email: grants@trusthousecharitablefoundation.org.uk

Gosling Foundation Limited

The Gosling Foundation focus their grant-making on two principal areas

Youth: organisations that provide positive opportunities and support for disadvantaged and marginalised young people, enabling them to make use of their talents, build self-sufficiency and confidence, as well as providing tangible, long-term outcomes
Royal Navy and Royal Marines: organisations that support serving personnel as well as their families to improve their quality of life

Gosling’s grants can contribute towards capital costs (buildings, recreational spaces, IT projects, equipment), events and salaries.

The Foundation does not specify maximum grant amounts, although the minimum grant awarded is £5,000.

The Foundation welcomes applications from registered charities, Charitable Incorporated Organisations and Community Interest Companies.

The Foundation accepts applications any time.

Tel: 020 38727723

Email: office@thegoslingfoundation.com

Home Instead Charities

Home Instead Charities support local community events that enhance and enrich the lives of people over the age of 55 to combat loneliness and sometimes isolation ensuring they stay fit, active, healthy and connected and contributing to their local communities.

This Fund supports the following types of activities:

Regular weekly or monthly events and activities such as weekly cinema club, weekly knit and natter or Thursday lunch club
One off activities such as a day trip or a Christmas lunch
Activities such as yoga or a guest speaker for your group such as a local historian

They provide two levels of funding: up to £500 for small grass roots organisations, and up to £1,500 for small local registered charities and Community Interest Companies.

They prioritise applications connected to, and championed by, a local Home Instead office.

They run quarterly funding rounds. Their next deadline for applications is 31st October 2025.

Tel: 01925 730 273

Email: charities@homeinstead.co.uk

Hospice UK - Dying Matters Community Grants Programme

Hospice UK’s Dying Matters aims to support arts and culture projects which work to open up conversations about dying, death and grief in new and creative ways at a grassroots level. The idea is to support hospices to build new partnerships, particularly with arts and cultural organisations.

The Programme has a total budget of £40,000 and awards £5,000 - £10,000.

You can use a grant for artist fees, exhibition/installation costs, facilitator costs, refreshments, materials, translation and marketing, craft materials, sound and light, and venue hire.

Dying Matters welcomes applications from hospices in partnership with local groups/community organisations who can help the hospice to reach one of the following groups who the hospice has traditionally struggled to support:

Ethnic minorities
People experiencing homelessness
Imprisoned people
LGBTQ+ people
People living in remote and rural areas
People living in poverty, deprivation and with lower socioeconomic status
People living with learning disabilities

Their deadline for applications is 5th December 2025 (5pm).

Tel: 020 7520 8219

Email: Grants@hospiceuk.org

The National Archives - Seed Corn Grants

The National Archive’s Community Hub Seed Corn Grants scheme offers £500 - £5,000 to support early-stage, exploratory projects that spark new ideas and approaches to community engagement with heritage.

These grants are designed for community groups, Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums (GLAM) or other heritage organisations looking to test concepts, build partnerships, or pilot activities.

The Fund is particularly interested in applications from smaller and grassroots groups.

To be eligible, applicants need to be involved with, or linked the Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums (GLAM) and/or wider Heritage sector.

There will be two funding rounds. The current round closes on 28th November. A second round will then open on 2nd February and close on 17th April 2026.

Tel: 020 8876 3444

Email: sophie.ansteedemas@nationalarchives.gov.uk

Morrisons Foundation

Morrisons supports registered charities making a positive difference in local communities.

The Foundation awards up to £10,000 to use on capital spend or direct project delivery costs. Morrisons can also match fund money Morrisons colleagues raise for their chosen charities.

Projects should address the following criteria:

Tackle poverty and social deprivation
Enhance community spaces, facilities and services
Improve health and wellbeing

You can apply anytime. The Foundation aims to respond to completed applications within eight weeks of receipt. Match funding applications are normally processed within six weeks.

Tel: 0845 611 5364

Email: foundation.enquiries@morrisonsplc.co.uk

Masonic Charitable Foundation

The Masonic Charitable Foundation’s Charity Grants programme supports registered charities working with any of the Foundation’s main priority groups.

The Foundation is currently open for applications for:

Children affected by domestic abuse
Early years (0-5) with a focus on poverty and neglect
Children and young people (age 0 – 25 years) with special educational needs and disabilities
Note, their funding programme for ‘People living with dementia and their carers’ is currently paused

The Foundation provides two tiers of funding:

Small grants are for charities whose annual income is between £25,000 and £500,000. These grants are unrestricted. Small grants range from £1,000-£5,000 per year, for up to three years.
Large grants for larger charities whose annual income is between £500,000 and £10 million. These grants must be restricted to a project. Large grants usually range from £10,000 to £60,000. They can be awarded over one to three years.

Generally, the Foundation tends not to fund more than 20% of an organisation’s total income averaged over the past two years.

Charities can apply for small or large grants anytime.

Tel: 020 3146 3337

Email: charitygrants@mcf.org.uk

Ogden Trust - CERN Fund

The Ogden Trust, which promotes the teaching and learning of physics, has announced their fund to support school visits to CERN, is now open.

This will be the final round of funding available on this programme.

This fund helps ensure CERN trips can be made available to any students, regardless of their background or financial situation.

The fund is open to secondary schools that are currently active members of the Ogden School Partnerships programme, either in their first five years of funding or an active legacy partnership.

The Trust is prioritising schools in higher areas of need including remote rural areas and areas of social deprivation.

Their deadline for applications is 14th November.

Tel: 020 8634 7470

Email: paul.sapple@ogdentrust.com

Paul Hamlyn Foundation (PHF) - Migration Fund

The Paul Hamlyn Foundation’s shared vision for the Migration Fund is a world in which everyone is free to move, and no one is forced to move.

The Migration Fund focuses both on how organisations work, and what they seek to achieve.

This Fund provides two levels of funding:

Up to £60,000 per year for three to four years
Up to £50,000 per year for five years
The Foundation also considers larger grants for partnerships to ensure all partners are fairly compensated for their contributions

These grants are open to not-for-profit organisations of any size working towards:

Embedding anti-racist practice across their organisation and work
Adopting an organisational culture that centres care and wellbeing
Shifting power to migrants and diaspora communities so their interests, perspectives and contributions are centred across the organisation’s work
Building solidarity and collaboration across communities, while working towards transformational change that benefits us all
Unlearning and challenging the harm, inequity, and oppression within their organisational structures and work
Learning, reflecting and being responsive to change

The Foundation remains committed to addressing historical under-resourcing of smaller community organisations led by and for migrants and diaspora communities.

For organisations with an annual turnover of up to £120,000, the Foundation is open to considering grants that cover up to 50% of their annual income.

The Foundation welcomes applications from all types of Not for Profits. Newly established and unincorporated groups who meet the Fund’s criteria are also welcome to apply.

There is a two-stage application process. Organisations can start their application anytime as the Fund operates on a rolling basis.

Tel: 020 7812 3300

Email: information@phf.org.uk

Paul Hamlyn Foundation (PHF) - Youth Fund

PHF’s Youth Fund supports organisations whose main purpose is working with and for young people (aged 14-25) facing challenging or complex transitions to adulthood.

The Fund is designed to be a strategic investment in the applicant organisation and will support core operating costs (salaries, organisation and delivery costs) to grow the impact of what they already do:

Targeted work with and for young people who face transitions in their lives which may be challenging or create barriers, for example into or out of education, care settings, housing or the secure estate, which might include prisons, bail accommodation, youth detention accommodation and approved premises
Work that recognises young people’s multiple and overlapping identities (for example race, gender, sexual orientation, class, faith, migration status, ability)

PHF expects to make around 20 awards per year.

The Fund awards up to £150,000 spread over three years with a maximum of £50,000 per year for work that does the following:

Asset-based way (full explanation on the PHF website)
Addresses root causes
Influences practice
Shapes policy
Improves systems
Influences attitudes or narratives
Shapes external context

The Fund accepts applications from charities, community organisations, social enterprises and not-for-profit companies.

The Fund accepts applications on a rolling basis.

Tel: 020 7812 3300

Email: information@phf.org.uk

The Pearce Foundation

The Pearce Foundation is inviting applications from small charitable organisations in Sussex for funding and tailored support to help strengthen their organisational capacity.

What the Foundation offers:

Financial Support: Funding to the value of £2000 for bespoke support activities, training and equipment
Wraparound Support: A coaching-led approach including leadership support, regular check-ins, and connections with other partners.

Who the Foundation supports:

Fledgling charitable organisations in Sussex
Operating for two years or less
Annual income under £50,000

To find out more, including their eligibility criteria and the application process, please visit the Foundation’s How to Apply page.

Their deadline for applications is Friday 14th November 2025. Successful applicants will be welcomed to the partnership programme in February 2026.

Skipton Building Society Charitable Foundation

The Skipton Building Society Charitable Foundation supports charities serving people in the top 50% of the UK Index of Multiple Deprivation.

The Foundation focuses their grant giving to support two key categories of work:

Access a place to call home with the following target outcomes:

Access and support into a safe and secure permanent place to call home – supporting charities that enable people most in need to live independently
Access and support into a safe and secure temporary home in times of crisis. Enabling people into temporary accommodation in emergency situations such as homelessness, palliative or end of life, or for those experiencing domestic abuse

Improve financial wellbeing with the following target outcomes:

The support needed to prevent and/or address financial difficulty. Support for charities who provide help and guidance on how to manage money and improve financial wellbeing
Access to financial education. Support for charities whose work will support financial independence and education

This funder is open to applications from established registered charities (ie – with at least three years accounts).

The Foundation awards up to £10,000 for core costs, project costs, and small capital contributions.

Their next deadline for applications is 31st October (5pm)

Email: charitablefoundation@skipton.co.uk

South Downs National Park Trust - Community Pitch

Are you an organisation in the Lewes District with a bold idea to tackle climate change, support wildlife, or promote sustainable living?

The South Downs National Park Trust is accepting applications for Community Pitch, offering shortlisted bids match funding of up to £5,000 to bring this vision to life.

Whether you're planting up a community garden, launching eco-education programs, or building greener transport solutions, this is your chance to make a lasting impact in the Ouse Valley, Havens and wider Lewes District.

For inspiration and details on how to apply, please visit the South Downs Trust Community Pitch page.

Applications are open until 31st October 2025.

Email: grants@southdowns.gov.uk

Strategic Legal Fund (SLF)

The SLF supports strategic legal work which benefits asylum seekers, refugees and migrants.

The SLF defines this as those:

Who are living in poverty, and
Who face significant disadvantage or discrimination in connection with their immigration status

The maximum grant for any one application is £30,000. The average grant size is around £12,000.

The Foundation accepts applications from not-for-profit organisations that provide specialist level legal advice to people discriminated or disadvantaged by their migration status, and firms of solicitors providing specialist legal advice. Firms need to demonstrate the funded work does not include any element of profit and there is a pro bono element included.

Their deadline for applications is the 27th October 2025.

27/10/2025

Email: SLF@ilpa.org.uk

Triangle Trust 1949 Fund

Triangle Trust 1949 Fund has announced their second funding round for 2025 is now open.

The focus continues to be on supporting work with young women and girls and is open to organisations where 80% of the total work they do across all projects is with women and girls. This strand of funding awards between £30,000 and £80,000 for a duration of 12 months to two years. A maximum of £40,000 per year can be requested.

They are also opening a small Grants Programme supporting grass roots women led organisations with an annual income of £50,000 or less. Grants of £10,000 are available and applications are welcomed from organisations where 100% of the work they do is with women and girls.

The Fund accepts applications from registered charities, not-for-profit social enterprises and Community Interest Companies. Only organisations exclusively led by and for women and girls are eligible to apply.

Applications will be accepted up to midnight on 20th October 2025 for the main Grants Programme but may close earlier for the Small Grants Programme subject to demand.

Tel: 07716 378564

Email: info@triangletrust.org.uk

W.G. Edwards Charitable Foundation

This small Foundation supports registered charities which promote a proactive approach to the physical and mental wellbeing of people who are over 65 years of age.

Although there is no set minimum or maximum grant, grants tend to be between £1,000 and £1,500.

The charity's work should fall into one of the following categories:

Health and welfare - refurbishment of residential care housing for the elderly and for building projects nearing completion. Consideration will also be given to the provision of equipment and furniture to enhance care and improve quality of life
Community and innovation - community initiatives such as exercise classes for the over-65s, lunch clubs, horticultural therapy and day trips. Consideration will also be given to technology projects aimed at benefitting the over-65s.

The trustees are interested in supporting a diverse range of charities which support older people, from large institutions to small community-run organisations.

Due to the high demand for grants, the Foundation is prioritising applications from charities working in areas of deprivation and those which have a focus on arts and wellbeing.

The next application window is open from 8th December to 12th December 2025.

Email: wgedwardscharity@icloud.com

Yorkshire Building Society Charitable Foundation - Small Change Big Difference Fund

This Charitable Foundation makes donations to registered charities, recommended by members and colleagues, who support beneficiaries such as children, those seriously ill, the elderly, homeless and disabled people.

The Foundation priorities charities:

Whose aims are a strong fit with the Foundation’s priorities to alleviate poverty, improve health, and save lives
Based in areas of high deprivation
Who support marginalised groups e.g. ethnic minorities, women and girls, people with physical and mental disabilities, LGBTQ+

This Fund is specifically aimed to benefit small, registered charities, those with an income less than £100,000.

Grants offered range between £250 up to £2,500 to fund a specific project or items that will have a positive to the beneficiaries. Examples include sensory toys for children with special needs, social activities for the vulnerable/isolated elderly or training of charity employees to deliver programmes.

Note - the Foundation only accepts recommendations from members and colleagues rather than directly from the charities.

The next closing date for applications is 31st December 2025.

Tel: 01274 263573

Email: charitablefoundation@ybs.co.uk

Youth Music – Shift the Scene - Opportunities in any creative discipline for Disabled children and young people

Youth Music’s Shift the Scene will fund creative opportunities for Disabled children and young people (age 9 to 30) across all art forms, not just music.

In this one-off fund, grants of up to £200,000 will be made to organisations for work over a 4-year period. Alongside funding, Youth Music offers a facilitated learning and networking programme with other funded partners – the Shift the Scene community- and a communications and advocacy strategy with support from Youth Music.

Shift the Scene welcomes applications from not-for-profit organisations already actively working with Disabled people across all parts of their organisation (ie as participants, volunteers, freelancers, and staff) and have strong partnerships in place.

This Fund requires 20% total match funding or higher (they accept in-kind but at least 10% must be cash). Note, you can’t use Arts Council England or National Lottery sources towards the minimum cash match.

There will be a two-stage application process. The Fund’s online application form will be available from 31st October. Youth Music is hosting two online sessions about the fund.

Their deadline for Stage 1 applications is 28th November 2025 (5pm)

Email grants@youthmusic.org.uk