Community, health & welfare

Funding for social and community enterprise, schools and innovative social services.

  • KFC Youth Foundation

    APPLY BY 27 FEBRUARY 2026 The KFC Youth Foundation supports grassroots organisations that empower young people by providing a safe space, diversionary activities or life skills. The grants are aimed at projects that support young people aged 11 to 25 in areas of high deprivation. The funding is for programmes that create safe spaces, offer […]

  • B&Q Foundation

    Charities working to improve the lives of people in need can apply to the B&Q Foundation for a grant of up to £10,000 to make homes safe, welcoming and comfortable. The grants are for essential home improvements and home-starter kits to help individuals and families facing homelessness, domestic abuse, disabilities, illness, or financial hardship. The […]

  • Garfield Weston Foundation

    The Garfield Weston Foundation is one of the largest UK grant-making foundations, supporting charities across the UK with donations totalling around £100m each year. Most grants from the foundation are in the range of £10,000 to £50,000 but smaller and larger grants can be awarded, including major grants of over £100,000. The grants can be […]

  • Schroder Charity Trust

    The Schroder Charity Trust provides grants for registered charities that help children and young adults from disadvantaged backgrounds to achieve their potential and that improve the wellbeing and life outcomes for vulnerable people. Grants can be used for: Enabling children and young adults from disadvantaged backgrounds to thrive and achieve their potential in education and […]

  • Sasha Foundation

    The Sasha Foundation provides grants for charitable work to support young people in the UK and for education and healthcare programmes in the third world. Within these themes, the focus is as follows: Young people in the UK – to support young people who are suffering from depression and mental health issues or who are […]

  • Health and Wellbeing in Museums Fund

    The Museums Association is running a programme of grant-making, networking and learning dissemination for health and wellbeing programmes in museums. The work is funded by the Julia Rausing Trust. The aim is to support the development and continuation of groundbreaking health and wellbeing programmes in UK museums and help them to cope with increasing demand for services. […]

  • The Gibbons Trusts

    Charities and not-for-profit organisations are invited to apply for grants from the David Gibbons Foundation and the Gibbons Family Trust.  Both charities have a preference for helping East Devon residents, however applications from any area of Devon will be considered.  Small and local Devon organisations are given priority over large, national charities applying for Devon […]

  • Climate Action Fund: Food Systems

    The National Lottery Community Fund (NLCF) has launched a new fund to support the production and consumption of healthy, affordable food. The Climate Action Fund (Food Systems) is for projects that strengthen our food system and reduce food insecurity for people and communities. Grants of between £2.5m and £7m are available for large-scale, partnership projects […]

  • Groundwork Grassroots Grants

    Small, local organisations that are making a positive difference in their communities can apply for between £500 and £2,000 in unrestricted funding from Groundwork Grassroots Grants. These are flexible grants and can therefore be used where they are most needed, including for core organisational costs. The aim is to support groups that provide vital services […]

  • Windrush Day Grant Scheme 2026

    APPLY BY 10 FEBRUARY 2026 Applications are now open for the Windrush Day Grant Scheme which is about bringing communities together across different ages and ethnic backgrounds to commemorate, celebrate and educate their local area about the contribution of the Windrush Generation and their descendants across the UK. You can now apply for funding for […]