Community, health & welfare

  • Allen Lane Foundation

    The Allen Lane Foundation was established by Sir Allen Lane, who set up the publishing company Penguin Books. The foundation awards funding for charitable purposes across the UK, focusing on specific groups that experience marginalisation and/or discrimination. There are seven … Continue reading →

  • Persimmon Community Champions

    The Persimmon Community Champions programme provides support to community organisations that make a real difference to people’s lives. Each of Persimmon’s 30 offices makes a donation of up to £6,000 every quarter to local organisations. The £6,000 is usually shared … Continue reading →

  • Armed Forces Day Grants 2025

    REGISTER BY 31 MARCH 2025 The Ministry of Defence (MoD) provides funding each year for activities to commemorate Armed Forces Day. This includes parades, displays and community celebrations to show support and appreciation for the Armed Forces community. This year … Continue reading →

  • One Stop Community Partnership Programme

    Groundwork has announced this year’s deadlines for applications to the One Stop Community Partnership programme. Successful applicants will receive an initial grant of up to £1,000 and begin a partnership with their local One Stop store. This programme is designed … Continue reading →

  • Big Bike Revival Summer 2025

    The aim of the Big Bike Revival is to make cycling accessible for everyone. It provides funding to community and voluntary organisations to deliver free events that encourage people to start cycling, cycle more often or to take up cycling … Continue reading →

  • BBC Children in Need

    BBC Children in Need has announced that it will be pausing its grant-making this year while it introduces a new system. You can submit a new expression of interest up until 15 April 2025 but after that no further new … Continue reading →

  • Pink Ribbon Foundation

    The Pink Ribbon Foundation provides funding for work to assist people who are suffering from, or who have been affected by breast cancer or who work to advance the understanding of breast cancer, its early detection and treatment. The aim … Continue reading →

  • Benefact Trust

    The Benefact Trust provides grants to support the repair, restoration, protection, improvement and reach of places of Christian worship. This includes activities that benefit the wider community and the environment. The following grant schemes are open to applications: Building improvement … Continue reading →

  • Health Lottery Foundation

    Voluntary organisations will soon be able to apply for funding from the new Health Lottery Foundation. The foundation will be distributing funding from the Health Lottery which launched in January 2025. Grants will be available for organisations offering support in … Continue reading →