Community, health & welfare

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

  • Clothworkers’ Foundation

    The Clothworkers’ Foundation makes grants through its Open Programme for capital projects such as buildings, equipment, vehicles and digital infrastructure such as websites, databases and apps. You can apply to the Clothworkers’ Foundation if you are a registered charity, CIO, CIC, exempt charity or special school. Projects should fit with one or more of the […]

  • BlueSpark Foundation

    BlueSpark Foundation supports the education and development of children and young people by providing grants for educational, cultural, sporting and other projects. The foundation aims to help children and young people between the ages of 5 and 22 to reach their full potential by supporting projects that: Projects can include a range of activities such as academic […]

  • Help the Homeless

    Help the Homeless provides small grants (up to £5,000) for registered charities that are supporting homeless people. The funding is for capital costs only. The aim of the funding is to assist individuals to return to mainstream society and rebuild their lives. Registered charities with an annual turnover of less than £500,000 may apply.

  • Yapp Charitable Trust

    The Yapp Charitable Trust offers grants towards the core funding of registered charities with a total annual expenditure of less than £40,000. The support is for charities whose work focuses on the following priority groups: Grants can be made towards running costs for up to three years, for a maximum of £3,000 per year. Funding […]

  • Arnold Clark Community Fund

    Grants are available for community projects and for organisations supporting people experiencing hardship or you can apply for a free youth sports kit for your team. The funding comes from the Arnold Clark Community Fund which was set up to support community groups and charities that benefit their local community. There are three separate funds: […]

  • Highway Maintenance Community Enhancement Fund

    Towns, parishes and communities in Devon can apply for small grants towards improvements to the roadside environment, including minor pothole repairs. The grants come from Devon County Council’s Highway Maintenance Community Enhancement Fund (HMCEF) and can be used for protective clothing, materials and tools for volunteers to do minor works to help maintain roads in […]

  • Toy Trust

    The Toy Trust distributes money raised by the UK toy industry to charities that help disadvantaged and disabled children. The trust is currently inviting applications from small UK-based children’s charities that are supporting disadvantaged children under the age of 13 years. You can apply for a grant of up to £5,000. This can be used […]

  • Gardening with Disabilities Trust

    Small grants are available to help people with disabilities or limited mobility to take an active part in gardening. The Gardening with Disabilities Trust helps people to continue to garden despite advancing age, illness or disability whether mental or physical. Grants can be used to purchase plants and equipment such as raised beds, polytunnels, greenhouses, […]

  • Places to Go, Things to Do

    Devon County Council has launched a new fund to support inclusive, accessible and enriching activities for those aged 11 to 25. Not-for-profit organisations in Devon can apply to the Places to Go, Things to Do fund for a small grant to provide activities for young people that: Projects can include sports and leisure activities, creative […]

  • Suez Communities Fund

    The Suez Communities Fund provides grants of up to £50,000 for capital improvements to facilities that benefit the general public. This includes village halls, community centres, cycle paths, playgrounds, sports facilities and historic buildings. Projects need to be within 2.5 miles of a qualifying Suez site: these include Woodbury Salterton and Brynsworthy (Barnstaple). The funding […]