The Clothworkers’ Foundation makes grants through its Open Programme for capital projects such as buildings, equipment and vehicles. The Foundation has also expanded its funding to include digital infrastructure projects and will consider applications for products and software (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 Foundation’s programme areas:
- communities experiencing racial inequalities
- disabilities (including mental health and visual impairment)
- domestic and sexual abuse
- economic disadvantage
- homelessness
- LGBT+ communities
- older people facing disadvantage
- prison and rehabilitation
- substance misuse and addiction
- young people facing disadvantage
At least 50% of service users benefiting from the capital project should be from one or more of these groups.
Grants are made to large and small projects. Applicants are asked not to request a specific amount from the Clothworkers’ Foundation: projects over £100,000 may receive around 10% of the balance to be raised; smaller projects with a balance of less than £15,000 may receive between 50% and 100% of the balance.
*The Clothworkers’ Foundation has produced a guidance note on digital projects and is running a free webinar on 7 December 2023 to provide information and advice on its funding for digital infrastructure projects
Focus of fund/fund aims:
Grants for charitable organisations for capital projects that benefit disadvantaged and vulnerable people
Application deadline:
Applications may be submitted at any time