The Masonic Charitable Foundation has four target groups for funding: Early Years (0-5), Domestic Abuse, Special Educational Needs & Disabilities, and Dementia. The Large Grant fund is restricted for specific projects with defined goals and budgets, and may be spent on, for example, salaries, equipment, training, monitoring and administration. Large grants range from £10,000 – £60,000 per year, for up to three years. The full list of eligibility criteria can be found on the website provided.

The Masonic Charitable Foundation has four target groups for funding: Early Years (0-5), Domestic Abuse, Special Educational Needs & Disabilities, and Dementia. The Small Grant fund is unrestricted and does not have to be used on a specific purpose. Although grant recipients should report on how they used the funding. Small grants range from £1,000 – £5,000 per year, for up to three years. The total amount of the grant requested must not exceed 20 per cent of the total income of the charity, averaged over the past two years.

BBC Children in Need have 3 funding projects aimed at UK-based organisations who support disadvantaged children and young people aged 18 or under. BBC Children in Need will prioritise smaller, local organisations and will rarely offer funding to organisations with an income above £1 million.

The Community Empowerment Fund is providing grants to help support smaller projects in the Liverpool City Region. Funding is available for up to £2,000 for individuals/groups with an annual income less than £20,000. Local Solutions will look at applications that cover the following:

The National Lottery Community Fund’s well-known Awards for All programme have increased their maximum grant amount from £10,000 to £20,000. This means that grants from £300 to £20,000 are available for voluntary/community organisations, schools, charities and etc across the UK to fund programmes or support organisations in delivering new or existing community-led activities. This funding is available for up to two years.

Eligible projects must achieve at least one of the following objectives:

The One Stop Community Partnership Programme provides partnership as well as financial assistance. Alongside an initial grant, of up to £1,000, a long-term tailored programme of support is created for successful applicants by the One Stop Community Team and One Stop Store Team. Grant recipients then work in partnership with the One Stop Store Team at their local shop to deliver this programme. The programme is designed to create a partnership of support to community groups, operating within two miles of a One Stop store, who are working to: Tackle food poverty. Support the vulnerable.

The Department of Health and Social Care is currently running a £1 million match funded Community Automated External Defibrillators Fund, aimed at increasing the number of Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) in public places where they are most needed and to help save lives. Organisations must provide matchfunding of £750 towards an AED device which needs to be accessible to the public, and the Dept will make a contribution of at least £750 towards the device, on a first come, first served basis.

The Leathersellers’ Small Grants Programme 2023-24 will consider applications from charities and Charitable Incorporated Organisations (CIOs) registered and operating in the UK. Community Interest Companies (CICs) will not be considered. 

This is a rolling funding programme for one-off grants of up to £5,000. There are 2 application windows throughout the year and each window will close when 45 applications have been received. These are open from 02.04.2024 and 06.05.2024

Skipton Building Society Charitable Foundation:

Skipton Building Society Charitable Foundation aims to improve the wellbeing, welfare and education of children and adults in communities throughout the UK by making donations of up to £6,000 to registered charities.

Who can apply?

UK registered charities whose purpose is to:

What is the Cost of Living Fund?

The Cost of Living Fund (COLF) provides grant funding alongside Recovery Loan Fund (RLF) loans to eligible charities and social enterprises who are supporting people in the 30% most deprived areas of England and delivering products and services to people impacted by the cost-of-living crisis. We determine this by using a measure called the Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD), which looks at several key factors in the area.