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Fundraising Opportunities

Links to ways to apply for funding for your space.

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Aviva Community Fund

The Aviva Community Fund helps local causes build stronger communities across the UK. It also gives causes access to volunteers, as well as tools and resources to help build their capabilities and achieve long-term sustainable success. This funding first come first come basis.

NLCF (Scotland) - Community Action

This funding is for communities in Scotland. By communities we mean people who share an identity, interest or experience. Or people living in the same place.

We're looking for projects that will help people connect more with each other. We'll support projects that are open, inclusive and led by their community.

‍We’ll fund new or existing projects.
‍Area: Scotland
Suitable for: Voluntary or community organisations that are led by a community.
Funding size: £20,001 to £250,000. For up to 5 years.
Application deadline: Ongoing

NLCF (Scotland) - Fairer Life Chances

This funding is for projects that support children, young people and families. Or that help people to be healthier and have better access to support.

Projects should support people experiencing poverty, disadvantage or discrimination.

Your project should be designed with the people you support. You should:
involve them in how it’s developed, delivered and led
make use of their existing skills and interests
complement and make connections with other services that support them.

Projects must meet one of these outcomes:
Children, young people and families thrive.
People have better relationships, connections, and physical or mental health.

‍We’ll fund new or existing projects.
‍Area: Scotland
Suitable for: Voluntary or community organisations, public sector organisations.
Funding size: £20,001 to £500,000. For up to 5 years.
Application deadline: Ongoing

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Arnold Clark Community Fund

Applications for the Arnold Clark Community Fund Cost-of-Living Support are only eligible if the organisation falls in one of the following categories: foodbank, accommodation, poverty relief and where people/communities in the UK are the primary and immediate focus of investment. Applications are also only eligible if they’re made by an organisation that are based/operates solely in the UK and are located within 50 miles of an Arnold Clark branch.

‍We welcome applications from:
* UK-registered charities
* Local community groups
* Social enterprises
* Community interest companies
* Groups of organisations that are community or voluntary-led.
* Charitable incorporated organisations

Deadline: 31/12/2024

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Charles Brotherton Trust

The Charity is principally directed to encourage young people to improve their own lives by taking advantage of educational opportunites and organised recreational activities. The Charity is also empowered to help improve the standard of living of the elderly and disabled people and relieve the suffering caused by illness.

The geographical areas to which support is given is restricted to:-Bebington and the Wirral, Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, Wakefield and York

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BBC Children in Need - Emergency Essentials

Our Emergency Essentials programme supports individual children and young people living with severe poverty, a lack of the basic facilities which most of us take for granted and additional pressures such as domestic violence, disability or poor health in the family.

The programme provides items for the most basic needs of vulnerable children and young people aged 18 and under who are:
* Affected by issues such as domestic abuse, substance misuse, estrangement, disability or serious illness, mental health or behavioural difficulties, abuse or neglect, and/or
* Living in severe poverty and suffering deprivation as a result.

Funding is available for essential household items, such as (please note that this may not be an exclusive list and other items may be permissible):
* Children's beds and bedding, including cots.
* Clothing.
* Electric cookers.
* Equipment for babies.
* Fridges and freezers.
* Furniture, kitchen equipment and small appliances, and
* Tumble dryers and washing machines.

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Barchester’s Charitable Foundation

We help people and groups based in England, Scotland, Wales and Jersey. Our funding focus is about connecting or re-connecting people with others in their local community. We support applications that combat loneliness and enable people to be active and engaged. We help individuals, but please note that all applications for named individuals must be completed by a third party who knows the individual in a professional or community-based capacity.

We help individuals with:
Manual and powered wheelchairs
Mobility scooters
Specialised trikes / bikes
Car adaptations

Our grants for individuals range from £100 up to £1,000.

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The Platinum Jubilee Village Hall Fund 2024

Organisations running village halls in rural areas across England could be eligible for capital grants of between £7,500 and £75,000. A wide range of organisations, including charities, social enterprises and statutory agencies, are invited to apply to enhance, upgrade, extend, improve, and construct halls so that, as a result, new activities can take place and help bring communities together. Please check the criteria for eligible requests.
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‍Application deadline: none – applications may be made at any time. However, any projects for which a grant is awarded must be completed by Monday 31 March 2025.
‍Funder: The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) (the Fund is being managed by Action with Communities in Rural England (ACRE) on behalf of the DEFRA).
‍Who can apply: Funding is available to a wide range of organisations and we imagine many rural Warm Welcome Spaces (that are not CICs, companies or sports halls) could be eligible - please do check the criteria.

Organisations delivering the following through their space:

Improved health and/or wellbeing and/or reduction in rural loneliness.
Positive impact on the local environment, contributes towards net zero.
Support for the local rural economy, and/or
Promotion of community cohesion.

Applications may be made for a grant between £7,500 and £75,000 (20% of project costs).

Please note - to progress, you must contact your local hall adviser as they will support your project applications.

Further information and guidance is available on the Action with Communities in Rural England Fund (ACRE) website.

Cash for Kids

Cash for Kids is a charity providing funding to local charities, community groups and projects that are dedicated to supporting children, young people and families. There are two grants to apply for.
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General Funding:This grant is to support families with children up to and including 18, that come from disadvantaged backgrounds, living with disabilities or living with an illness or disability. The value of the grants are typically from £1,000 to £3,000 but they may consider applications for larger amounts. To apply for the general funding, please click here.

Cost of Living Funding: There is also a cost of living grant - This grant is to provide essentials for children to support their physical and mental wellbeing. These could include food, clothing and household energy costs, but we'll also consider anything that helps meet children's most basic needs. Grants are £50 per child per household, and we aim to get the funds to families as soon as possible. To apply for the Cost of living grants, please click here.

Screwfix Foundation

The Screwfix Foundation is grant giving charity with a clear purpose to support projects that improve, repair and maintain homes and community facilities used by those in need throughout the UK. Currently offers local registered charities and not for profit organisations funding up to the region of £5,000.

To be eligible for funding from the Screwfix Foundation, your organisation must:
- Be a registered charity or not-for-profit organisation.
- Help those in need. This could be because of financial hardship, sickness, distress or other disadvantages in the UK.
- Be looking for funding to support projects that relate to the repair, maintenance, improvement or construction of. homes, community buildings and other buildings.
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Applications are considered at three meetings this year, the deadlines are 10th February, 10th May, 10th August and 10th November.

Access – The Foundation for Social Investment

The Cost of Living Resilience Fund supports social sector organisations in areas of deprivation providing services to support people struggling with the rising cost of living, up to £50,000. The programme is funded by Access – The Foundation for Social Investment who focus on ensuring charities and social enterprises can access the finance they need.

Crowdfunder will offer ‘matching grants’ to organisations successfully raising funds through their respective Crowdfunder campaigns. Different ratios of match-grants are applied depending on the location of the Crowdfunder participant organisation in terms of IMD, with those based in most deprived communities receiving highest matched returns (i.e. £3 for every £1 raised from the Crowd).

Movement for Good Awards

The Movement for Good Awards is an annual programme of giving, which this year will be giving over £1 million to charities and good causes. You can nominate a registered charity, not-for-profit organisation or community interest company in the UK, Republic of Ireland, Channel Islands or Isle of Man for a £1,000 award.

Charity Excellence Cost of Living Crisis Grants

A valuable and extensive resource listing grants available both nationally and by geographical area

Your Local Supermarkets

You can go to your local supermarket to ask for help with food and supplies. A lot have national and local grant giving schemes so it’s worth also asking if your Space could be put forward for this eg.

Tesco Stronger Starts

Morrisons Foundation

The Morrisons Foundation awards grant funding for charity projects which make a positive difference in local communities. In the main, grants are available to fully fund projects up to £25,000.

Crowdfunder

Crowdfunder announced the launch of a Cost of Living Resilience Fund. You may be eligible to apply for up to £50,000 if your project helps individuals and communities navigate the challenges posed by the cost of living crisis, and donations made to your project could be tripled. The Fund is designed to empower initiatives and community organisations across England to address these pressing issues.

Welsh Government - Direct Food Support

The Welsh Government has provided Welsh local authorities with funding to help community food organisations to meet the needs of an increased number of people facing food poverty. This includes capital funding which can be used in a variety of ways, for example but not limited to, purchasing fridges, freezers and cooking equipment. The revenue funding can be used to support voluntary organisations, community groups and housing associations etc. to develop or strengthen projects such as social supermarkets, community cafes, lunch clubs and community cookery classes. The funding should support community food organisations to purchase additional supplies of good quality food and essential goods, boosting their capacity to meet the needs of their customers. Organisations wishing to access the funding should approach their local authority.

Welsh Communities Together Grants Programme

The Welsh Government Communities Together grants programme is due to reopen for applications. It provides small grants to community organisations which are helping to support people through the cost of living. More information about the grant criteria can be found on the button below.

Welsh Communities Income Maximisation

Welsh Government Communities are currently running their fourth benefits take up campaign, Here to Help which is running until the end of March and is helping people to access the financial support they are entitled to.

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Halifax Foundation (Northern Ireland)

The Community FLEX programme is open to registered charities with an income of £500,000 or less, with a least one year of annual returns published on the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland’s website.In line with the priorities of The Halifax Foundation, your charity must directly support people in greatest need. For example, supporting people living in poverty; those who are unemployed; those with disabilities or mental ill health. (This is not an exhaustive list – other areas of need will be considered.) Community FLEX is a rolling programme, which means you can apply at any time. However, we may need to close the Programme later in the year, should our budget be fully allocated.

Costs considered:
*Materials & Equipment
*Salary Contributions
*Overheads / Core costs
*Transport costs
*Volunteer expenses
*Training / Tutor costs
*Activity costs
*Minor refurbishment
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Warburtons

Warburtons Community Grants provides small grants up to £400 to support charitable organisations towards broader activities which improve Health, Place or Skills for families in their community.

Based on our localism approach, our community investment funds are allocated to our local bakeries and depots. This helps our Community Champions to make the best decisions for our local communities. We will use your postcode to understand which of our sites is closest to you and they will then receive the application and make a decision.

Deadline 3rd February 2025

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Lloyds Specialist Programme

We are committed to supporting charities that help people experiencing complex issues that don’t have simple solutions, such as homelessness, domestic abuse and addiction. These complex issues make life much harder for people, deepening trauma, impacting their health, leading to poverty and destitution, and preventing people from being able to fulfil their potential.

Under this programme, successful applicants will receive a grant of £75,000 over three years, along with a breadth of tailored support aimed at helping strengthen charities and building the knowledge, skills and capabilities of their staff and trustees.

Deadline: 23rd January 2025

Check eligibility using the checker below.

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McCarthy Stone

One to watch:
Although current rounds are closed McCarthy Stone is one to watch for smaller organisations with some great grant programmes available throughout the year. We will update here when programmes become available.
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Our foundation runs a number of grant programmes throughout the year for organisations supporting people over 65 and an annual income under £250,000 p.a.

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The Hobson Charity

The Hobson Charity was founded in 1985 and was established to achieve the following objectives:
* The relief of poverty, suffering and distress of those in need in the United Kingdom, including the provision of facilities for recreation and leisure in the interests of their social welfare.
* The advancement of education amongst the inhabitants of the United Kingdom
* The furtherance of other charitable purposes beneficial to such communities of the United Kingdom as the charity may think fit
* To make grants to such associations, trusts, societies or corporations established for charitable purposes.

The trustees will consider applications for grants which are in accordance with the stated objectives of the charity and:
* Are from a registered charitable organisation based in England and Wales
* Do not include salary, people or core running costs of any kind
* Are not repeat or multi-year requests
* The items have not already been purchased.

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