Funding Information

Association of Charitable Foundations
The UK's premier support organisation for grant-making trusts and foundations of all types.
www.acf.org.uk

Funderfinder
Has a very useful section on 'Support for Groups - Where can you get advice about funding and fundraising?'
www.funderfinder.org.uk/groupsupport.php

You can also download Funderfinder’s Apply Yourself software which will help you write an application, and Budget Yourself software which will help you cost your project and write the budget for your application. To download this software click on www.funderfinder.org.uk/freeware.php

Information for Investing in Volunteers Funding
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Pro funding
Profunding offers a unique set of services that provide up-to-date news and information to all those involved in raising funds for not for profit organisations.
www.fundinginformation.org

Southwark Community Care Forum (SCCF)
SCCF offer free one-to-one support to increase your chances of getting funding. They can help you develop applications, find appropriate funders for your projects, understand and fill in funding application forms, plan for the future and deal with your grant once you have it. They have a Funding Advice Officer who can be contacted on 020 7703 236 or at wendy@sccforum.org.
www.sccforum.org

Baring Foundation
The Baring Foundation was set up in 1969 to give money to charities and voluntary organisations pursuing charitable purposes. They have specific grants programmes concerned with voluntary sector development, international work and the arts.
www.baringfoundation.org.uk

The Big Lottery Fund
Big Lottery Fund has launched Living Landmarks, an exciting new UK wide programme that will see communities working together to improve their quality of life and their environment through funding major capital projects.
www.thebiglottery.org.uk/programmes

Bridge House Estates Trust Fund
The Bridge House Trust makes grants in excess of £17 million a year to charitable projects benefiting the inhabitants of Greater London.
www.bridgehousegrants.org.uk

Capacity Builders
Across the country there are thousands of voluntary and community organisations, large and small, working selflessly to improve lives in their own communities and beyond. Many of these organisations would benefit from extra help and support to enable them to fulfil their potential and offer even more to the people they serve.

Capacitybuilders has been created to give organisations this kind of help and support through the funding of a high-quality, sustainable infrastructure.
www.capacitybuilders.org.uk

City Parochial
The City Parochial Foundation (CPF) exists to benefit the poor of London. 'The poor' includes people who, for whatever reason, are socially, culturally, spiritually, environmentally and financially disadvantaged. They particularly welcome grant applications from registered charities or charitable organisations that aim to tackle the causes of poverty or help poor Londoners to cope with, and find ways out of, poverty.
www.cityparochial.org.uk

Comic Relief
Their grants range from a few thousand pounds to over a million and they will consider applications from registered charities and voluntary organisations with charitable purposes for work in the UK those that are working in partnership with agencies located in Africa or other highlighted countries.
www.comicrelief.org.uk

The Community Fund
The Community Fund gives Lottery money to charities and voluntary groups to help those in greatest need. They have offices throughout the UK which means they can work more closely with the projects they fund. They run a number of different grants programmes to suit different kinds of projects and groups.
www.community-fund.org.uk

Diana Foundation
Helps people to change their lives for the better, by giving grants to charities in the UK and around the world, championing causes and raising new money to support this work.
www.theworkcontinues.org

Esmée Fairbarin Foundation
Esmée Fairbairn Foundation is one of the largest independent grantmaking foundations in the UK making grants in four programme areas: 1) Arts & Heritage, 2) Education, 3) Environment and 4) Social Change: Enterprise and Independence.
www.esmeefairbairn.org.uk

The Goldsmiths Company Charities
The largest area of grant-making is towards general charitable needs, ranging from the disadvantaged in society and general welfare, to the churches, heritage and the arts.
www.thegoldsmiths.co.uk

The Kings Fund
The King's Fund has a highly successful record in backing community-based organisations through a major grants programme. They have recently launched a Partners for Health in London programme which is now open for applications.
www.kingsfund.org.uk

The Lloyds Foundation
A grant-making trust for charities with the mission to support and work in partnership with charitable organisations which help people, especially those who are disadvantaged or disabled, to play a fuller role in communities throughout England and Wales.
www.lloydstsbfoundations.org.uk

Nationwide
The Nationwide Foundation makes grants for charitable purposes to organisations which aim to encourage people to take part in building better futures in their communities.
www.nationwidefoundation.org.uk

South East London Community Foundation (SELF)
For a number of years now SELF has supported the tireless work of small community and voluntary groups in Southwark through various grant schemes. In particular, the Neighbourhood Renewal Community Chest, available throughout the borough, provides a very real way for small groups of people to do great things for the local community, from film-making workshops for young people in Camberwell through to line dancing and fitness classes for senior ladies in Bermondsey.
You do not need to be a registered charity. We offer a number of grant programmes, which cover different areas and type of activity.
www.selcf.org.uk

The Tudor Trust
The Tudor Trust aims to help break cycles of disadvantage and dependency and are therefore interested in supporting projects that increase people's capacity to cope, build their confidence and vision and give them greater control over their future and so unlock the potential that exists within communities, providing new opportunities to achieve lasting change.
www.tudortrust.org.uk

The Arts Council's Grants for the Arts scheme
Offer grants for individuals, arts organisations and other people who use the arts in their work. They are for arts-related activities that benefit people in England or that help artists and arts organisations in England to carry out their work. Your project must take place mainly in England.
www.artscouncil.org.uk/funding/gfta.php

The Big Boost

If you're aged 11-25, and have an idea that will benefit your community, the Big Boost could help get your project off the ground. They will be giving awards of between £250 and £5,000 to help individuals and small groups of young people run a project in their area.
www.thebigboost.org.uk

The Scarman Trust
The Scarman Trust offers awards of between £1,500 and £2,000 to people who can make things happen in their community. You could use the money to hire a room, buy materials, or pay for training – whatever your project needs.
www.thescarmantrust.org

UnLtd
UnLtd supports social entrepreneurs - people who have the ideas and the commitment to make a difference in their communities. They do this by providing a complete package of funding and support, to help these individuals start up and run projects that deliver social benefit.
www.unltd.org.uk

Fundraising Fact Sheet

We appreciate that there are very few grants available to individuals. The Scarman Trust have produced a very useful fact sheet aimed at individuals who need funding and looking at alternatives to grants.

Click here to download the fact sheet (Word)