Favourite Funders for capital and equipment costs
Our Favourite Funders are funders that are particularly useful for small community groups based in Brighton & Hove. Some of them also fund organisations in other areas.
Here is a list of funders that give grants for capital costs, such as buying equipment or making improvements to buildings.
We try to keep Favourite Funders information as up to date as possible. If you notice something is out of date or wrong, please let us know. If you have successfully applied for funding from an organisation that is not listed, and think it may be a useful funder for other Brighton & Hove groups, please let us know.
Access to the Funds Online database of UK trusts is available for local groups via Community Base – just contact them to request the password to access the database on-line.
Click on the Links tab above for more useful sources of information about funders.
Argus Appeal Fund
Grants available for: Groups in Sussex (and individuals with long term health needs)
Size of grants given: up to £1000
Next deadline: no deadlinesAsda Green Token Giving
Grants available for: not for profit organisations
Size of grants given: Up to £500
No deadlinesAwards for All (National Lottery)
Grants available for: not-for-profit groups. Community projects that will run for up to six months.
Size of grants given: £300 to £10,000
No deadlines.B&Q Community Re-Use
Donations for: not-for-profit groups and organisations
Donations of unsellable items
No deadlinesChalk Cliff Trust
Grants available for: Charities, action groups and benevolent organisations in East Sussex
Size of grants given: Mostly £3,000 – £5,000
Next deadline: no deadlinesComic Relief Community Fund: Project delivery grants
Grants available for: community-led not for profit organisations in England
Size of grants given: up to £4,000
Deadlines: no deadlinesCovid Winter Support Fund
Grants available for: Community groups and voluntary organisations in East Sussex and West Sussex
Size of grants given: Up to £5000
Next deadline: No deadlinesCovid-19 grants
Many funders have now resumed their normal grants and deadlines, instead of offering Covid-19 emergency grants. See our “favourite funders” pages for details of these grants. This page lists remaining grants that are available specifically for support around the Covid-19 outbreak:
East Brighton Trust Fund
Grants available for: community groups in East Brighton.
Size of grants given: Up to £1000
Next deadline: 8th January 2021 for regular funding, emergency grants available now for Covid-19 supportGatwick Airport Community Trust
Grants available for: to support community projects that protect and enhance the social and environmental well-being of the community, particularly those affected by operations at Gatwick Airport.
Size of grants given: £250-£5000. Most grants are £1,000-£2,000
Next deadline: 21st May 2021Hall and Woodhouse Community Chest
Grants available for: Community groups in the South of England
Size of grants given:£500-£5,000
Next deadline: will be in spring 2021Healthy Neighbourhood Fund
Grants available for: Health and wellbeing related community activities in selected neighbourhoods in Brighton & Hove
Size of grants given: up to £500
Next deadline: Autumn 2020 in some neighbourhoodsHenry Smith Charity: County Grants
Grants available for: Revenue or capital costs for small, non-profit organisations working with disadvantaged people and communities in eight English counties, including East and West Sussex.
Size of grants given: £500 to £10,000 in one year, or up to £20,000 over two or three years.
Trustees meet four times a year, in March, June, September and December.Lions Clubs
Grants available for: local charitable causes
Size of grants given: No set limits, grants generally £50-£1000
No deadlinesNational Lottery Grants for Heritage
Grants available for: Projects that connect people and communities to the national, regional and local heritage of the UK. Heritage can be anything from the past that you value and want to pass on to future generations.
Size of grant available: £3,000 – £10,000
No deadlines, but currently closed until 2021National Lottery Local Connections Fund
Grants available for: constituted voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations with an annual income of £50,000 or less in England
Size of grants given: £300 – £2,500
Deadlines: 26th January 2021 (applications open on 5th January 2021)National Lottery Reaching Communities England
Grants available for: Community organisations, charities and not-for-profit companies that serve communities in England
Neil Smith ‘Gold’ Food Grants
Grants available for: Community food projects for children, families or young people (up to age 25)
Size of grants given: up to £850
Next deadline: to be announcedOne Stop Community Partnerships
Support available for: local projects addressing food poverty or supporting the elderly
Type of support given: can include funding, volunteering support, fundraising and raising awareness
Deadlines: no deadlinesPatcham Community Fund
Grants available for: Groups working to improve quality of life for residents in the Patcham area, including Hollingbury and Withdean.
Size of grants available: Up to £1000
No deadlinesPebble Trust
Grants available for: Organisations in Brighton and Hove
Size of grants given: Most grants are for £500-£5,000
Next deadline: 26th February 2021Rampion Fund
Grants available for: projects that benefit the local community, in particular those with links to environment and ecology, climate change and energy and improving the sustainability of community facilities.
Size of grants given: Up to £10,000
Next deadline: 26th March 2021Rotary Club of Brighton
Grants available for: charitable causes in Brighton and Hove and surrounding areas, and internationally
Size of grants given: any size, but generally £100-250
No deadlinesSouthern Housing Group Gardening Neighbours
Grants available for: Southern Housing residents to improve their scheme through a gardening project.
Size of grants available: Up to £500
No deadlines.Sport England Return to Play small grants
Grants available for: to support projects addressing the challenges coronavirus (Covid-19) has posed to people taking part in sport and physical activity
Size of grants given: £300 to £10,000
Next deadline: no deadlinesSussex Crisis Fund
Grants available for: to support the community and voluntary sector in response to the corona virus outbreak
Size of grants given: up to £5000
Next deadline: This fund is temporarily paused, but may reopen for a limited period later in the winterThe Southern Co-operative: Love your neighbourhood fund
Grants available for: Charitable or not-for-profit groups who benefit local communities
Size of grants given: £50 to £1,000
Next deadline: n/aTrust House Charitable Foundation Small Grants
Grants available for: Small charities and not-for-profit organisations with incomes under £250,000, working in rural areas or areas of urban deprivation.
Size of grants given: £2,000-£10,000 for one year.
Deadlines: No deadlines.Waitrose Community Matters
Grants available for: Welfare organisations, community groups, schools, local divisions of national charities, local charities.
Size of grant available: £1000 shared between 3 organisations. Proportion decided by customers.
No deadlines.
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