Favourite Funders for specific projects and new activities
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 new projects and activities.
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 If you notice something is out of date or wrong, please let us know.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.
Allen Lane Foundation
Grants available for: Local voluntary groups or registered charities with an annual income below £100,000.
Size of grants given: £500 to £15,000 per year
Deadlines: No deadlines; trustees meet 3 times a year to consider applicationsAwards for All (National Lottery)
Grants available for: not-for-profit groups
Size of grants given: £300 to £20,000
No deadlines.B&H Buses Community Support Fund
Grants available for: Local charities and community groups within the B&H bus network
Size of grants: £50 – £500 in funding or bus tickets
Next deadline: 30th June 2025BBC Children in Need Project Grants
Grants available for: projects supporting disadvantaged children and young people
Size of grants: Up to £40,000 per year over 1-3 years (overall maximum £120,000)
Next deadline: The application process is currently being redesigned and will be open to new applications in September 2025Brighton & Hove Community Catalyst Fund
Grants available for: community groups, voluntary organisations and not for profit social enterprises in Brighton & Hove
Size of grants given: Up to £10,000 per year for 2 years
Deadlines: Fund now closed. Expected to reopen in 2026Brighton & Hove Legacy Fund
Grants available for: community groups and charities supporting children and young people up to age 25
Size of grants given: up to £5,000
Next deadline: Paused, next expected opportunity to apply will be Autumn 2025Brighton Soup
Grants available for: Projects which benefit the local community in Brighton
Size of grants given: Varies – up to £1,000 for winners; up to £150 for runners up
Next deadline: Wednesday 26th February 2025
Civic Power Community Grants
Grants available for: grassroots groups and campaigns working for long-term change
Size of grants given: £2,500 – £20,000
Next deadline: to be confirmed (expected early 2025)East Brighton Trust Fund
Grants available for: Community groups in East Brighton.
Size of grants given: Up to £750
Next deadline: tba, likely to be autumn 2025Edge Fund
Grants available for: unfunded grassroots communities, campaign groups and activists struggling for social, economic and environmental justice.
Size of grants given: Up to £1,000
Next deadline: tba first quarter of 2025 (now overdue)Enjoolata Community Grants
Grants available for: registered charities, Community Interest Companies, and individuals funding non-profit projects in the BN postcode area
Size of grants given: up to £5,000
Next deadline: January 2026Focus Foundation
Grants available for: community groups and charities with income below £2 million
Size of grants given:£2,000 to £8,000
Next deadline: 30th April 2025 (but their application portal is currently closed, due to high volume of applications in January 2025)Gatwick Airport Community Trust
Grants available for: community projects in areas affected by operations at Gatwick Airport
Size of grants given: £250-£5000
Next deadline: to be announced, will be 2026Hall and Woodhouse Community Chest
Grants available for: Community groups in the South of England
Size of grants given: £300-£3,000
Next deadline: 13th July 2025Healthy 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: check with TDC worker for your areaLions Clubs
Grants available for: local charitable causes
Size of grants given: No set limits, grants generally £50 – £1,000
No deadlinesMorrisons Foundation
Grants available for: Projects that improve people’s lives (small registered charities only)
Size of grants given: Under £10,000
Deadline: NoneNational Lottery Reaching Communities England
Grants available for: Community organisations, charities and not-for-profit companies that serve communities in England
Size of grant available: Over £20,000
Next deadline: No deadlines, but the fund will be relaunched in spring 2025, and they advise new applicants to wait until then to applyPaley Trust
Grants available for: Enhancing the well-being of people over 60 in Brighton & Hove
Size of grants given: Under £1000
Deadline: NonePatcham 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: 13th June 2025Rampion Community Benefit Fund
Grants available for: community projects with links to environment and ecology, climate change and energy
Size of grants given: up to £10,000 for community projects; up to £20,000 for capital projects for community buildings
Next deadline: 2026 fund is expected to open for applications December 2025.Rotary 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 deadlinesSanctuary Housing Community Investment Fund
Grants available for: projects that will make a positive difference to the lives of Sanctuary Housing residents
Size of grants given: Unspecified
No deadlines.Sport England Movement Fund
Grants available for: Not-for-profit organisations and statutory organisations delivering sport/physical activity projects
Size of grants available: £300 – £15,000.
Deadline: As of March 2024 this fund operates on a rolling basis, and they advise you apply at least 12 weeks before your group needs the money.Sussex Community Foundation
Grants available for: Not for profit groups based in Sussex
Size of grants available: up to £10,000
Next deadline: TBC – likely to be Sept/Oct 2025Sussex Gardens Trust
Grants available for: Any group or organisation that manages or owns a park or open space within Sussex.
Size of grants given: up to £1,000
No deadlinesSussex Police and Crime Commissioner Safer In Sussex Community Fund
Grants available for: Local community groups that help reduce or prevent crime in Sussex
Size of grants given: up to £5,000
Next deadline: expected to be in Spring 2025The Homity Trust
Grants available for: small groups in Sussex
Size of grants given: most grants under £1000
Next deadline: 24th July 2025The Southern Cooperative: Goods donations
Available for: Charitable or not-for-profit groups who benefit local communities
Products donated from Coop food stores
Next deadline: No deadlinesTrust House Charitable Foundation Small Grants
Grants available for: Small charities and not-for-profit organisations with incomes under £250,000, working in deprived rural areas or areas of urban deprivation.
Size of grants given: £2,000-£10,000 for one year for revenue costs, and core costs such as salaries and running costs.
Deadlines: No deadlines.
The services listed below are not provided by the Resource Centre. These are websites and services we feel are particularly useful for small groups in Brighton & Hove, and which are not easy to find by searching the internet.
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