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 If you notice something is out of date or wrong, please let us know.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.

We also have a subscription to Trustfunding.org.uk. This is a database of UK trusts, with information about the kinds of things they fund and how to apply. If you are a Sussex based community group you are welcome to use it at the Resource Centre – just contact us to book a time to come in. (We will not charge you to use the database, but do charge a small amount for computer use).

Click on the Links tab above for more useful sources of information about funders.

• Alec Dickson Trust

  Grants available for: Volunteering or community service projects run by young people aged under 30.
  Size of grant available: Up to £500
  No deadlines

• Allen Lane Foundation

  Grants available for: local groups with an annual income below £100,000. Will fund start up, core or project costs. Focus on projects that reduce isolation, stigma and discrimination and make a lasting difference.
  Size of grants given: £500 to £15,000 per year
  Deadlines: Trustees meet in February, June and October – e.g. applications received up before mid-August will be considered in the October meeting. Applications take 2-6 months to process.

• Argus Appeal

  Grants available for: projects that will make a difference to local groups or individuals.
  Size of grants given: From a few hundred to several thousand. No limits
  Next deadline: Deadlines throughout the year. Phone for details.

• Arts Council grants for the arts

  Grants available for: Projects that are clearly related to the arts and are no more than three years in length.
  Size of grants given: From £1,000 to £100,000, but most grants under £15,000.
  No deadlines

• Asda Community Life

  Grants available for: not for profit organisations
  Size of grants given: Up to £500
  No deadlines.

• Awards for All

  Grants available for: not-for-profit groups. Community projects that will run for up to a year.
  Size of grants given: £300 to £10,000
  No deadlines. Applications take about ten weeks to process.

• BBC Children in Need Small Grants

  Grants available for: projects that support disadvantaged young people
  Size of grants given: Up to £10,000 per year over 1 -3 years (overall maximum £30,000).
  Next deadline: Deadline 1st September 2017

• Brighton & Hove Buses Community Support Fund

  Grants available for: community groups and charities in Brighton & Hove
  Size of grants given: Small amounts – not specified
  Next deadline: 30th June 2017

• Brighton & Hove City Council Communities Fund: Resilience Fund

  Grants available for: community and voluntary groups in Brighton & Hove with annual income under £100,000
  Size of grants given: Up to £10,000
  Next deadline: 23rd October 2017

• Brighton & Hove City Council Communities Fund: Engagement Fund

  Grants available for: community and voluntary groups in Brighton & Hove with annual income under £20,000
  Size of grants given: Up to £2000
  Next deadline: 23rd October 2017

• Brighton District Nursing Association Trust

  Grants available for: relief of sickness for persons in need in Brighton & Hove.
  Size of grants given: £1,000 to £10,000.
  Next deadline: June 2018

• Brighton Soup

  Grants available for: Projects which benefit the local community in Brighton
  Size of grants given: Varies – tens or hundreds of pounds – not thousands.
  No deadlines.

• Dementia Action Alliance in Brighton and Hove

  Grants available for: Projects run by community groups which benefit people with dementia
  Size of grants given:  Up to £5,000
  No deadlines

• East Brighton Trust Fund

  Grants available for: community groups in East Brighton.
  Size of grants given: Up to £500
  Next deadline: 15th September 2017

• Edge Fund

  Grants available for: unfunded grassroots communities, campaign groups and activists struggling for social, economic and environmental justice.
  Size of grants given: Up to £3,000
  Next deadline:TBC

• Ernest Kleinwort Charitable Trust

  Grants available for: Registered charities based in Sussex, working in fields of wildlife and conservation, support for disabled people, care for the elderly, general welfare, family planning and youth care.
  Size of grants given: Most under £10,000
  No deadlines for grants up to £5,000. Grants up to £10,000 considered quarterly – next deadline 20th August.

• Gatwick 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: TBA. Expected January 2018.

• Good Food Grants

  Grants available for: community projects that aim to improve the health, skills and confidence of local residents though healthy eating, increased cookery skills and food growing
  Size of grants given: Up to £850
  Next deadline: 10th March 2017

• Gregg Foundation: Local Community Projects Fund

  Grants available for: projects benefiting people who are disabled, older people, people living in poverty, carers and/or homeless people.
  Size of grants given: Up to £2,000
  Next deadline: 29th September 2017

• Greggs Foundation Environmental Grants

  Grants available for: Projects that benefit the local environment and improve people’s lives.
  Size of grants given: Up to £2,000
  Next deadline: 29th September 2017

• Hall and Woodhouse Community Chest

  Grants available for: Community groups in the South of England
  Size of grants given:£300-£3,000
  Next deadline: TBA Spring 2018

• Henry Smith Charity: County Grants

  Grants available for: Revenue or capital costs for non-profit organisations 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.

• Hilden Charitable Trust

  Grants available for: work relating to asylum seekers and refugees, homelessness, penal affairs, and community based initiatives benefiting disadvantaged 16-25 year olds.
  Size of grants given: Average grant size is around £5,000
  No deadlines

• Hilden Summer Play Scheme fund

  Grants available for: Community run summer playschemes for disadvantaged communities.
  Size of grants given: £500-£1500
  Next deadline: TBA, May 2018

• Ian Askew Charitable Trust

  Grants available for:  registered UK charities, with a preference for Sussex
  Size of grants given: Most grants under £500
  Next deadline: Decisions made every three months

• JC Robinson Trust No 3

  Grants available for:organisations that promote welfare of the elderly or disadvantaged and encourage the training and community spirit of young people.
  Size of grants given: £30 to £500
  No deadlines

• Lions Clubs

  Grants available for: local charitable causes
  Size of grants given: No set limits, grants generally £50-£1000
  No deadlines

• Lush Charity Pot

  Grants available for: small, grassroots charities and campaign groups working in animal protection, the environment, and human rights.
  Size of grants given: Up to £10,000, most grants around £4,000
  No deadlines

• Mrs A Lacy Tate Trust

  Grants available for: Charities is East Sussex, for general charitable purposes, including education for school children and relief of suffering of animals.
  Size of grant available: Most grants are for around £500
  No deadlines

• Nationwide

  Grants available for: Projects & causes local to Nationwide premises.
  No deadlines.

• One Stop Carriers for Causes

  Grants available for: projects that benefit local communities within 2 miles of a One Stop store (in Brighton & Hove, this is 188 Nevill Road, BN3 7QQ)
  Size of grants given: Up to £1,000
  No deadlines

• Patcham Community Fund

  Grants available for: Groups working to improve quality of life for residents in the Patcham area, including Hollingdean and Withdean.
  Size of grants available: Up to £1000
  No deadlines

• Pebble Trust

  Grants available for: Organisations in Brighton and Hove
  Size of grants given: Most grants are for £500-£5,000
  Next deadline: 29th September 2017

• People's Health Trust: Active Communities

  Grants available for: Organisations with an annual income of less than £350,000 per year, for small local projects that improve neighbourhoods.
  Size of grants available: £5,000 – £50,000
  Next deadline: TBA

• People's Postcode Trust

  Grants available for: Projects that focus on he prevention of poverty and/or upholding of human rights for vulnerable groups and promotion of equal rights, and/or helping people come together for the benefit of their area to resolve conflicts
  Size of grants available: up to £2,000 for organisations that are not registered charities; up to £20,000 for registered charities.
  Next deadline: 18th August 2017

• Postcode Community Trust

  Grants available for: supporting marginalised groups in obtaining the skills & resources to effect change in their own communities.
  Size of grants available: Up to £2,000 for organisations that are not registered charities; up to £20,000 for charities.
  Next deadline: 18th August 2017

• Postcode Local Trust

  Grants available for: Community groups, charities and Community Interest Companies
  Size of grants given: £500-£2,000 for groups that are not charities, up to £20,000 for charities
  Next deadline: 18th August

• 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 deadlines

• Sanctuary Housing Grand Ideas Fund

  Grants available for: projects that will make a positive difference to the lives of Sanctuary Housing residents and their communities.
  Size of grants given: Up to £1,000
  No deadlines.

• Sharing Heritage

  Grants available for: Projects that help people learn about their own and other people’s heritage, run or led by a not-for-profit organisation.
  Size of grant available: £3,000 – £10,000
  No deadlines

• Skipton Building Society Grassroots Giving

  Grants available for: Volunteer run community groups running activities that have a lasting impact.
  Size of grants given: £500
  Next deadline: TBA summer 2018

• Southern Housing Group Small Grants for Residents

  Grants available for: Southern Housing residents, events and activities benefiting Southern Housing residents.
  Size of grants available: Up to £2000
  No deadlines.

• Sport England Small Grants

  Grants available for: Not-for-profit organisations and statutory organisations, delivering sports projects.
  Size of grants available: £300 – £10,000
  No deadlines.

• Sussex Community Foundation

  Grants available for: Not for profit groups based in Sussex
  Size of grants available: £500-£5000
  Next deadline: 15th September 2017

• Sussex 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 deadlines

• Tesco Bags of Help

  Grants available for: Any non profit making group or organisation
  Size of grants given: £4,000, £2,000 or £1,000
  No deadlines

• The Homity Trust

  Grants available for: small groups in Brighton
  Size of grants given: most grant under £1000
  Next deadline: 30th September 2017

• The 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/a

• Tudor Trust

  Grants available for: Small, under resourced organisations working to achieve lasting change in their communities.
  Size of grants available: No limit, grants range from £100-£150,000
  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.