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 If you notice something is out of date or wrong, please let us know.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.
#iwill Fund
Grants available for: constituted community groups and registered not-for-profit organisations in England, for projects of up to one year in duration
Size of grants given: £1,000 – £5,000
Next deadline: 10th January 2020Allen 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 applicationsAsda Green Token Giving
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 18 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: 2nd December 2019Brighton & 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: 31/12/19Brighton & 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: May 2020, exact date to be confirmedBrighton & 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: 10th January 2020Brighton & 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: May 2020, exact date to be confirmedBrighton 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 2020Brighton 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.Clarity Environmental
Grants available for: charities and community groups around the UK
Size of grants: usually £500 – £1,500
No deadlinesEast Brighton Trust Fund
Grants available for: community groups in East Brighton.
Size of grants given: Up to £500
Next deadline: 10th January 2020Edge 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: To be confirmed – around February 2020Gatwick 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, likely to be early 2020Hall and Woodhouse Community Chest
Grants available for: Community groups in the South of England
Size of grants given:£300-£3,000
Next deadline: tba (will be in 2020)Healthy 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: Friday 13th September for Tarner area, other areas throughout September and OctoberHenry 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.Hilden Charitable Fund
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
Next deadline: You can submit anytime; trustees meet 3 times a year. Send application in by 11 December 2019 for their January meeting.Hilden Summer Play Scheme fund
Grants available for: Community run summer playschemes for disadvantaged communities.
Size of grants given: £500-£1500
Next deadline: TBC for 2020 but generally early JuneLions Clubs
Grants available for: local charitable causes
Size of grants given: No set limits, grants generally £50-£1000
No deadlinesLush 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 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 deadlinesNationwide
Grants available for: Projects & causes local to Nationwide premises.
No deadlines.Neil Smith Good Food Grants
Grants available for: small food projects, that benefit the community
Size of grants given: between £200 and £850
Next deadline: tbc (likely to be in March 2020)One Stop Carriers for Causes
Grants available for: projects that benefit local communities within 2 miles of a One Stop store
Size of grants given: Up to £1,000
No deadlinesPatcham 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 deadlinesPebble Trust
Grants available for: Organisations in Brighton and Hove
Size of grants given: Most grants are for £500-£5,000
Next deadline: February 2020 (exact date tbc)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: TBARampion 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: Small grants up to £10,000, Large grants up to £50,000
Next deadline: March 2020 (exact date still to be announced)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 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.Southern 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.Southern Housing Group Small Grants for Customers
Grants available for: Southern Housing Group tenants, events and activities benefiting Southern Housing Group 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 for people aged over-14.
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: 10th January 2020Sussex 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 Community Safety 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: tbc (probably November 2019)The Homity Trust
Grants available for: small groups in Sussex
Size of grants given: most grants under £1000
Next deadline: 31st October 2019The 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
Grants available for: Small charities and not-for-profit organisations with incomes under £500,000, working in rural areas or areas of urban deprivation. Particular interest in funding community centres and village halls.
Size of grants given: Small grants of £2,000-£7,500 for one year, large grants of £7,500-£20,000 per year for up to three years.
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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