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 If you notice something is out of date or wrong, please let us know.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: 5pm on 31 December 2023.BBC 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: no deadlinesBrighton & Hove City Council Communities Fund: Resilience Fund
Grants available for: Community and voluntary groups in Brighton & Hove
Size of grants given: Up to £10,000Brighton & Hove Communities Fund: BME Engagement Fund
Grants available for: Community and voluntary groups in Brighton & Hove that are BME led and/or have a predominantly BME membership, with annual income under £20,000
Size of grants given: Up to £2,000 (out of a total fund of £15,000)Brighton & 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: 5th January 2024Brighton & 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 £2,000Brighton 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: To be announcedCivic 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 2024)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 £750
Next deadline: Friday 5th January 2024 at 5pmEdge 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: Likely to be Spring 2024Enjoolata Community Grants
Grants available for: registered charities, Community Interest Companies, and individuals funding non-profit projects in Brighton and Lewes
Size of grants given: up to £5,000
Next deadline: to be announcedGatwick 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 in 2024)Hall and Woodhouse Community Chest
Grants available for: Community groups in the South of England
Size of grants given: £300-£3,000
Next deadline: to be announced (expected to be spring 2024)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: check with TDC worker for your areaHilden 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: to be announced (will be in 2024)Hilden Grants for Children's Summer Activities
Grants available for: Community-run summer outdoor activities for children
Size of grants given: £1,500
Next deadline: Tbc (will be spring 2024)Lions Clubs
Grants available for: local charitable causes
Size of grants given: No set limits, grants generally £50 – £1,000
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 deadlinesNational 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 £10,000
Next deadline: 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: Friday 23rd February 2024Postcode Society Trust
Grants available for: Small groups and charities in the south of England
Size of grants given: £500 – £2,500 (up to £25,000 for registered charities, CIC and community benefit societies)
Deadline: tba, early 2024Rampion 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: To be announced (will be 2024)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.Southern 360 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 360 Making Lives Better grants
Grants available for: Southern Housing Group residents and local community groups
Size of grants available: Up to £1000
No deadlines.Sport England Small Grants Programme
Grants available for: Not-for-profit organisations and statutory organisations delivering sport/physical activity projects
Size of grants available: £300 – £15,000.
Deadline: 31st March 2024.Sussex Community Foundation
Grants available for: Not for profit groups based in Sussex
Size of grants available: up to £10,000
Next deadline: 5th January 2024Sussex 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: To be announced, likely to be May 2024The Homity Trust
Grants available for: small groups in Sussex
Size of grants given: most grants under £1000
Next deadline: 21st November 2023The Southern Co-operative: Love your neighbourhood fund
Grants available for: Charitable or not-for-profit groups who benefit local communities
Size of grants given: Up to £500
Next deadline: No deadlinesThe 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 rural areas or areas of urban deprivation.
Size of grants given: £2,000-£10,000 for one year.
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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