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 If you notice something is out of date or wrong, please let us know.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 applicationsAsda 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.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: to be announcedBrighton & Hove City Council Communities Fund: Resilience Fund
Grants available for: Community and voluntary groups in Brighton & Hove
Size of grants given: Up to £10,000
Next deadline: 15th October 2021Brighton & 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 September 2021Brighton & 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 £2,000
Next deadline: 15th October 2021Brighton 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 2021Brighton 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.Cameron Grants for Innovation in Mental Health
Grants available for: Not for profit groups and individuals in the UK
Size of grants given: £100 – £2,500
Next deadline: to be announcedClarity Environmental
Grants available for: charities and community groups around the UK
Size of grants: usually £500 – £1,500
No deadlinesClubs in Crisis Sports Fund
Grants available for: Not for profit sports clubs and groups
Size of grants given: Up to £2,021
Next deadline: 30th July 2021Comic Relief Community Fund (England): Capacity Building Grants
Grants available for: community-led not for profit organisations in England
Size of grants given: £1000
Deadlines: No deadlinesContain Outbreak Management Fund (Brighton and Hove City Council)
Grants available for: local community and voluntary groups facing disproportionate impact from Covid
Size of grants given: up to £20,000 depending on annual income; small groups with an annual income less than £20,000 can apply for up to £2,000
Next deadline: 31st July 2021Covid-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 £500
Next deadline: 10th September 2021Edge 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: tbaEnjoolata 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 £10,000
Next deadline: 31st July 2021Gatwick 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: to be announced (expected spring 2022)Hall and Woodhouse Community Chest
Grants available for: Community groups in the South of England
Size of grants given:£400-£4,000
Next deadline: to be announcedHealthy 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: to be announcedHenry 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: 31st August 2021Hilden Summer Play Scheme fund
Grants available for: Community run summer playschemes
Size of grants given: £1500
Next deadline: TBA, likely to be in late May 2022Lions 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 deadlinesNational Lottery Reaching Communities England
Grants available for: Community organisations, charities and not-for-profit companies that serve communities in England
Nationwide
Grants available for: Projects & causes local to Nationwide premises.
No deadlines.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: 24th October 2021Postcode Society Trust
Grants available for: Small groups and charities in the south of England
Size of grants given: £500 – £2,000 (up to £20,000 for registered charities)
Deadline: 15th July 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: Expected to be Spring 2022Rotary 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 Covid-19 Fund
Grants available for: projects that will make a positive difference to the lives of Sanctuary Housing residents in communities impacted by Covid-19.
Size of grants given: Unspecified
No deadlines.Scope Local People Programme
Grants available for: New projects run by disabled people and/or unpaid carers in Brighton & Hove
Size of grants given: Normally a few hundred pounds
Next deadline: no deadlines, decisions made monthlySouthern 360 Making Communities Better Fund
Grants available for: Not-for-profit organisations doing work that will benefit Southern Housing Group residents
Size of grants available: Up to £5,000
Deadline: 10th September 2021Southern 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 Making Lives Better grants
Grants available for: Southern Housing Group tenants, events and activities benefiting Southern Housing Group residents.
Size of grants available: Up to £1000 (or up to £5,000 for Covid response projects)
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 deadlinesSport England Small Grants
Grants available for: Not-for-profit organisations and statutory organisations delivering sports projects for people aged 5 and over
Size of grants available: £300 – £10,000.
Deadlines: this fund is currently closed to new applicationsSussex Community Foundation
Grants available for: Not for profit groups based in Sussex
Size of grants available: £500-£5000
Next deadline: 10th September 2021Sussex Crisis Fund: Covid Support and Recovery Fund
Grants available for: community and voluntary sector organisations who are leading efforts to support people most affected by the coronavirus outbreak.
Size of grants given: up to £10,000
Next deadline: No deadlineSussex Crisis Fund: Food security in East Sussex
Grants available for: projects in East Sussex working with people who are facing food insecurity
Size of grants given: up to £5,000
Next deadline: No deadlineSussex 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 announcedThe Homity Trust
Grants available for: small groups in Sussex
Size of grants given: most grants under £1000
Next deadline: 30 September 2021The 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 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.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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