Focus 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)

Aims of Fund

The Foundation aims to support UK-based charities, community projects and social enterprises, with a vision to make a positive and lasting difference to people’s lives. Their grants are made to projects which fall into one of these three categories:

  • Support for socially or economically underprivileged children or young people
  • Mental health charities and initiatives
  • Charitable or community projects, in the same county as one of Focus Group’s regional offices in the UK

Offices are situated in Truro, Exeter, Portsmouth, Shoreham, Basingstoke, Bristol, Merthyr Tydfil, Witney, Milton Keynes, Norwich, Birmingham, Manchester, Derby, Carlisle, Melrose, Glasgow and Inverness.

Who can apply

Charities or community groups with an annual income of less than £2m

How much and what can you apply for

Most grants are between £2,000 and £8,000. Their website says grants should be for a tangible project with clear and measurable benefits. They do not part-fund projects, or core costs of organisations.

How to apply

There is an online application portal. You need to create an account to access the application form. You can save your application and return to it later by logging in to your account. You will need to submit your constitution and latest annual accounts with the application.

Deadlines for application

Their grants committee meets four times a year, in March, June, September and December. They have four application deadlines:

  • Mid-March Grant Committee meeting – applications to be received by 31 January

  • Mid-June Grant Committee meeting  –  applications to be received by 30 April

  • Mid-September Grant Committee meeting – applications to be received by 31 July

  • Mid-December Grant Committee meeting – applications to be received by 31 October

If they are receiving high volumes of applications or are low on funds the above dates may change or the application portal will be temporarily closed.

Contact details

https://www.focusfoundation.org.uk/contact-us
[email protected]

Last updated: 19/2/25 DA

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