50+ free downloadable lists of grant making charitable trusts & foundations for charities & community groups. Including lists for core funding and small charities & community groups. You can also register for the Charity Excellence Funding Finder online directory. Everything is free.
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Access the charitable trust & foundation grant funder lists from the income questionnaire statement on finding new funders. It has FUNDER LISTS in the text, so you can't miss it.
These lists are more focussed and have more detail than the Funder Research lists below; the number of funders in each is listed below. Click on any funder's name to be taken to their website, to find out more and apply.
Animals - 40+ |
LGBTQI+ - 20+ |
Armed Forces - 30+ |
Mental Health & Wellbeing - 50+ |
Capital (Buildings & Equipment) - 130+ |
Music & Musicians - 100+ |
Companies - 230+ |
Older People - 50+ |
Core (Running) Costs - 80+ |
Small Charities - 70 |
Crisis & Growth - 30 |
Social Enterprises - 120 |
Disability - 130 |
Social Welfare - 130+ |
Education - 90+ |
Sport & Leisure - 60 |
Environment & Horticulture - 110+ |
Start-ups & New Ideas - 30+ |
Feasibility Studies - 9 |
Supermarkets - 20+ |
Less popular Causes (including BAME) - 90+ |
Unregistered Charities - 60+ |
Heritage & Churches - 180 | Vehicles - 11 |
Health - 80+ | Women & Girls - 80+ |
Hospices - 30+ | Young People - 130 |
Help and Funding for IT and Tech - 30+ | Young People - Music 30+ |
Individuals & Families - 50+ |
It's better to start with the funder lists above, as Funder Research Lists contain less detail, but they do have substantially more grant makers.
Accommodation & Housing - 200 |
Africa - 500 |
Africa (East) - 400 |
Animals - England & Wales - 240 |
Animals (International) |
Arts, Culture, Heritage & Science - 440 |
Armed Forces - 100 |
Disability - 900 |
Economic & Community Development - 300 |
Education & Training - 1100 |
Environment, Conservation & Heritage - 400 |
Health & The Saving Of Lives - 800 |
Human Rights & Equality - 180 |
London - 220 |
Overseas Aid & Famine Relief - 900 |
Older People - 800 |
People of a Particular Ethnic Origin - 380 |
Recreation - 80 |
Relief Of Poverty - 800 |
Religious Activities - 520 |
Research Sponsors - 560 |
South East Asia - 370 |
Sport - 200 |
Young People - 1100 |
In light of the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, a research funder list for this has been created.
200 new grant making charities that registered with the Charity Commission Jan to Jun 2021. You can find 30+ here, or download the full list from the income questionnaire.
There are also lists for Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Trusts and foundations that make grants for General Charitable Purposes, have no specific criteria for funding, so any charity can apply to them. This list includes the UK location of each grant funder and, as with other research lists, details of their activities, website, e mail and phone number.
It can be used by small charities to find local general funders they may be unaware of and larger ones to create a mailing list of cold bids.
Download it from the income questionnaire statement on identifying and engaging new funders. It has FUNDER LISTS typed in the text of the statement, so you can't miss it.
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