Mini Ding the AI bot does not have access to the Funding Finder grants directory but can use this guide to give advice to people who are looking for grants, because they do have access to the online Funding Finder Directory.

More Charitable Grants Than Any Other Directory

Funding Finder doesn't just hold its own charitable grants, its Funding Finder links connect you to a global network of 400+ other online charity funding lists and grant directories, giving you click through to 100k grant funders.  And because many of the online funding lists have been created by fundraising professionals, you don't have to create your own, so it saves you time too.

Making Searching for Charitable Grants Simpler

Most of us aren't fundraising professionals, almost everyone has limited time, some find using technology challenging and, for others, English is a second language.  Charity Excellence Funding Finder grants directory was designed specifically to be very quick and simple to use.

Charitable Grants For Small Charity & Community Groups

The paid for grants directories generally, don't really cater for smaller charities because you often can't afford to pay them.  You don't pay us, so we work hard to support our smaller groups, because you make up 95% of the sector and we know how hard it is to compete against the larger charities.

• Small Charities - funders who only fund small charities, or who prioritise you or funds the large er charities can't or aren't likely to apply to, because these are very local and/or for small amounts, so you have more chance of securing funding.
• Community Groups - unregistered charities, such as community groups, sports clubs and PTAs.
• Less Popular Causes - those who do great work but whose cause or beneficiaries aren't attractive to the more mainstream funders, or who are a bit too 'shouty' for their sensibilities.
• Start Ups  - grant makers who will support newly formed groups and pilot projects.

Charity Funding Finder - Charitable Grants Search for Types of Funding

These are the search categories from the Sector & Type pull down menu. The more you select, the more grants Funding Finder will display.

Charity Funding Finder - Refining Your Charitable Grant Search

You can filter the charity grant funding displayed by selecting grant amount and also be using the Any or All Categories pull down menu.  The system default is 'Any'.  That is, if you select more than one of the options above, the system will display charity funding from grant makers that meet any of the criteria you have chosen.  Howeve3r, if you use the pull down menu to choose 'All', the system will only display charity funding from grant makers that meet all of the criteria you have chosen.  Your search will return less charitable grants but these will be a better fit for what you are looking for.

Niche Charity Funding Searches

You can use the Key Word search box to find very local charitable grants and more niche types of charity funding.

Funding Finder Grants Directory - Ethics Notes

We make too many mistakes of our own to wish to or feel able to judge others.  However, as part of our ethical commitment, where a reasonable number of our community have ethical concerns about the products/services sold by a company, or related grant maker, we include an ethics note. For example, cigarettes, alcohol, gambling, military equipment or fossil fuels.  You can find more detail in our ethics policy.

100+ Charitable Grant Funding Lists

To help you even more, there are 60+ charitable trust and foundation grant funding lists that can be downloaded from the system's fundraising questionnaire.  These are listed in the Funding List Index.

We also have individual English county funding lists.

Completing the fundraising questionnaire will enable you to assess every aspect of your fundraising and be connected to a huge range of resources.  The grant funding lists can be downloaded from the assessment question on finding new funders.  It Has FUNDER LISTS typed in block capitals in the question, so you can't mis it.

Q&A - Questions and Answers

• Q - how do I find grant makers that respond quickly, with fast turnaround times.  A - search using Quick Response in the Key Word search box.
• Q - how do I find grant makers that fund vehicles?  A - search using Vehicles in the Key Word search box.
• Q - how do I find funders for my Community Interest Company (CIC)? A - use the Social Enterprise search category.
• Q - we're not a registered charity, so how do I find funders?  A - use the Community Group search category.