Membership Funding Resources
Take a look at the current funding opportunities available to your programme...
Postcode Places Trust Grants for 2025
Postcode Places Trust provides unrestricted funding for charities in the East of England who can apply for up to £25,000.
Your organisation's aims and objectives must match at least one of these funding themes:
- Enabling participation in physical activity
- Enabling participation in the arts
- Improving biodiversity and responding to the climate emergency
- Improving green spaces and increasing access to the outdoors
- Preventing or reducing the impact of poverty
- Providing support to improve mental health
- Supporting marginalised groups and tackling inequality
Apply for a grant
Funding round dates for 2025 are:
Round 1: 24th March 9am to 31st March 12 noon
Round 2: 24th June 9am to 1st July 12 noon
Round 3: To be confirmed later in 2025
Round 1 is now open! Click the link below to access the live application form.
To apply follow the link: Apply for a grant | Postcode Places Trust
CB and HH Taylor 1984 Trust
The CB & HH Taylor Trust provides support to charitable organisations serving the West Midlands county (Birmingham, Coventry, Wolverhampton, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull & Walsall).
Trustees would like to support schemes intending to solve local problems and improve the quality of life within communities. Trustees are particularly interested in funding specific projects, rather than general running costs and the social welfare category covers people with disabilities.
Trustees usually give grants between £500 and £2,000 and the application deadine is midday on 14th April.
Please see further details and how to apply here..
Asda Foundation Young Futures Fund
Young Futures Fund is a new funding opportunity, with grants ranging from £500 to £1,000, to be used to specifically support young people aged from 13-21.
This grant is for groups which meet at least one of the following objectives:
- Provide services that support, educate and empower.
- Connect young people to their peers.
- Support rehabilitation and recovery and provide shelter.
- Deliver activities / programmes that improve physical health and wellbeing.
Suitable For
Charities and not-for-profit organisations that benefit local people aged 13-2
Funding Size
Grants ranging from £500 to £1,000
Application Deadline
13/03/2025 - The application window may close early if the total budget is reached
Sported Barclays Community Football Fund Access Grant and Deep Impact Grant – Nationwide
Funding for groups that are running football activities for underrepresented groups including young people with disabilities.
Access Grant: This fund is for new groups who have not already received a grant from the Barclays Community Football Fund. Value: £500.
Disability Football Deep Impact Grant: Value: £2000 - £5000. For groups that provide inclusive football opportunities and create impactful change for young disabled people. Please be aware that you must be an existing grantee who have already received a £500 Access Grant first.
Find out more here. You do not have to be a Sported Member, however you will need to register first to apply for the funds.
Waitrose Community Matters Grants – Nationwide
This grant offers a share of £1000 between three local organisations. The proportion of that share is decided by store customers placing a token in a voting box after their shop.
For more information, contact your local Waitrose store.
Persimmon Homes Community Champions 2023 – Nationwide
Each of our 30 offices across the UK makes a donation of up to £6,000 every quarter to local organisations.
Learn how to apply using their simple form here...
Yorkshire Building Society Charitable Foundation – Nationwide
This scheme offers grants of up to £2500. You will need to be nominated by either a society member or member of their staff. The building society have branches across the UK, so it is worth checking who you might know, as it is a simple nomination form that supports various projects and causes.
There are 4 deadlines per year when all nominations will be reviewed by Trustees: 31st March, 30th June, 30th September and 31st December
Learn more here...
The Northumberland Village Homes Trust Fund - Tyne & Wear, Northumberland, County Durham and Tees Valley
The trust are encouraging Programmes in these geographic areas to apply for funding between £750 and £5,000. Whilst the fund states that they work to a relieve poverty, distress, and sickness amongst children and young people under the age of 21, we have confirmed that this age group is not a strict criteria and the fund would still welcome applications from our programmes.
Please see details here...
To apply, you will be required to create an account, which is normally activated within 24 hours here...
Once your account has been created, an application can be started and saved as it is developed. There are two pages, one about the organisation and one about the funding request, and there is a requirement to upload supporting documentation including accounts, governing document, bank statement, and safeguarding policy. For any issues with these requirements, please email – fundraising@sogb.org.uk
For any enquiries regarding the fund, contact:
Ross Wilson, Senior Philanthropy Manager, rpw@communityfoundation.org.uk
Rotary Clubs – Nationwide
Reach out to your local rotary club to see whether they will consider supporting you through their events and activities. Search for your nearest club here...
Tesco Stronger Starts Grant – Nationwide
Grants of up to £1,500 are available from the Tesco Stronger Starts Fund. Whilst Tesco are currently keen to look at projects that overcome food insecurity, we have confirmed that applications are still open to all local good causes. A detailed guide on how to apply can be found below:
You can also apply for a football club specific fund (Footie for All) through the Stronger Starts programme. Guidance can be found here...
Project Swish – Nationwide
Project Swish is basketball England’s mission to improve outdoor basketball courts across England. If you need a net for the hoop of your court, they will supply you with a free one to put up. Find out more here and submit your request here...
National Lottery Awards – Scotland, England and Wales
A quick way to apply for funding between £300 and £10,000, for applications that bring people together, improve places and spaces or help more people reach their potential.
Scotland - HERE
England – HERE
Wales - HERE
Hastings Direct Community Fund – Locations near Hastings Direct Offices
Hastings Direct are offering grants of up to £500 to clubs/charities within a 25 mile radius of any of their offices. Read more – Here and contact community@hastingsdirect.com with your name, your position and how Hastings Direct can help (including the financial amount) to be considered.
The LTA Open Court Programme – Nationwide
The programme offers a package of support and equipment to increase opportunities for disabled people through tennis. You can learn more about what they provide – HERE
Masonic Chairtable Foundation - Children and Young People Grants Programme (SEND)
Grants are available for local and national charities in England and Wales who are working with children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).
Amount: £1,000 to £60,000. Learn more - HERE
Sport England - Movement Fund
Grants and other resources are available for community groups, local sports clubs and grassroots organisations across England with ideas of how to tackle inequalities and help get more people active.
- Amount: £300 to £15,000