Funding > Funding Database

As a starting point, we have listed some of the more popular funders you might want to consider. Please contact us if you would like assistance in preparing an application to any of the funders listed, remember there are a whole range of issues that you will need to cover before making an application. The Funding Key below shows the icons used in the database:

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Awards for All: 1 Atlantic Quay, 1 Robertson Street, Glasgow G2 8JB
Tel: 0870 240 2391
Email: scotland@awardsforall.org.uk
Web: www.awardsforall.org.uk
Amounts awarded: £500 - £5,000

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BBC Children in Need Appeal
BBC Scotland, Holyrood Road, EH8 8JF
Tel: 0131 248 4225
Web:www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey
Variable grant size. Grants can be awarded for up to three years.


Big Lottery Fund
1 Atlantic Quay, 1 Robertson Way, Glasgow G2 8JB
Tel: 0870 240 2391
Fax: 0141 242 1401
Email: enquiries.scotland@biglotteryfund.org.uk
Web: www.biglottery.org.uk
The Investing in Ideas programme provides amounts of up to £5,000 to allow communities to carry out research, feasibility studies, get professional advice and run consultative events. The Young Peoples Fund is accepting applications for projects of up to 4 years duration. Announcements on future BIG lottery funds are awaited.

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Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
UK Branch, 98 Portland Place, London, W1B 1ET
Tel: 020 7636 5313
Fax: 020 7908 7580
Email: info@gulbenkian.org.uk
Web: www.gulbenkian.org.uk
At present there is a limit of £10,000 - £15,000 to any one grant.

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Charles Hayward Foundation
Correspondent, Hayward House, 45 Harrington Gardens, London, SW7 4JU
Tel: 020 7370 7067
Web: www.charleshaywardfoundation.org.uk
Size of grant: £2,000 - £10,000.

Comic Relief
UK Grants Team, 5th Floor, 89 Albert Embankment, London SE1 7TP
Tel: 020 7820 5555
Fax: 020 7820 5500
Email: ukgrants@comicrelief.org.uk
Web: www.comicrelief.com
The Main Grants Programme awards amounts over £5,000. Small and medium-sized projects will be considered as well as larger and longer-term grants where appropriate. The Small Grants Programme awards grants up to £5,000 in the following three programmes only: Disadvantaged Communities, Older People, and Mental Health.

Communities Scotland Scottish Centre for Regeneneration
Social Justice Manager, St James House, St James Street, Paisley
Tel: 0141 889 8896
Web: www.communitiesscotland.gov.uk
The New Ideas Fund provides grants of between £100 and £5,000.
The Seeing Is Believing Fund will provide grants of between £100 and £5,000.



Co-operative Group Community Dividend
New Century House, Manchester, M60 4ES
Tel: 0161 827 5879
Web: www.co-op.co.uk/communitydividend
Although awards can range from £100 to £5,000, due to the high number of applications, the vast majority of awards are between £100 and £500.

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Esmee Fairbairn Foundation
11 Park Place, London, SW1A 1LP
Tel: 020 7297 4700 - Fax: 020 7294 4701
Email: info@esmeefairbairn.org.uk
Web: www.esmeefairbairn.org.uk
There is no maximum grants size and the amount you request should be the amount you need.

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Forward Scotland Community Environmental Renewal Scheme
6th Floor, Portcullis House, 21 India St, Glasgow G2 4PH
Tel: 0141 222 5600
Email: enquiries@forward-scotland.org.uk
Web: www.forward-scotland.org.uk
Up to £50,000 to projects that involve the local community and can demonstrate local social or economic benefits.

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Garfield Weston Foundation
Administrator, The Garfield Weston Foundation, Weston Centre, 10 Grosvenor Street, London, W1K 4QY
Tel: 020 7399 6565
Fax: 020 7399 6580
Web: www.garfieldweston.org
Variable grant size. The Annual Report is available on the website, and gives examples of grants made by the Foundation in the previous year.

Gannochy Trust
Kincarrathie House Drive, Pitcullen Crescent, Perth, PH2 7HX
Tel: 01738 620653
Fax: 01738 440827
Amounts awarded: Variable - the Trust awards £3.5m annually.

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HBoS Foundation: Regional Programme
Web: www.hbosplc.com
Size of awards are not specified, but given for community activity and financial inclusion.


Hedley Foundation Ltd
Appeals Secretary, 9 Dowgate Hill, London, EC4R 2SU
Tel: 020 7489 8076
Web: www.hedleyfoundation.org.uk
Average sizegrant £3,000. Grants awarded are not usually recurring.


Heritage Lottery Fund
28 Thistle Street, Edinburgh, EH2 1EN
Tel: 0131 225 9545
Email: scotland@hlf.org.uk
Web: www.hlf.org.uk
Grant size varies by programme: Your Heritage - £5,000 to £50,000; Heritage Grants - £50,000; Public Parks Initiative - £50,000; Landscape Partnerships - £250,000 to £2m; Young Roots - £5,000 - £25,000

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J Paul Getty Charitable Trust
Trust Administrator, J. Paul Getty Jr. Charitable Trust, 1 Park Square West, London NW1 4LJ
Tel: 020 7486 1859
Web: www.jpgettytrust.org.uk
£5,000 - £15,000, awarded for both capital and revenue expenditure.

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Lankelly Foundation
2 The Court, High Street, Harwell, Didcot Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 0EY
Tel: 01235 820044
Fax: 01235 820044
Web: www.lankellychase.org.uk
Size of awards vary. The website contains an Annual Report giving a breakdown of awards for guidance.

Lloyds TSB Foundation
Riverside House, 502 Gorgie Road, Edinburgh, EH11 3AF
Tel: 0870 902 1201
Fax: 0870 902 1202
Email: enquiries@fundingthefuture.org.uk
Web:www.fundingthefuture.org.uk
Three grant streams can be accessed by registered charities : The Standard Grant Scheme, Organisational Review and the Capacity Building Programme.


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Miss Agnes Hunter's Charitable Trust
28 Abercromby Place, Edinburgh EH3 6QF
Tel: 0131 556 0556
Fax: 0131 556 9939
Minimum grant is £500, maximum is £6,000


MacRoberts Trusts
Cromar, Tarland, Aberdeenshire, AB34 4UD
Web:www.themacroberttrust.org.uk
Grants vary but most lie between £5,000 and £10,000. Occasionally the Trustees make a recurring grant of up to three years.

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Nuffield Foundation
Director, 28 Bedford Square, London, WC1B 3EG Tel: 020 7631 0566
Project Grants of £5,000 to over £100,000. Grants can be for two or three years.

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Pilgrim Trust
Cowley House, 9 Little College Street, London, SW1P 3SH
Tel: 020 7222 4723
Fax: 020 7676 0461
Web: www.thepilgrimtrust.org.uk
Amounts awarded: The Trust's average grant is £20,000.

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Rank Foundation
The Appeals Office, PO Box 2862,, Whitnash,, Leamington Spa, Leamington Spa CV31 2YH
Tel: 01926 744550
Fax: 01926 744550
Email: sheila.gent@rankfoundation.com
Web: www.rankfoundation.com
Amounts not specified, but the website gives a list of grants awarded in previous rounds for guidance.


Robertson Trust
Secretary, 85 Berkeley Street, Glasgow, G3 7DX
Tel: 0141 221 3151 - Fax: 0141 221 0744
Email: admin@therobertsontrust.org.uk
Web: www.therobertsontrust.org.uk
There is no minimum or maximum grant size. A small grant scheme for one-off donations of up to £5000 for smaller charities to support a particular project or activity. Core funding or specific project costs will be considered for a maximum period of 3 years.

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Scottish Arts Council
Scottish Arts Council, 12 Manor Place, Edinburgh, EH3 7DD
Tel: 0845 603 6000
Fax: 0131 225 9833
Email: help.desk@scottisharts.org.uk
Web: www.scottisharts.org.uk
Amounts vary depending on the programme strand. More details are available in the Guide to Funds booklet posted on the website.


Scottish Community Diet Project
Scottish Consumer Council, Royal Exchange House, 100 Queen Street, Glasgow, G1 3DN
Tel: 0141 226 5261
Fax: 0141 221 0731
Email: info@scotconsumer.org.uk
Web: www.dietproject.org.uk
Grant size: £500 - £3,000


Scottish Community Foundation
Scottish Community Foundation, 126 Canongate, Edinburgh, EH8 8DD
Tel: 0141 225 6670
Fax: 0131 524 0329
Web: www.scottishcommunityfoundation.com
Community Grants are one off sums of up to £5,000. A Small Grants Scheme operates under the Community Grants strand for amounts up to £5,000. The same amounts are available through the Women's Fund for Scotland.


Scottish Land Fund
Taigh Feàrna, Auchtertyre, Balmacara, Kyle of Lochalsh IV40 8EG
Tel: 01520 722988
Fax: 01599 566724
Email: hie.general@hient.co.uk
Web: www.hie.co.uk/scottishlandfund
Variable grant sizes awarded

SportScotland
Caledonia House, South Gyle, Edinburgh, EH12 9DQ
Tel: 0131 317 7200
Fax: 0131 317 7202
Email: library@sportscotland.org.uk
Web: www.sportscotland.org.uk
Variable, depending on the programme. Please consult the website.

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Tesco Charity Trust Community Award Scheme
Tesco House, Delamare Road, Cheshunt, Hertfordshire EN8 9SL
Tel: 01992 646768
Fax: 01992 646794
Web: www.tescocorporate.com
One-off donations of between £1,500 and £5,000

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Voluntary Action Fund
Administrator, Comely Park House, 80 New Row, Dunfermline, KY12 7EJ
Tel: 01383 620780
Fax: 01383 626129
Email: info@voluntaryactionfund.org.uk
Web: www.voluntaryactionfund.org.uk
Varying awards, please consult the website for details and deadlines.

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West Dunbartonshire Council Local Grants Scheme
Lesley-Anne Haigh, WDC, Garshake Road, Dumbarton, G82 3PU
Tel: 01389 737000
Web: www.wdcweb.info
Grants for local organisations, please consult the council re: timescales and deadlines

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