Grants of between £35,000 and £150,000 are available to UK registered charities for projects (but not running costs) in the following fields:
- The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture and/or science.
- The advancement of citizenship or community development.
- The advancement of education.
- The advancement of environmental protection or improvement
- The prevention or relief of poverty, and
- The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage.
The Foundation is particularly interested in receiving applications from UK charities that are supporting people who are most marginalised and disadvantaged in the United Kingdom.
Projects should address one or more of the following:
Art and Culture
- Restoration, development and conservation: protecting and safeguarding artistic and cultural heritage.
- Cultural initiatives: celebrating diversity and cultural identity through the arts.
Biodiversity and Climate Change
- Environmental protection or improvement: protecting and enhancing the environment.
- Habitat conservation: contributing to the protection and conservation of habitats and enhancing biodiversity.
- Knowledge and research: developing new solutions to the challenge of climate change.
Education, Training and Research
- STEM: inspiring young people to pursue qualifications and a career in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) in order to contribute to energy sustainability.
- Raising aspirations: addressing society’s educational needs by inspiring and challenging the next generation through innovation.
Social initiatives
- Economic security: alleviating poverty, including in-work poverty, caused by the cost-of-living crisis.
- Economic opportunity: supporting entrepreneurship and skills development for the most vulnerable groups.
Ideally, projects should also demonstrate how they address one or more of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.
While grants of between £35,000 and £150,000 (previously up to £200,000) are available, the average award tends to be around £50,000. Grants are awarded for a 12-month period. Projects, which should start between Monday 31 March 2025 and Wednesday 31 December 2025, must be completed within 12 months.
Applications for the 2025 round of funding open on Monday 1 July 2024 with a deadline of midday on Friday 19 July 2024
To apply, organisations should initially complete the online eligibility form on the Foundation's website, following which, if eligible, which they will be provided with a link to the application form.
Further information and guidance is available on the Foundation’s website.