Allen Lane Foundation
The trustees of the Allen Lane Foundation give grants for imaginative and innovative projects and give priority to community development, mediation, conflict resolution and research/education aimed at changing public attitudes or policy. Priority groups for the Trustees are gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people, refugees and asylum seekers, BME Communities, those experiencing mental health problems, offenders and ex-offenders, travellers, older people and victims of violence and abuse.
Allen Lane Foundation
90 The Mount
York YO24 1AR
Telephone: 01904 613223
Fax: 01904 613133
E-mail: info@allenlane.org.uk
Web: www.allenlane.org.uk
Awards for All
Awards for All is a Lottery grants programme aimed at local communities. It awards grants of between £300 and £10,000 to help strengthen community activity and increase participation among local people.
Awards for All
Telephone: 0845 600 2040
Textphone: 0845 755 6656 (minicom)
Web: www.awardsforall.org.uk
Big Lottery Fund
Formerly the Community Fund, the Big Lottery Fund runs grants programmes aimed at helping those in greatest need in the community.
Big Lottery Fund (Corporate Office)
1 Plough Place
London EC4A 1DE
InfoLine: 08454 10 20 30
Telephone: 020 7211 1800
Minicom: 08450 390 204
Email:general.enquiries@biglotteryfund.org.uk
Web: www.biglotteryfund.org.uk
Camelot Foundation
The Camelot Foundation provides grants as part of a programme of sustained investment and looks for proposals that show a real understanding of the needs they set out to tackle. It aims to develop the ideas and talents of young people and welcomes applications from diverse communities, including young lesbians and gay men.
Camelot Foundation
University House
11 -13 Lower Grosvenor Place
London SW1W 0EX
Telephone: 020 7828 6085
Fax: 020 7828 6087
E-mail: info@camelotfoundation.org.uk
Web: www.camelotfoundation.org.uk
Can Do
The Scarman Trust is running this programme which provides funding for community groups for any training or learning they wish to access.
Can Do/The Scarman Trust
Kemp House
152-160 City Road
LONDON EC1V 2NP
Telephone: 020 7689 6366
Fax: 020 7689 6125
E-mail: cando@thescarmantrust.org
Web: www.thescarmantrust.org
Charities Aid Foundation
The CAF makes grants to enable charitable organisations in the UK to improve their management and effectiveness.
Charities Aid Foundation
Telephone: 01732 520334
E-mail: grants@CAFonline.org
Web: www.cafonline.org/grants
Children's Fund
A Government strategy to tackle child poverty and social exclusion by providing funding to local community groups. Currently funded through to 2008.
Children's Fund
Web: www.everychildmatters.gov.uk
City Parochial Foundation
City Parochial Foundation exists to benefit the poor of London, including those who, for whatever reason, are socially, culturally, spiritually, environmentally and financially disadvantaged. Groups of people they particularly want to target for support include disadvantaged lesbians and gay men. CPF also administers the Trust for London which makes grants to small, locally-based groups.
City Parochial
6 Middle Street
London EC1A 7PH
Telephone: 020 7606 6145
Fax: 020 7600 1866
E-mail: info@cityparochial.org.uk
Web: www.cityparochial.org.uk
Comic Relief
Comic Relief provides grants across the UK and aims to tackle poverty and promote social justice by helping people make lasting positive changes in their lives and their communities. They welcome applications from a diverse range of communities, including the LGB community, but projects must fall within their current grant-making programmes.
Comic Relief UK
5th Floor
89 Albert Embankment
London SE1 7TP
Telephone: 020 7820 5555
Minicom: 020 7820 5579
Fax: 020 7820 5500
E-mail: ukgrants@comicrelief.org.uk
Web: www.comicrelief.com
Community Champions Fund
This has been set up to help people stimulate community activity and support small-scale community inspired projects. This could involve helping people build on the skills they already have or encouraging them and others to become more involved in the community. England only.
Web: www.dfes.gov.uk/communitychampions
The Esmee Fairbairn Foundation is one of the largest independent grant-making foundations in the UK and makes grants for charitable purposes in four areas: Arts & Heritage, Education, Environment and Social Development. It gives grants to organisations that aim to improve the quality of life for people and communities.
Esmee Fairbairn Foundation
11 Park Place
London SW1A 1LP
Telephone: 020 7297 4700
Fax: 020 7297 4701
E-mail: info@esmeefairbairn.org.uk
Web: www.esmeefairbairn.org.uk
Futurebuilders England
The fund aims to provide access to finance for voluntary and community sector (VCS) organisations and social enterprises to deliver public services in five key areas:
Telephone: 0191 261 5200
E-mail: info@futurebuilders-england.org.uk
Web: www.futurebuilders-england.org.uk
Government Funding
Government funding website which provides a comprehensive guide to grants available to the voluntary sector.
Web: www.governmentfunding.org.uk
Groundswell UK Grants Programme
Groundswell runs a small grant scheme for participative community-based projects that empower excluded people. They also run a scheme giving grants of up to £80 for young people to run their own projects and initiatives.
Groundswell
Elmfield House
5 Stockwell Mews
London SW9 9GX
Telephone: 020 7737 5500
Fax: 020 7733 1305
E-mail: info@groundswell.org.uk
Web: http://www.groundswell.org.uk
Lloyds TSB Foundation
The Lloyds TSB Foundation is a grant-making body that also makes donations to charities. Its mission is to support and work in partnership with charitable organisations that help people, especially those who are disadvantaged or disabled, to play a fuller role in communities throughout England and Wales.
Lloyds TSB Foundation for England and Wales
3rd floor
4 St Dunstan's Hill
London EC3R 8UL
Telephone: 0870 411 1223
Minicom: 0870 411 1225
Fax: 0870 411 1224
E-mail: Guidelines@lloydstsbfoundations.org.uk
Web: www.lloydstsbfoundations.org.uk
Local Network Fund
This fund was set up to help local community and voluntary groups tackle disadvantage and poverty amongst children and young people (up to 19 years old) with grants of between £250 and £7,000 under four themes: aspirations and experiences; economic disadvantage; isolation and access; children’s voices.
Local Network Fund
Tel: 0845 1130 161 (for applic. form)
Web: www.derbycvs.co.uk
Nationwide Foundation
This organisation gives funds to support communities under three areas: Supporting Volunteer Programmes – projects involving grassroots community action with emphasis on the most marginalised communities; Quality of Life – to promote and sustain the welfare of disadvantaged members of the community; and Tackling Disadvantage and Discrimination – supporting activities which address these issues or aim to raise awareness of these issues and promote involvement of all people within society.
Nationwide Foundation
Telephone: 01793 655 113
Fax: 01793 652 409
Email:enquiries@nationwidefoundation.org.uk
Web: www.nationwidefoundation.org.uk
Northern Rock Foundation
The Northern Rock Foundation is an independent grant making organisation. The primary objective of the Northern Rock Foundation is to help improve the conditions of those disadvantaged in society. It mainly supports causes in the North East of England, especially Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, Durham and Teesside.
Northern Rock Foundation
Telephone: 0191 284 8412
E-mail: generaloffice@nr-foundation.org.uk
Web: www.nr-foundation.org.uk
Petersen Fund
This is a Trust set up by the International Association of Gay Square Dance Clubs. It provides grants to clubs for the promotion of square dancing.
For more information click here.
Philip Lawrence Awards
The Philip Lawrence Awards recognise outstanding achievements in good citizenship by young people aged 11 to 20. They are looking for groups that are making a real contribution to communities and the lives of others. The Awards have three key themes: combating lawlessness and violence; promoting community safety; and promoting racial harmony.
Philip Lawrence Awards
Telephone: 020 7512 2100
E-mail: philiplawrenceawards@4children.org.uk
Web: www.philiplawrenceawards.org.uk
Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust
The Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust provides scholarships and bursaries for young people undertaking a course of formal education at any university or other recognised education establishment.
The Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust
Downstream Building
1 London Bridge
London SE1 9BG
Telephone: 020 7785 3820
Fax: 020 7785 3821
E-mail: information@stephenlawrence.org.uk
Web: www.stephenlawrence.org.uk
UnLtd
Carrying on the work of the Millennium Civic Trust, making grants and offering support to social entrepreneurs.
123 Whitecross Street
Islington
London EC1Y 8JJ
Telephone: 020 7566 1100
E-mail: info@unltd.org.uk
Web: www.unltd.org.uk
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