Funding and income

General funds (listed A-Z)

Funds with upcoming deadlines

Asda Foundation – Investing in Spaces and Places Deadline Sunday 28 July. For small organisations with an income under £100,000 seeking to improve community spaces and places where local people can be together and thrive. Grants of between £10,000 – £25,000 for building repairs, building development and outdoor development.

Ashworth Charitable Trust Deadline: Friday 30 August. Grants of up to £3,000 for registered charities with an income under £500,000. They will fund humanitarian projects and activities that meet their underlying principles and meet one of their ‘characteristics’ (such as projects that empower people to find solutions to their own problems, or that develop the capacity of individuals their communities or their institutions helping them to help themselves).

The Benefact Group Movement for Good Awards – Larger Grants Deadline: Friday 2nd August, midnight. Grants of £10,000 and more available to organisations who fit 1 of 4 criteria: Education and skills, Rural or community development, Arts, heritage or culture and Climate change or environment. Grants can be spent on project or core costs within 3 years. They are looking  for: “exciting and innovative projects. We’re looking for charities which can demonstrate a clearly identified need and want to take their work to a new level, boosting their ability to make a difference.”

The Big Give Christmas Challenge Deadline: Friday 19 July. For registered charities or those with tax-exempt status, with income of at least £25,000 pa and able to secure a minimum of £1k in ‘pledges’ by Friday 30 August. If successful, any donations made in the first week of December are doubled.

Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) – VCSE Energy Efficiency Scheme (final round) Deadline: for a Capital Grant 14 August. For organisations delivering frontline services. Capital grant offers between £2,000 and £150,000 to install capital energy efficiency measures, identified in an IEA, to reduce  a building’s energy costs (works to be completed by March 2025).

Ernest Kleinwort Charitable Trust  Deadline: between 10 July and 13 August for Medium grants (£10,001 to £20,000). For registered charities only; start-up, core or specific project costs.

The Ford Britain Trust Deadline: Wednesday 30 July for grants of up to £3,000 (large grant). For projects focusing on education, environment, children, the disabled, youth activities and projects that provide clear benefits to the local communities. Don’t fund CICs.

The Fore Deadline: opens 12pm (midday) Wednesday 24th July, to 12pm (midday) on Wednesday 31st July. The Fore fund small charities (organisations must be registered with a regulator and have an income under £500,000) that make a big impact and offer unrestricted funding to help organisations grow, strengthen, become more efficient or resilient. They are particularly keen to hear from grassroots organisations working with underserved communities.

Greene King’s Proud to Pitch In Deadline: Friday 1 November. For grassroots and community sports clubs who have beneficiaries who are over 18. Apply for up to £4,000 for sports focussed projects that will positively benefit your club and/or local community, and will tangibly benefit from funding over the long-term. Apply for things like making facilities more accessible, new equipment or coaching qualifications.

Groundwork – One Stop Community Partnership Programme Deadline: Friday 26 July. For organisations within 2 miles of the One Stop store in either 2-4 Buckingham Road, Shoreham or 118 Nevill Road, Hove. Grants of up to £1,000 and the opportunity to create a long-term tailored programme of support with their local One Stop Store Team. Groups must address 1 of their 7 areas such as supporting low-income families or running youth sports teams.

The Homity Trust Deadline: Friday 26 July. Grants of up to £1,000 for organisations helping those most affected by the ongoing cost of living crisis.

The King’s Fund – GSK Community Health Programme Deadline: Monday 12 August, 5pm. For registered charities that are at least a year old, who tackle health inequalities. Total annual income must be between £20,000 and £150,000. Grants of up to  £10,000 (unrestricted funding), plus access to training and development valued at £3,500.

The King’s Fund – GSK IMPACT Awards Deadline: Friday 30 August, 5pm.  For registered charities that are at least three years old, working in a health-related field, with a total annual income between £150,000 and £3 million. Grants available from £4,000 to £50,000. In addition, training and development valued at  £13,500.

The Legal & General Health Equity Fund | The Health Equity Network  Deadline: Expressions of interest between now and early September. A £3 million fund offering grants of up to £75,000 to support place-based projects that address the social determinants of health (SDH): non-medical social and economic factors, such as housing, education, infrastructure, or quality of work. You do need to register on the Health Equity Network to apply but that is free and useful information emailed to you each week about health inequalities and education and funding opportunities. 

LGBT+ Futures: Equity Fund Deadline: Thursday 21 November, 12pm. Small grants between £100 and £25,000 are available to LGBT+ organisations, who are led by and for at least one of their communities of focus. Your primary purpose and make-up of your leadership must show this. For organisational running costs, projects and organisational / leadership development.

The MSE Charity Deadline: Wednesday 31 July (or earlier if too many proposals). For registered charities or CICs with an annual income under £750,000 to apply for activities relating to increasing personal financial capability that are pro-active in delivering financial life skills, money management education and or debt avoidance. Grants up to £10,000.

Peter Harrison Foundation Deadline: Tuesday 1 October. Small grants up to £5,000 (for registered charities or CASCs over 2 years old with an annual income under £500,000) or major grants £5,001 up to £30,000 available under 2 programmes: Opportunities through sport and physical activity and Positive futures for children and young people.  Provide capital, project and core funding, over 1, 2 or 3 years.

Sussex Community Foundation Deadline: Friday 6 September, mainly for small to medium sized organisations and those led by and supporting people from under-represented communities.

Funds you can apply to anytime

Arts Council National Lottery Project Grants Grants between £1,000 and £100,000 for projects lasting up to 3 years. For creative and cultural projects that directly create and deliver creative and cultural activity with a long-term positive impact. Includes music, dance, visual arts, festivals. See their website for current ‘time-limited priorities’.

Architectural Heritage Fund (Project Viability Grants) Grants up to £15,000 to support early-stage feasibility work on historic building projects. This is Stage 1, Expression of Interest. You will then be invited to Stage 2 (full application) to access Project Development Grants of up to £20,000. This stage has set deadlines and can cover some of the costs of developing and co-ordinating your project and taking it towards the start of work on site.

BBC Children in Need – Project Cost and Core Cost grants Expression of Interest form submitted, then you’ll be invited to apply. From £1,000 to £40,000 available per year for up to 3 years for projects that focus on addressing issues of disadvantage affecting children and young people.

The Dodgson Foundation Projects particularly aimed at the over 55s who are living in deprivation anywhere in Sussex.

Ernest Kleinwort Charitable Trust  For Small grants under £10,000. For registered charities only; for start-up, core or specific project costs.

Focus Foundation For charities or community groups with an annual income under £2 million, who need funding for a whole project which helps socially or economically underprivileged children or young people, or projects supporting mental health.

Foyle Foundation For registered charities with less than £150,000 annual income, to apply under the Small Grants Scheme. Apply for between £2,000 and £10,000 if you are working at a grass roots local community level delivering services to the young, vulnerable, elderly, disadvantaged or the general community. Projects must be completed by end 2025 (when the foundation will close their grants programmes). Closes 31 January 2025.

Henry Smith – Improving Lives Programme Between £20,000 and £70,000 a year for up to 3 years available for projects that meet one of their criteria: Help at a Critical Moment, Positive Choices, Accommodation / Housing Support, Employment and Training, Financial Inclusion, Rights & Entitlements, Support Networks & Family.

Morrisons Foundation For grants of up to £10,000 for registered charities only. For projects that improve people’s lives under at least one of their funding objectives: 1) Tackling poverty and social deprivation; 2) Enhancing community spaces, facilities and services; 3) Improving health and wellbeing.

The National Lottery Community Fund Awards for All Grants up to £20,000 for up to 2 years.  For groups that build strong relationships in communities, improve places and spaces, help people reach their potential or support people facing increased challenges due to the cost-of-living crisis.

The National Lottery Community Fund Reaching Communities  Grants from £20,001 for up to 5 years. For projects that work to make positive changes in your community (i.e. people living in the same area, or people with similar interests or life experiences). Funding to deliver new or existing activity. Or to support your organisation to change and adapt to new and future challenges. Or projects that test new approaches to help with community issues.

The National Lottery Heritage Fund For grants between £10,000 and £250,000. For organisations looking to care for and sustain heritage where your new project (it can’t have already started) is about saving heritage, protecting the environment, inclusion, access and participation, and organisational sustainability. NB 20% of the payment will be made after your project has finished (in arrears). The Heritage Fund recently announced they have simplified their application process.

The Paley Trust Grants under £1,000 available for not-for-profit organisations that enhance the well-being of people aged over 60 in Brighton and Hove. Activities can include exercise groups, music groups, outings, social activities, equipment, and contributions to running costs.

Sport England Movement Fund  Between £300 and £15,000 available for projects that tackle inequalities and help get more people active (promote physical activity), for people that face barriers. For example, active travel, walking, cycling, dance, fitness and sports activities. Funding is awarded as either a contribution to a crowdfunding campaign or as a grant (Sport England will assess this). This fund replaces their Small Grants scheme and Active Together fund.

Why do I need fundraising?

Fundraising is an ongoing concern for most and can present multiple challenges. If you’re starting on your fundraising journey, your first steps will involve:

• developing a clear idea of what you want to achieve with your project
• being certain that your project is needed
• knowing how much your project will cost
• creating a clear plan as to how you’re going to raise those costs

There are lots of resources that you can use to help you with your planning. If you are a community group, we recommend the Resource Centre website as an excellent starting point.

Local funding searches

Brighton and Hove specific

• GrantFinder via Brighton & Hove City Council
• Funds Online via Community Base (email centremanager@communitybase.org for access)
• Brighton and Hove Food Partnership Quarterly funding update

Adur and Worthing specific

• Grants Online via Adur and Worthing Councils
• Adur and Worthing Councils Grants and Funding web page