The Harry Payne Fund
Grants are offered to registered charities for a range of community and social welfare projects taking place within a 25-mile radius of Birmingham city centre. The Harry Payne Fund is administered by the Heart of England Community Foundation as part of its grants programme. The Fund was founded in 1939 (as the Harry Payne Trust) by Harry Payne, a Birmingham businessman who had a particular interest in helping the disadvantaged and in […]
Staffordshire Green Network – July updates
Case Study – Rethink Food/Six Inches of Soil In June, a showing of the independent film ‘Six Inches of Soil’ was hosted at Rising Brook Community Church in Stafford. 90 people attended the event, starting with a shared meal, then watching the film which shows the journey of three farmers in the process of changing […]
VCSE Energy Efficiency Scheme
The current round of funding is now open The deadline for Capital Grant applications is 14 August 2024. Capital Grants can be used to install capital energy efficiency measures, identified in your Independent Energy Assessment (IEA) to reduce your building’s energy costs. The VCSE Energy Efficiency Scheme is offering Capital Grants of between £2,000 – £150,000 […]
McCarthy Stone Foundation – Community Grants
The programme aims to support organisations to address loneliness and the wellbeing of people over 65 years old by supporting one-to-one projects, particularly for residents in areas of deprivation. Grants up to £7,500 are available. The Foundations suggests that requests should not be for less than £3,000. Community organisations, registered charities and other groups (including […]
Home Instead Charities
The funding is intended to support local community events that enhance and enrich the lives of people over the age of 55 to combat loneliness and sometimes isolation ensuring they stay fit, active, healthy and connected and contributing to their local communities.
There are two levels of funding:
- Grants of up to £500 for small grass roots organisations.
- Grants of up to £1,500 for small local registered charities. Larger grants can be considered for exceptional projects.
The funder will only fully fund a grant request where the applicant holds no more than three months operating costs in reserve. For organisations that have more than this, up to 50% of the project costs will be funded.
Applications are accepted from small community groups and charities in the UK.
Priority will be given to applications that have a connection to, and are championed by, a local Home Instead office.
To be eligible, applicants must:
- Have a bank account in the same name of the group they are applying for funding under.
- Have a policy of being open and inclusive of all, irrespective of race, religion, sex or sexual orientation.
- Show that their group members are over 55 years old or the project for which they seek funding benefits people aged over 55 years.
Registered charities must be able to attach a copy of their governing documents and their last set of accounts as part of their application.
Applications will be considered from groups, associations and charities that do not service the over 50s directly but the project they require funding for does, ie, a local school wishes to hold a special afternoon tea for its local care home residents.
Grants are for wellbeing activities and projects that benefit people aged over 55 years and reduce social isolation and/or loneliness.
Funding can be used for:
- Regular weekly or monthly events and activities such as weekly cinema club, weekly knit and natter or Thursday lunch club.
- One off activities such as a day trip or a Christmas lunch.
- Activities such as yoga or a guest speaker for your group such as a local historian.
How To Apply
From January 2024, there will be four application windows per year: January, April, July and October.
Applications received outside of these windows will not be processed.
Applications received in:
- January will be processed and awarded in February
- April will be processed and awarded in May
- July will be processed and awarded in August
- October will be processed and awarded in November.
Applicants should complete the online form on the Home Instead Charities website. Small registered charities must attach their governing document and last set of accounts to their application.
DWF Foundation
The DWF Charitable Foundation, which was established in December 2015 by the law firm DWF LLP, provides funds, resources and support to help communities ‘achieve their full potential’. The Foundation’s funding is raised by DWF staff. The Foundation’s work focuses on the issues of homelessness, health and wellbeing, employability, education, the environment and sustainability. The […]
Cash for Kids – Sports Challenge
A fundraising competition for grassroots junior community sports groups to engage children and young people who are disadvantaged or disabled to be more involved in physical activities. Bauer Media operate radio and magazine brands in the UK and worldwide, and Cash for Kids is their UK charity. The charity helps children and young people (up […]
Architectural Heritage Fund (AHF) – Project Development Grants for England
The Architectural Heritage Fund (AHF) is an independent charity that was established to encourage and support the work of organisations dedicated to the supporting the conservation and sustainable re-use of historic buildings for the benefit of communities, particularly in economically disadvantaged areas. The Project Development Grants for England is supported by funding from Historic England […]
2025 GSK IMPACT Awards and new GSK Community Health programme
We are delighted to announce that applications are now open for the 2025 GSK IMPACT Awards and new GSK Community Health Programme, which will support smaller charities. The GSK IMPACT Awards are funded by GSK and provide core funding and free training for charities doing excellent work to improve people’s health and wellbeing. They are […]
