Grants are available to breast cancer charities in the UK that assist people affected by breast cancer and organisations that work on breast cancer research and prevention.
Grants of up to £6,000 are available for projects delivered within 12 to 18 months.
Groups are advised to apply for the level of funding the project or project specifics require, rather than the maximum level of funding available. Applications for just the sum of £6,000 will be considered as ‘poor’.
Applications for above £6,000 may be considered at the discretion of the Foundation.
Registered charities working in the field of breast cancer in the UK may apply.
Social enterprises and Community Interest Companies can apply as long as they are legally constituted and their proposed project is clearly for public benefit.
Partnership bids will be accepted.
The Foundation will consider applications from general cancer charities if any grant made will be used to benefit at least 50% of patients that suffer from Breast Cancer or for research into, or the dissemination of information about, breast cancer.
The Foundation welcomes applications from all ethnic and minority groups.
For the 2025 grant period, and with requests for assistance growing, the Foundation will focus in the main on organisations with limited financial resources to deliver their services.
The Pink Ribbon Foundation funds projects and initiatives that make a direct impact on individuals with breast cancer in the UK.
Application should relate to a specific project, not ‘business as usual’ or core costs. However, the Foundation has ‘helped out’ with core costs should the need be vital to the continuity of an organisation.
Applications for 2025 funding are now open with a deadline of 30 May 2025.
Grants are awarded annually in mid to late July.
Applicants are encouraged to submit their application well before the deadline ‘to make registration and evaluation easier’.
The application form, frequently asked questions and information on monitoring, evaluation and reporting can be found on the Foundation’s website.
Grant applications must be made in hard copy and include a set of accounts.
The Pink Ribbon Foundation will only accept one application per organisation for each year.
