This is our regular Friday round-up of national grant programmes with an upcoming application deadline. All of the programmes summarised below are featured in detail in the daily grants bulletin we send out at 8.30 each weekday morning throughout the year.
The following list covers the period Monday 28th April to Sunday 11th May 2025.
If you click on the title of each grant scheme, it should take you directly to the grant programme in question. A free 2-week trial of the daily grants bulletin is available for anyone who would like to try it out. Simply email GRIN at info@grin.coop with ‘Free 2-week trial’ as the subject heading and you’ll receive the bulletin the following morning.
1. Grant programmes with an Application Deadline between Monday 28th April and Sunday 4th May 2025
Monday 28 April 2025 at 5pm
THE SHACKLETON FOUNDATION
A limited number of grants of up to £10,000 are available to aspiring social leaders across the UK for early-stage social enterprises with long-lasting, far-reaching projects with the potential to provide solutions to intractable social problems faced by disadvantaged and socially marginalised young people.
Wednesday 30 April 2025
AUSTIN AND HOPE PILKINGTON TRUST (ROUND 2, 2025)
Revenue grants of £5,000 are available for UK charities with an annual turnover of over £1 million for projects that improve access and participation in the arts.
Wednesday 30 April 2025
THE BRIT TRUST (THE BRITISH RECORD INDUSTRY TRUST)
Grants of up to £10,000 are available to UK registered charities for activities that improve lives through the power of music and the creative arts.
Wednesday 30 April 2025
HOME INSTEAD CHARITIES
Grants up to £500 for small, grassroots community organisations and grants of up to £1,500 are available for registered charities working at a grassroots level in the UK for wellbeing activities and projects that benefit people aged 55 and over, helping reduce social isolation and loneliness.
Wednesday 30 April 2025 at 5pm
THE LEATHERSELLERS’ FOUNDATION: MAIN GRANTS PROGRAMME
Unrestricted Core Grants of between £20,000 and £25,000 for 1-4 years are available to UK registered charities to help prevent and tackle the consequences of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs).
Wednesday 30 April 2025 at 5pm
THE LLOYDS BANK FOUNDATION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES LOCAL COLLABORATIONS PROGRAMME
A limited number of grants of up to £100,000 over 2 years are available to support collaborations led by small charities in England and Wales. The Fund’s priorities are seeking to influence and achieve local or regional change around improving the social security system, improving access to suitable accommodation, and support for asylum seekers and refugees.
Wednesday 30 April 2025
ST JUDE’S TRUST
Grants of between £300 and £3,000 are available to registered charities in England and Wales working in the areas of the relief of poverty, education, religion and general charitable purposes. Charities supporting the arts and people with a disability, or those who are in poor health, are also frequently funded.
Wednesday 30 April 2025
THE ON ORGAN FUND
Grants, usually for between £200 and £1,000, are available to churches of any domination in the UK, Isle of Man and Channel Islands for the provision, restoration or rebuilding of pipe organs.
Wednesday 30 April 2025
THE 7STARS FOUNDATION
Project grants up to £2,500 are available for smaller UK registered charities working with children and young people aged 16 and under in the areas of abuse, addiction, caring for sick and disabled adults, and homelessness.
Thursday 1 May 2025 at 10am
CONGREGATIONAL AND GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST
Capital grants from £1,000 to £25,000 are available for community initiatives that support the United Reformed Church and other churches in the Protestant tradition in the United Kingdom. Previously, the Trust has funded Food Banks, Breakfast Clubs and Youth Groups.
Thursday 1 May 2025
DATA PROTECTION OFFICER (DPO) CENTRE CHARITY AND COMMUNITY FUND
Grants of up to £10,000 are available to enable UK charities, voluntary groups and not-for profits organisations to access DPO data protection advice and consultancy services.
Thursday 1 May 2025
THE SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
Grants of up to £10,000 are available to UK registered charities that are enabling people experiencing hardship and/or underserved groups to (a) access a place to call home, and (b) improve their financial wellbeing in areas where the Skipton Building Society has branches.
Thursday 1 May 2025
SPEAKING VOLUMES: GRANTS FOR CHRISTIAN BOOKS IN THE COMMUNITY
Grants of up to £500 are available to local groups or organisations in the UK that wish to place Christian books and DVDs in community places such as public libraries, schools, hospitals, hospices, prisons or churches in the UK or overseas.
Friday 2 May 2025
THE ARMY BENEVOLENT FUND
Grants, generally for up to £15,000, are available to UK charitable organisations, including registered charities and Community Interest Companies, for projects and activities that directly benefit the Armed Forces community.
Friday 2 May 2025 at 5pm
THE JAMES TUDOR FOUNDATION
Revenue grants of up to £50,000 are available to established UK registered charities working in the UK and/or overseas in the areas of health education, physical health, mental health and the relief of sickness.
Friday 2 May 2025
THE LECHE TRUST
Grants of up to £5,000 are available to UK registered charities, public authorities and institutions to support projects in the areas of the performing arts, particularly dance, music and theatre, and conservation, with an emphasis on pre-Victorian buildings, including churches and collections.
2. Grant programmes with an Application Deadline between Monday 5th May and Sunday 11th May 2025
Monday 5 May 2025
THE GOLDSMITHS’ FOUNDATION: INAUGURAL GRANTS PROGRAMME
Grants of between £30,000 – £50,000 are available to UK registered charities that have a focus on vocational skills and training, and are working at the intersection of creativity and social change.
Monday 5 May 2025 for Stage 1 applications
THE THOMAS WALL TRUST: GRANTS FOR REGISTERED CHARITIES
Revenue grants of up to £5,000 are available to UK registered charities that are developing communication skills for disadvantaged adults aged 18 and over so that they can improve their employment prospects, self-confidence, resilience and life-chances.
Wednesday 7 May 2025 at 5pm
THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGISTS (WCIT) CHARITY
Grants, generally for up to £15,000, are available tor UK registered charities, not-for-profit organisations and educational establishments for innovative projects that use Information Technology to strengthen communities.
Friday 9 May 2025 at 6pm
THE B & Q FOUNDATION
Grants of up to £10,000 are available to UK registered charities for projects that improve homes and community spaces for people who are experiencing financial hardship, health challenges, disability, homelessness or other forms of disadvantage.
