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Recently opened funds
The Henry Moore Foundation
The Foundation supports the growth and development of sculpture through its Grants programme. They fund in the following categories: New Projects and Collections, Research and Development, and Conferences, Lectures and Publications.
Opened: 1 Aug 2025
Next deadline: 1 Sep 2025
McCarthy Stone Foundation - Creating Connections
The Creating Connections Grant Programme will be awarding 20+ grants of up to £7,500 to charities and community groups who are helping to reduce loneliness and isolation for the over 65’s.
Opened: 1 Aug 2025
Next deadline: 29 Aug 2025
British Ecological Society - Outreach and Engagement Grants
Grants are available to promote and engage the public with the science of ecology.
Opened: 12 Jun 2025
Next deadline: 8 Sep 2025
The D'Oyly Carte Charitable Trust
The D’Oyly Carte Charitable Trust funds United Kingdom Registered Charities operating in the UK in the fields of the advancement of the arts, health and medical welfare and environmental protection or improvement.
Opened: 25 Oct 2024
Next deadline: 30 Sep 2025
The Philip Henman Trust
Trust offers grants to major UK- based charities, who are concerned with overseas development and who require partnership funding for projects lasting between three and five years.
Opened: 11 Sep 2024
Next deadline: 10 Sep 2025
The Maple Trust
This small trust supports charities working in Scotland, focusing on children and young people.
Opened: 23 Aug 2024
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The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is the national membership organisation for the voluntary sector. Our mission is to support, promote and develop a confident, sustainable voluntary sector in Scotland.
We're passionate about what the voluntary sector can achieve. Along with our community of members, we believe that charities, social enterprises and voluntary groups make Scotland a better place.
