Sainsbury's Local Charity Scheme

Every year Sainsbury works together with their customers and colleagues to support a local cause at the heart of the local community. Each store will nominate a long list of local charities that benefit their community.

Sainsbury’s Local Food Donation Programme

Sainsbury’s will donate food free of charge which may include fresh food (within their use by date), that is fit for human consumption to charity. You must help local people in need and be in a position to use donated food to support your beneficiaries.

Scottish Building Society Foundation

The Scottish Building Society Foundation will aim to invest in the long-term future of communities in Scotland. They are looking to provide financial support to charities and community groups.

Next deadline: 7 Apr 2025

Scottish Property Industry Festival of Christmas (SPIFOX)

Gives grants to children's charities in Scotland, enabling the purchase of equipment and the provision of facilities to better perform their function of caring.

Scottish Recovery Consortium - Recovery Seed Fund

The aim of this fund is to support new & unconstituted Lived Experience recovery groups/organisations with an initial award to support with start-up & running costs.

Screwfix Foundation

Supports projects that improve, fix and repair buildings, homes and facilities specifically used by people in need throughout the UK.

Next deadline: 10 May 2025

Shared Care Scotland - Short Breaks Fund Creative Breaks

Grants to develop and deliver short breaks projects and services for carers of adults (aged 21 years and over), and young carers (caring for children or adults), and the people that they care for.

Due to open: 1 Apr 2025

Shetland Islands Council - Early Learning and Childcare Fund

Aims to help maintain, grow, develop and improve the services provided in the Early Learning and Childcare sector. They will consider funding equipment, furniture and non-statutory training.

Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - Ann Rylands Small Donations Programme

Makes small grants to support smaller charities providing practical and emotional support to people with – or at high risk of – physical or mental ill health, people living with disability, and their families and carers.

Social Business Trust

SBT’s mission is to support high growth potential social enterprises to scale-up their impact. They do that by investing cash grants and professional support from seven partner organisations in a carefully selected portfolio of social enterprises.