Essentia Foundation

The Essentia Foundation provides financial support to charities and community groups that improve the health and wellbeing of young people and increase opportunities for training, enhancing learning, upskilling, and developing career opportunities.

Due to open: 13 May 2024

The Mackintosh Foundation

The Foundation supports wide range of charitable activities. The main areas are Theatre and the Performing arts and Children / Education. They also support medical causes, community projects, homelessness and the environment.

Alpkit Foundation

The Alpkit Foundation make small awards to people, groups and schools that work to remove the barriers in getting outdoors and experience wild places.

The Maple Trust

This small trust supports charities working in Scotland, focusing on children and young people.

John Watson's Trust

Awards grants for educational purposes to children and young people under the age of 21 who have a physical or learning disability, or who are socially disadvantaged. Funding includes support for school and youth trips and residential experiences.

Next deadline: 24 May 2024

Columba Trust

The trust funds the advancement of the Roman Catholic religion, including the promotion of the higher education for the Roman Catholic clergy or laity, and for the relief of poverty, the promotion of health and education overseas and youth work.

abrdn Financial Fairness Trust

The fund's mission is to contribute towards strategic change which improves financial well-being in the UK.

Next deadline: 3 Jun 2024

The Tabhair Charitable Trust

All grant giving is informed by Tabhair’s commitment to support the disadvantaged and promote education, training and community action. Applications can be made for individual projects or core costs.

Aviva - Community Fund

The Aviva Community Fund supports projects that boost the resilience of communities in the face of uncertainty and is investing in two key areas: climate action and financial wellbeing.

The Hugh Stenhouse Foundation

Supports social welfare causes, children and young people, medical and health organisations, environment/conservation and heritage. They prefer local initiatives where there help can make a real difference with priority for the West of Scotland.