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Cray Trust
This trust mainly supports charities benefitting young people in the east of Scotland. They tend to favour children's, health, carers and church charities.
Creative Scotland - National Lottery Open Fund for Organisations
Supports organisations who seek funding to undertake creative activity such as a specific project or production, a programme of creative work, or a period of research and development.
Dalziel Charitable Trust
Provides grants for: the prevention or relief of poverty; the advancement of education; the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage.
Darroch Charitable Trust
The trust has general charitable purposes, with a preference for the West of Scotland.
David William Traill Cargill Fund
The trust supports religious causes, medical charities, help for older people, care of children, youth organisations, community care, and general charitable purposes.
DofE Award - Access Without Limits Community Funding
The fund offers grant funding for eligible voluntary and community organisations to set up and deliver the DofE, including the enrolment costs for marginalised young people across the UK.
Next deadline: 1 Jan 2026
Dr & Mrs J D Olav Kerr Charitable Trust
The objectives of the Trust are widely drawn. In the past, trustees have split donations amongst military and medical charities, and youth organisations.
Dr Guthrie's Association SCIO
Provides financial support for not-for-profit organisations that care for economically and socially disadvantaged children and young people in Scotland, with preference to those residing in the Edinburgh area.
Next deadline: 25 May 2025
Dulverton Trust
The Trust currently offers funding across five categories: Youth Opportunities, General Welfare, Conservation, Heritage, Kenya and Uganda, International Stability and Reconstruction.
Dumfries & Galloway Council - Area Committee Grants
Dumfries and Galloway Council can provide financial assistance to the third sector (voluntary and community organisations) who can apply to one or more of four Area Committees: Annandale and Eskdale; Nithsdale; Stewartry; Wigtown.