Home Instead - Supporting communities

Money raised from Home Instead Offices and external supporters funds groups who support the mental, physical, and emotional wellbeing of ageing adults.

Inchrye Trust

Funds a range of activities with a focus on helping organisations and projects that address social issues particularly relating to education, health and well-being, and inclusion.

Next deadline: 30 Sep 2025

John Kirkhope Young Endowment Fund

Objectives are: research for medicine and surgery in Edinburgh; the physical wellbeing of the youth in Edinburgh; research in Chemistry as affecting industry in the UK; charities whose objective is the restoration of the sick to health.

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 Oct 2025

LNER - Customer and Community Investment Fund

The core themes the fund supports are mental health, equality, diversity and inclusion, social mobility for vulnerable groups and environmental sustainability.

Next deadline: 25 Aug 2025

Leeds Building Society Charitable Foundation

Small grants for projects that support those in need of a safe and secure home.

Leith Benevolent Association

The association exists to provide funding for projects or activities run by individuals or groups for the benefit of people in or linked to Leith.

Next deadline: 31 Aug 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

Moto Foundation

Provides grants to small charities and community groups within a 25-mile radius of Moto’s 57 locations - 3 are in Scotland (Kinross, Edinburgh and Stirling). Focus is on safety and the environment.

NHS Lothian Charity - Small Grants

Small Grants are only available to projects that will directly benefit patients of NHS Lothian, whether in hospital wards and departments, or in community health services. Applicants must be employees of NHS Lothian.