Orcome Trust

The Orcome Trust is administered and located in Newhall on the borders of Midlothian and Tweeddale. Preference is given to smaller charities and projects that benefit the general geographical area as well as further afield for worthwhile causes.

Ponton House Trust

Proposals to the Trust must be targeted on activity benefiting young people in the Edinburgh and Lothian area. It prefers new or innovative attempts to support young people.

Next deadline: 10 Oct 2026

Queensberry House Trust

The Trust tends to focus on supporting the elderly in the Lothians. The Trust's objects are widely drawn but the trustees generally give where the need is shown and the donation would make a significant difference to the charity concerned.

Next deadline: 15 Mar 2027

Scotmid - Member Choice Awards

The Member Choice Award allows Scotmid members to support community projects with votes earned from in-store purchases.

Skipton Building Society Charitable Foundation

Supports registered charities helping people experiencing hardship and/or underserved groups to access a place to call home and/or improve financial wellbeing.

Tenovus Scotland - Small Pilot Grants

Tenovus Scotland makes a key difference to Scottish medical research development through medical research grants and scholarships.

The City of Edinburgh Council, Culture, Wellbeing and Economy: Innovate Fund 2026/28

The fund’s main purpose is to provide revenue grant funding to local cultural organisations to improve resilience, support programming innovation and enhance cultural output through short-to-medium term projects.

Next deadline: 29 Oct 2026

The Edinburgh Trades Fund

Small grants for children and young people who require financial assistance for education, ill-health or family need, and/or charities which support such individuals within the City of Edinburgh.

The Pleasance Trust

Grants to voluntary organisations in the Edinburgh area which are concerned with the welfare of young people, in particular, through the encouragement of participation in outdoor activities.

The Stevenston Charitable Trust

The Trustees’ support projects in the Lothians and Borders with a focus on the encouragement of participation in and promotion of accessibility to music and the arts, and the advancement of health.