Edinburgh Airport Community Fund

Edinburgh Airport supports the community through funding local initiatives to support health and well-being, the environment and education.

Next deadline: 28 Nov 2025

Edinburgh Children's Holiday Fund

Charities and other organisations can apply for funding to provide holidays for disadvantaged children and their families.

Fletchers Foundation

Fletchers Foundation provides financial grants that can be used for aids and equipment, rehabilitation treatment, or a whole host of wider uses that will help individuals with their recovery or quality of life.

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: 28 Feb 2026

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

Len Thomson Charitable Trust

Makes grants to charities which are focused on Midlothian. Causes supported include: work with children and young people; advancement of education, health and sport; the relief of poverty or other hardship.

Next deadline: 30 Jun 2026

Midlothian Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund

Funds community initiatives supporting mental health and wellbeing in the local area. Part of a nationwide scheme.

Next deadline: 31 Oct 2025

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 2025