National Churches Trust - Cherish Grants

The Cherish project provides grants to churches, chapels or meeting houses for church maintenance, urgent repair work or project development. They aim to see churches open and in regular use, available to all.

Next deadline: 16 Dec 2025

National Museums Of Scotland - National Fund for Acquisitions

Helps museums, galleries, libraries and archives throughout Scotland to make acquisitions for their collections, provided they are open to the public and not run for profit. Grants may be made to assist the purchase of an object or group of objects.

National Museums of Scotland - NFA Special Funding Scheme

The National Fund for Acquisitions Special Funding Scheme helps museums which are struggling to raise match funding for acquisitions.

New Park Educational Trust

Supports charities working to help the education and development of young people. Grants are given for equipment and project costs, or for bursaries.

Next deadline: 14 Jan 2026

Novum Trust

The Trust supports new work with the provision of small short-term grants to initiate projects in Christian action and research which cannot readily be financed from other sources.

Next deadline: 15 Apr 2026

Open Technology Fund - Internet Freedom Fund

This fund supports innovative internet freedom projects, including technology development, research, digital security projects, and convenings.

Pilotlight

Pilotlight matches up business experts with charities to share their expertise, bringing new perspectives, diverse skills and vast experience to bear on the challenges charities are facing.

Plum Trust

The Trust aims to relieve poverty and suffering, work to advance education and carry out any tasks beneficial to the community which, in law, are charitable. The Trust tends to favour organisations in the East of Scotland.

Pump House Trust

Supports wide range of charitable activity but are particularly interested in community development, environmental, women’s and youth issues with a view to including social inclusion at all levels.

RBS Social & Community Capital - Community Business Loan

Loans are available for established third sector organisations that are delivering high social value - in a sustainable way.