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Bank of Scotland Foundation - Empower
The Empower provides unrestricted funding and this year will solely focus on helping charities who support vulnerable groups/people.
Due to open: 1 Dec 2025
Whitaker Charitable Trust
General charitable purposes with a particular interest in Scottish charities, music, countryside conservation as well as agricultural and silvicultural education.
The Mickel Fund
Grants are distributed twice a year with the sole purpose of improving the lives of others through charitable donations in and around Scotland, and where possible on a global scale.
The Maple Trust
This small trust supports charities working in Scotland, focusing on children and young people.
Next deadline: 31 Jul 2026
Help The Homeless
Supports charities operating in the field of homelessness that assist individuals in their return to mainstream society, rather than simply offer shelter or other forms of sustenance.
Next deadline: 15 Dec 2025
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.
Next deadline: 15 Dec 2025
Benefact Trust - Building Improvement Grants
Provides essential support to protect and enhance churches and Christian charity buildings, ensuring their continued use, viability, and the safeguarding of their heritage.
Christina Mary Hendrie Trust
The Trust’s charitable purposes are broadly stated, their focus is specifically on assisting other charities operating in Scotland or Canada, specialising in work related to the young (up to the age of 21) and the old (over the age of 65).
Next deadline: 15 Feb 2026
The Cruach Trust
The Cruach Trust is a small Scottish charity, which provides financial support for gardeners, retired gardeners and for preserving gardens throughout the United Kingdom.
Ashworth Charitable Trust
The Ashworth Charitable Trust is a small grant-making charity. It was created primarily to support humanitarian causes operating locally, nationally and internationally. For the most part, the Trust looks to fund projects and not core funding.