Guide to finding funding
For support with funding and fundraising, take a look at our funding guide.
Carcant Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund (Heriot)
The fund provides grants to support community charitable activities in Heriot.
Highlands and Islands Enterprise - Green Grant Fund
The Fund aims to support businesses in the tourism, creative industries and food and drink processing sectors, and social enterprises in any sector, across the Highlands and Islands to reduce or green their energy usage.
The Wiseman Family Charitable Fund
The Wiseman Family Charitable Trust will support charities, non-profit organisations and individuals. The trustees can employ full discretion to support all manner of charitable activities.
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.
King Charles III Charitable Fund - Small Grants
A small grants programme supporting grassroots projects in diverse and deprived communities. In this round, they welcome applications from organisations for projects / activities in the environment and countryside funding themes.
Next deadline: 31 Oct 2025
Zero Waste Scotland- Circular Economy Accelerator Grants
This fund supports early-stage projects that reduce waste and make better use of resources through reuse, repair, recycling, or improved resource management in Scotland.
Foundation Scotland - David and Averil Macdonald Fund
The David and Averil Macdonald fund was set up to support charitable activity supporting communities in Islay, Tain, Elgin and Livingston.
James Tudor Foundation - Physical Health programme
Supports UK-registered charities that help people with chronic conditions, physical disabilities, life changing injuries, or that provide healthcare to marginalised communities.
James Tudor Foundation - Mental Health programme
Supports UK-registered charities that help children and young people recovering from Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and parents affected by ACEs, mental illness, or addiction.
Next deadline: 11 Nov 2025
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.