Guide to finding funding
For support with funding and fundraising, take a look at our funding guide.
RYA Foundation
The RYA Foundation seeks to promote participation in boating by those who are disadvantaged by reason of youth, age, infirmity or disability, financial hardship or social circumstances.
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.
The National Lottery Community Fund - Climate Action Fund - Our Shared Future
The Climate Action Fund will fund partnership projects that inspire more people to take climate action.
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 Jun 2025
Auchrobert Community Fund
The Auchrobert Community Energy Society Community Fund aims to support communities in the vicinity of Auchrobert windfarm to pursue environmental projects which benefit the people who live in the immediate vicinity of the windfarm.
Next deadline: 31 May 2025
Baring Foundation - Strengthening Civil Society Programme
Grants are available for legal action addressing racial injustice - with a focus on police in schools, repression of protest and challenging legislation which disproportionately criminalises racialised people.
Next deadline: 30 May 2025
National Churches Trust - Large Grants
The Large Grant Programme can award grants towards major urgent structural repair projects, or the introduction of kitchens and accessible toilets.
Next deadline: 1 Jul 2025
The Rowing Foundation
The Foundation gives grants to help organisations and clubs involved in on water elements of the sport of rowing. They favour giving grants for equipment that will be used on the water and exclusively for juniors and the disabled of all ages.
The Neil Mackenzie Trust
Provides grants to assist young people and adults to carry out skills training in non-competitive outdoor sports in Scotland and adventures and expeditions anywhere in the world
Next deadline: 15 Oct 2025
Foundation Scotland - Stroupster Community Fund
The Fund will principally benefit the residents of the Dunnet & Canisbay Community Council area and aims to support a wide range of charitable projects.
Next deadline: 15 Jul 2025