Guide to finding funding
For support with funding and fundraising, take a look at our funding guide.
The Mary Leishman Foundation
The foundation's aims are simply to encourage potential and ease distress.
Business Energy Scotland - SME Loan Fund
Funded by the Scottish Government, this scheme aims to support charities and not-for-profit organisations that are looking to reduce costs through improved energy, material resource and water efficiency.
Screen Scotland - Screen Education Fund
The Screen Education Fund supports projects that help make screen education more accessible, inclusive and sustainable.
Future Woodlands Scotland - Research and Innovation grants
These Research and Innovation grants support environmental organisations, academic institutions, individuals, and policymakers in advancing research and innovative ideas about Scotland’s native woodlands.
Lintel Trust - Small Grants Fund
Lintel Trust provides support for projects helping people to maintain their tenancies, improve their lives and engage and participate fully in community life.
Next deadline: 7 Oct 2025
Talbot Crosbie Bequest
The Trust is treated as Common Good and is available for use, at the Council's discretion for the occupants of the former Burgh of Bearsden.
Forfar Roof Truss Co
Each month, money is donated to local charities and worthy causes. The main focus is that the causes are local, and of the kind that tend to be overlooked generally.
The Scottish Government - Social Enterprise Just Transition Fund
The Social Enterprise Just Transition Fund aims to finance organisations, businesses, communities and individuals to transition to net zero, creating jobs in low carbon industries and contributing to the region’s future prosperity.
Bryson Corbett Charitable Trust
The objectives of the Trust are widely drawn. The trustees will employ their discretion in order to determine which charitable initiatives they support.
Dumfries & Galloway Council - Civic Hospitality
To mark special events or achievements, Dumfries & Galloway sometimes provides hospitality in the form of a reception, light refreshments or a presentation.