Guide to finding funding
For support with funding and fundraising, take a look at our funding guide.
George Mclean Trust
The fund gives small grants to organisations including those supporting people with disabilities or health problems. It mostly funds in Dundee and the North East.
Stanley Morrison Trust
The trust supports activities that will encourage young people to increase their participation in sporting activities.
Lindsays Charitable Trust
Provides funding for groups and individuals for conservation, the environment, wildlife projects, the arts and medical research. Normally supports smaller less known charities working in specialised fields.
Stirling Council - Community Pride Fund
Funds local projects delivered for the benefit of single geographic communities in the Stirling Council area. Projects can include physical infrastructure and environmental improvements as well as activity promoting community spirit.
Next deadline: 6 Jan 2026
Stirling Council - Community Grants scheme
Funds are given for a variety of projects which benefit residents within the Stirling Council area and help to develop vibrant, resilient communities.
Next deadline: 6 Jan 2026
Andrew Paton's Charitable Trust
This Trust has general charitable purposes with a preference for Scotland, particularly the West of Scotland and Glasgow. It tends to fund the same charities each year.
Jimmie Cairncross Charitable Trust
The Jimmie Cairncross Charitable Trust can support a wide range of charitable activities in the Perth and Kinross region. Funds in the areas of Music and Arts, Disabled and Ill health, Community projects, Young People's Sport and Education.
The Edinburgh Trades Fund
Small grants for children and young people who require financial assistance for education, ill-health or family need, and/or charities which support such individuals within the City of Edinburgh.
Nadara Gordonstown Wind Farm Community Fund (Auchterless, Inverkeithny & Fisherford)
Supports activity which will sustain and develop the life of the community and ensure that the area is an attractive and vibrant place to live, work and visit in the Auchterless, Inverkeithny & Fisherford Community Council areas.
Fort Augustus and Glenmoriston Community Fund
Grants are made to groups across a wide spectrum of social, welfare, heritage, educational and community development activities. The majority of funding is directed at locally based work involving, and often initiated by, members of that local community.