Guide to finding funding
For support with funding and fundraising, take a look at our funding guide.
Andrew & Mary Elizabeth Little Charitable Trust
Provides relief and direct assistance to aged, infirm, blind, poor, impoverished, distressed or sick person or persons with preference for the City of Glasgow. Funds are given to individuals and organisations.
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.
The W.G. Edwards Charitable Foundation
Trustees are interested in supporting a diverse range of charities which support older people over the age of 65, from large institutions to small community-run organisations. Grants are loosely divided into health and community categories.
Next deadline: 10 Sep 2025
Heart Research UK - Healthy Heart Grants
Funding is available for new community projects working with adults, that focus on promoting healthy hearts and reducing the risk factors associated with heart diseases.
Opened: 11 Jun 2025
Next deadline: 9 Jul 2025
The Tree Council - Branching Out Fund
The Tree Council has funds available to assist schools and community groups proposing to undertake well-planned tree planting projects during National Tree Week.
Next deadline: 14 Nov 2025
The Tree Council - Network Rail Community Tree Planting Fund
The Tree Council and Network Rail are once again working in partnership to support a new season of community tree planting. They invite applications for funding to support impactful community tree planting projects.
Next deadline: 31 Jul 2025
Social Business Trust
SBT’s mission is to support high growth potential social enterprises to scale-up their impact. They do that by investing cash grants and professional support from seven partner organisations in a carefully selected portfolio of social enterprises.
Big Issue Invest
Provides social investment and loan finance to social enterprises, social ventures and third sector organisations in Scotland.
Inverness City Heritage Trust - Grants
Inverness City Heritage Trust has a limited number of discretionary grants available to support property owners and communities explore, interpret and look after their heritage.
The Hedley Foundation
The Trust considers applications relating to young people, their education, recreation, support, training, health and welfare. It also funds disabled people and the terminally ill for the provision of specialist equipment and support for carers.
Next deadline: 10 Sep 2025