Funding to Support Communities Facing Financial Hardship (UK)

New Philanthropy Capital is making funding available to charities and other not-for-profit organisations working to support disadvantaged and underrepresented groups in the UK who are facing financial hardship.

The Open Philanthropy Fund – Tackling Financial Hardship Funds will award funding via two streams to support groups including asylum seekers, young people, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities, those with experience of domestic violence, single parent households, women and girls, and people with disabilities.

Panel A’s Fund offers grants of up to £15,000 to organisations with a turnover of less than £100,000, and Panel B’s Fund offers grants of up to £25,000 to organisations with a turnover of less than £200,000.

The deadline for applications is 5pm on the 16th December 2022.

https://www.thinknpc.org/npc-labs/blog/apply-for-open-philanthropy-funding/

Grants of up to £3,000 Available to Charities Supporting Vulnerable & Disadvantaged People (UK)

The Leathersellers Company is seeking applications from small charities that are providing vital services for vulnerable people in deprived communities across the UK.

The Small Grants Programme will award grants of up to £5,000 to organisations with an annual income of less than £200,000. Partnerships are encouraged. The number of applications will be capped and accepted on a first-come, first-served basis e.g. the first 45 applications after each round opens will be able to be submitted.

The Committee will meet regularly to ensure charities receive a decision within a month of submitting their application.

Applications are now open for the 6th December 2022 committee meeting.   Submissions will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis until the first 45 applications have been received.

https://leathersellers.co.uk/small-grants-programme/

Funding to Promote Community Resilience (UK)

Registered charities can apply for grants of between £25,000 and £50,000 for projects that support vulnerable people, and build community resilience across the UK.

The Lloyd’s of London Foundation is looking to partner with charities to deliver projects in the areas of:

  • employability,
  • social mobility,
  • mental health,
  • climate,
  • disaster avoidance and relief.

The funding can be used to cover costs including salaries, materials and equipment, training of charity employees, and activities for the project.

Charities will also have an opportunity to engage with Lloyd’s Corporation and wider insurance market through fundraising and volunteering initiatives.

The deadline for applications to the 2023 Charity Partnerships Programme is 11:59pm on the 11th December 2022.

https://www.lloyds.com/foundation

Grants to Help People of Colour Develop & Deliver Creative & Cultural Projects (UK)

Grants of £1,000 are available to support people of colour in the UK to develop and deliver a wide range of creative and cultural projects.

The funding is made available by the Grand Plan, which awards ten grants every two months to support projects for which £1,000 would make a huge difference, ranging from poetry, paintings, fashion, zines, music, food, flowers, and photographs to workshops or events.

It can be used to cover costs such as equipment, courses, time, materials or travel – anything needed to create and deliver a new cultural project.

Grand Plan award ten grants every two months, and the current round closes on 30th November 2022.

Useful Links:

Application Guidance

Previous Grantees

https://www.grandplanfund.co.uk/