The Stef & Philips Foundation
The Foundation provides grants to support individuals and families facing homelessness and offers two types of grants: project grants and individual grants. Funding is available to support a wide range of needs. This includes essential items for home or family life, training and education, recreational trips for children, and community projects that promote social inclusion and welfare.
Eligibility
Constituted, not-for-profit organisations..
Funding amount
Grants up to £10,000.
Closing date
1 August 2025
More information
Please visit the Steph & Phillips website.
John Lyons Charity Open Programme
Under the Open Programme, grantees can request funding for core costs, salary costs, or direct project funding. John Lyon’s Charity offers grants to improve the life chances of children and young people through education and family support.
Eligibility
Constituted, not-for-profit organisations..
Funding amount
Grants of between £10,000 and £20,000 per annum for up to three years.
Closing date
Applications are considered by the Grants Committee and approved by the Foundation Governors (the Trustee) three times a year in March, June and November.
More information
Please visit the John Lyons website.
London Marathon Foundation - Active Spaces Fund
The London Marathon Foundation promotes active living in the UK. Its Active Spaces Fund offers £10,000 to £80,000 grants. These funds help build or upgrade sports facilities. The aim is to keep children, young people, and underprivileged communities active and healthy.
Eligibility
Registered charities and community organisations in London. Organisations applying must Support the foundations priority audiences to be active (children, young people and underserved groups and communities).
Funding amount
Grants of between £10,000 and £80,000 are available
Closing date
Applications can be submitted at any time.
More information
Please visit the London Marathon Foundation website.
Hargreaves Foundation (UK)
The Hargreaves Foundation, established in 2020 by Peter Hargreaves and his family, is a charitable organisation dedicated to supporting young people facing challenges. The foundation provides grants to organisations that use sport and education to assist individuals under 18 who are living with mental health issues, physical disabilities, or poverty.
Eligibility
- Registered Charities or Charitable Incorporated Organisations.
- Schools and Further Education Colleges (usually exempt charities).
- NHS Trusts.
Funding amount
The Trustees intend to distribute the Foundation’s annual income of approximately £2 million each year. There is no specified minimum or maximum grant size.
Closing date
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.
More information
Please visit the Hargreaves Foundation website.
The Mercers Company Older people and Housing
The Mercers’ Company Older People and Housing Programme Fund supports organisations working to prevent loneliness and isolation among older people.
Eligibility
Not-for-profit organisations working toward one or more of the following priorities:
- Combatting Loneliness Faced by Older People
- Combatting Poverty Faced by Older People
Funding amount
Grant size: £50,000 to £120,000
Closing date
Applications can be submitted at any time.
More information
Please visit The Mercers Company website.
Masonic SEN & Disabilities Fund
The Masonic Charitable Foundation has opened its small and large grant funds targeted at charities working toward improving the lives of children with special educational needs and disabilities.
Eligibility
Not-for-profit organisations working to improve the wellbeing and independence of
children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
Small Grants - Smaller charities with an annual income between £25,000 and £500,000. Large Grants - Larger charities with an annual income between £500,000 and £5 million.
Funding amount
Grant size: Small Grants £1,000 - £5,000. Large Grants £10,000 - £60,000
Closing date
Applicants are invited to submit an expression of interest, and if successful, will be invited to complete a full application. Expressions of interest can be submitted at any time.
More information
Please visit the Masonic Charitable Foundation website.
City Bridge Trust – Children and Young People
Funding is available for projects and organisations working in three priority areas:
- support for vulnerable parents and carers of preschool children (aged 0–5)
- support for children and young people engaged in child criminal exploitation
- work that addresses the needs of disadvantaged young women and girls.
There is an upper age limit of 25 for beneficiaries.
Eligibility
Applications are welcome from organisations:
- led or guided by people with lived experience of these issues
- with local, community or specialist insight and knowledge
- setting out to build the resilience of project beneficiaries
- building the evidence of effective interventions
- whose approach has been (and continues to be) co-produced with young people.
Funding amount
Funding has no set limits. Revenue funding can't exceed 50 per cent of your income in one year.
Closing date
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.
More information
Please visit the City Bridge Trust website.
The Ironmongers Grants to Charities
The Ironmongers’ Company supports projects aiding disadvantaged youth. These projects help children and young people achieve their full potential.
The company wants projects that give clear educational benefits to a specific group of children or young people.
The types of projects supported include special educational needs, or which foster social, emotional or life skills.
Projects trying new approaches get priority. Share results with wider audience.
Eligibility
Grants are only given to registered charities.
Funding amount
Grants range from a few hundred pounds up to around £10,000. The average grant awarded is £4,000.
Closing date
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.
More information
Please visit the Ironmonger's website.
Tesco Stronger Starts
Priority will be given to projects that provide food and support to young people. The types of projects Tesco Community Grants aims to fund are:
- breakfast clubs, holiday clubs, food banks, and Meals on Wheels
- equipment or non-statutory services for nurseries, schools, such as forest schools, library books, equipment for Brownie, Guide or Scout groups, such as camping equipment, and badges.
- play areas
- counselling and support services for young people
- services or equipment to support children and young people’s health
- equipment/ kit for a youth sports team.
Eligibility
Registered charities and not-for-profit organisations.
Funding amount
Grants up to £1,500
Closing date
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.
More information
Please visit the Stronger starts website.