Favourite Funders for existing activities and running costs

Our Favourite Funders are funders that are particularly useful for small community groups based in Brighton & Hove. Some of them also fund organisations in other areas.

Here is a list of funders that give grants for day-to-day running costs and ongoing existing activities.

We try to keep Favourite Funders information as up to date as possible. If you notice something is out of date or wrong, please let us know. If you have successfully applied for funding from an organisation that is not listed, and think it may be a useful funder for other Brighton & Hove groups, please let us know.

We also have a subscription to Trustfunding.org.uk. This is a database of UK trusts, with information about the kinds of things they fund and how to apply. If you are a Sussex based community group you are welcome to use it at the Resource Centre – just contact us to book a time to come in. (We will not charge you to use the database, but do charge a small amount for computer use).

Click on the Links tab above for more useful sources of information about funders.

• Allen Lane Foundation

  Grants available for: local groups with an annual income below £100,000. Will fund start up, core or project costs. Focus on projects that reduce isolation, stigma and discrimination and make a lasting difference.
  Size of grants given: £500 to £15,000 per year
  Deadlines: Trustees meet in February, June and October – e.g. applications received up before mid-August will be considered in the October meeting. Applications take 2-6 months to process.

• Argus Appeal

  Grants available for: projects that will make a difference to local groups or individuals.
  Size of grants given: From a few hundred to several thousand. No limits
  No deadlines.

• Asda Community Life

  Grants available for: not for profit organisations
  Size of grants given: Up to £500
  No deadlines.

• Brighthelm Small Community Grant Scheme

  Grants available for: Room hire for small community groups in Brighton and Hove.
  Size of grant available: £20-50 per month for one year, or £50-500 as a one-off grant.
  Next deadline: apply at any time

• Brighton & Hove Buses Community Support Fund

  Grants available for: community groups and charities in Brighton & Hove
  Size of grants given: Small amounts – not specified
  Next deadline: 30/6/18

• Brighton & Hove City Council Communities Fund: Resilience Fund

  Grants available for: community and voluntary groups in Brighton & Hove with annual income under £100,000
  Size of grants given: Up to £10,000
  Next deadline: 20th July 2018

• Brighton & Hove City Council Communities Fund: Engagement Fund

  Grants available for: community and voluntary groups in Brighton & Hove with annual income under £20,000
  Size of grants given: Up to £2000
  Next deadline: 20th July 2018

• Brighton District Nursing Association Trust

  Grants available for: relief of sickness for persons in need in Brighton & Hove.
  Size of grants given: £1,000 to £10,000.
  Next deadline: June 2018

• Chalk Cliff Trust

  Grants available for: Charities, action groups and benevolent organisations in East Sussex
  Size of grants given: Mostly £3,000 – £5,000
  Next deadline: no deadlines

• Dementia Action Alliance in Brighton and Hove

  Grants available for: Projects run by community groups which benefit people with dementia
  Size of grants given:  Up to £5,000
  No deadlines

• East Brighton Trust Fund

  Grants available for: community groups in East Brighton.
  Size of grants given: Up to £500
  Next deadline: 14th September 2018

• Edge Fund

  Grants available for: unfunded grassroots communities, campaign groups and activists struggling for social, economic and environmental justice.
  Size of grants given: Up to £3,000
  Next deadline: 24th June 2018

• Hall and Woodhouse Community Chest

  Grants available for: Community groups in the South of England
  Size of grants given:£300-£3,000
  Next deadline: TBA, expected May 2019

• Hedgcock Bequest

  The Hedgcock Bequest is a sum of money willed to Brighton & Hove City Council in 1903, to be used for any charitable purposes, objects or institutions selected by the Council.
  The Hedgcock Bequest is no longer a separate grant programme: the funding available from the Bequest has been incorporated into the City Council’s Engagement Fund. To apply for a small grant from the Engagement Fund, apply to the Brighton & Hove City Council Engagement Fund.

• Henry Smith Charity: County Grants

  Grants available for: Revenue or capital costs for small, non-profit organisations working with disadvantaged people and communities in eight English counties, including East and West Sussex.
  Size of grants given: £500 to £10,000 in one year, or up to £20,000 over two or three years.
  Trustees meet four times a year, in March, June, September and December.

• Ian Askew Charitable Trust

  Grants available for:  registered UK charities, with a preference for Sussex
  Size of grants given: Most grants under £500
  Next deadline: Decisions made every three months

• JC Robinson Trust No 3

  Grants available for:organisations that promote welfare of the elderly or disadvantaged and encourage the training and community spirit of young people.
  Size of grants given: £30 to £500
  No deadlines

• Lions Clubs

  Grants available for: local charitable causes
  Size of grants given: No set limits, grants generally £50-£1000
  No deadlines

• Lush Charity Pot

  Grants available for: small, grassroots charities and campaign groups working in animal protection, the environment, and human rights.
  Size of grants given: Up to £10,000, most grants around £4,000
  No deadlines

• Mrs A Lacy Tate Trust

  Grants available for: Charities is East Sussex, for general charitable purposes, including education for school children and relief of suffering of animals.
  Size of grant available: Most grants are for around £500
  No deadlines

• Patcham Community Fund

  Grants available for: Groups working to improve quality of life for residents in the Patcham area, including Hollingdean and Withdean.
  Size of grants available: Up to £1000
  No deadlines

• Pebble Trust

  Grants available for: Organisations in Brighton and Hove
  Size of grants given: Most grants are for £500-£5,000
  Next deadline: TBC

• Sanctuary Housing Grand Ideas Fund

  Grants available for: projects that will make a positive difference to the lives of Sanctuary Housing residents and their communities.
  Size of grants given: Up to £1,000
  No deadlines.

• Sussex Community Foundation

  Grants available for: Not for profit groups based in Sussex
  Size of grants available: £500-£5000
  Next deadline: 14th September 2018

• Tesco Bags of Help

  Grants available for: Any non profit making group or organisation
  Size of grants given: £4,000, £2,000 or £1,000
  No deadlines

• The Homity Trust

  Grants available for: small groups in Brighton
  Size of grants given: most grants under £1000
  Next deadline: 30th September 2018

• The Southern Co-operative: Love your neighbourhood fund

  Grants available for: Charitable or not-for-profit groups who benefit local communities
  Size of grants given: £50 to £1,000
  Next deadline: n/a

• Waitrose Community Matters

  Grants available for: Welfare organisations, community groups, schools, local divisions of national charities, local charities.
  Size of grant available: £1000 shared between 3 organisations. Proportion decided by customers.
  No deadlines.

• Yapp Charitable Trust

  Grants available for: Registered charities that have been constituted for at least 3 years, with annual expenditure of £40,000 or less.
  Size of grant available: Up to £3,000 per year for up to 3 years
  No deadlines