Available funding

The Youth Music Trailblazer fund offers grants to organisations in England to run projects for children and young people (25 or under) to make, learn and earn in music.

Grant amount: between £2,000 and £30,000

Deadline(s): Round 12 opens 13 March, closes 10 April 2026

Round 13 opens 31 July, closes 28 August 2026

Round 14 opens 23 October, closes 20 November 2026

The Mackintosh Foundation primarily supports work in the theatre and performing arts. However, a smaller amount of funding is also awarded for the charitable work that addresses the following types of activity in Great Britain:

• Children and education
• Community projects
• The environment
• The homeless
• Medical

Grant amount: between £1,000 to £5,000

Deadline: rolling

Aviva Foundation know that local organisations are often at the heart of meaningful change. The Communities Fund supports small, local charities and non-profits tackling financial and climate challenges — whether it’s helping people take control of their financial wellbeing, or protecting the places they love in a changing climate.

Grant amount: up to £25,000 in match funding per calendar year

Deadline: rolling

Art Fund are keen to support the commission and acquisition of new work, and they welcome proposals for exceptional projects with significant public impact.

Grant amount: there are two levels of grants available:

• Small grants: £7,500 and under
• Main grants: above £7,500

Deadline: Main Grant applications are decided five times a year (February, May, July, October and December). Small Grant applications are decided on a rolling basis.

National Lottery Heritage Fund want to help places of worship across the UK tackle heritage challenges systemically, become more sustainable and welcome people from all backgrounds, including those who rarely visit.

Grant amount: between £10,000 and £10 million

Deadline: For grants under £250,000: decisions are made monthly.

For grants over £250,000:

• 26 February 2026 (noon), to receive a decision by the end of June 2026
• 28 May 2026 (noon), to receive a decision by the end of September 2026
• 6 August 2026 (noon), to receive a decision by the end of December 2026
• 12 November 2026 (noon), to receive a decision by the end of March 2027

The PF Charitable Trust awards grants to a wide variety of UK registered charities with a current focus in the following areas:

• The advancement of health or the saving of lives.
• The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage.
• The advancement of the arts, culture, heritage or science.
• The advancement of education.

Grant amount: There are three levels of grants:

• Grants above £20,000 up to £30,000.
• Grants above £5,000 up to £20,000.
• Grants of up to £5,000.

Deadline: currently open

The Impact Loans England programme offers a range of loan products that support charities and social enterprises that are registered and delivering social impact in England. The funders work with a broad range of impact organisations that are tackling poverty from a variety of angles, including homelessness and housing, education and employment, health and wellbeing, and access to arts and culture.

The February Foundation is an independent grant-making charity that makes grants to a range of charities and will consider supporting any charitable activities. However, it has previously funded charities working in the following areas:

• Education.
• End-of-life care.
• Heritage and culture.
• Healthcare and patient support.

Grant amount: discretionary but average award is £5,000

Deadline: no deadline. Decisions are made monthly.

The Arts Council England/V&A Purchase Grant Fund supports the purchase of a wide range of material for the permanent collections of non-nationally funded organisations in England and Wales.

Grant amount: the minimum purchase price is £500 and the maximum £500,000

Deadline: currently open