FOCUS ON – FUNDING

The Foux Foundation
The Foundation is focused on helping in the areas of; health, education, youth opportunity and poverty. The foundation works across 3 different continents, the trustees take a global approach and are keen to support appropriate organisations regardless of location. Access the fund

The Pump House Trust
The trustees can fund a wide range of charitable activity, but are particularly interested in supporting smaller community charities based in Scotland and connected with Community development, environmental, women’s and youth issues with a view to encouraging social inclusion at all levels. Email thepumphousetrust@turcanconnell.com

The St James’s Place Foundation
The foundation supports projects across 4 main themes: Supporting Young People with special needs or disadvantaged; supporting people with cancer; mental health and hospices. Providing funding for direct delivery costs or services and support activities which might include salary costs or activity costs. Access the fund

The Radcliffe Trust
The trust supports the development of skills, knowledge and experience that underpins the UK’s traditional cultural heritage and crafts sectors. Providing support for craft and conservation training, practical project (with a strong training element) strategic and capacity building projects and special needs projects whose emphasis is on skills development. Access the fund

The National Lottery-Young Start
Young Start distributes money from dormant bank accounts and supports a wide range of projects for up to 3 years that will make children and young people aged 8-24 confident, healthy, connected  or enterprising. Funding work that achieves one of the following three outcomes: Children and Young people have: better physical, mental and emotional wellbeing; better connections with the wider community; get access to new skills and training opportunities which will help them get a new job or start a business. Access the fund

The Community Fund
The Co-op Community Fund gives money to local causes, helping to bring people together and make a difference. Preferences are given to projects run by small, local organisations that make a real difference to people in their community. you can apply if your project supports People or our Planet, the fund is looking for projects that: enable people to access food; create opportunities for young people; improve people’s mental wellbeing; promote community cohesion and build sustainable futures. Access the fund