Links to other funders

Here is a small selection of other funders. Please note that there are many more funders out there. Further details of these should be available from your local Council for Voluntary Service or from the London Voluntary Service Council (LVSC).

London Funders Opens in a new window

London Funders have now created a document that summarises funding currently available for projects working with children and young people in London, "Work by and for young people in London: the funding jigsaw".

The City Bridge Trust Opens in a new window

The City Bridge Trust makes grants of £15 million a year to charitable projects benefiting the inhabitants of Greater London.

Big Lottery Fund Opens in a new window

Big Lottery Fund is responsible for giving out half the money for good causes raised by the National Lottery. It is committed to bringing real improvements to communities and the lives of people most in need.

Esmée Fairbairn Foundation Opens in a new window

Esmée Fairbairn Foundation is one of the largest independent grant-making foundations in the UK. Its primary interests are in the UK's cultural life, education, the natural environment and enabling people who are disadvantaged to participate more fully in society

Directory of Social Change's Trustfunding.org.uk website Opens in a new window

Trustfunding details all trusts included within DSC and CAF publications and is updated regularly throughout the year. It includes information on over 4,200 grant-making trusts with a total of over £3.1 billion a year.

Government funding.org.uk Opens in a new window

This site is your online portal to grants for the voluntary and community sector from a number of government departments

City Parochial Opens in a new window

The City Parochial Foundation (CPF) aims to enable and empower the poor of London to tackle poverty and its root causes, and ensure that its funds reach those most in need.

Lloyds TSB Foundation Opens in a new window

Every year the Lloyds TSB Foundation funds thousands of charities working to tackle disadvantage across England and Wales. Its focus is on supporting small and medium underfunded charities that can make a significant difference to the lives of disadvantaged people by helping them to play a fuller role in the communities of their choice.

Free guide to funding and finance opportunities

This website was recently launched and is a free guide for the whole voluntary and community sector, including social enterprise. It gives you access to thousands of funding and finance opportunities, plus a wealth of tools and resources to support your organisation in developing sustainable income strategies appropriate to your needs.

For more information please visit www.fundingcentral.org.uk Opens in a new window

Free property advice line launched

We have partnered with the The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and Charity Finance Directors' Group (CFDG) to launch Charity Property Help, a service through which Chartered Surveyors will provide your organisation with free advice on all property related issues. 103 property firms from across the UK have already registered to offer their advice, including Savills and Alder-King.

For more visit www.charitypropertyhelp.com Opens in a new window