May Roundup of Current Funding Opportunities
- Emma Huggill
- 8 hours ago
- 5 min read
Below is a selection of current funding opportunities available to charitable organisations across B&NES.
The 16 opportunities below are listed in order of closing date, and separated into two sections; Local and National.
Local Opportunities
🪙 £500 - £1,000
Small grants of either £500 or £1,000 for new projects or activities that will both reduce inequality and benefit those over the age of 55. The aim is to help organisations get a new activity off the ground – perhaps trialling something completely new, or taking an existing activity to a different area within Bath and North East Somerset.
Deadline: Friday 30th May. Find Out More.
🪙 £1,000 - £5,000
One Community Awards of £5,000, two at £2,500 and five at £1,000 available. Open to charities, community groups, Community Interest Companies (CICs) and school PTAs in Bath & North East Somerset, with a turnover of up to £500,000.
Deadline: Friday 30th May. Find Out More.
🪙 Grants of up to £20,000 are available for one year, with the potential for a further two years of funding depending on reporting
New thematic fund offering core funding for organisations that support older people to live their best lives. Support must be delivered in Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset, South Gloucestershire or North Somerset, and clearly demonstrate how their work benefits older people. Grants of up to £20,000 are available for one year, with the potential for a further two years of funding depending on reporting.
Deadline: Friday 27th June. Find Out More.
🪙 Usually £500 - £2,500
The August 2025 Small Grant funding round focuses on projects that improve the quality of life and social engagement for people with severe physical and/or learning disabilities.
Deadline: Sunday 31st August - apply from start of August as will close when 150 applications have been received. Find Out More.
🪙 Up to £5,000
The aim is to support local grassroot groups and small to medium sized organisations. You can apply for funding towards activities, projects and services that: strengthen communities experiencing inequalities and disadvantage; and/or improve the lives of local people who face difficulties and have limited access to appropriate or affordable services and support.
Deadline: Ongoing. Find Out More.
National Opportunities
W.G. Edwards Charitable Foundation
🪙 Usually £1,000 - £1,500
This funding is open to a diverse range of UK registered charities which support older people. 90% of your beneficiaries must be aged over 65. Capital and innovative projects are supported. The application window is small, open only between May 19th - 23rd.
Deadline: Applications must be submitted between May 19th - 23rd via email. Find Out More.
🪙 £10,000 - £20,000
Open to charities and community groups to allow them to provide safe, accessible spaces for people to meet and be together.
Deadline: 10am, Wednesday 28th May 2025. May close earlier if oversubscribed. Find Out More.
Jerwood Foundation - Summer Funding 🪙 Grants have ranged from £1k to £60k
Funding applications from organisations with focus on making art available for public benefit.
Deadline: 5pm, Wednesday 28th May 2025. Find Out More.
🪙 £75,000
Small local charities and community interest companies (CICs) working with people experiencing inequity because of their race or ethnicity can apply for a three year unrestricted grant of £75,000 alongside development support. Eligible organisations will have an annual income between £25k - £500k, and be an independent organisation with a track record of delivering services for at least one year to people aged 18 and over.
Deadline: Thursday 29th May 2025. Find Out More.
🪙 Match funding
The Women and Girls Match Fund utilises our ‘1:1’ Model of match funding. Women and Girls charities apply to Big Give and have their application assessed. Successful charities are awarded a sum of match funding which is ring-fenced for their organisation. This match funding is unlocked by public donations given through Big Give’s online fundraising platform during the campaign. Open to UK registered charities with an annual income over £25k, and seeking to raise £2,500 - £10,000 in donations.
Deadline: Friday 30th May 2025. Find Out More.
🪙 Up to £2,500
Providing code financial support to arts, cultural and heritage organisations in England. The fund is particularly interested in activity that aims to strengthen governance, fundraising, earned income an audience development. The funded activity or event must take placed between June and October 2025.
Deadline: 12 midday, Friday 6th June 2025. Find Out More.
🪙 £100,000 in total
This funding is for charities and community projects across the UK that deliver tangible social and environmental benefits are invited to apply. The fund seeks to support projects that reduce pollution, protect the environment, support sustainable community growth and create a positive impact.
Deadline: Friday 6th June 2025. Find Out More.
🪙 Up to £30,000
The second round of Coop Foundation Future Communities Fund is open 15 May to 12 Jun. It provides unrestricted funding for up to 5 years. It's open to UK non profits, with income of £250,000 pa or less, that primarily support justice-experienced young people aged 10-25 years old.
Deadline: Thursday 12th June 2025. Find Out More.
🪙 Match funding
The Christmas Challenge is the UK’s biggest collaborative fundraising campaign, championing a wide range of charitable organisations. The Pledge Model offers supporters of participating charities the opportunity to double their donations with match funding via a seven-day online campaign in December 2025. Open to UK registered charities with an annual income over £25k. There is an application support webinar on May 22nd - register here.
Deadline: 5pm, Friday 4th July 2025. Find Out More.
🪙 £300 - £3,000
The Community Chest is now in its 24th year of giving a helping hand to local people in supporting and strengthening their community, by encouraging volunteer led charities to apply for a grant to go towards improving their local area. Applications are welcome from any voluntary or community organisation that is based, or works in, our trading area across the south of England. Eligible organisations must have a total income under £200k. The funding supports youth work and activities, sports and social clubs, elderly and people with disabilities, health and social care, local arts and culture, conservation and the environment, but not national organisations.
Deadline: Sunday 13th July 2025. Find Out More.
🪙 £10,000 to £30,000 per year, from one to three years
Funding is available for organisations who work in human rights, access to justice, the criminal legal system and penal reform, migrants and refugees. Where possible, funding is unrestricted.
Deadline: Friday 25th July 2025. Find Out More.
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