The Screwfix Foundation is a grant giving charity with a clear purpose to support projects that improve, repair and maintain homes and community facilities used by those in need throughout the UK. The Screwfix Foundation currently offers local registered charities and not for profit organisations funding up to the region of £5,000.
Funding
McCarthy Stone Foundation
The McCarthy Stone Foundation runs a number of grant programmes throughout the year for organisations supporting people over 65 and an annual income under £250,000 p.a.
Baobab Community Fund
The Baobab Foundation welcomes applications to its £3m Community Fund from black and global majority individuals, organisations and collectives (18+) who are working towards racial justice. Grants from £5000 – £30,000 per year for up to five years.
The Independent Human Rights Fund for Scotland
The Independent Human Rights Fund for Scotland The Independent Human Rights Fund for Scotland will provide grants of up to £150,000 to third sector organisations whose work is explicitly focussed on human rights. More information and details of how to apply on the Corra Foundation website.
The Bairdwatson Charitable Trust
The aim of the fund is to support organisations providing services relating to training for employment, employment support and vocational skills. It is particularly interested in employment and skills training for young people who are unemployed and in re-training, and support for unemployed people to get them back into work. More information and details of …
GSK Impact Awards
The 2025 GSK IMPACT Awards are open to registered charities that are at least three years old, working in a health-related field in the UK, with a total annual income between £150,000 and £3 million. They provide funding, training and development. More information and details of how to apply on the Kings Fund website.
Community Action Fund
The Community Action Fund exists to support grassroots campaigning and community organising in the UK, and will provide one-off grants between £2,500 and £20,000. These grants are available to grassroots organisations that are building the power of their community and campaigning for long-term change. More information on the Civic Power website.
Glasgow Communities Fund
Phase 2 of the Glasgow Communities Fund, which aims to tackle poverty and inequality by building skills, capacity and resilience and supporting activities that empower communities, opens on Monday 8 August. Glasgow City Council has organised weekly online workshops to support those applying to the fund, and GCVS is also running a series of tailored …
Democratic Finance Scotland
Democratic Finance is an approach that combines citizen-led investment with democratically controlled businesses to build local economies that work better for the people who live there. The Democratic Finance Scotland programme supports community and social enterprises to secure their long-term financial sustainability by raising money locally to take ownership of important community assets and run …