Capital grants of between £250 and £1,000 are available for small UK registered charities working in communities local to the Building Society’s branches to relieve suffering, hardship and poverty.
Applicants do not need to have an account with the Society in order to apply for a grant. A ‘Find a Branch’ search function is available on the Society’s website. (There is one in Bristol).
The Foundation’s current funding priorities are:
• Accessibility - projects that reduce loneliness, provide supported living services or adapt homes to make them safer for those with accessibility needs.
• Education and Advice - projects that support money management or provide advice services
• Financial stress - projects that help with bills or debt stress.
• Health - projects that help those with health needs with housing, adaptations or advice
• Security and refuge - projects that support emergency accommodation, and
• Sustainability - projects that help with fuel poverty, energy efficiency or climate action relating to homes and housing.
The following grants are available:
Small Grants up to £1,000 for registered charities with an annual turnover4 of under £1 million, and
Large Grants between £25,000 and £100,000. Large grants can be for 1-year or divided over several years. However, applications for a Large Grant are only accepted from charities based in or delivering work in Yorkshire and/or the North East of England. There is no upper limit for the annual turnover for applicants to the Large Grants programme.
4 deadlines per year – see website