Austin Bailey Foundation

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Typical grants: £500 – £5,000
Where they fund: Swansea, developing world
Applications: Accepted
How to apply: Email application
Decisions: Once per year

Works for Registered charities, CIOs, CICs and community groups.

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About Austin Bailey Foundation

The Austin Bailey Foundation is a family-led charitable trust rooted in the Christian faith, committed to relieving poverty and supporting those in need or adversity. The Foundation favours partnership with people and communities, encouraging their own vision for the changes they believe they can make. It provides funding for project delivery, core costs, and capital works, with a preference for smaller, community-based organisations. The Foundation runs three grant programmes: Local Charities Grants, Local Churches Grants, and Overseas Grants.

What Austin Bailey Foundation funds

The Foundation supports a range of causes across its programmes. Local Charities Grants fund small charities in the Swansea region working on poverty, community development, disability, mental health, refugees and migrants, children and youth, education, and employment. Local Churches Grants support churches and faith groups in Swansea to advance the Christian faith and support community objectives. Overseas Grants fund UK-registered charities working to relieve poverty and ill health and foster opportunities for young people in the developing world. All programmes support project delivery, core costs, and capital works.

Who can apply

The Foundation funds organisations only. For local grants, applicants must be based in Swansea and work in Swansea. Local Charities Grants are open to registered charities and CIOs. Local Churches Grants are for faith groups. Overseas Grants are for UK-registered charities working in the developing world. The Foundation favours grassroots organisations and does not fund large national charities without local ties. Beneficiaries include disadvantaged people, young people, women, and the general public.

What Austin Bailey Foundation doesn't fund

The Foundation does not support routine fundraising or general appeals. Applicants cannot reapply within 12 months of receiving a grant. Large national charities without local ties are not funded.

How they like to fund

The Foundation offers multi-year grants and supports core costs, project delivery, and capital works. It welcomes unsolicited applications. Grants are typically one-off or recurring, with a preference for smaller sums. The Foundation works in partnership with grantees, encouraging their own vision.

How much does Austin Bailey Foundation give?

Austin Bailey Foundation runs 3 grant programmes. Every figure below is sourced from their published guidance.

Last verified 8 August 2026 · 58 sourced facts

Local Charities GrantsCurrently closed

£500 – £4,000

Online application form
3 rounds a year
Decisions in ~4 weeks
Multi-year funding

Local Churches GrantsCurrently closed

£500 – £4,000

3 rounds a year
Decisions in ~4 weeks
Multi-year funding

Overseas GrantsCurrently closed

£500 – £2,000

3 rounds a year
Decisions in ~4 weeks
Multi-year funding

Those are the published figures. What your charity could realistically get — and whether you'd clear their rules on income, location and legal structure — is what the free fit check answers.

What Austin Bailey Foundation funds — and what they won't

Their stated priorities

Small charities in the Swansea region; provision of smaller sums (£500 to £4,000); partnership with people and communities; encouraging their own vision for the changes they believe they can make.

Where they fund

Swanseadeveloping world

Costs they'll cover

Project deliveryCore costsCapital works & buildingsEquipmentTraining

The full exclusions list (2)

Applicants cannot reapply within 12 months of receiving a grant.
We receive high volumes of Overseas applications and normally have to put a stop on further applications before the meetings in April, September and December.

Good to know

FaithPrefers faith-based (Christian)

Focus areas

Poverty & hardshipHomelessnessFaith

How to apply to Austin Bailey Foundation

Austin Bailey Foundation takes applications via email application.

Published programme route: online application form.
Decisions are typically once per year.
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How it works

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Frequently asked questions

How much funding does Austin Bailey Foundation provide?

Austin Bailey Foundation runs 3 grant programmes — Local Charities Grants: £500 – £4,000 · Local Churches Grants: £500 – £4,000 · Overseas Grants: £500 – £2,000.

Where does Austin Bailey Foundation fund charities?

Austin Bailey Foundation funds charities operating in Swansea, developing world.

Does Austin Bailey Foundation accept unsolicited applications?

Austin Bailey Foundation accepts unsolicited applications from eligible organisations. Current programme status is on this page — do not assume a round is open.

What does Austin Bailey Foundation not fund?

Their published exclusions include: Applicants cannot reapply within 12 months of receiving a grant.; We receive high volumes of Overseas applications and normally have to put a stop on further applications before the meetings in April, September and December.. The full exclusions list is further up this page.

How do I apply for funding from Austin Bailey Foundation?

Austin Bailey Foundation takes applications via email application. Published programme route: online application form.