Boots Charitable Trust
Could Boots Charitable Trust fund your project? Check fit free. Draft if yes — or shortlist better matches.
- Typical grants
- £100 – £10,000
- Where they fund
- Nottinghamshire, UK
- Applications
- Accepted
- How to apply
- Invitation only
Works for Registered charities, CIOs, CICs and community groups.
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boots-uk.comAbout Boots Charitable Trust
Boots Charitable Trust is a corporate foundation that advances healthier communities and social improvement, reflecting Boots' heritage of public benefit and responsible citizenship. Established to channel corporate giving into meaningful change, the trust embodies values of diversity, equality, inclusion and community empowerment. Its grantmaking philosophy emphasises partnership with charities that foster holistic wellbeing, believing sustainable transformation arises from practical, community-led interventions addressing root causes of health and social disadvantage through inclusive, person-centred approaches. The trust prioritises projects that deliver significant reach, positive impact and equitable outcomes.
What Boots Charitable Trust funds
The trust supports work across health, lifelong learning, community development and social care. Health funding covers community healthcare initiatives, homecare for families with complex health needs, medical condition support groups for chronic illnesses and disabilities, and health education programmes focused on prevention, mental health counselling and therapeutic activities. Lifelong learning grants back literacy and numeracy projects for children, young people and adults with learning disabilities, ADHD or other barriers to education, including after-school clubs, skills training and employability mentoring. Community development funds voluntary services, befriending schemes and outreach that strengthen social cohesion for isolated elderly people, refugees and ethnic minorities. Social care grants enable respite care, day services, peer support groups, carer support and holistic schemes tackling social isolation, poverty, family crisis, domestic abuse recovery and addiction through community-led advocacy, creative arts and early intervention. The trust prioritises grassroots charities serving Nottinghamshire communities alongside wider UK populations.
Who can apply
Registered charities and community groups can apply, particularly those rooted in Nottinghamshire. The trust prioritises organisations supporting families in crisis, children with special educational needs and disabilities, care leavers, disabled people, and underserved rural or isolated individuals. It welcomes applications from groups working with isolated elderly people, refugees and ethnic minorities. There is no religious restriction on applicants.
What Boots Charitable Trust doesn't fund
The trust does not fund large capital building projects. It favours minor refurbishments alongside core costs and salaries, so applications for major construction or property purchase are unlikely to be supported.
How they like to fund
The trust funds core costs and salaries, as well as minor refurbishments. It welcomes unsolicited applications and emphasises partnership with grassroots charities. Funding is directed towards practical, community-led interventions.
How much does Boots Charitable Trust give?
Typical published range. What your charity could realistically get — and whether you would clear their rules on income, location and legal structure — is the free fit check.
When to apply, and how long their decisions take.
Income, location, legal structure and exactly who they fund — matched to your charity.
Good to know
How to apply to Boots Charitable Trust
Boots Charitable Trust takes applications via invitation only.
- Check whether your charity is in scope before you spend time on a full bid.
How it works
- 1Describe your project. Once — used for this funder and others.
- 2See if this could be a fit. Honest check on cause, place, size, and rules.
- 3Draft if yes. From your real data — or move on if not.
See if Boots Charitable Trust could be a fit. Draft if yes.
Frequently asked questions
How much funding does Boots Charitable Trust provide?
Boots Charitable Trust typically provides grants of £100 - £10,000.
Where does Boots Charitable Trust fund charities?
Boots Charitable Trust funds charities operating in Nottinghamshire, UK.
Does Boots Charitable Trust accept unsolicited applications?
Boots Charitable Trust accepts unsolicited applications from eligible organisations. Current programme status is on this page — do not assume a round is open.
How do I apply for funding from Boots Charitable Trust?
Boots Charitable Trust takes applications via invitation only. Check whether your charity is in scope before you spend time on a full bid.
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