Disability Grants & Funding
There are 988 UK funders offering grants for disability charities, with typical awards from £100 to £1,150,000.
UK funders have a long history of supporting disabled people and the organisations that serve them. Grants in this area cover independent living support, accessible transport, assistive technology, employment programmes, advocacy, and social inclusion. Many funders support the social model of disability — focusing on removing barriers rather than treating impairment — and look for projects led or co-designed by disabled people themselves. Learning disability, physical disability, sensory impairment, and neurodivergence each have dedicated funding streams. Large foundations like the Henry Smith Charity, Lloyds Bank Foundation, and the National Lottery Community Fund all have significant disability funding. Smaller specialist trusts may focus on specific conditions or age groups. Capital grants for accessibility improvements to buildings and public spaces are available from several funders. The emphasis across the sector is on person-centred approaches, rights-based practice, and projects that enable genuine participation and choice for disabled people.
Quick Stats
- Total Funders
- 988
- Grant Range
- £100 - £1,150,000
- Open to Applications
- 54%
Disability Funders
988 funders found1485 Charitable Trust
The 1485 Charitable Trust is an independent grant-making Christian trust established in 2017 by members of the Giedroyc and Parham families. Its core ...
38 Degrees Trust
38 Degrees Trust, a registered charity and charitable company (number 1139325) established on 13 October 2009 in England and Wales, aims to make the U...
a and R Woolf Charitable Trust
The A and R Woolf Charitable Trust, established in 1977 and governed by three trustees, is a modest UK-based funder dedicated to advancing general cha...
A J Bell Trust
The A J Bell Trust, established in 2011 by Andy Bell, founder and CEO of AJ Bell plc, is a UK registered charity dedicated to supporting disadvantaged...
A Smile for a Child
OpenA Smile for a Child is a UK-based charitable grant-maker dedicated to improving the lives of disabled and disadvantaged children and young people by r...
Aberlour Child Care Trust
OpenAberlour Children’s Charity, formerly Aberlour Child Care Trust, is a pioneering Scottish children’s charity founded in 1875 to support ‘mitherless ba...
ABF The Soldiers' Charity
OpenABF The Soldiers' Charity, also known as the Army Benevolent Fund, is the British Army's national charity established in 1944 during World War II to p...
Abstract Foundation
The Abstract Foundation is a UK-registered charitable incorporated organisation established in October 2021, chaired by trustee Mark Lewis Glatman alo...
Access to Justice Foundation
OpenThe Access to Justice Foundation is a UK-wide charity founded by the legal profession with the singular mission of enhancing access to free legal advi...
Acre Housing
Acre Housing, a registered charity established in 2004 and based in Oxfordshire, UK, is dedicated to tackling the chronic shortage of specialised, qua...
Action Medical Research
OpenAction Medical Research is a dedicated charity advancing paediatric medicine through innovative research that prevents and treats childhood diseases a...
Acts 435
OpenActs 435 is a UK-based charity founded in 2009 by the then Archbishop of York, Right Reverend Dr John Sentamu, who remains its patron. It operates as ...
Ada Hillard Charitable Trust
The Ada Hillard Charitable Trust, established by trust deed on 6 March 2003, is a UK-based grant-making charity dedicated to advancing charitable caus...
Adint Charitable Trust
OpenAdint Charitable Trust, established in 1972 as charity number 265290, is a long-standing discretionary grant-making trust founded by private individua...
Adrian Swire Charitable Trust
OpenThe Adrian Swire Charitable Trust embodies a family-rooted philanthropic legacy dedicated to advancing charitable purposes across health, education, a...
Agnes Hunter Trust SCIO
OpenAgnes Hunter Trust SCIO, an independent Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation founded in 1954 from the legacy of Miss Agnes H Hunter and conve...
Aimwell Charitable Trust
The Aimwell Charitable Trust is a grant-making foundation registered in England and Wales (charity number 1039415), established in 1994 to advance gen...
Aird Charitable Trust
OpenThe Aird Charitable Trust is a small, family-run discretionary grant-making charity registered in England and Wales since 1987 (formerly the Clabon Ch...
Alan Davidson Foundation
OpenThe Alan Davidson Foundation, a UK-registered charity established in 2015 by pioneering architect Alan Hayes Davidson following his 2012 motor neurone...
Albert Hunt Trust
OpenThe Albert Hunt Trust, an independent UK grant-making foundation established in 1979 by Miss Mary Kathleen Coyle and Miss Florence I Reakes in honour ...
Albert Van Den Bergh Charitable Trust
OpenThe Albert Van Den Bergh Charitable Trust is an independent, family-led grant-making charity established in 1987 by James Philip van den Bergh via a s...
Alchemy Foundation
OpenThe Alchemy Foundation, established in 1985 as The Starlight Foundation and renamed in 1987, is a UK-based charitable trust chaired by songwriter and ...
Aldama Foundation
The Aldama Foundation, established in 2008 by Clare Kirkman and James Kirkman as a grant-making charitable trust governed by Dickinson Trust Limited, ...
Alexander Pigott Wernher Memorial Trust
The Alexander Pigott Wernher Memorial Trust, established in 1970 as a UK-registered grant-making charity, honors its namesake through a tightly focuse...
Alison Hillman Charitable Trust
OpenThe Alison Hillman Charitable Trust, established by trust deed on 19 July 1994, is a UK-based funder governed by a small board of long-serving trustee...
AlixPartners (UK) Charitable Foundation
The AlixPartners (UK) Charitable Foundation, established in 2010 by the global consulting firm AlixPartners (charity number 1134913), is a grant-makin...
Alkionides UK
OpenAlkionides UK is a volunteer-driven charity rooted in compassion, mutual aid, transparency, and community solidarity, inspired by hope amid crisis. Es...
Amar Family Charitable Trust
OpenThe Amar Family Charitable Trust is a family-run grant-making charity established in 2011 and registered in England and Wales, governed by four longst...
Amateurs Trust
The Amateurs Trust is a UK grant-making charity established on 2 July 1999, dedicated to improving health, advancing education, and alleviating hardsh...
Amber Trust
The Amber Trust, a UK national charity founded in 1995 by Professor Adam Ockelford, empowers blind and partially sighted children and young people up ...
Ambergate Charitable Trust
The Ambergate Charitable Trust, registered with the Charity Commission in January 2020, is a family-led grantmaker governed by a volunteer board of tr...
Ammco Trust
OpenThe Ammco Trust is a longstanding grant-making charity dedicated to advancing public benefit by empowering local charities delivering essential servic...
Anand & Sethi Family Charity Trust
The Anand & Sethi Family Charity Trust (charity number 1164307), based in Leicester, UK, is a family-led philanthropic entity governed by members of t...
Ancaster Trust
OpenThe Ancaster Trust is a longstanding grant-making charity registered in England and Wales, established in 1976 and chaired by Baroness Jane Willoughby...
Andor Charitable Trust
OpenThe Andor Charitable Trust is a UK-based grant-making charity dedicated to advancing public benefit by supporting a broad spectrum of registered chari...
Andrew Anderson Trust
OpenThe Andrew Anderson Trust is a Bristol-based family grant-making charity established in 1954 by Andrew Anderson to advance social betterment through p...
Angela Gallagher Memorial Fund
OpenThe Angela Gallagher Memorial Fund, established in 1989 by Mary Northcote in memory of her governess Angela Gallagher, is an unincorporated trust dedi...
Anne and John Walters Charitable Trust
The Anne and John Walters Charitable Trust, established by trust deed on 19 July 1994, is a discreet UK charity honouring its namesakes through a stea...
Annett Trust
The Annett Trust, established by trust deed on 23 May 2003 and based in Bath, is a grant-making charity operating primarily across England and Wales w...
Anthony & Pat Charitable Foundation
The Anthony & Pat Charitable Foundation (charity no. 1133288) is a family-led grant-making trust established by Anthony and Pat Mascolo, with trustees...
Anya Sturdy Charitable Trust for Medical Research
The Anya Sturdy Charitable Trust for Medical Research, an unincorporated trust established by deed in February 2006 by the Sturdy and Woods families, ...
Archer Trust
OpenThe Archer Trust, established in 1994 in memory of Unilever executive Ronnie Archer by his widow Catherine, is a UK grant-making charitable trust insp...
Archie Sherman Cardiff Foundation
The Archie Sherman Cardiff Foundation, a UK-registered grant-making trust established in 1976 by philanthropist Archie Sherman—a Cardiff-born property...
Ardeola Charitable Trust
The Ardeola Charitable Trust is a grant-making foundation established in 2008 under English and Welsh law, governed by a small board of trustees inclu...
Ardwick Trust
OpenThe Ardwick Trust is an independent grant-making charity registered since 1974, dedicated to distributing modest grants to UK charities at the trustee...
ARN Foundation
OpenThe ARN Foundation is an independent charitable trust dedicated to advancing general charitable purposes across the UK, with a primary focus on Northe...
Ashworth Charitable Trust
OpenThe Ashworth Charitable Trust, founded on 23 March 1995 by Mrs C E Crabtree, is a small UK-based charitable trust dedicated to humanitarian causes tha...
Astor Foundation
The Astor Foundation, a UK-based grant-making charity established in 1964 by the Astor family, advances medical research in its broadest sense while s...
Ataxia UK
OpenAtaxia UK, established in 1969 by families and clinicians, is the UK's leading national charity dedicated to transforming lives affected by progressiv...
Atherton Family Charitable Trust
The Atherton Family Charitable Trust, established in 2014 by Richard Atherton with support from Jacqueline Atherton, is a family-run grant-making trus...
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Tips for Applying to Disability Funders
Applications for disability-focused funding must demonstrate genuine co-production with disabled people throughout your project — from design and governance to delivery and evaluation. Funders will look for evidence that disabled people hold meaningful decision-making power, not just advisory or consultative roles. Frame your work within the social model of disability, focusing on the barriers society creates rather than individual deficits. Describe how your organisation is user-led or how disabled people are represented on your board and staff team. Outcomes should be person-centred, measuring what matters to participants: increased choice, greater independence, meaningful social participation, and enhanced control over their own lives rather than purely clinical or functional metrics. Ensure your monitoring and evaluation processes are themselves accessible — explain how you gather feedback from people with communication needs, learning disabilities, or sensory impairments. If your project involves assistive technology or adaptations, show how you personalise solutions rather than applying a standard package. Avoid deficit-based language throughout your application and instead emphasise strengths, rights, and aspirations. Strong applications demonstrate an understanding that disability intersects with other forms of disadvantage and describe how you ensure your project is inclusive across the full diversity of disabled people.
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Frequently Asked Questions about Disability Grants
What grants are available for disability charities in the UK?
There are 988+ UK funders offering grants for disability charities. These range from small community grants under £5,000 to large multi-year funding programmes exceeding £100,000. Use Fundermatcher to find the best match for your organisation.
How much funding can disability organisations get?
Grant amounts for disability charities vary widely depending on the funder and project. Typical grants range from £1,000 to over £100,000. Many funders offer multi-year funding for established organisations with a strong track record.
How do I apply for disability grants?
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