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Disability Grants in East Midlands

Browse 28 funders supporting disability charities in East Midlands.

East Midlands charities working in disability can access funding from both national grant-makers and regional funders with a specific focus on the area. With 28 funders currently listed, East Midlands has strong coverage for disability projects. Many of these funders also support related cause areas, so we recommend browsing the full Disability grants directory and the East Midlands regional hub for additional opportunities.

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.

Disability Funders in East Midlands

28 funders found

Benham Charitable Settlement

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The Benham Charitable Settlement, founded in 1965 by Cedric and Hilda Benham, is a longstanding grant-making trust rooted in Christian principles and ...

Grant Range
Up to £2,000

Boots Charitable Trust

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Boots Charitable Trust advances healthier communities and social improvement through philanthropic support aligned with Boots' heritage of public bene...

Grant Range
£100 - £10,000

Charles Littlewood Hill Trust

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The Charles Littlewood Hill Trust, established in 1978 by Charles Littlewood Hill, pursues a mission of advancing diverse charitable purposes through ...

Grant Range
£2,000 - £10,000

Clan Trust Limited

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Clan Trust Limited is an independent charitable trust based in Norfolk, established in the 1960s by a local farmer who endowed it with his farm, land,...

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Contact funder

David Laing Foundation

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The David Laing Foundation, an independent family grantmaker established in 1979 by philanthropist David Laing—former Lord-Lieutenant of Northamptonsh...

Grant Range
£5,000 - £25,000

Derbyshire Community Foundation

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Foundation Derbyshire embodies a mission to enhance community life and combat disadvantage through empowering grassroots charities and voluntary group...

Grant Range
£500 - £10,000

Earl Fitzwilliam Charitable Trust

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The Earl Fitzwilliam Charitable Trust advances community wellbeing and positive change in historic rural estate heartlands through responsive philanth...

Grant Range
£100 - £10,000

Florence Turner Trust

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The Florence Turner Trust, established in 1974, is a grant-making foundation dedicated to enhancing quality of life and fostering community cohesion i...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £5,000

Gay and Peter Hartley's Hillards Charitable Trust

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Gay and Peter Hartley's Hillards Charitable Trust is a grant-making charity founded by the Hartley family, rooted in the legacy of the Hillards grocer...

Grant Range
£500 - £1,000

Haramead Trust

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The Haramead Trust, a Leicestershire-based grant-making charity established in 1995, focuses on relieving hardship and distress, advancing children's ...

Grant Range
From £5,000

Helen Jean Cope Charity

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The Helen Jean Cope Charity, established in 1993 from the estate of Jean Cope following her family's philanthropic legacy in Loughborough—tracing back...

Grant Range
£500 - £5,000

J N Derbyshire Trust

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The J N Derbyshire Trust, established in September 1944 by Nottingham accountant Job Nightingale Derbyshire, is a longstanding grant-making charity de...

Grant Range
£350 - £10,000

J Reginald Corah Foundation Fund

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The J Reginald Corah Foundation Fund advances welfare, education, and opportunities for disadvantaged communities rooted in Leicester's textile herita...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £5,000

Jones 1986 Charitable Trust

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The Jones 1986 Charitable Trust advances community care and prevention of disadvantage for socially and medically vulnerable populations, prioritizing...

Grant Range
£2,000 - £15,000

Leicestershire and Rutland Masonic Charity Association

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The Leicestershire and Rutland Masonic Charity Association is a local grantmaker rooted in Freemasonry's tradition of benevolence, supporting aged, si...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £10,000

Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Community Foundation

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Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Community Foundation is an independent grantmaker dedicated to strengthening local communities by channeling phi...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £3,000

Mansfield Building Society Charitable Trust

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The Mansfield Building Society Charitable Trust, established in 2015 with an initial gift from Mansfield Building Society, is a community-rooted funde...

Grant Range
£100 - £1,000

Maud Elkington Charitable Trust

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The Maud Elkington Charitable Trust embodies traditional community stewardship, rooted in sustaining the social fabric of East Midlands localities thr...

Grant Range
£2,000 - £10,000

Michael Cornish Charitable Trust

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The Michael Cornish Charitable Trust embodies a mission of community responsibility and direct empowerment for vulnerable populations, rooted in value...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £10,000

Northamptonshire Community Foundation

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Northamptonshire Community Foundation, established in the early 2000s, is the leading independent grant-making charity in Northamptonshire, dedicated ...

Grant Range
£500 - £50,000

Nottinghamshire Miners Welfare Trust Fund Scheme

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The Nottinghamshire Miners Welfare Trust Fund Scheme, established in 1990 as charity number 1001272, supports former coal miners, their dependants, an...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £20,000

Provincial Grand Lodge of Nottinghamshire Charity Committee

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The Provincial Grand Lodge of Nottinghamshire Charity Committee embodies Masonic benevolence, providing relief to aged or indigent Freemasons, widows,...

Grant Range
£250 - £5,000

Rotary Club of Amber Valley

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The Rotary Club of Amber Valley embodies Rotary International's ethos of service above self, fostering international understanding, peace, and communi...

Grant Range
£100 - £1,500

Samworth Brothers Community Opportunity Fund

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The Samworth Brothers Community Opportunity Fund drives community flourishing through equitable opportunities for disadvantaged young people, rooted i...

Grant Range
£600 - £20,000

Sir John Eastwood Foundation

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The Sir John Eastwood Foundation, an independent grantmaking trust established in 1964 (charity no. 235389), channels the legacy of Sir John Eastwood ...

Grant Range
£2,000 - £10,000

Strangward Trust

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The Strangward Trust embodies an enduring mission to enhance quality of life through care, treatment, and support for people with physical or mental d...

Grant Range
£2,000 - £10,000

Thomas Stanley Shipman Charitable Trust

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The Thomas Stanley Shipman Charitable Trust, established in 1961 and based in Leicester, is a grant-making trust endowed by philanthropist Thomas Stan...

Grant Range
£500 - £5,000

Tishie Yong Foundation for the Disabled

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The Tishie Yong Foundation for the Disabled, also known as DTD Charity, was established in 2004 by Rob Yong and Dusk Till Dawn employees, inspired by ...

Grant Range
£2,000 - £2,000

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Disability Grants in East Midlands: FAQ

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