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Disability Grants in North West

Browse 30 funders supporting disability charities in North West.

North West charities working in disability can access funding from both national grant-makers and regional funders with a specific focus on the area. With 30 funders currently listed, North West 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 North West 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 North West

30 funders found

Bain Charitable Trust

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Bain Charitable Trust advances general charitable purposes through discretionary grants prioritizing public benefit in North West England communities,...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £10,000

Charles Brotherton Trust

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The Charles Brotherton Trust, established in 1940 by Charles Brotherton, former Chairman of Brotherton & Co., is a family-governed endowment fund dedi...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £2,000

CRH Charitable Trust

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CRH Charitable Trust, founded in the 19th century to operate a specialist psychiatric hospital, upholds an enduring mission to relieve suffering from ...

Grant Range
£5,000 - £30,000

Dowager Countess Eleanor Peel Trust

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The Dowager Countess Eleanor Peel Trust, established in 1951 via the will of Eleanor, Dowager Countess Peel, is a UK-based endowment charity rooted in...

Grant Range
£5,000 - £25,000

Equilibrium Foundation

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The Equilibrium Foundation, established in 2010 by Colin Lawson of Equilibrium Financial Planning, is a UK-based grant-maker dedicated to improving li...

Grant Range
Up to £30,000

Felix Lustman Charitable Trust

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The Felix Lustman Charitable Trust is a longstanding grant-making trust with a mission to advance UK charitable purposes through support for education...

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Forever Manchester

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Forever Manchester is an independent charitable foundation dedicated to empowering grassroots community activity and building resilient neighbourhoods...

Grant Range
£500 - £1,500

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

George Elias Charitable Trust

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The George Elias Charitable Trust advances general charitable purposes through targeted support for educational advancement, poverty alleviation, and ...

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Hadfield Charitable Trust

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The Hadfield Charitable Trust is a grant-making charity rooted in community stewardship and local impact, dedicated to addressing social needs by empo...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £5,000

Harold and Alice Bridges Charity

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The Harold and Alice Bridges Charity embodies a mission to bolster community wellbeing by fortifying essential physical infrastructure that sustains v...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £10,000

Manchester Guardian Society Charitable Trust

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The Manchester Guardian Society Charitable Trust, established by deed in June 1984, is an independent charitable trust dedicated to advancing communit...

Grant Range
Up to £3,500

Medicash Foundation

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The Medicash Foundation advances health and saves lives by funding treatment, nursing, and care for sick, infirm individuals suffering diseases, ailme...

Grant Range
£2,000 - £25,000

Moulding Foundation

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The Moulding Foundation, established in 2020 by philanthropists Jodie and Matt Moulding, is a grantmaking charity dedicated to empowering disadvantage...

Grant Range
£10,000 - £5,000,000

Mrs Waterhouse Charitable Trust

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The Mrs Waterhouse Charitable Trust, established in 1970 and also known as The Houghton Dunn Charitable Trust, is a traditional UK grant-maker dedicat...

Grant Range
£5,000 - £25,000

Peak District National Park Foundation

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The Peak District National Park Foundation is an independent conservation charity with a mission to protect and enhance the Peak District National Par...

Grant Range
£250 - £2,000

Peter Kershaw Trust

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The Peter Kershaw Trust, established in 1974 by Peter Kershaw, then Chairman of Joseph Holt Brewery, is a grant-making charity dedicated to combating ...

Grant Range
£2,000 - £10,000

Pilkington Charities Fund

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Pilkington Charities Fund, established in 1950 by the Pilkington family—founders of the iconic St Helens glass manufacturing company—originally aimed ...

Grant Range
Up to £20,000

Postcode Neighbourhood Trust

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Postcode Neighbourhood Trust, a Scottish-registered charity and company limited by guarantee funded exclusively by People’s Postcode Lottery proceeds,...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £25,000

Price Parry Charitable Trust

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The Price Parry Charitable Trust is an unincorporated grant-making trust established under a 1995 will and registered as a UK charity in 2018, rooted ...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £10,000

Roselands Trust

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The Roselands Trust is an independent grant-making charity founded in 2006 and formally constituted in 2014, based in South Lakeland, with a mission t...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £5,000

Rotary International District 1190 Trust Fund

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The Rotary International District 1190 Trust Fund, part of the global Rotary network, channels its capital and income to relieve poverty and support c...

Grant Range
£500 - £3,000

Sir Harry Pilkington Fund

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The Sir Harry Pilkington Fund, established by trust deed on 14 March 1962 in honour of Sir Harry Pilkington and the philanthropic Pilkington family of...

Grant Range
Up to £20,000

Skelton Bounty

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Skelton Charity embodies practical local philanthropy rooted in family legacies, dedicated to enhancing quality of life for children, young people, el...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £3,000

Southway Housing Trust

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Southway Housing Trust is a not-for-profit social housing provider and exempt charity dedicated to delivering high-quality affordable homes that enabl...

Grant Range
£200 - £660

Squire Patton Boggs Charitable Trust

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The Squire Patton Boggs Charitable Trust is the UK-registered charitable arm of global law firm Squire Patton Boggs, established under previous names ...

Grant Range
£500 - £5,000

Ursula Keyes Trust

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The Ursula Keyes Trust, established in 1985 as the legacy of Chester philanthropist Ursula Keyes, is a grantmaking charity dedicated to enhancing heal...

Grant Range
£5,000 - £25,000

W a Handley Charity Trust

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The W A Handley Charity Trust, established in 1964 and based in Newcastle upon Tyne, is a longstanding generalist grant-making trust with a substantia...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £10,000

West Lancashire Freemasons' Charity

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West Lancashire Freemasons' Charity (WLFC), rooted in 19th-century Masonic traditions and formally established in 2008 through a merger of seven Mason...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £25,000

Wo Street Charitable Foundation

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The Wo Street Charitable Foundation, established on 5 December 1973 by William Openshaw Street, is a longstanding UK grant-maker dedicated to advancin...

Grant Range
£2,000 - £5,000

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Disability Grants in North West: FAQ

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