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Disability Grants in South West

Browse 36 funders supporting disability charities in South West.

South West charities working in disability can access funding from both national grant-makers and regional funders with a specific focus on the area. With 36 funders currently listed, South 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 South 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 South West

36 funders found

Albert Van Den Bergh Charitable Trust

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The 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...

Grant Range
£500 - £5,000

Ammco Trust

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The Ammco Trust is a longstanding grant-making charity dedicated to advancing public benefit by empowering local charities delivering essential servic...

Grant Range
£200 - £2,000

Angela Gallagher Memorial Fund

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The Angela Gallagher Memorial Fund, established in 1989 by Mary Northcote in memory of her governess Angela Gallagher, is an unincorporated trust dedi...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £10,000

Barnwood Trust

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Barnwood Trust is a grant-making foundation evolved from historic mental health care roots, dedicated to enabling disabled people and those with menta...

Grant Range
£5,000 - £25,000

Bath Disability Trust

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Bath Disability Trust is a charitable fund, evolved from the Bath Association for Disabled People, dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for phys...

Grant Range
£250 - £5,000

Clare Milne Trust

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The Clare Milne Trust, founded in 1999 by Clare Milne—granddaughter of A.A. Milne, author of Winnie-the-Pooh—champions the quality of life for people ...

Grant Range
£2,500 - £30,000

Colefax Charitable Trust

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The Colefax Charitable Trust, established in 1993, embodies a founding vision of fostering positive change through trustee-led discretionary grants to...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £2,000

Cornwall Community Foundation

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Cornwall Community Foundation, established in 2003 as a registered charity and company limited by guarantee, is the sole community foundation serving ...

Grant Range
£500 - £10,000

County of Gloucestershire Community Foundation

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Gloucestershire Community Foundation is a grant-making charity dedicated to reducing inequalities and enhancing quality of life for disadvantaged Glou...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £5,000

Dame Violet Wills Will Trust

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The Dame Violet Wills Will Trust, established through the philanthropy of Dame Violet Wills, pursues a mission of generalist grant-giving to enable di...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £10,000

David Gibbons Foundation

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The David Gibbons Foundation is an independent grant-making charity established by David and Vera Gibbons to support vulnerable individuals and organi...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £5,000

Denman Charitable Trust

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The Denman Charitable Trust embodies family stewardship and community service, empowering small local charities to deliver tangible relief in deprived...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £5,000

Dolphin Society

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The Dolphin Society embodies a historic commitment to compassion, dignity, and community responsibility, empowering low-income older people and disabl...

Grant Range
£500 - £3,000

Dorset Children's Foundation

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Dorset Children's Foundation is an independent charity dedicated to enriching the lives of disabled children and their families by filling critical ga...

Grant Range
£200 - £3,000

Douglas Arter Foundation

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The Douglas Arter Foundation, established in 1962 as a family-founded UK grant-making trust based in South-West England, is chaired by the Arter famil...

Grant Range
£250 - £2,500

Gibbons Family Trust

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The Gibbons Family Trust advances the education, training, recreation, welfare, and wellbeing of children and young people up to age 25 facing disadva...

Grant Range
Up to £2,000

Gloucestershire Association for Disability

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The Gloucestershire Association for Disability, operating as Gloucestershire Disability Fund, is a local charity founded in 1995 to promote the welfar...

Grant Range
Up to £5,000

Gordon Gray Trust

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The Gordon Gray Trust is a grant-making charity dedicated to advancing general charitable purposes through pragmatic, efficiency-driven support that m...

Grant Range
£500 - £3,000

Greaves & Withey Foundation

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The Greaves & Withey Foundation, formerly the Robin Greaves Foundation, is a family-led independent charity established by the Greaves and Withey fami...

Grant Range
£2,000 - £50,000

Joyce Fletcher Charitable Trust

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The Joyce Fletcher Charitable Trust, established in 1987 by the family of Joyce Irene Fletcher, perpetuates her legacy through family-led governance, ...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £3,000

Linnet Trust

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The Linnet Trust drives systemic transformative change by empowering innovative charities tackling poverty-driven disadvantage through mental, physica...

Grant Range
£5,000 - £40,000

Livewell Foundation

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The Livewell Foundation, established as the charitable arm of a pioneering social enterprise in health and social care, drives transformational impact...

Grant Range
£500 - £10,000

Mayfield Home Trust Limited

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Mayfield Home Trust Limited, a charitable company established in 1987 and registered with the Charity Commission since 1988, dedicates itself exclusiv...

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Norman Family Charitable Trust

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The Norman Family Charitable Trust, established in 1979 by Mr W K Norman after retiring from his Westcountry business, is a grant-making charity based...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £5,000

Northcott Devon Foundation

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The Northcott Devon Foundation is dedicated to alleviating distress and hardship through practical financial assistance delivering long-term benefits ...

Grant Range
£250 - £5,000

Notgrove Trust

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The Notgrove Trust, founded in 1979 by Mr and Mrs David Acland in Notgrove, Cotswolds, is a grant-making charity dedicated to bolstering small and med...

Grant Range
£2,000 - £10,000

Payne Gallwey 1989 Charitable Trust

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The Payne Gallwey 1989 Charitable Trust, founded by Sir Philip Payne-Gallwey and formally established in 1989 from his estate and family donations, is...

Grant Range
£2,000 - £20,000

Quartet Community Foundation

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Quartet Community Foundation harnesses local philanthropy to tackle entrenched inequalities, promote inclusion, and build resilient communities throug...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £25,000

Rotary International District 1200 Trust Fund

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Rotary International District 1200 Trust Fund advances the Rotary mission of service above self, fostering community development, international goodwi...

Grant Range
£500 - £5,000

Rowlands Trust

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The Rowlands Trust is a grant-making charity established in line with Mr. Rowlands’ Will, dedicated to fostering sustainable community impact through ...

Grant Range
£5,000 - £50,000

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 and Lady Heathcoat Amory's Charitable Trust

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Sir John and Lady Heathcoat Amory's Charitable Trust, established in 1962 as part of the Heathcoat-Amory family's longstanding philanthropic legacy in...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £5,000

Spielman Charitable Trust

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The Spielman Charitable Trust, an independent grant-making charity established in 1979, focuses on alleviating immediate needs and improving lives for...

Grant Range
£2,000 - £10,000

University Hospitals Bristol & Weston Charity

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University Hospitals Bristol & Weston Charity is the dedicated NHS charity enhancing patient health, happiness, and hospital experiences across its pa...

Grant Range
£250 - £50,000

Weinstock Fund

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The Weinstock Fund, established in 1962 by Lord Weinstock and reconstituted in 2012 as a successor charity, is a discreet, long-standing grant-maker d...

Grant Range
£2,000 - £5,000

Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) Charitable Incorporated Organisation

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The Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) Charitable Incorporated Organisation, known as the Womble Bond Dickinson Foundation (charity 1172569), was established ...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £5,000

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Other Causes in South West

Children & Young PeopleMental HealthEducation & TrainingCommunity DevelopmentEnvironment & ConservationHealth & WellbeingHomelessness & HousingPoverty & DeprivationArts, Culture & HeritageOlder PeopleSport & Physical ActivityFaith-Based OrganisationsWomen & GirlsRacial Equality & Ethnic Minorities

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