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Disability Grants in Yorkshire and the Humber

Browse 28 funders supporting disability charities in Yorkshire and the Humber.

Yorkshire and the Humber 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, Yorkshire and the Humber 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 Yorkshire and the Humber 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 Yorkshire and the Humber

28 funders found

Charles Brotherton Trust

Open

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

Charles Sykes Trust Also Known as the Charles and Elsie Sykes Trust

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The Charles and Elsie Sykes Trust, originally founded in 1954 by self-made Bradford industrialist Charles Sykes and later renamed to honour his wife E...

Grant Range
£3,000 - £10,000

Combined Cutlers Company Charitable Trust

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The Combined Cutlers Company Charitable Trust upholds a mission of relieving poverty, hardship, and distress among Sheffield and South Yorkshire resid...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £2,000

Didymus

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Didymus is a small grant-making charity founded in 2013 to widen access to and participation in the arts, supporting UK-registered charities that deli...

Grant Range
£7,000 - £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

Freshgate Trust Foundation

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The Freshgate Trust Foundation, established in 1941 by Harry Brearley—inventor of stainless steel—is a grant-making charity dedicated to opening new o...

Grant Range
£500 - £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

Greggs Foundation

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The Greggs Foundation, established in 1987 by Ian Gregg, drives a mission to build stronger, healthier communities by tackling poverty, social inequal...

Grant Range
Up to £20,000

Help for Health

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Help for Health is an independent charitable trust established in 2002 through the merger of The Health Scheme and Birmingham Hospital Saturday Fund, ...

Grant Range
£5,000 - £40,000

Hull and East Riding Charitable Trust

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Hull and East Riding Charitable Trust advances community wellbeing for local residents through grants fostering direct benefits, participation, and in...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £10,000

Joseph and Annie Cattle Trust

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The Joseph and Annie Cattle Trust, an endowed charitable trust established by deed in September 1970, supports vulnerable residents of Hull and the Ea...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £5,000

Leeds Building Society Charitable Foundation

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Leeds Building Society Charitable Foundation champions safe and secure housing as the foundation for stability, with a mission to alleviate housing in...

Grant Range
£250 - £100,000

Mayfield Valley Arts Trust

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The Mayfield Valley Arts Trust (MVAT), founded over 30 years ago by Tony and Scilla Thornton, began supporting music-making in Yorkshire—most notably ...

Grant Range
£5,000 - £20,000

Northern Powergrid Foundation

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Northern Powergrid Foundation champions energy resilience and social equity for communities ravaged by extreme weather, with a mission rooted in preve...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £20,000

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

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

Purey Cust Trust CIO

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The Purey Cust Trust CIO, originating from Canon Purey-Cust's 1914 nursing home in York, is a grant-making charity dedicated to promoting and protecti...

Grant Range
Up to £15,000

Sheffield Grammar School Exhibition Foundation

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Sheffield Grammar School Exhibition Foundation advances educational opportunity for financially needy local city residents through scholarships, bursa...

Grant Range
£50 - £5,000

Sir George Martin Trust

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The Sir George Martin Trust, an independent charitable foundation established in 1956 by Yorkshire businessman Sir George Martin, focuses on improving...

Grant Range
£2,000 - £3,000

South Yorkshire Community Foundation Limited

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South Yorkshire Community Foundation Limited (SYCF), established in 1986, is an independent charitable funder and the region's largest grant maker, di...

Grant Range
£500 - £5,000

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

Sylvia and Colin Shepherd Charitable Trust

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The Sylvia and Colin Shepherd Charitable Trust, founded in 1973 by Sylvia and Colin Shepherd, is an independent UK grant-making charity dedicated to e...

Grant Range
£500 - £1,000

Talbot Trust

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The Talbot Trusts is a grant-making registered charity based in Sheffield, established from the charitable estates of FJ Talbot, Sarah Talbot, and the...

Grant Range
£3,000 - £5,000

Talbot Trusts

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The Talbot Trusts, a Sheffield-based endowed charitable trust established in the early 20th century through bequests from steelworks owner Frederick J...

Grant Range
£3,000 - £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

Tony Bramall Charitable Trust

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The Tony Bramall Charitable Trust is a UK-registered grant-making charity founded by philanthropist Tony Bramall, with a core mission to advance medic...

Grant Range
£5,000 - £50,000

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

Yorkshire Children's Charity

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Yorkshire Children's Charity, a Leeds-based Charitable Incorporated Organisation established in November 2021, is dedicated to transforming the lives ...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £25,000

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Other Causes in Yorkshire and the Humber

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Disability Grants in Yorkshire and the Humber: FAQ

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