Disability988+ Funders

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

161 of 988 match your filters

Checked against verified programme data for 220 of 988 funders. 768 not yet verified are listed below; 59 that don't fit were excluded.

ABF The Soldiers' Charity

Matching programme: Charitable Grants to Organisations

ABF 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...

Grant Range
£5,000 - £25,000

Action Medical Research

Matching programme: Project Grant

Action Medical Research is a dedicated charity advancing paediatric medicine through innovative research that prevents and treats childhood diseases a...

Grant Range
£100,000 - £200,000

Ataxia UK

Matching programme: Barchester's Charitable Foundation (administered by Ataxia UK)

Ataxia UK, established in 1969 by families and clinicians, is the UK's leading national charity dedicated to transforming lives affected by progressiv...

Grant Range
£5,000 - £30,000

B&Q Foundation

Matching programme: Home Improvement Fund

The B&Q Foundation, established in 2020 by B&Q as a UK registered charity, advances the company's commitment to local communities by improving homes a...

Grant Range
£5,000 - £10,000

Bank of Scotland Foundation

Matching programme: Empower

Bank of Scotland Foundation is an independent charitable foundation with a mission to combat persistent social exclusion, disadvantage, and deprivatio...

Grant Range
Contact funder

Barbara Ward Children's Foundation

Matching programme: Barbara Ward Children's Foundation Grants

The Barbara Ward Children's Foundation, established in December 2001 by Barbara Irene Ward, is a UK-registered grant-making charity dedicated to trans...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £15,000

Barnes Fund

Matching programme: Organisational Grants

The Barnes Fund is an endowed charitable grant-making trust with historic roots in Barnes, London, formalized by a pivotal 1975 trust deed, dedicated ...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £10,000

Baron Davenport's Charity

Matching programme: Emergency Grants

Baron Davenport's Charity, an endowed trust established in 1914 by the will of Baron Charles Davenport in Birmingham, is dedicated to alleviating acut...

Grant Range
£200 - £1,000

Bath Disability Trust

Matching programme: Bath Disability Trust

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

Bernard Sunley Foundation

Matching programme: Bernard Sunley Foundation Grants

The Bernard Sunley Foundation, established in 1960 by property developer Bernard Sunley and endowed with £300,000 in shares, is an independent family-...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £5,000

Birkdale Trust for Hearing Impaired Ltd

Matching programme: Birkdale Trust for Hearing Impaired Ltd Grant Programme

Birkdale Trust for Hearing Impaired Ltd is a UK-registered charity established in 2003, dedicated to advancing the education and welfare of children a...

Grant Range
£300 - £2,500

British Eye Research Foundation

Matching programme: Project Grants

Fight for Sight, the British Eye Research Foundation, drives a mission to save sight and transform lives through pioneering eye research, social chang...

Grant Range
Up to £250,000

BT Benevolent Fund

Matching programme: BT Benevolent Fund (single programme for individuals)

The BT Benevolent Fund is an independent charity with a foundational mission to relieve acute financial distress and poverty among past and present BT...

Grant Range
£500 - £3,000

Carlile Foundation Charitable Trust

Matching programme: Carlile Foundation Charitable Trust (via Ludlow Funding Enquiry Gateway)

The Carlile Foundation Charitable Trust advances general charitable purposes through inclusive, flexible grantmaking aligned with UK charity law, embo...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £10,000

Charles Littlewood Hill Trust

Matching programme: Charles Littlewood Hill Trust Grant Programme

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

Cheshire Community Foundation Limited

Matching programme: SWEF (Young Entrepreneurs)

Cheshire Community Foundation Limited, established in 2011, is an independent regional charity serving Cheshire East, Cheshire West, and Warrington wi...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £25,000

Chester Bluecoat Charity

Matching programme: Grants Programme

The Chester Bluecoat Charity is an historic grant-maker with roots over 800 years old, evolving through mergers since 1837 and rebranded in 2020 from ...

Grant Range
£2,000 - £10,000

Chips Charity

Matching programme: Powered Wheelchair Grants

Chips Charity, founded in the late 1990s by senior figures in the UK gaming and casino industry, exists to relieve disability in children by providing...

Grant Range
£6,000 - £25,000

Clan Trust Limited

Matching programme: Neech Fund

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,...

Grant Range
Contact funder

Clare Milne Trust

Matching programme: Main Grant Programme (CICs and Not-for-Profits)

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

Clifford Chambers Relief in Need Charities

Matching programme: Welfare Fund

Clifford Chambers Relief in Need Charities embodies practical localised compassion and community stewardship, dedicated to relieving hardship, distres...

Grant Range
Contact funder

Coal Industry Social Welfare Organisation

Matching programme: Recreational Facilities Development

The Coal Industry Social Welfare Organisation (CISWO), established in 1920 with charitable status since 1995, is the UK's sole national charity dedica...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £10,000

Colchester Catalyst Charity

Matching programme: General Grants

Colchester Catalyst Charity, established in 1990 from the proceeds of Colchester Oaks Hospital's sale, is a local grant-maker dedicated to improving h...

Grant Range
£500 - £10,000

Community Foundation for Wakefield

Matching programme: Core Support Model

The Community Foundation for Wakefield is an independent grant-making charity rooted in inspiring local philanthropy to transform lives by tackling de...

Grant Range
£200 - £3,000

County of Gloucestershire Community Foundation

Matching programme: GCF – Community Fund

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

CRH Charitable Trust

Matching programme: CRH Charitable Trust grants

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

Croydon Relief in Need Charity

Matching programme: Large Grant (Over £5,000)

Croydon Relief in Need Charity (CRiN), rooted in ancient endowments consolidated under Croydon Almshouse Charities Trustee Company Limited, is a local...

Grant Range
£5,000 - £30,000

Cystic Fibrosis Trust

Matching programme: Development Award for Early Career Researchers

The Cystic Fibrosis Trust, established in 1964 by parents and clinicians, is the UK's leading charity dedicated to transforming lives affected by cyst...

Grant Range
£15,000 - £1,000,000

Dan Maskell Tennis Trust

Matching programme: Group/Club/Project Grants

The Dan Maskell Tennis Trust, established in 1997 and named after the legendary 'Voice of Wimbledon' Dan Maskell, is a UK charity dedicated to advanci...

Grant Range
Up to £1,600

Darby Rimmer MND Foundation

Matching programme: Care Grants Programme

The Darby Rimmer MND Foundation, established in 2019 by former professional footballer Stephen Darby and British Forces veteran Chris Rimmer—both diag...

Grant Range
£150,000 - £250,000

Department for Education

Matching programme: Inclusive mainstream fund for schools

The Department for Education (DfE) is a UK ministerial department with a mission to elevate educational standards, safeguard children, boost social mo...

Grant Range
Contact funder

Department of Health and Social Care

Matching programme: Grant to Streamline Local Authority Adult Social Care Assessments - 2022 to 2023

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is a UK Government ministerial department, tracing its roots to the 19th-century Board of Health and f...

Grant Range
Contact funder

Derbyshire Community Foundation

Matching programme: Foundation Derbyshire Grants

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

Grant Range
£500 - £10,000

Dorset Children's Foundation

Matching programme: Child Support

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

Earley Charity

Matching programme: Grants to Organisations – £3,000 and under

The Earley Charity, evolved from historic poor relief traditions, drives its mission to alleviate poverty, hardship, and disadvantage among vulnerable...

Grant Range
£500 - £5,000

Edith Cavell Fund for Nurses

Matching programme: Individual Hardship Grants

The Edith Cavell Fund for Nurses, known as Cavell, is a UK charity established in 1917 to honor the legacy of British nurse Edith Cavell, providing co...

Grant Range
£200 - £1,000

Eleemosynary Charity of William Hobbayne

Matching programme: Grants for Families & Individuals (Eleemosynary Charity and Ealing Aid in Sickness Trust)

The Eleemosynary Charity of William Hobbayne, rooted in a 1484 bequest for parish poor relief, upholds a mission of alleviating poverty, hardship, and...

Grant Range
£100 - £5,000

Elizabeth Rathbone Charity

Matching programme: Elizabeth L Rathbone Charitable Trust Grants

The Elizabeth Rathbone Charity, a family-stewarded grantmaker rooted in Merseyside's philanthropic legacy, advances welfare for disadvantaged people t...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £3,000

Enkalon Foundation

Matching programme: Ex-Employee Support

The Enkalon Foundation embodies a mission rooted in community resilience and social welfare, originating from support for former factory workers facin...

Grant Range
£500 - £6,000

Eyup

Matching programme: Creative Minds

EyUp! is the official charity of the South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, established in its current form in 2017 (governed by a 199...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £10,000

Faringdon United Charity CIO

Matching programme: Grant Programme

Faringdon United Charity CIO upholds a longstanding mission to alleviate need, hardship, and distress through targeted, flexible support for local res...

Grant Range
£500 - £5,000

Fletchers Foundation

Matching programme: Grants for Individuals

Fletchers Foundation champions dignity, empowerment, inclusivity, and practical compassion to enable people to thrive after life-changing injuries or ...

Grant Range
£500 - £10,000

Fletchers Trust

Matching programme: The Fletchers' Trust

The Fletchers Trust, rooted in the philanthropic heritage of the Worshipful Company of Fletchers, drives a mission to enable disabled people to partic...

Grant Range
£200 - £5,000

Football Foundation

Matching programme: Grass Pitch Creation Grant

The Football Foundation, established in 2000 by the Premier League, The FA, and the UK Government via Sport England, is the UK's largest sports charit...

Grant Range
£300 - £100,000

Forbes Charitable Foundation

Matching programme: Main Support

The Forbes Charitable Foundation is a specialist UK grantmaker dedicated exclusively to enhancing the lives of adults with learning disabilities, by f...

Grant Range
£5,000 - £25,000

Forever Manchester

Matching programme: Bright Futures Fund

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

Grant Range
£500 - £1,500

Frenkel Topping Charitable Foundation

Matching programme: Individual Grant

The Frenkel Topping Charitable Foundation, established in 2015 by the Frenkel Topping Group, is the UK's only charity dedicated to supporting adults a...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £10,000

Games Aid

Matching programme: Annual Charity Support Programme

Games Aid is a UK-based charity (registered number 1081706), established in 2008 from the Entertainment Software Charity, dedicated to channeling the ...

Grant Range
£30,000 - £30,000

Gatwick Airport Community Trust

Matching programme: Gatwick Airport Community Trust Grant Fund

Gatwick Airport Community Trust is an independent grant-making charity established in 2002 through a legally binding agreement between Gatwick Airport...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £5,000

Gay and Peter Hartley's Hillards Charitable Trust

Matching programme: Main Grants Programme

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

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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.

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?

Start by identifying funders whose priorities align with your disability work. Fundermatcher matches your charity's profile against 988+ funders to find the best fit. Our AI assistant can then help you draft compelling grant applications.

How to Find the Right Disability Funders

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