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Older People Grants in Wales

Browse 37 funders supporting older people charities in Wales.

Wales charities working in older people can access funding from both national grant-makers and regional funders with a specific focus on the area. With 37 funders currently listed, Wales has strong coverage for older people projects. Many of these funders also support related cause areas, so we recommend browsing the full Older People grants directory and the Wales regional hub for additional opportunities.

Tips for applying to older people funders
Demonstrate co-design with older people in your application, showing how they have shaped your project from the outset rather than being consulted after decisions are made. Funders increasingly expect older people to hold meaningful roles in governance, delivery, and evaluation. If your project addresses loneliness or social isolation, use validated measurement tools such as the UCLA Loneliness Scale or the De Jong Gierveld Scale to establish baselines and track outcomes — subjective wellbeing measures are valued alongside activity attendance figures. Address digital inclusion as a component of your work, explaining how you help older people access technology confidently while ensuring your project remains accessible to those who are not digitally connected. Describe any intergenerational programming that brings older and younger people together with genuine mutual benefit rather than tokenistic contact. If your project serves people with dementia, explain your dementia-friendly approach including environmental design, communication methods, and staff training. Show an understanding of the diversity within the older population — avoid treating over-65s as a homogeneous group, and explain how your project reaches those most at risk of isolation including older men, people from ethnic minority communities, LGBTQ+ older people, and those in rural areas. Strong applications balance practical support with respect for autonomy and choice.

Older People Funders in Wales

37 funders found

Addington Fund

Open

The Addington Fund is an independent UK charity established in 2001 in response to the classical swine fever and foot-and-mouth outbreaks, dedicated t...

Grant Range
Up to £3,000

Annandale Charitable Trust

Open

The Annandale Charitable Trust, established in 1995 by the late Mrs Blofeld as an unincorporated discretionary grant-making charity, advances general ...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £5,000

Ashley Family Foundation

Open

The Ashley Family Foundation, established in 1986 by Sir Bernard and Laura Ashley, embodies a mission to harness creative enterprise for community ben...

Grant Range
£500 - £10,000

Brace

Open

BRACE Alzheimer’s Research, founded in 1987 in Bristol by families affected by dementia, is an independent charity dedicated to defeating dementia thr...

Grant Range
Up to £110,000

Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, UK Branch

Open

The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation UK Branch, established in 1956 from the bequest of Armenian oil magnate Calouste Gulbenkian, is a London-based arm ...

Grant Range
£10,000 - £600,000

Celia Blakey Charitable Trust

Open

The Celia Blakey Charitable Trust, established in 1971 by philanthropist Celia Sainsbury (later Blakey) and registered in 1972, is a discretionary gra...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £10,000

Corton Hill Trust

Open

The Corton Hill Trust is an independent grant-making charity established in December 2019, dedicated to advancing general charitable purposes by enhan...

Grant Range
£5,000 - £50,000

Csis Charity Fund

Open

The CSIS Charity Fund is an independent UK charity, operating for over a century and formally established as a charitable company in 2008, dedicated t...

Grant Range
£15,000 - £75,000

De Brye Charitable Trust

Open

The De Brye Charitable Trust is an independent grant-making charity with a mission to advance health, disability support, and welfare for those facing...

Grant Range
£500 - £5,000

Drapers Charitable Fund

Open

The Drapers Charitable Fund, administered by the historic Worshipful Company of Drapers founded in 1364 by woollen cloth merchants, upholds a mission ...

Grant Range
Up to £25,000

E H Smith Charitable Trust

Open

The E H Smith Charitable Trust, family-founded in 1944, embodies community responsibility by reinvesting business profits to uplift local communities ...

Grant Range
£500 - £10,000

Hiscox Foundation

Open

The Hiscox Foundation, the charitable arm of Hiscox Group, drives social responsibility through grants fostering social mobility, entrepreneurship, an...

Grant Range
£25,000 - £100,000

Hobson Charity Limited

Open

Hobson Charity Limited, established in 1985 by the Hobson family with Lady Hobson OBE as long-serving Chair, is a family-governed grant-maker dedicate...

Grant Range
£500 - £100,000

Independent Age

Open

Independent Age, a UK charity founded over 150 years ago, is dedicated to eliminating financial hardship for older people, envisioning a society where...

Grant Range
£75,000 - £150,000

Innholders' Charitable Foundation

Open

The Innholders' Charitable Foundation, established in 2014 as the charitable arm of the Worshipful Company of Innholders—a City of London Livery Compa...

Grant Range
£500 - £5,000

Jane Hodge Foundation

Open

The Jane Hodge Foundation, established in 1962 by Welsh entrepreneur Sir Julian Hodge in memory of his mother Jane, is a family-governed grantmaker fu...

Grant Range
£2,000 - £20,000

Joan Lynette Dalton Charitable Trust

Open

The Joan Lynette Dalton Charitable Trust advances general charitable purposes through flexible, discretionary grantmaking honoring its memorial foundi...

Grant Range
£2,000 - £15,000

John Beckwith Charitable Trust

Open

The John Beckwith Charitable Trust, established in 1987 by Sir John Beckwith, drives philanthropic excellence through grants advancing education, amat...

Grant Range
Up to £5,000

Lake House Charitable Foundation

Open

The Lake House Charitable Foundation, an independent UK grant-making charity established in 2008, is dedicated to alleviating severe disadvantages fac...

Grant Range
£2,000 - £10,000

Lawson Beckman Charitable Trust

Open

The Lawson Beckman Charitable Trust advances health, social welfare, education, religious activities, poverty relief, disability support, and general ...

Grant Range
£2,000 - £15,000

Leigh on Sea Lions Club Charity Trust Fund

Open

Leigh on Sea Lions Club Charity Trust Fund embodies Lions International's ethos of selfless service, inclusivity, and volunteer empowerment, founded t...

Grant Range
£300 - £3,000

Lidbury Family Trust

Open

The Lidbury Family Trust is a generalist grant-making trust advancing exclusively charitable purposes through trustees' absolute discretion, prioritiz...

Grant Range
From £5,000

Mary Homfray Charitable Trust

Open

The Mary Homfray Charitable Trust is an independent family-run grant-making foundation established in 1977 by Mary Homfray to support charitable cause...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £5,000

Masonic Charitable Foundation

Open

The Masonic Charitable Foundation (MCF), established in 2016 as the national charity of Freemasonry under the United Grand Lodge of England, consolida...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £60,000

McCarthy & Stone Charitable Foundation

Open

The McCarthy & Stone Charitable Foundation, established in November 2020 by retirement housing developer McCarthy Stone, is dedicated to combating lon...

Grant Range
£500 - £7,500

North Wales Police and Community Trust

Open

North Wales Police and Community Trust champions safer, cohesive communities through police-partnered initiatives reducing crime, antisocial behaviour...

Grant Range
Contact funder

Ogilvie Charities

Open

Ogilvie Charities is a longstanding UK funder rooted in Suffolk and Essex, now supporting communities across England and Wales, with a mission to assi...

Grant Range
£250 - £2,000

Owen Family Trust

Open

The Owen Family Trust advances charitable purposes through flexible, discretionary grants to registered charities and voluntary groups, guided by fami...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £5,000

Polish Ex-Combatants Association in Great Britain Trust Fund

Open

The Polish Ex-Combatants Association in Great Britain Trust Fund upholds a mission to provide charitable assistance to Poles worldwide, with priority ...

Grant Range
Contact funder

Queen's Nursing Institute

Open

The Queen's Nursing Institute (QNI), now Queen's Institute of Community Nursing, is a UK charity founded in 1887 by William Rathbone VI to enhance nur...

Grant Range
Up to £5,000

Rehoboth Trust

Open

Rehoboth Trust is a UK-registered charity established on 25 March 1985, originally overseeing a Christian residential home for the elderly in Newport,...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £10,000

Royal Warrant Holders' Charity

Open

The Royal Warrant Holders' Charity, established in 1897 and governed by a deed last amended in 2024, empowers Royal Warrant Holding companies and thei...

Grant Range
Up to £3,000

Spurrell Charitable Trust

Open

The Spurrell Charitable Trust embodies traditional charitable values of stewardship, prudence, and enduring commitment to alleviating disadvantage thr...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £2,000

Squire Patton Boggs Charitable Trust

Open

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

William and Patricia Venton Charitable Trust

Open

The William and Patricia Venton Charitable Trust is a private endowed UK charity established from the estate of Patricia Venton in memory of her husba...

Grant Range
£5,000 - £20,000

Wyseliot Rose Charitable Trust

Open

The Wyseliot Rose Charitable Trust, established in 1968 and governed by Rose family trustees with no paid staff, is a longstanding grant-making charit...

Grant Range
£3,000 - £5,000

Yapp Charitable Trust

Open

The Yapp Charitable Trust, an independent grant-maker established in 1999, sustains and strengthens small registered charities in England and Wales th...

Grant Range
Up to £3,000

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