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Faith-Based Organisations Grants in Wales

Browse 21 funders supporting faith-based organisations charities in Wales.

Wales charities working in faith-based organisations can access funding from both national grant-makers and regional funders with a specific focus on the area. With 21 funders currently listed, Wales has strong coverage for faith-based organisations projects. Many of these funders also support related cause areas, so we recommend browsing the full Faith-Based Organisations grants directory and the Wales regional hub for additional opportunities.

Tips for applying to faith-based organisations funders
When applying as a faith-based organisation, clearly demonstrate that your services are open to all members of the community regardless of their religious beliefs or background. This is the single most important factor for mainstream funders — make explicit that participation does not require attendance at worship, religious affirmation, or any form of proselytisation. Maintain a clear separation between your charitable activities and your worship or religious instruction programmes, showing distinct budgets, staffing, and governance where needed. Demonstrate professional governance structures with trustees who bring relevant skills alongside faith commitment, and describe your safeguarding, financial management, and equality policies. Highlight any interfaith collaboration that shows your organisation works across religious boundaries to serve community needs. Present your community benefit in terms that resonate beyond your congregation — measurable social outcomes, public health impacts, or community development achievements. If applying to general funders, frame your application in secular outcome language while being transparent about your faith motivation. If applying to faith-specific funders, demonstrate how your work advances the funder's particular charitable mission. Strong applications show that faith-based motivation produces distinctive strengths — volunteer commitment, trust within communities, long-term presence — without creating barriers to access.

Faith-Based Organisations Funders in Wales

21 funders found

1485 Charitable Trust

The 1485 Charitable Trust is an independent grant-making Christian trust established in 2017 by members of the Giedroyc and Parham families. Its core ...

Grant Range
£5,000 - £25,000

Archie Sherman Charitable Trust

Open

The Archie Sherman Charitable Trust, established in 1968, embodies founder Archie Sherman's vision of bolstering Jewish welfare, Holocaust remembrance...

Grant Range
£10,000 - £20,000

Austin Bailey Foundation

Open

The Austin Bailey Foundation, established in 1984 by Keith Cyril Austin Bailey—a Swansea native shaped by his Christian upbringing and World War II ex...

Grant Range
£500 - £5,000

Charles Plater Trust

Open

The Charles Plater Trust, an independent Catholic grant-making charity established in 2006 as the successor to Plater College in Oxford, advances Fr C...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £60,000

Ethel and Gwynne Morgan Trust

Open

The Ethel and Gwynne Morgan Trust, established in 1988 by the Morgan family, is a grant-making charity dedicated to advancing education in sciences an...

Grant Range
£2,000 - £10,000

Hari Prasad Shastri Charitable Trust

Open

The Hari Prasad Shastri Charitable Trust, established in 1967 from the estate of Dr. Hari Prasad Shastri—a renowned Sanskrit scholar and teacher of Ad...

Grant Range
£5,000 - £36,300

Jacqueline and Michael Gee Charitable Trust

Open

The Jacqueline and Michael Gee Charitable Trust, established in May 1997 by Michael Joseph Gee and Jacqueline Sylvia Gee, is an independent grantmakin...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £5,000

James Pantyfedwen Foundation (Ymddiriedolaeth James Pantyfedwen)

Open

The James Pantyfedwen Foundation (Ymddiriedolaeth James Pantyfedwen), established in 1998 as the successor to trusts founded by Sir D J James, is a Wa...

Grant Range
£2,000 - £15,000

Jewish Children's Holidays Fund

Open

The Jewish Children's Holidays Fund is a longstanding Jewish charity dedicated to ensuring every Jewish child, particularly those from low-income fami...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £5,000

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

Liz and Terry Bramall Foundation

Open

The Liz and Terry Bramall Foundation, established in 2008 by businessman Terry Bramall CBE and his wife Elizabeth with a £100 million endowment, is a ...

Grant Range
£5,000 - £100,000

Monmouthshire County Council Welsh Church Act Fund

Open

The Monmouthshire County Council Welsh Church Act Fund, rooted in the 1914 Welsh Church Act, is a charitable trust managed by Monmouthshire County Cou...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £10,000

North East Thames Quaker Trust

Open

The North East Thames Quaker Trust, established in 1966 as the Ratcliff and Barking Monthly Meeting Trust and Fund for the Poor, is a charitable funde...

Grant Range
Up to £2,000

Norwood and Newton Settlement

Open

Norwood and Newton Settlement, established in 1952 as the Norwood Settlement by lifelong Methodists Mr. and Mrs. Thomas England and amalgamated with t...

Grant Range
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Peter Samuel Charitable Trust

Open

The Peter Samuel Charitable Trust, a UK-registered grant-making charity established in 1975 under trustees Viscount Nicholas Alan Bearsted and the Hon...

Grant Range
£5,000 - £20,000

Rachel Charitable Trust

Open

The Rachel Charitable Trust, established in 1978 by the Noe family and registered as a UK grant-making charity (Charity Commission no. 276441), focuse...

Grant Range
£5,000 - £100,000

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

Sir Victor Blank Charitable Settlement

Open

The Sir Victor Blank Charitable Settlement is a UK-based generalist grant-making trust established in 1979 by Sir Victor Blank and managed by a family...

Grant Range
£250 - £5,000

Siva Charitable Fund

Open

The Siva Charitable Fund, a UK grant-making charity established in 1974, advances education, relieves poverty, and promotes religious activities, with...

Grant Range
£5,000 - £25,000

Southlands Methodist Trust

Open

Southlands Methodist Trust is an educational charity established by the Methodist Church in Britain, with roots in Southlands College (founded 1872 as...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £5,000

Zichron Yecheskel Trust (Zyt)

Open

Zichron Yecheskel Trust (ZYT), a UK-registered charity (number 1084429) established around 2001, is a discreet, trustee-led philanthropic funder dedic...

Grant Range
£5,000 - £25,000

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Faith-Based Organisations Grants in Wales: FAQ

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