Faith-Based Organisations Grants & Funding
There are 637 UK funders offering grants for faith-based organisations charities, with typical awards from £250 to £1,000,000.
Faith-based organisations play a significant role in UK charitable work, and many funders actively support faith communities in delivering social action. Grants in this area support both the charitable activities of religious organisations — food banks, community outreach, youth work, pastoral care — and the maintenance and restoration of places of worship. The National Lottery Heritage Fund provides significant funding for historic religious buildings, while the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme helps with VAT costs on repairs. Several denominations run their own grant-making trusts, and many local and regional trusts have a historical connection to faith communities. Interfaith dialogue and community cohesion projects attract dedicated funding streams. It is important to note that most mainstream funders will support faith-based organisations delivering services that are open to all, regardless of recipients' beliefs. Projects that combine faith-based motivation with inclusive, professional delivery and clear social outcomes are well positioned to attract funding from both specialist and general grant-makers.
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- Total Funders
- 637
- Grant Range
- £250 - £1,000,000
- Open to Applications
- 28%
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Faith-Based Organisations Funders
41 of 637 match your filtersChecked against verified programme data for 43 of 637 funders. 594 not yet verified are listed below; 2 that don't fit were excluded.
Anchor Foundation
Matching programme: Grant Programme
The Anchor Foundation is a UK-based grantmaker dedicated to supporting Christian charities that address social exclusion through ministries of healing...
Anglo-Catholic Ordination Candidates Fund
Matching programme: General Grant
The Anglo-Catholic Ordination Candidates Fund, established in 1927 by leading Anglo-Catholic figures, is dedicated to sustaining the Catholic traditio...
Archer Trust
Matching programme: The Archer Trust
The Archer Trust, established in 1994 in memory of Unilever executive Ronnie Archer by his widow Catherine, is a UK grant-making charitable trust insp...
Austin Bailey Foundation
Matching programme: Local Charities Grants
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...
Beatrice Laing Trust
Matching programme: Beatrice Laing Trust
The Beatrice Laing Trust, established in 1952 by Sir John Laing—a devout Christian philanthropist who donated nearly 40% of his company’s shares to ch...
Benefact Trust Limited
Matching programme: Building Grants
Benefact Trust Limited, formerly Allchurches Trust, is an independent UK-registered charity established in 1972 with roots in 1887, headquartered in G...
Bishop Radford Trust
Matching programme: Foundation Grants
The Bishop Radford Trust is a Christian grantmaking foundation established in 2006 by Suzannah O’Brien’s mother, rooted in the family’s legacy to bols...
Catherine Cookson Charitable Trust
Matching programme: Main Grant Programme
The Catherine Cookson Charitable Trust embodies Dame Catherine Cookson's vision to transform lives in North East England communities through enduring ...
Childs Charitable Trust
Matching programme: New Applicant Fund
Childs Charitable Trust is a UK-based grant-making trust with a clear evangelical mission to fund the promotion and sharing of the Christian gospel do...
Culham St Gabriel's Trust
Matching programme: Doctoral Scholarship Programme
Culham St Gabriel's Trust is an endowed charitable foundation with historic roots in merged trusts dedicated to religious education, evolving to advan...
Devon Historic Churches Trust
Matching programme: Emergency Repair Grant
The Devon Historic Churches Trust, founded in 1973 by local advocates, is dedicated to preserving the heritage, beauty, and community value of histori...
Foundation of Saint Matthias
Matching programme: Organisation Grants
The Foundation of Saint Matthias advances Church of England-aligned education as mission, embodying the five marks of mission: proclaiming Christian f...
French Huguenot Church of London Charitable Trust
Matching programme: The Huguenot Bursary for Historical Research 2026
The French Huguenot Church of London Charitable Trust, rooted in assets accumulated by London's Huguenot churches since the 16th century and incorpora...
Gloucestershire Historic Churches Trust
Matching programme: Grants for repair and improvement of places of Christian worship
Gloucestershire Historic Churches Trust is an independent charity dedicated to preserving and sustaining historic places of Christian worship across a...
Hari Prasad Shastri Charitable Trust
Matching programme: Grants
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...
Harold Hyam Wingate Foundation
Matching programme: Grants to Registered Charities
The Harold Hyam Wingate Foundation advances Jewish life, learning, and broader charitable purposes through grant-making that fosters cultural enrichme...
Herefordshire Historic Churches Trust
Matching programme: Investigative Grants
Herefordshire Historic Churches Trust (HHCT), established in 1954 by local heritage supporters, is dedicated to preserving, repairing, maintaining, an...
Hockerill Educational Foundation
Matching programme: Grants for Organisations
The Hockerill Educational Foundation perpetuates the legacy of a historic Church of England teacher training college through grants advancing educatio...
Incorporated Trustees of the Number 1 Trust Fund
Matching programme: Unrestricted Grants
The Incorporated Trustees of the Number 1 Trust Fund, established in 1909 by ten priests and fifteen laymen, is a specialist charitable trust dedicate...
Janet and Bryan Moore Charitable Trust
Matching programme: Discretionary Grants
The Janet and Bryan Moore Charitable Trust is dedicated to enhancing and uniting rural communities through grants that preserve heritage and foster co...
John Martin's Charity
Matching programme: Miscellaneous Education Grants
John Martin's Charity, rooted in a 1714 philanthropic legacy, advances John Martin's vision of relieving poverty, fostering children's Christian educa...
King Henry VIII Endowed Trust, Warwick
Matching programme: Town Share Discretionary Grants
The King Henry VIII Endowed Trust, Warwick, established in 1545 through Tudor-era negotiations to safeguard ecclesiastical assets during the Dissoluti...
Lancaster Foundation
Matching programme: Grant Funding (General Programme)
The Lancaster Foundation, established in 1997 by John and Rosemary Lancaster, is a UK charitable trust driven by Christian values, aiming to express G...
Liz and Terry Bramall Foundation
Matching programme: General Grants
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 ...
Maurice and Hilda Laing Charitable Trust
Matching programme: Main Grant Programme
The Maurice and Hilda Laing Charitable Trust, established in 1996 by the Laing family—rooted in the legacy of Sir John Laing, a Christian businessman ...
Monmouthshire County Council Welsh Church Act Fund
Matching programme: Monmouthshire County Council Welsh Church Act Fund
The Monmouthshire County Council Welsh Church Act Fund, rooted in the 1914 Welsh Church Act, is a charitable trust managed by Monmouthshire County Cou...
Mrs Jane Cart's Trust
Matching programme: Newly Appointed and Retiring Clergy Grant
Mrs Jane Cart's Trust, established in 1736 by the bequest of wealthy widow Jane Cart from Dunstable, is a historic grant-making charity rooted in her ...
Norfolk Churches Trust Limited
Matching programme: 50 Locks for 50 Churches
Norfolk Churches Trust Limited, founded in 1976 amid threats to Norfolk's historic churches, is a specialist charity dedicated to protecting, repairin...
Norwood and Newton Settlement
Matching programme: Grant application for building works
Norwood and Newton Settlement, established in 1952 as the Norwood Settlement by lifelong Methodists Mr. and Mrs. Thomas England and amalgamated with t...
Presbyterian Children's Society
Matching programme: Exceptional Grant
The Presbyterian Children's Society, established in 1866 in Belfast as the Presbyterian Orphan Society, is a Christian charity rooted in Presbyterian ...
Roland Callingham Foundation
Matching programme: Small Grants Programme
The Roland Callingham Foundation stewards Bekonscot Model Village as a heritage attraction to generate resources for local philanthropy, embodying fou...
Romney Marsh Historic Churches Trust
Matching programme: Grants to Churches
The Romney Marsh Historic Churches Trust, founded in 1982 by local stakeholders, is dedicated to preserving the long-term fabric, curtilage, and essen...
Shropshire Historic Churches Trust
Matching programme: Grants
Shropshire Historic Churches Trust (SHCT), established in 1991, is a dedicated charity preserving Shropshire’s ecclesiastical heritage through grants ...
Sir Halley Stewart Trust
Matching programme: Main Grants and Small Grants
The Sir Halley Stewart Trust, founded in 1924 by Non-Conformist Christian minister, MP, and philanthropist Sir Halley Stewart, is a family-led foundat...
Sir James Reckitt Charity
Matching programme: Main Grant Programme
The Sir James Reckitt Charity, founded by Quaker industrialist Sir James Reckitt, advances social, material, and moral welfare for Hull and East Yorks...
Souter Charitable Trust
Matching programme: Souter Charitable Trust Main Grants
The Souter Charitable Trust, established in 1992 by Sir Brian Souter and Lady Elizabeth Souter, is a family-funded UK grantmaker driven by Christian v...
St Giles-in-the-Fields and William Shelton Educational Charity
Matching programme: Community Investment Grant
St Giles-in-the-Fields and William Shelton Educational Charity is a historic independent grant-maker with 17th- and 18th-century roots from philanthro...
Suffolk Historic Churches Trust
Matching programme: Grants Programme
Suffolk Historic Churches Trust is dedicated to conserving and preserving Suffolk’s ecclesiastical heritage, safeguarding churches, chapels, and meeti...
Sylvanus Lysons Charity
Matching programme: Sylvanus Lysons Charity – Churches and Organisations
The Sylvanus Lysons Charity, endowed through a 1731 legacy from Gloucester landowner Sylvanus Lysons to aid poor widows of clergy and Hempsted parish ...
W F Southall Trust
Matching programme: W F Southall Trust Main Grant Programme
The W F Southall Trust, established in 1937 by Wilfred Francis Southall, is a Quaker-based family grant-making trust dedicated to advancing Quaker val...
Yorkshire Historic Churches Trust
Matching programme: Grants
The Yorkshire Historic Churches Trust (YHCT), founded in 1988 and incorporated as a CIO in 2018, is a specialist funder dedicated to preserving Yorksh...
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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.
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Frequently Asked Questions about Faith-Based Organisations Grants
What grants are available for faith-based organisations charities in the UK?
There are 637+ UK funders offering grants for faith-based organisations 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 faith-based organisations organisations get?
Grant amounts for faith-based organisations 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.
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