Health & Wellbeing Grants & Funding
There are 1062 UK funders offering grants for health & wellbeing charities, with typical awards from £100 to £1,150,000.
Health and wellbeing grants support a broad range of charitable work across the UK — from medical research and patient support to public health campaigns and community wellbeing initiatives. This category covers physical health specifically (mental health has its own dedicated funding streams). Funders support hospices, hospital charities, condition-specific organisations, rehabilitation services, and health inequalities work. Community health projects — such as social prescribing, walking groups, healthy eating initiatives, and befriending schemes — have seen a significant increase in funding as the evidence base for preventative health grows. Several major medical charities run their own grant programmes for research and service delivery. The National Lottery Community Fund, Garfield Weston Foundation, and many local trusts also support health-related projects. Grant-makers increasingly value projects that address the social determinants of health — poverty, housing, isolation — rather than treating symptoms alone. Partnership working with NHS trusts and local authorities strengthens applications significantly.
Quick Stats
- Total Funders
- 1062
- Grant Range
- £100 - £1,150,000
- Open to Applications
- 46%
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Health & Wellbeing Funders
56 of 1062 match your filtersChecked against verified programme data for 126 of 1062 funders. 936 not yet verified are listed below; 70 that don't fit were excluded.
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...
Action Together CIO
Matching programme: Fix The Digital Divide Fund
Action Together CIO, established in 2016 through the merger of Voluntary Action Oldham and Community and Voluntary Action Tameside, serves as the infr...
Alzheimer's Foundation for Research Into Alzheimer's Disease.
Matching programme: AFA Bi-Annual Grant
The Alzheimer's Foundation of America (AFA), founded in 2002, is a U.S.-based nonprofit dedicated to supporting individuals, families, and caregivers ...
Animal Free Research UK
Matching programme: Pilot Study Grants
Animal Free Research UK advances human health and prevents animal suffering by funding pioneering research that fully replaces animal experimentation ...
Arcobaleno Cancer Trust
Matching programme: Siobhan's Legacy
Arcobaleno Cancer Trust embodies a mission born from profound personal loss, channeling familial grief into advancing medical research on cancer cause...
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...
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...
Blue Light Card Foundation
Matching programme: Nature and Water-Based Wellbeing Fund
The Blue Light Card Foundation, established in 2022 as a UK-wide grant-maker backed by Blue Light Card Ltd, champions the physical, mental, and emotio...
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...
British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
Matching programme: Project Grants
The British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, founded in 1971 by clinicians and scientists alarmed by infectious diseases and rising drug-resist...
Childhood Eye Cancer Trust
Matching programme: CHECT Support Fund
The Childhood Eye Cancer Trust (CHECT), founded in 1987 as the Retinoblastoma Society and now the UK's sole charity dedicated exclusively to retinobla...
Clive Richards Foundation
Matching programme: UK Based Projects
The Clive Richards Foundation, established in 1986 by entrepreneur Clive Richards and his wife Sylvia (renamed in Clive's honour after his 2021 passin...
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...
Cornwall Community Development Limited
Matching programme: Digital Together Community Hub and Creative Digital Grants
Cornwall Community Development Limited, operating as Cornwall Rural Community Charity (CRCC), was established in 2001 from the Cornwall Rural Communit...
Crohn's & Colitis UK
Matching programme: Local grants
Crohn's & Colitis UK is the UK's leading charity, founded in 1979, dedicated to improving the lives of people affected by Crohn's Disease, Ulcerative ...
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...
Duchy Health Charity Limited
Matching programme: Grant Giving Programme
Duchy Health Charity Limited, established in 1976 from the proceeds of Cornwall's first private hospital sale, is a Cornwall-based grantmaker dedicate...
Edinburgh Children's Hospital Charity
Matching programme: Capital/Medical Grants
Edinburgh Children's Hospital Charity, founded in the late 1960s as a supporters' group for Edinburgh's Sick Kids hospital and formally registered in ...
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...
Fife Health Charity
Matching programme: Community Grants
Fife Health Charity, registered as Fife Health Board Endowment Fund (Scottish Charity Number SC011988) and established in 1949, is an independent endo...
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...
Gerald Micklem Charitable Trust
Matching programme: Main Grant Programme
The Gerald Micklem Charitable Trust, established in 1988 by the will of G.H. Micklem C.B.E., is a grant-making trust dedicated to advancing public ben...
Green Hall Foundation
Matching programme: May Round
The Green Hall Foundation, established in 1976 by Yorkshire philanthropist Constance Vera Green and renamed in 2013 to honor Colonel Henry Robert Hall...
Heart Trust Fund (Belfast Heart Centre)
Matching programme: Heart Trust Fund
The Heart Trust Fund (Belfast Heart Centre), a registered Northern Irish charity likely established in the late 1980s or early 1990s, advances cardiac...
Help for Health
Matching programme: Main Fund
Help for Health is an independent charitable trust established in 2002 through the merger of The Health Scheme and Birmingham Hospital Saturday Fund, ...
Hey Smile Foundation
Matching programme: Health in Our Community Grants
HEY Smile Foundation, founded in 2008 by Jim Dick OBE, is a Yorkshire-based infrastructure charity dedicated to strengthening the voluntary sector in ...
Humane Research Trust CIO
Matching programme: Humane Research Fellowships
The Humane Research Trust CIO, established in 1961 as the Lawson Tait Memorial Trust and later rebranded to broaden its scope, is a UK charitable inco...
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...
King's College Hospital Charity
Matching programme: Crown Fund (Regular)
King's College Hospital Charity drives patient-centric transformation, enhancing care outcomes, experiences, and well-being for patients, families, ca...
Manchester Alliance for Community Care
Matching programme: Spirit of Manchester Fund 2025/2026 Bringing Communities Together Mini-grants
Manchester Alliance for Community Care, operating as MACC (Manchester Community Central), is a specialist development agency established in 1981 as th...
Margaret Davies Charity
Matching programme: Main Grants Fund
The Margaret Davies Charity, officially The Gwendoline and Margaret Davies Charity, was established by trust deed in 1934 to perpetuate the philanthro...
Meningitis Now
Matching programme: Rebuilding Futures Fund
Meningitis Now, the UK’s leading meningitis charity founded in 2013 from the merger of Meningitis Trust and Meningitis UK (both originating in the 198...
Molly Olly's Wishes
Matching programme: Wish Programme
Molly Olly's Wishes is a UK-registered charity founded in 2011 by Rachel and Tim Ollerenshaw, inspired by their daughter Molly's battle with Wilms tum...
Morrisons Foundation
Matching programme: Grant Funding Programme
The Morrisons Foundation, established in 2015 by Wm Morrison Supermarkets Ltd, is a UK grant-maker dedicated to creating lasting positive change in co...
Motor Neurone Disease Association
Matching programme: MND Support Grant (Care)
The Motor Neurone Disease Association (MND Association), founded in 1979 by people affected by MND, is the UK's only national charity dedicated exclus...
Northcott Devon Foundation
Matching programme: Grants to Individuals and Families
The Northcott Devon Foundation is dedicated to alleviating distress and hardship through practical financial assistance delivering long-term benefits ...
Nova Wakefield District Limited
Matching programme: Castleford Pride in Place Community Grants Programme
Nova Wakefield District Limited is the local infrastructure charity empowering Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) organisations across ...
Point North Community Foundation
Matching programme: Northern Cancer Alliance Living with and Beyond Cancer Fund
Point North Community Foundation, formerly County Durham Community Foundation and established in 1995 by Sir Paul Nicholson and David Grant, is an acc...
Postcode Innovation Trust
Matching programme: Dream Fund
Postcode Innovation Trust, established in 2016, is an independent funder powered by proceeds from its society lottery linked to People’s Postcode Lott...
Purey Cust Trust CIO
Matching programme: Main Grants
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...
Queen's Nursing Institute
Matching programme: NGS Elsie Wagg Scholarship (Innovation)
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...
Radio Clyde Cash for Kids
Matching programme: General Grants (Group Impact Grants)
Radio Clyde Cash for Kids, established in 1984 as the charitable arm of Radio Clyde, is a grant-giving charity dedicated to alleviating child poverty,...
Rockinghorse Children's Charity
Matching programme: Projects Days
Rockinghorse Children’s Charity champions equitable access to superior healthcare for sick, disabled children and young people, bridging NHS resource ...
Rosetrees
Matching programme: Major Project Awards
Rosetrees is a private UK charitable trust founded in 1987 by Nat and Teresa Rosenbaum, now chaired by their son Richard Ross, dedicated to funding pi...
Samworth Brothers Community Opportunity Fund
Matching programme: Colleague Sponsored Award
The Samworth Brothers Community Opportunity Fund drives community flourishing through equitable opportunities for disadvantaged young people, rooted i...
Shanly Foundation
Matching programme: General Applications Fund
The Shanly Foundation, established in 1994 by property developer Michael Shanly as the charitable arm of the Shanly Group, drives practical, hands-on ...
Sheffield Hospitals Charity
Matching programme: Grants over £5,000
Sheffield Hospitals Charity, an independent company limited by guarantee since gaining autonomy from NHS governance in 2017, enhances patient care and...
Tayside NHS Board Endowment Funds
Matching programme: Innovate (Innovation Fund)
Tayside NHS Board Endowment Funds, operating as NHS Tayside Charitable Foundation, is the official charity of NHS Tayside, established in 1975 under t...
Tenovus Scotland
Matching programme: Large Grants – Tayside & NE Fife
Tenovus Scotland, established in 1967, drives high-quality early-stage medical research across Scotland to unlock transformative advances in medicine ...
Ulster Garden Villages Limited
Matching programme: UGV Charitable Grant Programme
Ulster Garden Villages Limited (UGV), a Belfast-based charitable foundation established in 1946, originally tackled post-war housing shortages in Nort...
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Tips for Applying to Health & Wellbeing Funders
Health and wellbeing applications are strongest when they demonstrate clear partnerships with NHS trusts, clinical commissioning groups, or integrated care boards. Describe your referral pathways — how participants reach your service and how you connect them to clinical support when needed. If your work involves social prescribing, reference the evidence base and explain your relationship with local link workers and GP practices. Use health inequalities data from Public Health England's Fingertips tool or local Joint Strategic Needs Assessments to demonstrate the specific need your project addresses, including prevalence rates and demographic breakdowns for your target population. Frame your approach within a prevention versus treatment spectrum, showing how your work reduces demand on clinical services over time. Explain what clinical oversight or professional supervision arrangements are in place, even for non-clinical community projects — funders need assurance that health-related work is delivered safely and appropriately. Include validated health outcome measures in your evaluation plan, whether clinical tools or wellbeing scales. Address how you reach populations who experience the greatest health inequalities and face barriers to accessing mainstream services. Strong applications show that your project fills a specific gap in the local health landscape rather than duplicating existing provision.
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Frequently Asked Questions about Health & Wellbeing Grants
What grants are available for health & wellbeing charities in the UK?
There are 1062+ UK funders offering grants for health & wellbeing 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 health & wellbeing organisations get?
Grant amounts for health & wellbeing 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 health & wellbeing grants?
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