Mental Health628+ Funders

Mental Health Grants & Funding

There are 628 UK funders offering grants for mental health charities, with typical awards from £100 to £6,000,000.

Mental health funding has become one of the fastest-growing areas in UK philanthropy. The post-pandemic landscape has seen a significant increase in both the number of funders and the total funding available for mental health charities. Grants cover a broad spectrum of work: clinical services such as counselling and therapy, community-based peer support groups, crisis intervention, suicide prevention, and public awareness campaigns. Many funders now recognise the intersection of mental health with other social issues — poverty, homelessness, domestic abuse, and unemployment — and welcome applications that take a holistic approach. Smaller funders often focus on specific populations such as children, veterans, or BAME communities, while larger foundations like the National Lottery Community Fund support system-level change. The emphasis across the sector is on early intervention, reducing stigma, and building community resilience. Evidence-based approaches and partnerships with NHS services are increasingly valued by grant-makers.

Quick Stats

Total Funders
628
Grant Range
£100 - £6,000,000
Open to Applications
62%

Mental Health Funders

628 funders found

1st the Queen's Dragoon Guards Regimental Trust

The 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards Regimental Trust, established in 1977 under a Royal Charter, serves as the central benevolent fund for The Queen's ...

Grant Range
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A.D. Charitable Trust

The A.D. Charitable Trust is an independent grantmaking charity registered in England and Wales since 2003, governed by a board of five volunteer trus...

Grant Range
£5,000 - £25,000

ABF The Soldiers' Charity

Open

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

Addison Youth Club

Open

Addison Youth Club is an independent grant-making charity with a founding mission to foster holistic development—physical, intellectual, social, emoti...

Grant Range
£5,000 - £10,000

Aeonian Foundation

Aeonian Foundation is a grant-making charitable incorporated organisation established in December 2021 (charity number 1196957), dedicated to distribu...

Grant Range
£10,000 - £250,000

Age UK Barnet

Age UK Barnet, originally established as Age Concern Barnet in 1999 and rebranded in 2011 after merging with East Finchley Neighbourhood Contact and p...

Grant Range
£100 - £1,000

Ahavas Chesed Trust

Ahavas Chesed Trust is a UK-registered charity established in June 2021, founded by trustees Abraham Adler, Isaac Abittan, and Menachem Steinmetz to p...

Grant Range
£500 - £15,000

Aim Foundation

The AIM Foundation is a proactive, family-led charitable trust established in 1971 by Ian and Angela Marks following the sale of their Trebor business...

Grant Range
£10,000 - £100,000

Alan Boswell Group Charitable Trust

Open

The Alan Boswell Group Charitable Trust, established in May 2019 by the Norwich-based independent insurance broker and risk management group, channels...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £25,000

Albert Hunt Trust

Open

The Albert Hunt Trust, an independent UK grant-making foundation established in 1979 by Miss Mary Kathleen Coyle and Miss Florence I Reakes in honour ...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £40,000

Albert Van Den Bergh Charitable Trust

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The Albert Van Den Bergh Charitable Trust is an independent, family-led grant-making charity established in 1987 by James Philip van den Bergh via a s...

Grant Range
£500 - £5,000

Alder Hey Children's Charity

Alder Hey Children’s Charity, an independent registered charity established in 2015 alongside the redevelopment of Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in Li...

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Alexander Mosley Charitable Trust

The Alexander Mosley Charitable Trust (AMCT), founded in 2011 by Max Mosley to honor his son Alexander who died in 2009, is a proactive grant-maker de...

Grant Range
£500,000 - £6,000,000

Allen Lane Foundation

Open

The Allen Lane Foundation, an independent grant-making trust established in 1966 by Sir Allen Lane, founder of Penguin Books, champions progressive UK...

Grant Range
£5,000 - £6,000

Anchor Foundation

Open

The Anchor Foundation is a UK-based grantmaker dedicated to supporting Christian charities that address social exclusion through ministries of healing...

Grant Range
£500 - £12,000

Andrew Wemyss Charitable Trust

The Andrew Wemyss Charitable Trust is a Scottish grant-making charity based in Newmills, Dunfermline, dedicated to delivering public benefit primarily...

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Aquila Family Charitable Trust

The Aquila Family Charitable Trust is a UK-based grant-making Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) dedicated to advancing a just and transformed...

Grant Range
£20,000 - £100,000

Archer Trust

Open

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...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £5,000

Ardbarron Trust Limited

Ardbarron Trust Limited, established in Northern Ireland in 1985 as a private company limited by guarantee, is a family-founded charitable funder by t...

Grant Range
£5,000 - £20,000

Arete Foundation

Open

The Arete Foundation is a UK-registered Charitable Incorporated Organisation (charity number 1184657) dedicated to promoting social inclusion and empo...

Grant Range
£5,000 - £25,000

ARN Foundation

Open

The ARN Foundation is an independent charitable trust dedicated to advancing general charitable purposes across the UK, with a primary focus on Northe...

Grant Range
£5,000 - £10,000

Arts Council England

Open

Arts Council England is the national development agency championing arts, museums, and libraries, rooted in a post-war vision to advance creativity fo...

Grant Range
£10,000 - £30,000

Asda Foundation

Open

The Asda Foundation, an independent charity established in 1988 and funded by Asda Stores, empowers small grassroots community groups across the UK to...

Grant Range
£500 - £25,000

Ashley Tabor-King Foundation

The Ashley Tabor-King Foundation, established on 31 May 2018 by Ashley Daniel Tabor-King CBE—founder of Global Media & Entertainment—is a UK-registere...

Grant Range
£50,000 - £1,100,000

Association of Jewish Refugees

Open

The Association of Jewish Refugees (AJR), founded in 1941 by Jewish refugees fleeing Nazi persecution, is the UK's specialist nationwide charity dedic...

Grant Range
£5,000 - £25,000

Association of NHS Charities

Open

NHS Charities Together, formerly the Association of NHS Charities, is a national umbrella body established in 2000, uniting over 220 local and special...

Grant Range
£2,000 - £200,000

Aubrey Orchard-Lisle Charitable Trust

The Aubrey Orchard-Lisle Charitable Trust, a UK-registered charity (number 1151335), primarily supports West Buckland School while providing discretio...

Grant Range
£2,000 - £10,000

Austin and Hope Pilkington Trust

Open

The Austin and Hope Pilkington Trust, established in 1968 in memory of Austin Pilkington of the Pilkington glass family and his wife Hope, is a UK gra...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £5,000

Backup Tech

Open

Backup Tech, formerly Lite Relief, Behind The Scenes UK, and TECH: The Technical Entertainment Charity, is the UK's specialist charity founded in the ...

Grant Range
£500 - £5,000

Balcombe Charitable Trust

The Balcombe Charitable Trust, founded in 1974 by Roger Kreitman with ongoing family involvement in governance, is a UK-based grant-making charity cha...

Grant Range
£25,000 - £100,000

Bank of Scotland Foundation

Open

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

Grant Range
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Bankers Benevolent Fund

The Bank Workers Charity, formerly known as the Bankers Benevolent Fund, is a specialist occupational benevolent fund established in 1884 to support t...

Grant Range
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Barbarians Rugby Charitable Trust

Open

The Barbarians Rugby Charitable Trust, established in 2004 by the iconic Barbarian F.C., channels rugby's values of teamwork, inclusion, leadership, a...

Grant Range
£2,000 - £12,000

Baring Foundation

Open

The Baring Foundation, an independent London-based charitable foundation established in 1969 as Barings Bank's corporate arm and fully independent sin...

Grant Range
£20,000 - £90,000

Barnes Fund

Open

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

Barnwood Trust

Open

Barnwood Trust is a grant-making foundation evolved from historic mental health care roots, dedicated to enabling disabled people and those with menta...

Grant Range
£5,000 - £25,000

Barts Charity

Open

Barts Charity, one of the UK’s oldest medical charities with roots tracing back centuries, supports St Bartholomew’s Hospital and Barts Health NHS Tru...

Grant Range
£5,000 - £600,000

Bates Wells Foundation

Open

The Bates Wells Foundation, established in 2015 as an independent UK-registered charitable incorporated organisation by the law firm Bates Wells, hono...

Grant Range
£25,000 - £25,000

Bauer Radio's Cash for Kids Charities (Scotland)

Open

Bauer Radio's Cash for Kids Charities (Scotland) is the official children’s charity of Bauer Media, dedicated to transforming the lives of disadvantag...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £5,000

Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation

Open

Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation (BLCF), established in 1999 and registered as a charity in 2001 by founders Geoffrey Farr MBE DL, Sir Samu...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £10,000

Beeching Trust

Open

The Beeching Trust is an Oxfordshire-based grant-making charity with a mission to enrich society through support for arts and heritage, education, env...

Grant Range
£5,000 - £30,000

Bender Family Trust

The Bender Family Trust is a UK-registered charitable trust (Charity No. 1163501) focused on advancing the development, education, physical and mental...

Grant Range
£5,000 - £50,000

Berkshire Community Foundation

Open

Berkshire Community Foundation (BCF) is a locally-focused UK charity serving as Berkshire’s philanthropic hub, raising and distributing funds to grass...

Grant Range
£300 - £20,000

Bernard Lewis Family Charitable Trust

The Bernard Lewis Family Charitable Trust, established in 2008 by Bernard Lewis, founder of the River Island fashion brand, is an independent UK-regis...

Grant Range
£5,000 - £1,000,000

Beryl Alexander Charity

The Beryl Alexander Charity, a grant-making foundation registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales on 12 September 2018, focuses on a...

Grant Range
£25,000 - £100,000

Beyond Sport Foundation

Open

Beyond Sport Foundation, established in 2008 as a UK-headquartered international charity, harnesses the power of sport to drive positive social change...

Grant Range
£40,000 - £50,000

BGF Foundation

Open

The BGF Foundation is an independent charitable foundation dedicated to transforming the lives of disadvantaged young people through patient, flexible...

Grant Range
£100,000 - £100,000

Big Change Charitable Trust

Open

Big Change Charitable Trust, founded in 2012 by Holly and Sam Branson, Princess Beatrice, and four friends in response to the London riots, drives sys...

Grant Range
£25,000 - £100,000

Big Give Trust

Open

Big Give Trust pioneers innovative match funding to multiply charitable impact, strengthen organizational resilience, and cultivate collaborative phil...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £25,000

Big Yellow Foundation

The Big Yellow Foundation, a charitable incorporated organisation established in 2017 by FTSE 250-listed Big Yellow Group Plc, drives employment and i...

Grant Range
From £40,000

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Tips for Applying to Mental Health Funders

Strengthen your mental health funding application by grounding your approach in recognised evidence-based methodologies such as CBT, trauma-informed care, or psychoeducation frameworks. Funders increasingly expect validated outcome measurement tools — specify whether you use PHQ-9, GAD-7, WEMWBS, or other standardised instruments to track participant progress, and explain how you collect and analyse this data. Demonstrate clear relationships with NHS and clinical pathways, showing how your service complements rather than duplicates statutory provision, and describe referral routes both into and out of your programme. Highlight meaningful involvement of people with lived experience in service design, governance, and delivery — this is now a baseline expectation rather than a bonus. Address clinical governance explicitly: explain your supervision arrangements, risk management protocols, and how you handle safeguarding disclosures and crisis situations. If your service has a waitlist, describe how you manage it ethically and what interim support you offer. Funders want to see that you understand the broader mental health landscape in your area, including gaps in provision that your project specifically addresses and how you avoid creating dependency on time-limited grant funding.

Frequently Asked Questions about Mental Health Grants

What grants are available for mental health charities in the UK?

There are 628+ UK funders offering grants for mental health 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 mental health organisations get?

Grant amounts for mental health 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 mental health grants?

Start by identifying funders whose priorities align with your mental health work. Fundermatcher matches your charity's profile against 628+ funders to find the best fit. Our AI assistant can then help you draft compelling grant applications.

How to Find the Right Mental Health Funders

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Describe Your Charity

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