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 found1st 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 ...
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...
ABF The Soldiers' Charity
OpenABF 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...
Addison Youth Club
OpenAddison Youth Club is an independent grant-making charity with a founding mission to foster holistic development—physical, intellectual, social, emoti...
Aeonian Foundation
Aeonian Foundation is a grant-making charitable incorporated organisation established in December 2021 (charity number 1196957), dedicated to distribu...
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...
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...
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...
Alan Boswell Group Charitable Trust
OpenThe Alan Boswell Group Charitable Trust, established in May 2019 by the Norwich-based independent insurance broker and risk management group, channels...
Albert Hunt Trust
OpenThe Albert Hunt Trust, an independent UK grant-making foundation established in 1979 by Miss Mary Kathleen Coyle and Miss Florence I Reakes in honour ...
Albert Van Den Bergh Charitable Trust
OpenThe 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...
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...
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...
Allen Lane Foundation
OpenThe Allen Lane Foundation, an independent grant-making trust established in 1966 by Sir Allen Lane, founder of Penguin Books, champions progressive UK...
Anchor Foundation
OpenThe Anchor Foundation is a UK-based grantmaker dedicated to supporting Christian charities that address social exclusion through ministries of healing...
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...
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...
Archer Trust
OpenThe Archer Trust, established in 1994 in memory of Unilever executive Ronnie Archer by his widow Catherine, is a UK grant-making charitable trust insp...
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...
Arete Foundation
OpenThe Arete Foundation is a UK-registered Charitable Incorporated Organisation (charity number 1184657) dedicated to promoting social inclusion and empo...
ARN Foundation
OpenThe ARN Foundation is an independent charitable trust dedicated to advancing general charitable purposes across the UK, with a primary focus on Northe...
Arts Council England
OpenArts Council England is the national development agency championing arts, museums, and libraries, rooted in a post-war vision to advance creativity fo...
Asda Foundation
OpenThe Asda Foundation, an independent charity established in 1988 and funded by Asda Stores, empowers small grassroots community groups across the UK to...
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...
Association of Jewish Refugees
OpenThe Association of Jewish Refugees (AJR), founded in 1941 by Jewish refugees fleeing Nazi persecution, is the UK's specialist nationwide charity dedic...
Association of NHS Charities
OpenNHS Charities Together, formerly the Association of NHS Charities, is a national umbrella body established in 2000, uniting over 220 local and special...
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...
Austin and Hope Pilkington Trust
OpenThe 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...
Backup Tech
OpenBackup Tech, formerly Lite Relief, Behind The Scenes UK, and TECH: The Technical Entertainment Charity, is the UK's specialist charity founded in the ...
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...
Bank of Scotland Foundation
OpenBank of Scotland Foundation is an independent charitable foundation with a mission to combat persistent social exclusion, disadvantage, and deprivatio...
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...
Barbarians Rugby Charitable Trust
OpenThe Barbarians Rugby Charitable Trust, established in 2004 by the iconic Barbarian F.C., channels rugby's values of teamwork, inclusion, leadership, a...
Baring Foundation
OpenThe Baring Foundation, an independent London-based charitable foundation established in 1969 as Barings Bank's corporate arm and fully independent sin...
Barnes Fund
OpenThe Barnes Fund is an endowed charitable grant-making trust with historic roots in Barnes, London, formalized by a pivotal 1975 trust deed, dedicated ...
Barnwood Trust
OpenBarnwood Trust is a grant-making foundation evolved from historic mental health care roots, dedicated to enabling disabled people and those with menta...
Barts Charity
OpenBarts Charity, one of the UK’s oldest medical charities with roots tracing back centuries, supports St Bartholomew’s Hospital and Barts Health NHS Tru...
Bates Wells Foundation
OpenThe Bates Wells Foundation, established in 2015 as an independent UK-registered charitable incorporated organisation by the law firm Bates Wells, hono...
Bauer Radio's Cash for Kids Charities (Scotland)
OpenBauer Radio's Cash for Kids Charities (Scotland) is the official children’s charity of Bauer Media, dedicated to transforming the lives of disadvantag...
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation
OpenBedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation (BLCF), established in 1999 and registered as a charity in 2001 by founders Geoffrey Farr MBE DL, Sir Samu...
Beeching Trust
OpenThe Beeching Trust is an Oxfordshire-based grant-making charity with a mission to enrich society through support for arts and heritage, education, env...
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...
Berkshire Community Foundation
OpenBerkshire Community Foundation (BCF) is a locally-focused UK charity serving as Berkshire’s philanthropic hub, raising and distributing funds to grass...
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...
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...
Beyond Sport Foundation
OpenBeyond Sport Foundation, established in 2008 as a UK-headquartered international charity, harnesses the power of sport to drive positive social change...
BGF Foundation
OpenThe BGF Foundation is an independent charitable foundation dedicated to transforming the lives of disadvantaged young people through patient, flexible...
Big Change Charitable Trust
OpenBig Change Charitable Trust, founded in 2012 by Holly and Sam Branson, Princess Beatrice, and four friends in response to the London riots, drives sys...
Big Give Trust
OpenBig Give Trust pioneers innovative match funding to multiply charitable impact, strengthen organizational resilience, and cultivate collaborative phil...
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...
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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.
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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.
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