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Mental Health Grants in South West

Browse 25 funders supporting mental health charities in South West.

South West charities working in mental health can access funding from both national grant-makers and regional funders with a specific focus on the area. With 25 funders currently listed, South West has strong coverage for mental health projects. Many of these funders also support related cause areas, so we recommend browsing the full Mental Health grants directory and the South West regional hub for additional opportunities.

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.

Mental Health Funders in South West

25 funders found

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

Barnwood Trust

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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

Community Foundation for Wiltshire & Swindon

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Wiltshire and Swindon Community Foundation, founded in 1975 as an independent charity (formerly Community Foundation for Wiltshire & Swindon), tackles...

Grant Range
£750 - £5,000

Cornwall Community Foundation

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Cornwall Community Foundation, established in 2003 as a registered charity and company limited by guarantee, is the sole community foundation serving ...

Grant Range
£500 - £10,000

County of Gloucestershire Community Foundation

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Gloucestershire Community Foundation is a grant-making charity dedicated to reducing inequalities and enhancing quality of life for disadvantaged Glou...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £5,000

Dame Violet Wills Will Trust

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The Dame Violet Wills Will Trust, established through the philanthropy of Dame Violet Wills, pursues a mission of generalist grant-giving to enable di...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £10,000

David Gibbons Foundation

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The David Gibbons Foundation is an independent grant-making charity established by David and Vera Gibbons to support vulnerable individuals and organi...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £5,000

Denman Charitable Trust

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The Denman Charitable Trust embodies family stewardship and community service, empowering small local charities to deliver tangible relief in deprived...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £5,000

Devon Community Foundation

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Devon Community Foundation, established in 1996 as Devon’s largest independent grantmaker and a registered charity, harnesses local philanthropy to st...

Grant Range
£2,000 - £5,000

Dorset Community Foundation

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Dorset Community Foundation is an independent grantmaker dedicated to improving lives and fostering thriving, united communities across Dorset by chan...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £5,000

Duchy Health Charity Limited

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Duchy Health Charity Limited, established in 1976 from the proceeds of Cornwall's first private hospital sale, is a Cornwall-based grantmaker dedicate...

Grant Range
£5,000 - £30,000

Duke of Cornwall's Charitable Foundation

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The Duke of Cornwall's Charitable Foundation embodies royal stewardship values rooted in the Duchy of Cornwall's legacy, with a mission to deliver tan...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £3,000

Gibbons Family Trust

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The Gibbons Family Trust advances the education, training, recreation, welfare, and wellbeing of children and young people up to age 25 facing disadva...

Grant Range
Up to £2,000

Gordon Gray Trust

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The Gordon Gray Trust is a grant-making charity dedicated to advancing general charitable purposes through pragmatic, efficiency-driven support that m...

Grant Range
£500 - £3,000

Hendy Foundation

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Hendy Foundation is an independent grantmaker established in 2018, rooted in family philanthropy traditions, with a mission to strengthen local commun...

Grant Range
£500 - £5,000

James Tudor Foundation

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The James Tudor Foundation is an independent grantmaker dedicated to relieving sickness and advancing health and wellbeing through targeted support fo...

Grant Range
£10,000 - £15,000

Linnet Trust

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The Linnet Trust drives systemic transformative change by empowering innovative charities tackling poverty-driven disadvantage through mental, physica...

Grant Range
£5,000 - £40,000

Livewell Foundation

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The Livewell Foundation, established as the charitable arm of a pioneering social enterprise in health and social care, drives transformational impact...

Grant Range
£500 - £10,000

Miss W E Lawrence 1973 Charitable Settlement

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The Miss W E Lawrence 1973 Charitable Settlement, known as the Miss Lawrence Trust, was established in 1973 by Miss Winifred Lawrence to support chari...

Grant Range
£500 - £5,000

Quartet Community Foundation

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Quartet Community Foundation harnesses local philanthropy to tackle entrenched inequalities, promote inclusion, and build resilient communities throug...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £25,000

Rotary International District 1200 Trust Fund

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Rotary International District 1200 Trust Fund advances the Rotary mission of service above self, fostering community development, international goodwi...

Grant Range
£500 - £5,000

Sedel - Collings Foundation

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The Sedel-Collings Foundation, established in 2006, drives philanthropic empowerment of vulnerable communities through targeted funding that sustains ...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £10,000

Somerset Community Foundation

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Somerset Community Foundation, established in 2002 by local residents, business leaders, and philanthropists in Somerset, England, is a place-based fu...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £10,000

University Hospitals Bristol & Weston Charity

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University Hospitals Bristol & Weston Charity is the dedicated NHS charity enhancing patient health, happiness, and hospital experiences across its pa...

Grant Range
£250 - £50,000

Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) Charitable Incorporated Organisation

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The Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) Charitable Incorporated Organisation, known as the Womble Bond Dickinson Foundation (charity 1172569), was established ...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £5,000

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