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%
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Mental Health Funders
69 of 628 match your filtersChecked against verified programme data for 175 of 628 funders. 453 not yet verified are listed below; 106 that don't fit were excluded.
Arete Foundation
Matching programme: Local Community Grants
The Arete Foundation is a UK-registered Charitable Incorporated Organisation (charity number 1184657) dedicated to promoting social inclusion and empo...
Association of NHS Charities
Matching programme: Volunteering For Health Programme
NHS Charities Together, formerly the Association of NHS Charities, is a national umbrella body established in 2000, uniting over 220 local and special...
Barnwood Trust
Matching programme: Unrestricted Funding
Barnwood Trust is a grant-making foundation evolved from historic mental health care roots, dedicated to enabling disabled people and those with menta...
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation
Matching programme: London Luton Airport Operations Ltd (LLAOL) Community Trust Fund
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation (BLCF), established in 1999 and registered as a charity in 2001 by founders Geoffrey Farr MBE DL, Sir Samu...
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...
Buckinghamshire Community Foundation
Matching programme: Health Equity Fund
Buckinghamshire Community Foundation, operating as Heart of Bucks, serves as a catalyst for social change by connecting philanthropy to local causes, ...
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, UK Branch
Matching programme: Gulbenkian Exhibitions Fund
The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation UK Branch, established in 1956 from the bequest of Armenian oil magnate Calouste Gulbenkian, is a London-based arm ...
Cambridgeshire Community Foundation
Matching programme: Arm Community Fund
Cambridgeshire Community Foundation (CCF), established in December 2003, is an independent local charity dedicated to enhancing quality of life across...
Chester Bluecoat Charity
Matching programme: Grants Programme
The Chester Bluecoat Charity is an historic grant-maker with roots over 800 years old, evolving through mergers since 1837 and rebranded in 2020 from ...
Co-Operative Community Investment Foundation
Matching programme: Young Gamechangers Fund
The Co-operative Community Investment Foundation, known as the Co-op Foundation, is the charitable arm of the Co-operative Group, established in 2002 ...
Colyer-Fergusson Charitable Trust
Matching programme: Brighter Futures
The Colyer-Fergusson Charitable Trust, an independent grant-making charity founded in 1969 by Sir James Colyer-Fergusson, is dedicated to improving li...
Community Foundation for Leeds
Matching programme: The Lightbulb Fund
Community Foundation for Leeds, established in 2002, is the region's leading independent funder, having distributed over £70 million through 8,000+ gr...
Community Foundation for Northern Ireland
Matching programme: The Randal Foundation Small Grant
The Community Foundation for Northern Ireland, established in 1979 as the Northern Ireland Voluntary Trust, is an independent grant-making body with o...
Community Foundation in Wales
Matching programme: Fund for Wales
Community Foundation Wales, established in November 1998 as a registered charity and company, drives philanthropy to strengthen Welsh communities by c...
Community Foundation North East
Matching programme: General Application
Community Foundation North East, established in 1988 by local business and civic leaders in North East England, serves as the UK's largest community f...
Community Foundations for Lancashire and Merseyside
Matching programme: 23 Foundation
Community Foundations for Lancashire and Merseyside (CFLM), established in 1997 as Sefton Community Foundation and evolving into its current form, is ...
Corra Foundation
Matching programme: Henry Duncan Grants
Corra Foundation, an independent Scottish grant-maker established in 1985 (originally Lloyds TSB Foundation for Scotland), drives positive change, opp...
County of Gloucestershire Community Foundation
Matching programme: GCF – Community Fund
Gloucestershire Community Foundation is a grant-making charity dedicated to reducing inequalities and enhancing quality of life for disadvantaged Glou...
Cumbria Community Foundation
Matching programme: Cumbria Community Foundation Grants
Cumbria Community Foundation, established in 1999, is an independent UK community foundation dedicated to tackling poverty, enhancing quality of life,...
David Riddell Memorial CIO
Matching programme: Grant Programme
The David Riddell Memorial CIO, established in 2021 by Nicole Guest to honour her late husband David Riddell—an investment banker who died by suicide ...
Devon Community Foundation
Matching programme: Small Grants
Devon Community Foundation, established in 1996 as Devon’s largest independent grantmaker and a registered charity, harnesses local philanthropy to st...
Dorset Community Foundation
Matching programme: EDC Project Fund for Strength & Sustainability
Dorset Community Foundation is an independent grantmaker dedicated to improving lives and fostering thriving, united communities across Dorset by chan...
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...
East End Community Foundation
Matching programme: Canary Wharf Group Community Grant Programme
East End Community Foundation is an independent grantmaker dedicated to tackling entrenched poverty, inequality, and social exclusion in East London's...
Eric Wright Charitable Trust
Matching programme: Eric Wright Charitable Trust Grants (Lancaster)
The Eric Wright Charitable Trust embodies a founding vision of responsible business stewardship channeling construction industry profits into perpetua...
Essex Community Foundation
Matching programme: East of England Co-op Community Cares Fund
Essex Community Foundation, established in 1996, is an independent charitable foundation dedicated to enhancing quality of life for Essex residents by...
Federation of London Youth Clubs
Matching programme: Cold Spots Grants
The Federation of London Youth Clubs, publicly known as London Youth, is a historic charity established in 1887 with roots in the 19th-century ragged ...
Focus Foundation
Matching programme: Main Grant Programme
Focus Foundation, established in 2021 as the philanthropic arm of Focus Group, drives sustainable community development and social equity by bridging ...
Forever Manchester
Matching programme: Bright Futures Fund
Forever Manchester is an independent charitable foundation dedicated to empowering grassroots community activity and building resilient neighbourhoods...
Foundation Scotland
Matching programme: Achlachan Wind Farm Community Fund
Foundation Scotland, Scotland's sole community foundation, drives a mission to empower communities by bridging innovative ideas with resources, foster...
Francis C Scott Charitable Trust
Matching programme: Small Grants
The Francis C Scott Charitable Trust, established in 1963 by Peter Scott CBE and Dr Joan Trevelyan in honour of their father—a local philanthropist pa...
Geoffrey Watling Charity
Matching programme: General Grant Programme
The Geoffrey Watling Charity embodies entrepreneurial generosity, local pride, and civic friendship, channeling resources to vitalize communities thro...
Gibbons Family Trust
Matching programme: Youth Support Grants
The Gibbons Family Trust advances the education, training, recreation, welfare, and wellbeing of children and young people up to age 25 facing disadva...
H&F Giving
Matching programme: Earls Court Community Fund
H&F Giving is a place-based charitable funder established in 2018 through the merger of Hammersmith United Charities and Dr Edwards and Bishop King’s ...
Hackney Council for Voluntary Service
Matching programme: Hackney Giving Cost of Living programme
Hackney Council for Voluntary Service (Hackney CVS), an independent charity founded in 1997, empowers Hackney’s voluntary and community sector to fost...
Herefordshire Community Foundation
Matching programme: Community Chest Programme
Herefordshire Community Foundation (HCF), established in June 2002, is an independent grant-making charity dedicated to promoting charitable purposes ...
Hertfordshire Community Foundation
Matching programme: Bowley Fund
Hertfordshire Community Foundation is an independent charity dedicated to channeling local philanthropy into grassroots solutions that alleviate depri...
Invictus Games Foundation
Matching programme: Domestic Grants
The Invictus Games Foundation, established in 2014 by Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex, harnesses adaptive sport and adventurous challenges to drive p...
John Moores Foundation
Matching programme: Grants for Merseyside
The John Moores Foundation, established in Liverpool in 1964 by philanthropist Sir John Moores, is a family-founded independent grant-maker dedicated ...
Kensington and Chelsea Foundation
Matching programme: Earls Court Community Fund
The Kensington and Chelsea Foundation, established in 2008 as an independent place-based charity, addresses profound hardship, exclusion, and inequali...
Kensington and Chelsea Social Council
Matching programme: COVID-19 and Vaccine Awareness Grant
Kensington and Chelsea Social Council (KCSC), established in 2001 as the voluntary sector infrastructure organisation for the Royal Borough of Kensing...
Lincolnshire Community Foundation CIO
Matching programme: Michael Cornish Core Grants Programme
Lincolnshire Community Foundation CIO, established in 2002, is an independent charity dedicated to tackling social inequalities and fostering thriving...
London Borough of Hounslow
Matching programme: Revenue Fund
London Borough of Hounslow drives its Thriving Communities Fund through a mission to reduce inequality, build community resilience, and empower civil ...
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...
Mohn Westlake Foundation
Matching programme: The Mohn Westlake Arts Engagement Fund
The Mohn Westlake Foundation is a family charitable trust driven by dual missions: enhancing lives of children and young people through expanded acces...
Moto Foundation
Matching programme: Community Grants
Moto Foundation, established in 2005 as Moto in the Community and rebranded in 2022, serves as the charitable arm of Moto Hospitality Limited, the UK'...
Neighbourly Foundation
Matching programme: Neighbourly Foundation Grant Programme
Neighbourly Foundation, a UK-registered charity (1189514) established in March 2020 as the charitable arm of Neighbourly Limited, emerged in response ...
Norfolk Community Foundation
Matching programme: Handelsbanken Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund
Norfolk Community Foundation is an independent local charity dedicated to strengthening Norfolk communities by investing in small grassroots organizat...
One Community Foundation Limited
Matching programme: Community Grants Programme
One Community Foundation Limited is an independent grantmaker founded to empower grassroots organizations and voluntary groups tackling social exclusi...
Oxfordshire Community Foundation
Matching programme: Community Capacity
Oxfordshire Community Foundation (OCF), established in 1995, is an independent charity dedicated to improving lives and tackling inequality in Oxfords...
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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?
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