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
126 of 628 match your filtersChecked against verified programme data for 189 of 628 funders. 439 not yet verified are listed below; 63 that don't fit were excluded.
ABF The Soldiers' Charity
Matching programme: Charitable Grants to Organisations
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...
Addison Youth Club
Matching programme: Annual Grant Round (General Fund)
Addison Youth Club is an independent grant-making charity with a founding mission to foster holistic development—physical, intellectual, social, emoti...
Albert Hunt Trust
Matching programme: Hospices
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 ...
Archer Trust
Matching programme: The Archer Trust
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...
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...
Backup Tech
Matching programme: Hardship Fund
Backup Tech, formerly Lite Relief, Behind The Scenes UK, and TECH: The Technical Entertainment Charity, is the UK's specialist charity founded in the ...
Bank of Scotland Foundation
Matching programme: Empower
Bank of Scotland Foundation is an independent charitable foundation with a mission to combat persistent social exclusion, disadvantage, and deprivatio...
Barnes Fund
Matching programme: Organisational Grants
The 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
Matching programme: Project 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...
BGF Foundation
Matching programme: Partnership Grants
The BGF Foundation is an independent charitable foundation dedicated to transforming the lives of disadvantaged young people through patient, flexible...
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...
Bolton Community and Voluntary Services
Matching programme: Bolton Housing Partnership Grants – Organisations
Bolton Community and Voluntary Services (Bolton CVS) is a registered charity and local infrastructure organisation dedicated to strengthening the volu...
British Record Industry Trust
Matching programme: BRIT Trust Grants
The British Record Industry Trust, known as The BRIT Trust, founded in 1989 by the UK recorded music industry, harnesses music and creative arts to tr...
Buckinghamshire Community Foundation
Matching programme: Heart of Bucks Community Fund
Buckinghamshire Community Foundation, operating as Heart of Bucks, serves as a catalyst for social change by connecting philanthropy to local causes, ...
Cambridgeshire Community Foundation
Matching programme: General Funds (applied via the general application form, not fund-specific)
Cambridgeshire Community Foundation (CCF), established in December 2003, is an independent local charity dedicated to enhancing quality of life across...
Cardiff YMCA (1910) Trust
Matching programme: Tier 1 – Small Grants scheme
Cardiff YMCA (1910) Trust, established in 1910 to support Cardiff YMCA's charitable work in South Wales, is a grant-making trust dedicated to fosterin...
Carlile Foundation Charitable Trust
Matching programme: Carlile Foundation Charitable Trust (via Ludlow Funding Enquiry Gateway)
The Carlile Foundation Charitable Trust advances general charitable purposes through inclusive, flexible grantmaking aligned with UK charity law, embo...
Charles Littlewood Hill Trust
Matching programme: Charles Littlewood Hill Trust Grant Programme
The Charles Littlewood Hill Trust, established in 1978 by Charles Littlewood Hill, pursues a mission of advancing diverse charitable purposes through ...
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 ...
Childhood Trust
Matching programme: Grassroots Partnership
The Childhood Trust, a London-based charity founded in 2013 by Grant Gordon, works to alleviate poverty's impact on children and young people across t...
Children in Need Fund
Matching programme: Main Grants
BBC Children in Need, the BBC's flagship UK-wide charity established in 1980 with roots in 1927 appeals, drives its mission to ensure every child and ...
Co-Operative Community Investment Foundation
Matching programme: Community spaces - interest-free loans (UK wide)
The Co-operative Community Investment Foundation, known as the Co-op Foundation, is the charitable arm of the Co-operative Group, established in 2002 ...
Cole Charitable Trust
Matching programme: Cole Charitable Trust grants
The Cole Charitable Trust is an independent grant-making trust dedicated to fostering positive change in local communities through support for small g...
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...
Comic Relief
Matching programme: Comic Relief Grants
Comic Relief, founded in 1985 by Richard Curtis, Sir Lenny Henry, and Jane Tewson in response to the Ethiopian famine, is a pioneering UK charity that...
Community Foundation for Wiltshire & Swindon
Matching programme: Community Grants
Wiltshire and Swindon Community Foundation, founded in 1975 as an independent charity (formerly Community Foundation for Wiltshire & Swindon), tackles...
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 ...
Cornwall Community Foundation
Matching programme: Single Homeless and Rough Sleeping Fund
Cornwall Community Foundation, established in 2003 as a registered charity and company limited by guarantee, is the sole community foundation serving ...
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...
CRH Charitable Trust
Matching programme: CRH Charitable Trust grants
CRH Charitable Trust, founded in the 19th century to operate a specialist psychiatric hospital, upholds an enduring mission to relieve suffering from ...
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 ...
Derbyshire Community Foundation
Matching programme: Foundation Derbyshire Grants
Foundation Derbyshire embodies a mission to enhance community life and combat disadvantage through empowering grassroots charities and voluntary group...
Dorset Community Foundation
Matching programme: BCP Crisis and Resilience Fund
Dorset Community Foundation is an independent grantmaker dedicated to improving lives and fostering thriving, united communities across Dorset by chan...
Dowager Countess Eleanor Peel Trust
Matching programme: General Grant
The Dowager Countess Eleanor Peel Trust, established in 1951 via the will of Eleanor, Dowager Countess Peel, is a UK-based endowment charity rooted in...
Dr Edwards and Bishop King's Fulham Charity
Matching programme: Organisations
Dr Edwards and Bishop King's Fulham Charity is a historic local endowment-based funder originating from older philanthropic gifts, dedicated to reliev...
E F Bulmer Trust
Matching programme: Herefordshire Good Causes grant
The E F Bulmer Trust, founded by Fred Bulmer in the late 1930s, is a family-run charitable trust rooted in Herefordshire, originally supporting former...
Eric Wright Charitable Trust
Matching programme: Community Grants
The Eric Wright Charitable Trust embodies a founding vision of responsible business stewardship channeling construction industry profits into perpetua...
Ernest Kleinwort Charitable Trust
Matching programme: Large Grant
The Ernest Kleinwort Charitable Trust (EKCT), established in 1963 by Ernest and Joan Kleinwort, is a family-led grant-making foundation dedicated to m...
Essex Community Foundation
Matching programme: Dr Geoffrey Sneed Engineering & STEM Scholarship
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: Cornerstone Croydon Programme
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 ...
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...
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: Women's Fund for Scotland
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: Main 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...
Frieda Scott Charitable Trust
Matching programme: Main Grants
The Frieda Scott Charitable Trust is an independent grantmaker rooted in a family legacy of compassion, established to strengthen community life by ad...
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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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