Poverty & Deprivation Grants & Funding
There are 1432 UK funders offering grants for poverty & deprivation charities, with typical awards from £100 to £1,000,000.
Poverty relief is one of the oldest and most widely funded charitable purposes in the UK, with grant-makers supporting everything from emergency food and fuel provision to long-term systemic change. Funders in this space recognise that poverty intersects with almost every other social issue — health, education, housing, and opportunity. Many trusts prioritise organisations working in the most deprived areas, using indices of multiple deprivation to target resources. Grants support food banks, welfare advice services, debt counselling, crisis funds, and employability programmes. Larger foundations such as the Joseph Rowntree Foundation focus on research and policy work to address the root causes of poverty, while community foundations and smaller trusts often support direct provision for people in financial hardship. The cost-of-living crisis since 2022 has prompted many funders to create dedicated emergency funds and increase their support for basic needs provision. Projects that build financial resilience — savings schemes, financial literacy, affordable credit — are increasingly valued.
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- Total Funders
- 1432
- Grant Range
- £100 - £1,000,000
- Open to Applications
- 40%
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Poverty & Deprivation Funders
47 of 1432 match your filtersChecked against verified programme data for 259 of 1432 funders. 1173 not yet verified are listed below; 212 that don't fit were excluded.
Access - The Foundation for Social Investment
Matching programme: Local Access
Access – The Foundation for Social Investment drives systemic transformation in the social investment market, empowering charities and social enterpri...
Asda Foundation
Matching programme: Local Community Spaces Fund
The Asda Foundation, an independent charity established in 1988 and funded by Asda Stores, empowers small grassroots community groups across the UK to...
Baron Davenport's Charity
Matching programme: Organisation Grants
Baron Davenport's Charity, an endowed trust established in 1914 by the will of Baron Charles Davenport in Birmingham, is dedicated to alleviating acut...
Baywind Energy Community Trust
Matching programme: Main Grant Programme
Baywind Energy Community Trust champions community-owned renewable energy and environmental sustainability, rooted in the pioneering ethos of the UK's...
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...
Cambridgeshire Community Foundation
Matching programme: Cambridge 2030 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 ...
Civic Power Fund
Matching programme: Alliance for Youth Organising
The Civic Power Fund, launched in 2022 as the UK's first pooled donor fund for grassroots community organising, unites progressive trusts like Unbound...
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...
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...
Croydon Relief in Need Charity
Matching programme: Large Grant (Over £5,000)
Croydon Relief in Need Charity (CRiN), rooted in ancient endowments consolidated under Croydon Almshouse Charities Trustee Company Limited, is a local...
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,...
East End Community Foundation
Matching programme: London Dock Community Fund - Small Grants
East End Community Foundation is an independent grantmaker dedicated to tackling entrenched poverty, inequality, and social exclusion in East London's...
Essex Community Foundation
Matching programme: General / Rolling Programme
Essex Community Foundation, established in 1996, is an independent charitable foundation dedicated to enhancing quality of life for Essex residents by...
Forever Manchester
Matching programme: Bright Futures Fund
Forever Manchester is an independent charitable foundation dedicated to empowering grassroots community activity and building resilient neighbourhoods...
Hackney Parochial Charities
Matching programme: Hackney Parochial Charities Project Grants
Hackney Parochial Charities, a historic charitable trust established in 1603 with the first legacy from Thomas Heron, is dedicated to relieving povert...
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...
Housing Pathways Trust
Matching programme: Main Grants Programme
Housing Pathways Trust, a historic almshouse charity rooted in seventeenth-century principles, drives community transformation by enabling those in ne...
Lee Education Charity of William Hatcliffe
Matching programme: Charities and not-for-profits grant programme
The Lee Education Charity of William Hatcliffe, an independent grant-making charity registered in 1962 with roots in earlier endowments by William Hat...
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...
National Funding Scheme
Matching programme: DONATE™ Digital Fundraising Platform
The National Funding Scheme is a pioneering UK charity founded to revolutionize charitable fundraising through cutting-edge digital technology, democr...
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 ...
Northern Powergrid Foundation
Matching programme: Energy Resilience Grants Programme
Northern Powergrid Foundation champions energy resilience and social equity for communities ravaged by extreme weather, with a mission rooted in preve...
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...
Partnership Foundation
Matching programme: Community Projects Fund
The Partnership Foundation is an urban regeneration charity founded to combat deprivation and neglect by enhancing social and economic well-being for ...
People's Health Trust
Matching programme: Advice for Health
People's Health Trust is a national UK charity established in 2011, funded initially by The Health Lottery, dedicated to challenging health inequaliti...
Peter Minet Trust
Matching programme: Open Grants Fund
Peter Minet Trust strengthens urban communities in deprived South London areas by empowering small, embedded local charities addressing severe, multip...
Point North Community Foundation
Matching programme: Northern Cancer Alliance Living with and Beyond Cancer Fund
Point North Community Foundation, formerly County Durham Community Foundation and established in 1995 by Sir Paul Nicholson and David Grant, is an acc...
Postcode Neighbourhood Trust
Matching programme: Postcode Neighbourhood Trust Community Grants
Postcode Neighbourhood Trust, a Scottish-registered charity and company limited by guarantee funded exclusively by People’s Postcode Lottery proceeds,...
Quartet Community Foundation
Matching programme: Express Grant Programme
Quartet Community Foundation harnesses local philanthropy to tackle entrenched inequalities, promote inclusion, and build resilient communities throug...
Real Farming Trust
Matching programme: LEAP (Loans for Enlightened Agriculture Programme)
The Real Farming Trust, a UK charity established in 2009 by Colin Tudge and Ruth West from the Oxford Real Farming Conference, drives the agroecologic...
Riverside Foundation
Matching programme: Community Fund
Riverside Foundation, a registered UK charity established in 1983, transforms lives and regenerates deprived neighbourhoods, primarily where parent ho...
Rothley Trust
Matching programme: Energy Grants
The Rothley Trust is a grant-making charity established in 1959 to deliver small grants advancing charitable work among disadvantaged communities in t...
Salford Community & Voluntary Services
Matching programme: Health and Wellbeing Fund
Salford Community & Voluntary Services (Salford CVS), established in 1919 as part of post-WWI social service efforts and independent since 1973, serve...
Smallwood Trust
Matching programme: Local Resilience Fund (Uplift Fund)
Smallwood Trust, established in 1886 as a pioneer in addressing women's poverty, is a specialist UK funder dedicated to enabling women’s financial res...
South Yorkshire Community Foundation Limited
Matching programme: South Yorkshire Green Social Prescribing Grants Programme
South Yorkshire Community Foundation Limited (SYCF), established in 1986, is an independent charitable funder and the region's largest grant maker, di...
St Albans Old People's Trust
Matching programme: Grace Muriel Legacy Fund – Small Grants Programme
St Albans Old People's Trust is an independent grant-making charity dedicated to relieving need, hardship, and distress among older people aged 60 and...
St Giles-in-the-Fields and Bloomsbury United Charity
Matching programme: Education Grants - Community Investment Grant (CIG)
St Giles-in-the-Fields and Bloomsbury United Charity embodies a centuries-old mission to relieve poverty, disadvantage, illness, isolation, and homele...
Sussex Community Foundation
Matching programme: Chagossian Fund
Sussex Community Foundation, established in 2006 by the late 10th Duke of Richmond and Gordon, is an independent UK Community Foundation dedicated to ...
Tendring Community Voluntary Services
Matching programme: Seasonal Resilience Fund 23/24
Tendring Community Voluntary Services (CVST), founded in 1973 and incorporated in 2005, serves as the longstanding umbrella charity for the voluntary ...
Tides Foundation
Matching programme: Frontline Justice Fund
The Tides Foundation, a US-based public charity founded in 1976 in San Francisco by Drummond Pike with vision from Jane Bagley Lehman, challenges trad...
Trust for London
Matching programme: Main grant programme (priority area funds)
Trust for London, an independent charitable foundation established in 1891 as the City Parochial Foundation and renamed in 2010, drives lasting econom...
Two Ridings Community Foundation
Matching programme: Small Grants Fund
Two Ridings Community Foundation, established in 2000 by former Chief Constable David Kenworthy, inspires local giving and channels philanthropic inve...
Walton on Thames Charity
Matching programme: Community Grants – Large/Committee Grants (over £10,000)
Walton on Thames Charity, known as Walton Charity, is an ancient local foundation with over 800 years of history rooted in the parish of Walton-on-Tha...
Wimbledon Foundation
Matching programme: Get Set, Get Active Fund
The Wimbledon Foundation, established in 2013 as the official charity of the All England Lawn Tennis Club and The Championships, channels Wimbledon's ...
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Tips for Applying to Poverty & Deprivation Funders
Ground your poverty-related application in robust deprivation data. Reference your area's Index of Multiple Deprivation ranking, specific domains of deprivation relevant to your work, and current cost-of-living evidence such as fuel poverty rates, free school meal eligibility, or Universal Credit claimant counts. Funders want to see that you understand the structural drivers of poverty in your community, not just its symptoms. Frame your outcomes around financial resilience — increased savings, reduced debt, improved benefit uptake, sustained employment — rather than only counting the number of food parcels or crisis payments distributed. Use dignity-centred language throughout your application: describe people experiencing poverty as active agents seeking solutions, not passive recipients of charity. This signals alignment with contemporary thinking in the sector. Demonstrate how your project combines direct provision for immediate needs with systemic change work — advice services, policy advocacy, or community organising — that addresses root causes. If you operate a crisis service, explain your approach to moving people from crisis response to longer-term stability. Show partnerships with welfare rights organisations, credit unions, housing providers, and employment services that create comprehensive support pathways rather than isolated interventions.
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Frequently Asked Questions about Poverty & Deprivation Grants
What grants are available for poverty & deprivation charities in the UK?
There are 1432+ UK funders offering grants for poverty & deprivation 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 poverty & deprivation organisations get?
Grant amounts for poverty & deprivation 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 poverty & deprivation grants?
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