Children & Young PeopleEast Midlands38 Funders

Children & Young People Grants in East Midlands

Browse 38 funders supporting children & young people charities in East Midlands.

East Midlands charities working in children & young people can access funding from both national grant-makers and regional funders with a specific focus on the area. With 38 funders currently listed, East Midlands has strong coverage for children & young people projects. Many of these funders also support related cause areas, so we recommend browsing the full Children & Young People grants directory and the East Midlands regional hub for additional opportunities.

Tips for applying to children & young people funders
When applying for youth-focused grants, demonstrate robust safeguarding policies and evidence that all staff and volunteers hold current DBS checks. Funders expect to see that young people have a genuine voice in project design and delivery — describe how you involve youth in decision-making through advisory panels, co-production workshops, or peer-led activities. Present measurable outcomes tied to recognised frameworks: NEET reduction figures, educational attainment improvements, wellbeing score changes, or progression into employment and training. Make your delivery model age-appropriate, showing that activities and communication methods are tailored to the specific age range you serve rather than using a one-size-fits-all approach. Include clear transition planning that explains what happens when participants age out of your programme — how you ensure lasting impact and connect young people to ongoing support. If your work targets specific vulnerable groups such as looked-after children or young carers, reference the evidence base for your approach and any partnerships with statutory services. Strong applications in this space balance ambitious vision with practical, evidence-informed delivery.

Children & Young People Funders in East Midlands

38 funders found

Benham Charitable Settlement

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The Benham Charitable Settlement, founded in 1965 by Cedric and Hilda Benham, is a longstanding grant-making trust rooted in Christian principles and ...

Grant Range
Up to £2,000

Castle Cavendish Foundation

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Castle Cavendish Foundation is a Nottingham-based registered charity and social impact company, established over 15 years ago, dedicated to enhancing ...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £5,000

Charity of Sir Richard Whittington

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The Charity of Sir Richard Whittington, established in 1424 under Mercers' Company trusteeship, embodies a historic legacy of poverty relief and oppor...

Grant Range
£10,000 - £120,000

Charles Littlewood Hill Trust

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The Charles Littlewood Hill Trust, established in 1978 by Charles Littlewood Hill, pursues a mission of advancing diverse charitable purposes through ...

Grant Range
£2,000 - £10,000

Clan Trust Limited

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Clan Trust Limited is an independent charitable trust based in Norfolk, established in the 1960s by a local farmer who endowed it with his farm, land,...

Grant Range
Contact funder

David Laing Foundation

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The David Laing Foundation, an independent family grantmaker established in 1979 by philanthropist David Laing—former Lord-Lieutenant of Northamptonsh...

Grant Range
£5,000 - £25,000

Derbyshire Community Foundation

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Foundation Derbyshire embodies a mission to enhance community life and combat disadvantage through empowering grassroots charities and voluntary group...

Grant Range
£500 - £10,000

Derbyshire Community Health Services Charitable Trust

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Derbyshire Community Health Services Charitable Trust is an NHS-linked charity closely tied to the Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation...

Grant Range
£50 - £1,000

Duke of Devonshire's Charitable Trust

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The Duke of Devonshire's Charitable Trust is a family-led foundation embodying stewardship, heritage responsibility, and community flourishing through...

Grant Range
£250 - £10,000

Ernest Cook Trust

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The Ernest Cook Trust, founded in 1952 by Ernest Cook—grandson of travel pioneer Thomas Cook—is a leading UK educational charity with over 9,000 hecta...

Grant Range
£500 - £20,000

Florence Turner Trust

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The Florence Turner Trust, established in 1974, is a grant-making foundation dedicated to enhancing quality of life and fostering community cohesion i...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £5,000

Forever Notts

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Forever Notts, formerly Nottinghamshire Community Foundation and established in 1997 as an independent registered charity, serves as a vital broker fo...

Grant Range
£350 - £10,000

Gay and Peter Hartley's Hillards Charitable Trust

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Gay and Peter Hartley's Hillards Charitable Trust is a grant-making charity founded by the Hartley family, rooted in the legacy of the Hillards grocer...

Grant Range
£500 - £1,000

Haramead Trust

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The Haramead Trust, a Leicestershire-based grant-making charity established in 1995, focuses on relieving hardship and distress, advancing children's ...

Grant Range
From £5,000

Helen Jean Cope Charity

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The Helen Jean Cope Charity, established in 1993 from the estate of Jean Cope following her family's philanthropic legacy in Loughborough—tracing back...

Grant Range
£500 - £5,000

Hesslewood Children's Trust (Hull Seamen's and General Orphanage)

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Hesslewood Children's Trust, rooted in 1853 origins supporting orphaned children of seafaring families lost at sea, upholds a mission to relieve hards...

Grant Range
£500 - £3,000

J Reginald Corah Foundation Fund

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The J Reginald Corah Foundation Fund advances welfare, education, and opportunities for disadvantaged communities rooted in Leicester's textile herita...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £5,000

Janet and Bryan Moore Charitable Trust

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The Janet and Bryan Moore Charitable Trust is dedicated to enhancing and uniting rural communities through grants that preserve heritage and foster co...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £20,000

Jessie Spencer Trust

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The Jessie Spencer Trust, established in 1962 by Jessie Spencer of Linby, Nottinghamshire, in memory of her husband Arthur and inspired by her family'...

Grant Range
£2,000 - £10,000

Jones 1986 Charitable Trust

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The Jones 1986 Charitable Trust advances community care and prevention of disadvantage for socially and medically vulnerable populations, prioritizing...

Grant Range
£2,000 - £15,000

Leicestershire and Rutland Masonic Charity Association

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The Leicestershire and Rutland Masonic Charity Association is a local grantmaker rooted in Freemasonry's tradition of benevolence, supporting aged, si...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £10,000

Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Community Foundation

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Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Community Foundation is an independent grantmaker dedicated to strengthening local communities by channeling phi...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £3,000

Mansfield Building Society Charitable Trust

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The Mansfield Building Society Charitable Trust, established in 2015 with an initial gift from Mansfield Building Society, is a community-rooted funde...

Grant Range
£100 - £1,000

Margaret Giffen Charitable Trust

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The Margaret Giffen Charitable Trust is a grant-making foundation dedicated to alleviating poverty, vulnerability, and disadvantage through support fo...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £3,000

Maud Elkington Charitable Trust

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The Maud Elkington Charitable Trust embodies traditional community stewardship, rooted in sustaining the social fabric of East Midlands localities thr...

Grant Range
£2,000 - £10,000

Mercers Charitable Foundation

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The Mercers’ Charitable Foundation, established in 1983 as the principal grant-making trust of The Mercers’ Company—London’s premier livery company fo...

Grant Range
£25,000 - £150,000

Michael Cornish Charitable Trust

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The Michael Cornish Charitable Trust embodies a mission of community responsibility and direct empowerment for vulnerable populations, rooted in value...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £10,000

Northamptonshire Community Foundation

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Northamptonshire Community Foundation, established in the early 2000s, is the leading independent grant-making charity in Northamptonshire, dedicated ...

Grant Range
£500 - £50,000

Nottingham University Hospitals Charity

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Nottingham University Hospitals Charity, independent since 1 April 2016, enhances patient care and wellbeing at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Tr...

Grant Range
£10,000 - £250,000

Provincial Grand Lodge of Nottinghamshire Charity Committee

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The Provincial Grand Lodge of Nottinghamshire Charity Committee embodies Masonic benevolence, providing relief to aged or indigent Freemasons, widows,...

Grant Range
£250 - £5,000

R. Daphne Plunket Charitable Trust

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The R. Daphne Plunket Charitable Trust, established by deed in 2004, is a hyper-local funder dedicated to relieving financial need, hardship, and dist...

Grant Range
£100 - £500

Ross Foundation

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The Ross Foundation, formally the David Ross Foundation, was established in 2007 by UK entrepreneur and philanthropist David Ross, co-founder of Carph...

Grant Range
£10,000 - £50,000

Rotary Club of Amber Valley

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The Rotary Club of Amber Valley embodies Rotary International's ethos of service above self, fostering international understanding, peace, and communi...

Grant Range
£100 - £1,500

Samworth Brothers Community Opportunity Fund

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The Samworth Brothers Community Opportunity Fund drives community flourishing through equitable opportunities for disadvantaged young people, rooted i...

Grant Range
£600 - £20,000

Thomas Farr Charity

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The Thomas Farr Charity, established in 1989 from the sale of Nottingham's Home Brewery, honors its past Chairman Thomas Farr by empowering local comm...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £5,000

Thomas Harley's Estate Charity

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Thomas Harley's Estate Charity, established through a 1670 charitable bequest, upholds a foundational mission of compassionately sustaining bereaved f...

Grant Range
Contact funder

Thomas Stanley Shipman Charitable Trust

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The Thomas Stanley Shipman Charitable Trust, established in 1961 and based in Leicester, is a grant-making trust endowed by philanthropist Thomas Stan...

Grant Range
£500 - £5,000

Wilson Foundation

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The Wilson Foundation, a UK-registered charity established in 1970 in memory of Northamptonshire businessman Connolly Thomas Wilson OBE, provides a 'h...

Grant Range
£3,500 - £35,000

Children & Young People Grants in East Midlands: FAQ

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