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Children & Young People Grants in South West

Browse 51 funders supporting children & young people charities in South West.

South West 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 51 funders currently listed, South West 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 South West 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 South West

51 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

Angela Gallagher Memorial Fund

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The Angela Gallagher Memorial Fund, established in 1989 by Mary Northcote in memory of her governess Angela Gallagher, is an unincorporated trust dedi...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £10,000

Avon and Somerset Police Community Trust

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The Avon and Somerset Police Community Trust champions safer, cohesive communities by preventing crime, reducing anti-social behaviour, and educating ...

Grant Range
£500 - £1,000

Blagrave Trust

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The Blagrave Trust is an independent endowed foundation established in 1978 under the wills of Herbert and Peter Blagrave, restructured as a Charitabl...

Grant Range
£10,000 - £50,000

Burden Trust

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The Burden Trust is a historic Bristol-based grant-making charity founded in the early 20th century by Reverend Harold Nelson Burden, whose philanthro...

Grant Range
£3,000 - £5,000

Burges Salmon Charitable Trust

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Burges Salmon Charitable Trust is a grant-making foundation rooted in a law firm's responsible business ethos, dedicated to advancing public benefit t...

Grant Range
Up to £500

Charlotte Heber-Percy Charitable Trust

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The Charlotte Heber-Percy Charitable Trust, established by deed on 1 July 1981 and named after its ongoing trustee, is a generalist funder dedicated t...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £10,000

Clore Duffield Foundation

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The Clore Duffield Foundation, born from the merger of visionary philanthropic legacies, drives transformative opportunities through excellence, innov...

Grant Range
Contact funder

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

Corton Hill Trust

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The Corton Hill Trust is an independent grant-making charity established in December 2019, dedicated to advancing general charitable purposes by enhan...

Grant Range
£5,000 - £50,000

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

Dartington Cattle Breeding Trust

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The Dartington Cattle Breeding Trust, established in 1948 as the Dartington Hall Cattle Breeding Centre by Leonard Elmhirst and Sir George Hayter-Hame...

Grant Range
£2,000 - £50,000

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

Dorset Children's Foundation

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Dorset Children's Foundation is an independent charity dedicated to enriching the lives of disabled children and their families by filling critical ga...

Grant Range
£200 - £3,000

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

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

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

Greaves & Withey Foundation

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The Greaves & Withey Foundation, formerly the Robin Greaves Foundation, is a family-led independent charity established by the Greaves and Withey fami...

Grant Range
£2,000 - £50,000

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

Joyce Fletcher Charitable Trust

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The Joyce Fletcher Charitable Trust, established in 1987 by the family of Joyce Irene Fletcher, perpetuates her legacy through family-led governance, ...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £3,000

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

Midcounties Co-Operative Community Fund

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The Midcounties Co-Operative Community Fund, established in 2011 by The Midcounties Co-operative Limited, is a registered charitable fund dedicated to...

Grant Range
£100 - £2,000

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

Norman Family Charitable Trust

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The Norman Family Charitable Trust, established in 1979 by Mr W K Norman after retiring from his Westcountry business, is a grant-making charity based...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £5,000

Northbrook Community Trust

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The Northbrook Community Trust, a Devon-based charity originally founded in 1966 as Northbrook Community Home, has evolved into a grant-making body de...

Grant Range
£2,000 - £25,000

Northcott Devon Foundation

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The Northcott Devon Foundation is dedicated to alleviating distress and hardship through practical financial assistance delivering long-term benefits ...

Grant Range
£250 - £5,000

Notgrove Trust

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The Notgrove Trust, founded in 1979 by Mr and Mrs David Acland in Notgrove, Cotswolds, is a grant-making charity dedicated to bolstering small and med...

Grant Range
£2,000 - £10,000

Peter Lang Children's Trust

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Peter Lang Children's Trust, founded in 2003 by Swiss businessman Peter Lang, is an independent grant-making charity dedicated to supporting vulnerabl...

Grant Range
£15,000 - £40,000

Phoebe Wortley-Talbot Charitable Trust

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The Phoebe Wortley-Talbot Charitable Trust perpetuates the legacy of its founder, born in 1926, through grantmaking that advances public benefit in al...

Grant Range
£2,000 - £20,000

Portishead Nautical Trust

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Portishead Nautical Trust is an independent grant-making charitable company established in 1964 in Portishead, Somerset, with roots tracing back to th...

Grant Range
£250 - £2,000

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

Reardon Smith Nautical Trust

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The Reardon Smith Nautical Trust, established in 2004 by the grandsons of Cardiff shipowner Sir William Reardon Smith—whose maritime philanthropy date...

Grant Range
£500 - £5,000

Rotary Club of Bath Trust Fund

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The Rotary Club of Bath Trust Fund, established as a charitable trust by the Rotary Club of Bath, channels resources to support charitable purposes ro...

Grant Range
£500 - £3,000

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

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

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

Sir John and Lady Heathcoat Amory's Charitable Trust

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Sir John and Lady Heathcoat Amory's Charitable Trust, established in 1962 as part of the Heathcoat-Amory family's longstanding philanthropic legacy in...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £5,000

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

Sovereign Housing Association Limited

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Sovereign Network Group (SNG), evolved from Sovereign Housing Association, drives a mission to deliver affordable homes as the foundation for better l...

Grant Range
£300 - £7,500

Spielman Charitable Trust

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The Spielman Charitable Trust, an independent grant-making charity established in 1979, focuses on alleviating immediate needs and improving lives for...

Grant Range
£2,000 - £10,000

Summerfield Charitable Trust

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Summerfield Charitable Trust advances community resilience, inclusion, creativity, environmental stewardship, and support for disadvantaged population...

Grant Range
£10,000 - £50,000

Syder Foundation

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The Syder Foundation is a family-run grant-making trust established in 2007 by the Syder family in Berkshire, UK, dedicated to advancing general chari...

Grant Range
Contact funder

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

Veronica Awdry Charitable Trust

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The Veronica Awdry Charitable Trust, established in 2005 by Devon resident and former teacher Mrs Veronica Chambers (née Awdry)—daughter of Reverend W...

Grant Range
£250 - £2,000

Viscount Amory's Charitable Trust

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Viscount Amory's Charitable Trust, established in 1962 by Derick Heathcoat-Amory, 1st Viscount Amory—former MP for Tiverton and Chancellor of the Exch...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £5,000

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