Children & Young People Grants & Funding
There are 1506 UK funders offering grants for children & young people charities, with typical awards from £100 to £6,000,000.
The UK has a strong tradition of philanthropic support for children and young people, with hundreds of trusts and foundations dedicated to improving outcomes for under-25s. Funding priorities range from early years education and child poverty relief to youth employment programmes and mental health support for teenagers. Many funders in this space prioritise preventative work — early intervention projects that stop problems before they escalate. Others focus on specific demographics such as looked-after children, young carers, or those not in education, employment, or training (NEET). Geographic focus varies widely: some funders operate nationally while others target specific local authority areas or regions with high deprivation indices. Grant sizes span from small awards under £5,000 for grassroots youth clubs to six-figure multi-year grants for established charities running evidence-based programmes. The sector has seen increased funding since 2023, particularly for digital inclusion and youth mental health initiatives.
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- Total Funders
- 1506
- Grant Range
- £100 - £6,000,000
- Open to Applications
- 44%
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Children & Young People Funders
193 of 1506 match your filtersChecked against verified programme data for 268 of 1506 funders. 1238 not yet verified are listed below; 75 that don't fit were excluded.
abrdn Charitable Foundation
Matching programme: Initiatives
The abrdn Charitable Foundation, the philanthropic arm of abrdn plc (formerly Aberdeen Group) and registered in Scotland (SC042597), drives purposeful...
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...
Adnams Community Trust
Matching programme: Adnams Community Trust
The Adnams Community Trust, established in 1990 by Adnams PLC—a historic brewery based in Southwold, Suffolk—channels at least 1% of the company's ann...
Angela Gallagher Memorial Fund
Matching programme: Angela Gallagher Memorial Fund
The Angela Gallagher Memorial Fund, established in 1989 by Mary Northcote in memory of her governess Angela Gallagher, is an unincorporated trust dedi...
Anthem. Music Fund Wales
Matching programme: Atsain Fund
Anthem. Music Fund Wales, established in 2020 by the Welsh Government and Arts Council of Wales, is a pioneering endowment designed to transform acces...
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...
Armourers and Brasiers Gauntlet Trust
Matching programme: Grants for School Science
The Armourers and Brasiers Gauntlet Trust, an independent grant-making charity established in 1980 and rooted in the 1322-founded Armourers & Brasiers...
Arts Council England
Matching programme: National Lottery Project Grants
Arts Council England is the national development agency championing arts, museums, and libraries, rooted in a post-war vision to advance creativity fo...
Arts Council of Wales | Cyngor Celfyddydau Cymru
Matching programme: Arts, Health and Wellbeing
Arts Council of Wales (Cyngor Celfyddydau Cymru), established by Royal Charter in 1994, is the principal national agency championing the arts across W...
Austin and Hope Pilkington Trust
Matching programme: Larger Charity Grants (Rounds 2 & 4)
The Austin and Hope Pilkington Trust, established in 1968 in memory of Austin Pilkington of the Pilkington glass family and his wife Hope, is a UK gra...
Barbara Ward Children's Foundation
Matching programme: Barbara Ward Children's Foundation Grants
The Barbara Ward Children's Foundation, established in December 2001 by Barbara Irene Ward, is a UK-registered grant-making charity dedicated to trans...
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...
Birkdale Trust for Hearing Impaired Ltd
Matching programme: Birkdale Trust for Hearing Impaired Ltd Grant Programme
Birkdale Trust for Hearing Impaired Ltd is a UK-registered charity established in 2003, dedicated to advancing the education and welfare of children a...
Bishop Radford Trust
Matching programme: Foundation Grants
The Bishop Radford Trust is a Christian grantmaking foundation established in 2006 by Suzannah O’Brien’s mother, rooted in the family’s legacy to bols...
Blagrave Trust
Matching programme: Roots & Routes Fund
The Blagrave Trust is an independent endowed foundation established in 1978 under the wills of Herbert and Peter Blagrave, restructured as a Charitabl...
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...
Boris Karloff Charitable Foundation
Matching programme: Single Annual Grant Round
The Boris Karloff Charitable Foundation, established in 1985 by Evelyn Karloff in memory of the iconic actor Boris Karloff, is a UK grant-making trust...
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, ...
Bupa Foundation
Matching programme: Green Community Grants
The Bupa Foundation champions healthier, happier lives by intertwining personal wellbeing with environmental health, guided by values of ethical respo...
C B and H H Taylor 1984 Trust
Matching programme: Birmingham & West Midlands County
The C B and H H Taylor 1984 Trust, a family-founded charitable trust rooted in Quaker heritage, pursues a mission to advance peacebuilding, social jus...
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...
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...
Chalk Cliff Trust
Matching programme: Chalk Cliff Trust – Main Grant Programme
Chalk Cliff Trust is a family-led charitable foundation with a mission to advance grassroots charitable activity benefiting local communities through ...
Clarion Futures
Matching programme: Digital Grants Programme
Clarion Futures is the charitable foundation of Clarion Housing Group, the UK's largest housing association, established as the successor to William S...
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 ...
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...
Colwinston Charitable Trust
Matching programme: Main Grant Programme
The Colwinston Charitable Trust, established in 1995 by Mathew Prichard CBE, sustains and supports high-quality artistic activities that enrich UK cul...
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 Northern Ireland
Matching programme: RTÉ Toy Show Appeal Community Grants Round
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 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 ...
Cooks Charity
Matching programme: The Elizabeth Fund
The Cooks Charity, the philanthropic arm of the Worshipful Company of Cooks—a City of London Livery Company with roots in the 12th century—champions e...
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 ...
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...
CPF Trust
Matching programme: Standard Grants
The CPF Trust is a grant-making charity committed to strengthening UK charities by providing flexible financial support for diverse charitable purpose...
Croydon Voluntary Action
Matching programme: Croydon Community Grant Fund
Croydon Voluntary Action (CVA) is the leading umbrella organisation for Croydon's voluntary and community sector, established to promote charitable pu...
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,...
D'Oyly Carte Charitable Trust
Matching programme: Large Charity Grants
The D'Oyly Carte Charitable Trust, established in 1972 by Dame Bridget D'Oyly Carte—granddaughter of theatrical impresario Richard D'Oyly Carte—honour...
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...
Developing Healthy Communities (DHC) Limited
Matching programme: PHA Short Term Funding
Developing Healthy Communities (DHC) Limited is a longstanding Northern Ireland-registered charity with over 30 years of experience transforming lives...
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...
Dr Radcliffe's Trust
Matching programme: Heritage & Crafts Scheme
Dr Radcliffe's Trust, one of Britain’s oldest independent grant-makers established in 1714 by Oxford physician Dr John Radcliffe, advances learning, h...
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...
Duke of Devonshire's Charitable Trust
Matching programme: Duke of Devonshire's Charitable Trust
The Duke of Devonshire's Charitable Trust is a family-led foundation embodying stewardship, heritage responsibility, and community flourishing through...
East End Community Foundation
Matching programme: London Dock Community Fund - Summer Programme
East End Community Foundation is an independent grantmaker dedicated to tackling entrenched poverty, inequality, and social exclusion in East London's...
Edinburgh Children's Hospital Charity
Matching programme: Capital/Medical Grants
Edinburgh Children's Hospital Charity, founded in the late 1960s as a supporters' group for Edinburgh's Sick Kids hospital and formally registered in ...
Educational Opportunity Foundation
Matching programme: Main Fund - International Projects
The Educational Opportunity Foundation, tracing origins to 1808, exists to enhance life chances worldwide through transformative educational opportuni...
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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.
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Frequently Asked Questions about Children & Young People Grants
What grants are available for children & young people charities in the UK?
There are 1506+ UK funders offering grants for children & young people 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 children & young people organisations get?
Grant amounts for children & young people 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 children & young people grants?
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