Children & Young People1506+ Funders

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.

Quick Stats

Total Funders
1506
Grant Range
£100 - £6,000,000
Open to Applications
44%

Children & Young People Funders

207 of 1506 match your filters

Checked against verified programme data for 368 of 1506 funders. 1138 not yet verified are listed below; 161 that don't fit were excluded.

29th May 1961 Charity

Matching programme: General Grant Programme

The 29th May 1961 Charitable Trust, founded on 29 May 1961 by Miss Helen M. Martin from Kenilworth, Warwickshire, is an independent generalist grantma...

Grant Range
£3,000 - £15,000

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...

Grant Range
Contact funder

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...

Grant Range
£5,000 - £10,000

Ala Green Charitable Trust

Matching programme: Main Grant Programme

The Ala Green Charitable Trust, established in 2014 by Anthony John Green and fellow trustees, is a UK grant-making charity dedicated to improving out...

Grant Range
£5,000 - £25,000

Aldgate and Allhallows Foundation

Matching programme: Grants for individuals

Aldgate and Allhallows Foundation is an independent educational grant-making charity with origins in historic endowments from the parishes of Aldgate ...

Grant Range
£2,000 - £25,000

Anguish's Educational Foundation

Matching programme: Multi-Annual Funding Round

Anguish's Educational Foundation, a longstanding endowed charity rooted in a 1617 bequest by Norwich benefactor Thomas Anguish, is administered by Nor...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £10,000

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...

Grant Range
£2,000 - £20,000

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...

Grant Range
£5,000 - £25,000

Artemis Charitable Foundation

Matching programme: Artemis Charitable Foundation

The Artemis Charitable Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Artemis Fund Managers, channels a portion of the firm's revenues into charitable giving, f...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £10,000

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...

Grant Range
Contact funder

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...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £15,000

Baron Davenport's Charity

Matching programme: Emergency 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...

Grant Range
£200 - £1,000

Barratt Developments PLC Charitable Foundation

Matching programme: Grants Programme (Impact Grants)

The Barratt Redrow Foundation (formerly Barratt Developments PLC Charitable Foundation), established in March 2020 as a Charitable Incorporated Organi...

Grant Range
£1,500 - £1,500

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...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £10,000

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...

Grant Range
£100,000 - £100,000

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...

Grant Range
£2,000 - £50,000

Blagrave Trust

Matching programme: Challenge and Change Fund

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

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...

Grant Range
£3,000 - £5,000

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...

Grant Range
Up to £10,000

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, ...

Grant Range
£2,000 - £10,000

Byfleet United Charity

Matching programme: Support for individuals

Byfleet United Charity is a longstanding local grantmaker rooted in relieving poverty and supporting individuals in need through practical financial a...

Grant Range
£200 - £3,000

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...

Grant Range
£1,500 - £10,000

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...

Grant Range
£250 - £5,000

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...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £10,000

Castle Cavendish Foundation

Matching programme: Area-Based Grants

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

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 ...

Grant Range
£3,000 - £5,000

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 ...

Grant Range
£2,000 - £10,000

Charterhouse-in-Southwark

Matching programme: Multi-Year Grant Programme

Charterhouse-in-Southwark is an independent endowed grant-making trust established in 1885, rooted in the historic Charterhouse foundation in Clerkenw...

Grant Range
£5,000 - £10,000

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...

Grant Range
£2,000 - £50,000

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 ...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £40,000

City Bridge Foundation

Matching programme: Access to Justice Programme 2025/6 Round One

City Bridge Foundation, London’s largest independent charitable funder and historic owner of five iconic Thames bridges (Tower, London, Southwark, Mil...

Grant Range
£5,000 - £500,000

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...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £5,000

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 ...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £30,000

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...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £2,000

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...

Grant Range
£5,000 - £60,000

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...

Grant Range
£50,000 - £600,000

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...

Grant Range
£750 - £5,000

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...

Grant Range
£500 - £2,000

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...

Grant Range
Up to £25,000

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 ...

Grant Range
£250 - £30,000

Connolly Foundation (UK) Limited

Matching programme: Old people

The Connolly Foundation (UK) Limited, established in 2004 as the Kathleen and Michael Connolly Foundation and renamed in 2020, is a Bedfordshire-based...

Grant Range
£5,000 - £50,000

Cooks Charity

Matching programme: Main Grant Programme

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...

Grant Range
£2,500 - £20,000

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 ...

Grant Range
£500 - £10,000

Corporation of Trinity House of Deptford Strond

Matching programme: Main Grants

The Corporation of Trinity House of Deptford Strond, founded in 1514 by Royal Charter, is a historic UK charity and the General Lighthouse Authority f...

Grant Range
Contact funder

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...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £5,000

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...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £3,000

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,...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £10,000

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...

Grant Range
£500 - £6,000

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 ...

Grant Range
£5,000 - £25,000

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...

Grant Range
£500 - £10,000

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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.

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?

Start by identifying funders whose priorities align with your children & young people work. Fundermatcher matches your charity's profile against 1506+ funders to find the best fit. Our AI assistant can then help you draft compelling grant applications.

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