The Foundation supports a wide range of charities, mostly in Scotland, and principally working in the fields of medical facilities and research, the relief of poverty and assistance to the aged and infirm, education and learning, encouragement of personal development and training of young people and the provision of better opportunities for the less privileged and the vulnerable and the encouragement of music and the arts. They also fund under the headings conservation and environment, disadvantaged and disabled, elderly, homeless and hospices, music, theatre and visual arts, religion and youth.

Funds primarily around Dundee and its surrounding geographical area for general charitable purposes for the relief of poverty, the advancement of education, the advancement of religion and purposes beneficial to the community which do not come under the three previous purposes. As a rough geographic guide, almost all grants are awarded to charities or their projects that fall within an area stretching around Dundee, through north Fife, Perth and Angus.

Funding is available to advance the Christian religion, with particular emphasis on evangelism and the encouragement among believers of good works in all parts of the world.

The Trust funds local charities involved in youth work and young people in Tayside and north Fife who are raising funds for charitable projects which aid their self development. Grants of between £150 and £500 are made to individuals principally carrying out activities abroad.

ATL makes grants to churches and charities to benefit the people in their local communities across the UK. They support appeals from churches for building and restoration projects, repair of church fabric, church community initiatives, religious charities, charities preserving the UK heritage and other charitable causes. However, the majority of ATL's donations are used to support the dioceses and cathedrals of the Church of England.They particularly welcome applications from less well-off parishes and for projects which benefit mission and help local communities.

The purpose of this small charity is for the benefit of the town and citizens of Arbroath by improving the amenities of the town or assisting the furtherance of social and cultural activities of its citizens.

The Pilgrim Trust concentrates its funding into two areas, Preservation and Scholarship and Social Welfare. The priorities for Preservation and Scholarship are: preservation of and repairs to historic buildings and architectural features; conservation of works of art, books, significant ephemera, museum objects and records held in museums, galleries, specialist archives and repositories; cataloguing and conservation of archives and manuscripts. The priorities for Social Welfare are improving the life chances of vulnerable women and girls by an early intervention approach. The small grants gives to £5,000 and the main programme gives amounts over £5,000.

The trust gives to a wide variety of causes, mostly in Scotland, including health, education, arts and the environment.

SBT’s mission is to support high growth potential social enterprises to scale-up their impact. They do that by investing cash grants and professional support from seven partner organisations in a carefully selected portfolio of social enterprises. Since 2010 they have positively impacted the lives of 750,000 people, providing £9 million worth of cash and in-kind assistance.

The Foundation Grant Programme is a small grants programme for maintenance to listed and unlisted Christian churches, chapels and meeting houses. The maintenance works and small repairs must be identified as high priority within a recent Quinquennial Inspection or Survey Report. Items could include fixing slipped roof tiles, clearing gutters, improving rain water goods and drainage. It can also fund small investigative works and surveys.