LUSH supports small, grassroots organisations around the world working in environment, animal protection and human rights. They look for organisations that take on issues that others don't, those that push the boundaries and challenge mainstream opinion. They support non-violent direct action groups that play an important part in bringing about social change.

The Trust supports a wide array of charitable initiatives. However, they tend to focus their support on the advancement of health with a focus on cancer charities; the advancement of animal welfare; the relief of suffering related to age/ill-health/disability.

This fund will support proposals which match conditions under the following criteria: Arts and Heritage; Cathedrals and Major Churches; Parish Churches; Developing Countries; Education; Health and Social Welfare. More information about each section can be found on the website. This funder is part of the Sainsbury Family Charitable Trusts.

Trustees make grants under the following headings: Christian Evangelism and Relief Work Overseas, specifically in Central and Eastern Europe as well as sub-Saharan Africa; Christian media; Christian Education; Christian art; Evangelism and Christian mission in the UK, particularly projects that develop new ways of work with children, young people, ex-prisoners and their families. Proposals must demonstrably and closely fit the specific areas of interest and it should be understood that the majority of unsolicited proposals are unsuccessful.

The Trust's objective is to maintain a fund to provide help or relief to hospitals, institutions, and other organisations whose objectives are the alleviation and care of sickness or infirmity or to provide assistance to necessitous persons or children who's circumstances are such as to require assistance.

The Trust’s objects are to promote: excellence in education, and in the care of those who are learning disabled or otherwise at risk. It promotes religious tolerance and understanding in an international context; research into the regeneration of the ecosystem of the Scottish Highland with a view to establishing sustainable long term benefits to the environment and rural community; public education and learning by research into social sciences and economic policies and publication of such research. The Trust supports the work of national and local charities whose aims are similar to its own, and donations are made with the intention of building long term relationships.

The British & Foreign School Society (BFSS) gives grants to charities for educational activities. Grants are given to organisations with UK charitable status and are for the purpose of advancing educational opportunity in the UK and developing countries. BFSS have created a new programme dedicated to improving approaches to the educational attainment of ‘looked after children’ and young carers in the UK. They wish to pilot novel approaches to improving the educational attainment of looked after children and young carers which can be scaled up so that in time they are able to take advantage of opportunities afforded by tertiary education and employment. The fund also welcomes applications for projects designed to address the need for re-establishing and renewing education in Nepal and other countries where the provision of education (including facilities, resources and teacher training) has suffered from conflict, natural disaster or neglect.

SEAD provides small grants for individuals or groups for positive action, and campaigning. They fund proposals where the grant will have the most impact, for example, helping a new campaign to get started, or funding a specific concrete action for a local community. They promote social justice, with a current focus on climate justice, inequality, poverty, women's rights, young people and their global rights and health justice.

The Stafford Trust is a grant making Scottish charitable trust which provides financial support to charities registered in the United Kingdom, with a preference towards charitable organisations in Scotland. It Funds charities under the headings of animal welfare; child / adult welfare; medical research; local community projects; HM services personnel; sea rescue; overseas appeals.

Applications will be considered for awards of up to £10,000 per year on a rolling basis and may be for single or multi-year programmes. They must operate in one of the Foundation’s programme countries The Foundation funds frontline programmes that help to alleviate the pain - whether physical, emotional or financial - of those living with, affected by or at risk of HIV/AIDS. Pioneer Grants support a specific initiative focusing on an individual key population at higher risk – such as men who have sex with men (MSM), sex workers and injecting drug users – within an individual country. The Robert Key Memorial Fund is open to organisations that can demonstrate an immediate, tangible benefit for individuals living with HIV.