Guide to finding funding
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Volunteering Matters - Action Earth Awards
In 2024 Volunteering Matters Action Earth will be offering grants to help urban communities to respond to our nature and climate crises.
Andrew Paton's Charitable Trust
This Trust has general charitable purposes with a preference for Scotland, particularly the West of Scotland and Glasgow. It tends to fund the same charities each year.
Plum Trust
The Trust aims to relieve poverty and suffering, work to advance education and carry out any tasks beneficial to the community which, in law, are charitable. The Trust tends to favour organisations in the East of Scotland.
David William Traill Cargill Fund
The trust supports religious causes, medical charities, help for older people and general charitable purposes. A large proportion of the income is given in annual grants.
Carbit Charitable Trust
The Trust funds charities and voluntary organisations. It is a small trust and has no specific area of interest and awards grants at the discretion of the Trustees.
The Blair Foundation
The Foundation was established to create environmental conditions in which wildlife can prosper, as well as improving disability access to such areas.
The Stafford Trust
Funds charities under the headings of animal welfare; child / adult welfare; medical research; local community projects; HM services personnel; sea rescue; overseas appeals. Preference is given to applications from Scotland.
Next deadline: 30 Jun 2024
Ferguson Bequest Fund
The principle activities of the fund are the maintenance and repair of church buildings throughout Scotland with priority to churches in the west and south west of Scotland. Support is also given for new initiatives and projects in Christian Mission.
Scottish Education And Action For Development - SEAD Fund
SEAD provides small grants for individuals or groups for positive action, and campaigning. Focus areas are: women’s rights, young people and their global rights, climate justice, inequality, poverty and health justice.
Firstport - Launch Me
LaunchMe is Scotland’s social enterprise accelerator. It prepares ambitious social enterprises and community organisations for growth so they can achieve social impact at scale.