The Tudor Trust
The Tudor Trust makes grants to voluntary and community groups. In particular they to help smaller, community-led organisations which work directly with people who are at the margins of society.
For further information including details on how to apply please click here

Trusthouse Charitable Foundation
Trusthouse gives grants for running costs or one-off capital costs to charities and not-for-profit organisations. They accept applications which address the following issues:
Rural community projects, urban deprivation, community support, drugs and alcohol rehabilitation, elderly support and respite for carers, ex-offender projects, young people - life skills and employment, physical and mental disability, palliative care, arts projects, education and heritage.
For more information and how to apply visit www.trusthousecharitablefoundation.org.uk

Grants for revenue and capital activity
The Henry Smith Charity makes grants work throughout the UK. Applications can be made for revenue and capital activity. Priority is given to work with groups experiencing social and/or economic disadvantage.
Grants of £10,000 or above are available through the Main Grants Programme applications can be made for both Revenue and Capital Grants
County Grants of £500 - £20,000 are available to small organisations working in Kent. Please click here for further information.
There are no deadlines, but the Trustees will meet this year in June, September and December to consider grant applications. They cannot guarantee your application will be considered at a particular meeting.

Queen Elizabeth II Fields Fund
SITA Trust has joined forces with HRH Prince William and the Fields in Trust to support the Queen Elizabeth II Fields Challenge. The Queen Elizabeth II Fields Challenge is a fantastic new campaign to protect 2012 outdoor recreation spaces in communities all across the country as a permanent living legacy of the Queens Diamond Jubilee. Once an area has been designated a QEII Field an application can be made to SITA Trust’s £1 million fund for improvements to the recreation area. It is anticipated that the fund will open mid 2011.
For more information about SITA and the Queen Elizabeth II fields Fund click here...
To read more about the Queen Elizabeth II Fields Fund Challenge click here...

Moto in the Community Trust
Moto in the Community Trust looks to support a wide variety of local charity and community projects. They encourage applications if you are a charity or a good cause within 25 miles of a Moto service area. Read more.... Applications will be assessed on a rolling basis

The Baily Thomas Charitable Fund - Grants from £250
Funding is normally considered for capital and revenue costs and for both specific projects and for general running/core costs.
Grants are awarded for amounts from £250 and depend on a number of factors including the purpose, the total funding requirement and the potential sources of other funds including, in some cases, matching funding.
Normally one off grants are awarded but exceptionally a new project may be funded over two or three years, subject to satisfactory reports of progress.
Grants may be given for building & renovation, employment schemes, play schemes, day centres, respite, independent living schemes, therapy pools and snoezelen rooms.
For more information and to apply visit www.bailythomas.org.uk
Trustees meet twice a year - June and December and applications must be received no later than 1st May and 1st October

West Kent Leader - Grants of up to £50,000
Leader for Rural Communities - Capital Funding is available for the expansion of cultural and leisure activities including:

• Development of community buildings
• Community enterprises
• Renewable energy for community buildings

Capital grants are also available for small scale infrastructure projects that develop or enhance:

• Community buildings
• Village approaches
• Main streets
• Amenity spaces
• Work-spaces
• Village landscapes

Local community groups seeking to maintain, restore or upgrade local cultural heritage features can also apply.
Applicants must be constituted groups and individuals cannot apply.
For further information and details of how to apply click here…

Fidelity UK Foundation
The Foundation primarily directs grants to UK registered charities in London, Kent & Surrey.
Charitable investments are mainly focused on projects in Arts & Culture, Community Development, Education & Health
Investment is typically directed to specific projects in the following categories:

• Capital improvements such as new construction, renovations, expansions and equipment which are central to sustainability and the strategic vision of the organisation.
• High impact information technology upgrades which substantially increase an organisation's efficiency, effectiveness and sustainability.
• Organisational development projects which seek to establish a new, transformational strategic path. This can include helping charities to investigate and proceed with mergers.
• Planning initiatives, including those that use expert/external consultant

Grants will not normally cover the entire cost of a project. Applicants should aim to have significant funding in place prior to application. Grants are one-off investments; they will not normally be awarded for or across multiple years. Grants for applicants in London, Kent and Surrey are normally made towards projects with a total budget in excess of £50,000.
For further information and details of how to apply click here…
Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.

O2 Think Big
The O2 Think Big programme is for people aged 13 – 25 living in the UK. It supports projects that make your community a better place. This could be anything from starting a dance club to starting a revolution.
Initially if your project is accepted you will receive £300, training and support, £30 mobile credit plus more. Once you have completed your £300 project and things are going well you may be invited to Think Bigger and apply for up to £2500 plus free O2 broadband for a year, £50 mobile credit, a laptop and more.
For more information and details on how to apply click here…

Create Charity - Christian and Community Funds
The Christian Fund – makes small grants to local Church and Christian projects that are interdenominational and involve more than one church.
The Community Fund – makes small grants available to projects that seek to benefit their local community in the areas of hardship, distress, the aged or sick.
Both funds seek to support small one-off projects with grants of up to £500 where the grant makes the majority contribution to the project costs.
For more information and details on how to apply click here…
Grant applications are assessed quarterly.

The Co-operative Membership Community Fund - Grants of up to £2,000
The Co-operative Membership Community Fund is open to community groups, voluntary groups, self-help groups, community charities and local branches of national charities.
You can apply for a grant of between £100 and £2,000 for anything from equipment to event costs. It can also help with running costs including rent, heat and light etc.
For more information and details on how to apply click here...

Trusthouse Charitable Foundation
Trusthouse gives grants for running costs or one-off capital costs to charities and not-for-profit organisations. They accept applications which address the following issues:
Rural community projects, urban deprivation, community support, drugs and alcohol rehabilitation, elderly support and respite for carers, ex-offender projects, young people - life skills and employment, physical and mental disability, palliative care, arts projects, education and heritage.
For more information and how to apply visit www.trusthousecharitablefoundation.org.uk

Kent Community Foundation - Potential Funding £1,000-£5,000
Kent Community Foundation manages funds on behalf of Kent philanthropists who want to strengthen their local communities. They are particularly interested in hearing from projects and groups making a positive and sustainable difference in the following areas:

• Working with offenders
• Women's groups
• Young people in the Herne Bay area
• Employability and NEETS projects in North Kent
• Activities that directly benefit disabled children
• Initiatives that support the spirit and well-being of the community

If you would like further information or a grant enquiry form please contact Kent Community Foundation on 01303 814500 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Prince's Trust Community Cash Awards
Community Cash Awards are grants to help young people set up projects that benefit their community. Grants of up to £3,000 are available and support to help plan your project, research your budget, set goals and learn about your community. Read more...

The Crown Charitable Fund - Grants for community groups in and around Herne Bay
To provide funding towards a project that will enable a group to develop facilities and opportunities for young people that are currently lacking. Read more....

Heritage Lottery Funding
The Heritage Lottery Fund concentrates on projects which focus on heritage, this includes many different things from the past that they value and want to pass on to future generations. For example: memories and experiences, history of communities, cultural traditions, historic buildings and streets, archaeological sites, landscapes, wildlife and places linked to industrial, maritime or transport.

Current programmes are:

• Heritage Grants (Grants above £50,000)
• Your Heritage (£3000 to £50,000)
• Young Roots (£3000 to 25,000)
• Townscape Heritage Initiative (£500,000 to £2,000,000)
• Parks for People (£250,000 to £5million)
• Landscape Partnerships (£250,000 to £2million)
• Repair Grants for Places of Worship (From £10,000 to £250,000)

For more information visit www.hlf.org.uk

The Wakeham Trust
The Trust provides grants to help people rebuild their communities. They are particularly interested in neighbourhood projects, community arts projects, projects involving community service by young people, or projects set up by those who are socially excluded. Read more….

Frognal Trust
Provides funding to support small registered charities that work in the following areas: Culture and heritage; Conservation projects; Community services; Parks; Hospices and nursing homes and Ophthalmological research.

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. For further information please contact: Frognal Trust c/o Charities Aid Foundation, King's Hill, West Malling, Kent ME19 4TA Tel: 01732 520 083

ACT Foundation
This funder provides grants to both individuals and organisations for activities which enhance the quality of life for people in need (specifically the mentally and physically disabled). Grants generally fall into the following areas:

• Buildings - Funding modifications to homes, schools, hospices etc;
• Equipment - Provision of specialised wheelchairs, other mobility aids and equipment including medical equipment to assist independent living;
• Financial assistance - Towards the cost of short-term respite breaks at a registered respite centre.

In the case of organisations, applicants should be charities registered for at least three years. Decisions on grants of up to £50,000 are normally made within one month of receiving your application.

Decisions on grants over £50,000 can take up to three months (faster timescales are available in the case of an emergency). Further information: Website: www.theactfoundation.co.uk

Esmée Fairbairn Foundation
The Esmée Fairbairn foundations main fund prioritises work that:

• Addresses a significant gap in provision
• Develops or strengthens good practice
• Challenges convention or takes a risk in order to address a difficult issue
• Tests out new ideas or practices
• Takes an enterprising approach to achieving its aims
• Sets out to influence policy or change behaviour more widely

To download the guidance for applications please click here... or visit www.esmeefairbairn.org.uk for further information

War Memorials Trust
The War Memorials Trust works for the protection and conservation of war memorials in the UK. They provide advice and information for anyone as well as running grant schemes for the repair and conservation of war memorials.
For more information visit www.warmemorials.org

B&Q Waste Donation Scheme
B&Q operates a waste donation scheme through all of its stores enabling schools, groups and charities to register with them to receive donations of DIY goods.
Before any materials are donated, a form must be signed by a representative of your group, and proof that you are a member of that group must be provided. This means that you can then receive waste materials, for example slightly damaged tins of paint, off-cuts of timber, and end of range materials. For more information click here

Help for Schools, Small Groups & Organisations
For Schools: ParentMail was formed in 2001 and was the UK's first school-to-home communication service. It gives schools and parents a simple, reliable and cost-effective communication system, using email and text messaging. With email and text messaging very much a part of our daily lives, over 3,750 schools and 2 million parents now use ParentMail; numbers which are growing rapidly every month.
Visit www.parentmail.co.uk for more information or click here to see if ParentMail could save you money.
You can also raise funds for your school at www.buy4schools.com
For Small Groups & Organisations:
Did you know that you can raise money for your group or organisation simply by making internet searches?
Well you can, register your cause at www.easysearch.org.uk and start making searches.
You can also register your cause at www.easyfundraising.org.uk and raise money on your office purchases, holidays, new shoes and pretty much anything else that can be bought on-line.