We aim to advance the wellbeing of people, society and the natural world by funding charitiesfor work that has national significance in the arts, environment and social action (our funding categories).
Before you apply
In order to prepare your application, please make sure you are eligible for a grant.
We receive many more applications that we can support, so we have to be selective. We look for work that has a high impact and achieves positive change or long-lasting benefits. This may include tried and tested approaches as well as new ways of working. We hope that the guidance we provide will help you with making your application to us.
Before applying, please make sure you that you:
1. Complete our eligibility quiz available here.
2. Check that your application fits the guidelines for the relevant category.
There are specific criteria for Arts, Environment and Social Action.
3. Read our information on how to write your application.
Please also check our funding FAQs which may answer some of your queries.
Our application process
We have a two-stage application process:
Stage 1: We ask for a brief description of your organisation and what you would like us to fund on no more than two sides of A4, plus some basic information about your organisation, some financial information and some information about diversity, equity and inclusion.
Stage 2: If you are invited to the next stage we will ask you for a full application.
You can find out more about this on our ‘How to apply’ page. A detailed overview of what information we require for both stages is available here.