Find Funds: Children, Young People & Families

Find Funds: Children, Young People & Families

Funding for All offers Kent & Medway charities and voluntary sector organisations mentoring and resources to help increase their chances of fundraising success. That’s why we’ve created a grants database for groups to access at any time, completely free.

By using the filters below, quickly search for local and national funding sources that are currently accepting applications.

If you need some support putting together an application, take a look at our mentoring programme or our upcoming events.

Funding for All is not a grant maker and does not award funding. We are not affiliated with any of the funders listed on our database nor does inclusion mean Funding for All endorses the linked site/funder. If you have questions, please use the link provided on the listing to contact the funder directly for more information.

CPF Trust – Small Grants for UK Charities

Arts & CultureChildren, Young People & FamiliesHealth & Wellbeing

The CPF Trust offers annual grants of £1,000–£3,000 to UK-registered charities. Funding supports projects in: Arts and education Carers and older people Early intervention for…

Up to: £3,000
Deadline: 30th September 2026

The Hugo Burge Foundation – 2026 Grant Programme

Children, Young People & FamiliesCommunity DevelopmentEducation & Employment

Creative Funding Available Across the UK The Hugo Burge Foundation is offering grants to support arts, crafts and creative projects across the UK through three…

Up to: £15,000
Deadline: 31st July 2026

The True Colours Trust – Small Grants Programme

Children, Young People & FamiliesHealth & Wellbeing

Grants of up to £10,000 are available for registered charitable organisations with an annual income of less than £350,000 across the United Kingdom to deliver…

Up to: £10,000
Deadline: On-going

Bluespark Foundation

Children, Young People & FamiliesEducation & Employment

Funding for Projects Supporting Children and Young People (England) The BlueSpark Foundation is accepting applications to its small grants programme for projects that enhance the…

Up to: £5,000
Deadline: Ongoing

The Pets Foundation – Rescue Centres

Children, Young People & FamiliesSocial Justice

The Pets Foundation’s Rescue Centres grants programme awards one-off funding up to £50,000* to charitable organisations whose main activity is one or more of the…

Up to: £50,000
Deadline: Ongoing

The Stanley Grundy Foundation

Children, Young People & FamiliesEducation & EmploymentSocial Justice

Grants of between £2,000 and £5,000 are available to charities and good causes which advance education, relieve poverty, support children and medical charities.   Deadline:…

Up to: £5,000
Deadline: Ongoing

The Coln Trust

Arts & CultureChildren, Young People & FamiliesSocial Justice

Grants typically up to £3,000 are available to UK registered charities working in the UK to support either children and young people, the arts, medical…

Up to: £3,000
Deadline: Ongoing

The Grocers’ Charity

Arts & CultureChildren, Young People & FamiliesEnvironmental

The Grocers’ Charity awards one-off grants of up to £5,000 to UK registered charities working to improve the quality of life for people and communities….

Up to: £5,000
Deadline: 1st September 2026

CLA Charitable Trust

Children, Young People & FamiliesHealth & WellbeingSocial Justice

The CLA Charitable Trust awards grants up to £5,000 to small and medium sized charities and not for profit organisations such as CICs that access…

Up to: £5,000
Deadline: Currently closed

Masonic Charitable Foundation – Small Grants

Children, Young People & FamiliesHealth & WellbeingSocial Justice

The Masonic Charitable Foundation is dedicated to supporting disadvantaged children and young people in England and Wales. The Foundation’s Charity Grants programme is open to…

Up to: £5,000
Deadline: Ongoing

Masonic Charitable Foundation – Large Grants

Children, Young People & FamiliesHealth & WellbeingSocial Justice

The Masonic Charitable Foundation is dedicated to supporting disadvantaged children and young people in England and Wales. The Foundation’s Charity Grants programme is open to…

Up to: £60,000
Deadline: Ongoing

Educational Opportunity Foundation – Main Fund

Children, Young People & FamiliesEducation & EmploymentSocial Justice

The Educational Opportunity Foundation supports work that reduces the disadvantage of care experienced young people through education and training. The Foundation awards grants of between…

Up to: £60,000
Deadline: Currently closed

The Mrs Smith & Mount Trust – The Mount Fund

Children, Young People & FamiliesHealth & WellbeingSocial Justice

The Mrs Smith & Mount Trust makes grants up to £25,000 to UK registered charities whose beneficiaries are in Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire, Essex, Kent,…

Up to: £25,000
Deadline: Ongoing

the7stars foundation – Project Funding

Children, Young People & FamiliesSocial Justice

the7stars foundation’s Project Funding stream awards one-off grants of up £5,000 to registered charities, children’s homes or schools in England delivering projects for vulnerable children…

Up to: £5,000
Deadline: Currently closed

Colyer-Fergusson Charitable Trust – Brighter Futures

Children, Young People & FamiliesLocal GrantsSocial Justice

The Colyer-Fergusson Charitable Trust’s Brighter Future’s fund awards grants of between £15,000 and £75,000, with most grants being less than £50,000, to UK registered charities that can demonstrate…

Up to: £75,000
Deadline: Ongoing

Paul Hamlyn Foundation – Teacher Development Fund

Arts & CultureChildren, Young People & FamiliesEducation & Employment

Paul Hamlyn Foundation’s Teacher Development Fund awards grants of up £165,000 to support teachers to develop arts-based approaches which create equitable classrooms where all children…

Up to: £165,000
Deadline: Currently closed

Shackleton Foundation

Children, Young People & FamiliesSocial Enterprise

The Shackleton Foundation awards seed-funding of up to £15,000 to early-stage social entrepreneurs with the potential to make a real difference to the lives of…

Up to: £15,000
Deadline: Ongoing

Boshier-Hinton Foundation

Children, Young People & FamiliesHealth & Wellbeing

The Boshier-Hinton Foundation’s aim is to improve quality of life for people with disabilities, learning difficulties or sensory impairment and their families. They do this…

Up to: £5,000
Deadline: Ongoing

The Cole Charitable Trust

Children, Young People & FamiliesCommunity DevelopmentSocial Justice

The Cole Charitable Trust supports charities in the West Midlands, Kent and Cambridgeshire areas. Preference is given to small charities for whom a modest grants…

Up to: £2,000
Deadline: Ongoing

The Gibbons Family Trust

Children, Young People & FamiliesEducation & EmploymentLocal Grants

The Gibbons Family Trust makes grants, averaging under £2,000, to charitable organisations, registered charities and individuals working with children and young people under the age…

Up to: £2,000
Deadline: Ongoing

Paul Hamlyn Foundation – Youth Fund

Children, Young People & Families

Paul Hamlyn Foundation’s Youth Fund provides core funding of up to £150,000 over three years to charities, community organisations, social enterprises and not-for-profit companies who…

Up to: £150,000
Deadline: Ongoing

Barbara Ward Children’s Foundation

Children, Young People & FamiliesHealth & Wellbeing

The Barbara Ward Children’s Foundation welcomes applications from smaller non-religious charities who support severely disadvantaged children anywhere in the world where their grants are likely…

Up to: £20,000

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