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.

The Cherry Family Foundation

Children, Young People & FamiliesCommunity DevelopmentEducation & Employment

The Cherry Family Foundation offers grants ranging from £1,000 to £50,000 to charities working in London, Essex, Hertfordshire, and the South East of England. Funding…

Up to: £50,000
Deadline: Monday 10th August 2026

Henry Smith Foundation – Career Ready Fund

Children, Young People & FamiliesEducation & Employment

Funding for organisations creating meaningful employment opportunities for young people with learning disabilities. Funding is available for organisations delivering high-quality, job coach-led careers education in…

Up to: £200,000
Deadline: Wednesday 2nd September 2026, 5pm

Henry Smith Foundation – Welcome for Newcomers Fund

Children, Young People & FamiliesCommunity DevelopmentHealth & Wellbeing

Grants for organisations and partnerships supporting newcomers to the UK to rebuild their lives, feel at home and become active members of their local communities…

Up to: £200,000
Deadline: Wednesday 26th August 2026 – 5pm

The GSK Community Health programme

Children, Young People & FamiliesCommunity DevelopmentHealth & Wellbeing

The GSK Community Health programme is open to registered charities that are at least a year old, located and working in the UK with a…

Up to: £10,000
Deadline: Monday 10th August 2026 – 5pm

The John Ackroyd Charitable Trust

Arts & CultureChildren, Young People & FamiliesEducation & Employment

The John Ackroyd Charitable Trust is a Dorset-based family grant-maker offering small grants, up to £2,500 for UK registered charities. The Trust supports projects that:…

Up to: £2,500
Deadline: On-going

Warburtons Family Matters Community Grants

Children, Young People & FamiliesCommunity Development

Micro-grants of up to £400 are available for not-for-profit organisations in England, Scotland and Wales to support projects benefiting children and families. Deadline: 17th August…

Up to: £400
Deadline: 17th August 2026

The7Stars Foundation

Children, Young People & FamiliesEducation & EmploymentSocial Justice

The7Stars Foundation is inviting applications for several grant schemes supporting vulnerable children and young people (18 and under) across the UK. Open programmes include: Child…

Up to: £60,000
Deadline: Ongoing

Henry Smith Foundation – Holiday Grants

Children, Young People & Families

Henry Smith Foundation’s Holiday Grants offers one-off grants of between £500 and £3,000 for schools, youth groups and non-profit organisations to take children aged 13…

Up to: £3,000
Deadline: 19th November 2026

Historic England – History in the Making

Children, Young People & FamiliesCommunity Development

History in the Making is a grant designed to empower underrepresented young people (aged 13–25) to explore, celebrate, and share the stories of their communities….

Up to: £15,000
Deadline: Currently closed

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

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 – 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

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

Delamere Dairy Foundation

Children, Young People & FamiliesEnvironmentalHealth & WellbeingSocial Justice

The Delamere Dairy Foundation award grants of between £1,000 and £5,000 to charities and not-for-profit organisations based in England, Scotland and Wales whose work benefits…

Up to: £5,000
Deadline: Friday 14th August 2026

KFC Youth Foundation

Children, Young People & FamiliesEducation & EmploymentSocial Justice

The Foundation seeks to fund work that helps young people to create firm foundations, by addressing their needs through early intervention.

Up to: £2,000
Deadline: Currently closed

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

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