Tesco Bags of Help is a community grant scheme offering small local grants. Supported by Groundwork, Bags of Help is the funding provided through Tesco's carrier bag charge. To be eligible, the project must bring benefit to the local community. You can apply at any time. If you would like more information contact Farhana Aktar farhana.aktar@groundwork.org.uk or 020 8762 0336. Projects are voted for by customers in Tesco stores. This determines the amount of funding each project will receive.

There are 3 sizes of grant available, up to:

• £1000
• £2000
• £4000

https://www.tesco.com/bagsofhelp

This foundation aims to support work which is untried and tests new approaches, but has clear objectives. The Rayne Foundation favours work that could change the way issues are tackled in our society. It favours work that could have lessons for others beyond the funded organisation.

They will consider applications in the fields of:

• Arts,
• Health and wellbeing,
• Education in its widest sense, and
• Those that cover social issues.

Their focus is to connect communities, building bridges between marginalised groups and mainstream society. Their aim to enable individuals to reach their full potential.

Within these broad criteria, they have a number of areas of special interest:

• Young people’s improved mental health
• Arts as a tool to achieve social change
• Improved quality of life for carers and for older people

http://www.raynefoundation.org.uk

The Garfield Weston Foundation supports a broad range of charities across the UK that make a positive difference. They fund a wide range of causes. Charities and grants vary according to the size of the charity and the work being done. Grants are available for:

• Arts
• Community
• Education
• Environment
• Faith
• Health
• Museums and Heritage
• Welfare
• Youth

https://garfieldweston.org

The Sylvia Waddilove Foundation trustees welcome applications from charities, CICs, and registered societies. This foundation provides grants to charitable organisations for new projects relating to:

• Education
• The visual and performing arts
• Medical research
• The relief of disability and severe illness
• The preservation of buildings of architectural or historical significance
• The accommodation of those in need

http://www.pwwsolicitors.co.uk/charity-grants

This is a national charity that helps older people and other adults with a disability. This year their focus is about connecting or re-connecting people with others in their local community. Applications that combat loneliness and enable people to be active and engaged will receive their highest priority in 2019.

Grants range from £100 up to £5,000, with the average grant in 2018 being approximately £850.

https://www.bhcfoundation.org.uk

Grants from a couple of hundred to hundreds-of-thousands of pounds are awarded to museums and galleries. They award grants all types of art and media from across history. They support special collecting initiatives and help to place gifts and bequests.

https://www.artfund.org/supporting-museums

Paul Hamlyn Foundation organises their work, in the UK, around six main strategic priorities.

1. Nurturing ideas and people
2. Arts, access and participation
3. Education and learning through the arts
4. Arts evidence
5. Investing in young people
6. Migration and integration

https://www.phf.org.uk

The Bromley Trust supports charities working in either human rights or prison reform. They usually fund charities with an annual income of between £100,000 and £1.5million. The size of grant usually ranges between £5,000 and £20,000 per annum for up to 3 years.

http://www.thebromleytrust.org.uk

Gives grants that allow disadvantaged young people to take up opportunities to experience the great outdoors. They usually support programmes run by schools or youth groups, exclusively within the UK.

https://www.andyfanshawe.org/index.php

The Trust supports young people who want to use volunteering or community service to do brilliant things in their communities. Grants of up to £500 are available to individuals or groups of young people aged 30 or under.

http://www.alecdicksontrust.org.uk