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    Charity grants and funders in the East Midlands

    Our directory lists 635 local funders and community foundations in the East Midlands, 3 of which publish their grants through 360Giving. In all, 688 funders are active in the East Midlands, including national funders with published grants here. Below are the community foundations and local trusts based here, the funders that have made the most published grants into the East Midlands, and open rounds open to charities.

    Local and community foundations

    Community foundations based in the East Midlands, and local trusts based here or whose register area of operation is only in the East Midlands.

    Community foundations

    Local trusts and foundations

    Largest funders active in the East Midlands

    Ranked by the number of published 360Giving grants to places in the East Midlands, then by total published grants.

    1. 1.St. Martin-in-the-Fields Charity

      1,285 published grants in the East Midlands · Most grants £350 to £500 · Poverty relief

    2. 2.Lincolnshire Community Foundation Cio

      714 published grants in the East Midlands · Most grants £2,300 to £4,400 · Community and economic development, Education and training, Health

    3. 3.Sport England

      712 published grants in the East Midlands · Most grants £9,900 to £13,000 · Education and training, Sport and recreation

    4. 4.Garfield Weston Foundation

      529 published grants in the East Midlands · Most grants £11,000 to £30,000 · General charitable purposes

    5. 5.Northamptonshire Community Foundation

      387 published grants in the East Midlands · Most grants around £3,000 · Arts, culture and heritage, Community and economic development, Disability

    6. 6.Benefact Trust Limited

      318 published grants in the East Midlands · Most grants £2,600 to £8,300 · Community and economic development, Disability, Education and training

    7. 7.Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Community Foundation

      304 published grants in the East Midlands · Most grants around £3,000 · Animals, Arts, culture and heritage, Community and economic development

    8. 8.The National Lottery Heritage Fund

      155 published grants in the East Midlands · Most grants £67,000 to £140,000 · Arts, culture and heritage

    9. 9.The Henry Smith Charity

      134 published grants in the East Midlands · Most grants £8,600 to £42,000 · Community and economic development, Disability, Health

    10. 10.The Foyle Foundation

      126 published grants in the East Midlands · Most grants £5,000 to £7,500 · Arts, culture and heritage, Education and training

    11. 11.The Clothworkers' Foundation

      96 published grants in the East Midlands · Most grants £7,000 to £12,000 · General charitable purposes

    12. 12.The National Churches Trust

      71 published grants in the East Midlands · Most grants £4,400 to £6,600 · Arts, culture and heritage, Environment and conservation

    13. 13.The National Foundation for Youth Music

      63 published grants in the East Midlands · Most grants £25,000 to £62,000 · Arts, culture and heritage, Education and training, Sport and recreation

    14. 14.Buttle UK

      44 published grants in the East Midlands · Most grants £120 to £290 · General charitable purposes

    15. 15.The Archbishops' Council

      39 published grants in the East Midlands · Most grants £1,400 to £2,000 · Community and economic development, Education and training, Environment and conservation

    16. 16.The Allen Lane Foundation

      34 published grants in the East Midlands · Most grants £4,600 to £6,000 · General charitable purposes

    17. 17.The Mercers' Company

      20 published grants in the East Midlands · Most grants £78,000 to £88,000 · Community and economic development, Education and training, Housing

    18. 18.Power to Change Trust

      17 published grants in the East Midlands · Most grants £8,000 to £10,000 · Community and economic development, Education and training, Poverty relief

    19. 19.Heart of England Community Foundation

      14 published grants in the East Midlands · Most grants £3,000 to £4,900 · General charitable purposes

    20. 20.The a B Charitable Trust

      13 published grants in the East Midlands · Most grants £20,000 to £25,000 · General charitable purposes

    Funders by cause in the East Midlands

    Open rounds in the East Midlands

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    Questions about funding in the East Midlands

    How many grant-making funders are there in the East Midlands?
    Our funder directory lists 635 local funders and community foundations in the East Midlands: funders based there, or whose register area of operation is only in the East Midlands. 3 of them publish grant data through 360Giving. A further 53 national funders have published grants to organisations in the East Midlands.
    What is the community foundation for the East Midlands?
    The main community foundations based in the East Midlands are Lincolnshire Community Foundation Cio, Northamptonshire Community Foundation, Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Community Foundation, plus 2 more listed on this page. Each covers specific counties or cities, so check which one covers your area.
    How big are typical grants in the East Midlands?
    Of the 56 funders active in the East Midlands with a typical grant size band from their published 360Giving grants, 52% are in the band "typically under £10,000". Check each funder's page for its published grant range.
    Are there open grant rounds in the East Midlands right now?
    We currently track 3 open rounds that name the East Midlands or come from funders based there, such as Constance Travis Endowment Fund for Northamptonshire and Garfield Weston Foundation Major Grants.

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