Charity grants and funders in Yorkshire and the Humber
Our directory lists 639 local funders and community foundations in Yorkshire and the Humber, 5 of which publish their grants through 360Giving. In all, 700 funders are active in Yorkshire and the Humber, 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 Yorkshire and the Humber, and open rounds open to charities.
Local and community foundations
Community foundations based in Yorkshire and the Humber, and local trusts based here or whose register area of operation is only in Yorkshire and the Humber.
Community foundations
- Community Foundation for Calderdale, 1,348 published grants here
- Community Foundation for Leeds, 1,286 published grants here
- Two Ridings Community Foundation, 727 published grants here
- South Yorkshire Community Foundation Limited
- One Community Foundation Limited
- Bradford District Community Foundation
Local trusts and foundations
- Sir George Martin Trust, City of Leeds District, City of Bradford District, Across West Yorkshire
- Nova Wakefield, Wakefield
- Sheffield City Trust, Sheffield City
- Yorkshire Cancer Research, Doncaster, Rotherham, Sheffield City
- Bradford Culture Company Limited, Bradford City
- Leeds Diocesan Board of Finance, Bradford City, Leeds City, City Of Wakefield
- Lhasa Limited, Leeds City
- Shaukat Khanum Memorial Trust, Bradford City
- Sheffield Diocesan Board of Finance, Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham
- Lincs Inspire Limited, North Lincolnshire, North East Lincolnshire
- Leeds Culture Trust, Leeds City
- Bradford Trident Limited, Bradford City
Largest funders active in Yorkshire and the Humber
Ranked by the number of published 360Giving grants to places in Yorkshire and the Humber, then by total published grants.
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1,524 published grants in Yorkshire and the Humber · Most grants £9,900 to £13,000 · Education and training, Sport and recreation
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2.Community Foundation for Calderdale
1,348 published grants in Yorkshire and the Humber · Most grants £3,000 to £4,400 · General charitable purposes
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3.St. Martin-in-the-Fields Charity
1,293 published grants in Yorkshire and the Humber · Most grants £350 to £500 · Poverty relief
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4.Community Foundation for Leeds
1,286 published grants in Yorkshire and the Humber · Most grants £3,000 to £13,000 · General charitable purposes
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773 published grants in Yorkshire and the Humber · Most grants £11,000 to £30,000 · General charitable purposes
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6.Two Ridings Community Foundation
727 published grants in Yorkshire and the Humber · Most grants £2,000 to £2,400 · Community and economic development, Education and training, Poverty relief
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495 published grants in Yorkshire and the Humber · Most grants £2,400 to £3,000 · General charitable purposes
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371 published grants in Yorkshire and the Humber · Most grants £2,600 to £8,300 · Community and economic development, Disability, Education and training
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9.The National Lottery Heritage Fund
332 published grants in Yorkshire and the Humber · Most grants £67,000 to £140,000 · Arts, culture and heritage
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258 published grants in Yorkshire and the Humber · Most grants £8,600 to £42,000 · Community and economic development, Disability, Health
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219 published grants in Yorkshire and the Humber · Most grants £5,000 to £7,500 · Arts, culture and heritage, Education and training
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141 published grants in Yorkshire and the Humber · Most grants £5,500 to £9,200 · Community and economic development, Environment and conservation, Health
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13.Point North Community Foundation
134 published grants in Yorkshire and the Humber · Most grants £3,500 to £4,500 · General charitable purposes
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14.The Clothworkers' Foundation
115 published grants in Yorkshire and the Humber · Most grants £7,000 to £12,000 · General charitable purposes
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92 published grants in Yorkshire and the Humber · Most grants £3,000 to £27,000 · Community and economic development, Health
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16.The National Foundation for Youth Music
77 published grants in Yorkshire and the Humber · Most grants £25,000 to £62,000 · Arts, culture and heritage, Education and training, Sport and recreation
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69 published grants in Yorkshire and the Humber · Most grants £5,600 to £6,000 · General charitable purposes
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67 published grants in Yorkshire and the Humber · Most grants £8,000 to £10,000 · Community and economic development, Education and training, Poverty relief
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19.The National Churches Trust
59 published grants in Yorkshire and the Humber · Most grants £4,400 to £6,600 · Arts, culture and heritage, Environment and conservation
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20.The Virgin Money Foundation
58 published grants in Yorkshire and the Humber · Most grants around £2,000 · General charitable purposes
Funders by cause in Yorkshire and the Humber
Religious activities
- Benefact Trust Limited
- Cheshire Community Foundation Limited
- The Archbishops' Council
- Esmee Fairbairn Foundation
- The Pears Family Charitable Foundation
Education and training
- Sport England
- Two Ridings Community Foundation
- Benefact Trust Limited
- The Foyle Foundation
- The National Foundation for Youth Music
Poverty relief
- St. Martin-in-the-Fields Charity
- Two Ridings Community Foundation
- The Henry Smith Charity
- Power to Change Trust
- Cheshire Community Foundation Limited
Health
- The Henry Smith Charity
- Nova Wakefield
- Sheffield City Council
- Cheshire Community Foundation Limited
- The Forte Charitable Foundation
Open rounds in Yorkshire and the Humber
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Community Fund
York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority · Closes 5 November 2026
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Garfield Weston Foundation Major Grants
Garfield Weston Foundation · Deadline not stated
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Garfield Weston Foundation Regular Grants
Garfield Weston Foundation · Rolling deadline
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Grow Back Greener
Woodland Trust (with Northern Forest partners) · Deadline not stated
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Reeds Grassroots Fund
Community Foundation · Rolling deadline
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The 1989 Willan Charitable Trust
Community Foundation Serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland · Rolling deadline
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Trees for Climate
England’s Community Forests (Northern Forest partners) · Deadline not stated
Questions about funding in Yorkshire and the Humber
- How many grant-making funders are there in Yorkshire and the Humber?
- Our funder directory lists 639 local funders and community foundations in Yorkshire and the Humber: funders based there, or whose register area of operation is only in Yorkshire and the Humber. 5 of them publish grant data through 360Giving. A further 61 national funders have published grants to organisations in Yorkshire and the Humber.
- What is the community foundation for Yorkshire and the Humber?
- The main community foundations based in Yorkshire and the Humber are Community Foundation for Calderdale, Community Foundation for Leeds, Two Ridings Community Foundation, plus 3 more listed on this page. Each covers specific counties or cities, so check which one covers your area.
- How big are typical grants in Yorkshire and the Humber?
- Of the 66 funders active in Yorkshire and the Humber with a typical grant size band from their published 360Giving grants, 48% are in the band "typically under £10,000". Check each funder's page for its published grant range.
- Are there open grant rounds in Yorkshire and the Humber right now?
- We currently track 7 open rounds that name Yorkshire and the Humber or come from funders based there, such as Community Fund and Garfield Weston Foundation Major Grants.
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