Esmee Fairbairn Foundation

The Foundation is one of the largest independent grant-makers in the UK. Their new strategy focuses on three aims: Improving Our Natural World; Tackling injustice to deliver A Fairer Future; and Nurturing Creative, Confident Communities.

Material Focus Electricals Recycling Fund

The Electricals Recycling Fund aims to grow existing methods or test new creative and practical ones for recycling household electricals.

Greggs Foundation - Breakfast Clubs

The Greggs Breakfast Club Programme helps primary school children get a nutritious start to their school day. Every school is provided with fresh bread from their nearest Greggs shop, and a grant to support start-up and ongoing costs.

UnLtd Awards

The programme provides specialist support for social entrepreneurs to help them grow as social leaders. You can apply if you have an early stage idea, or an established social venture.

Next deadline: 30 Jun 2024

Firstport - Launch Me

LaunchMe is Scotland’s social enterprise accelerator. It prepares ambitious social enterprises and community organisations for growth so they can achieve social impact at scale.

FareShare

FareShare saves good food destined for waste and sends it to charities and community groups who transform it into nutritious meals for vulnerable people.

Sainsbury's Local Charity Scheme

Every year Sainsbury works together with their customers and colleagues to support a local cause at the heart of the local community. Each store will nominate a long list of local charities that benefit their community.

Sainsbury’s Local Food Donation Programme

Sainsbury’s will donate food free of charge which may include fresh food (within their use by date), that is fit for human consumption to charity. You must help local people in need and be in a position to use donated food to support your beneficiaries.

Vegware - Community Fund

Offers small grants to non-profit sustainability projects. The fund is intended to contribute to core running costs and act as a basis from which to either focus on their chosen task, or apply for project grants.

Transport Scotland - Network Support Grant

A discretionary grant that subsidises commercial and community bus routes. It aims to keep fares at affordable levels and networks more extensive than would otherwise be the case.