Founded by Home Instead, the UK’s leading provider of home care, Home Instead Charities’ mission is to end loneliness for ageing adults. The organisation exists to bring happiness and joy into the lives of Britain’s ageing population so that ageing adults are thriving, not just surviving.
To this end, they offer funding to support local community events that enhance and enrich the lives of people over the age of 55 to combat loneliness and sometimes isolation ensuring they stay fit, active, healthy and connected and contributing to their local communities.
There are two levels of funding:
The funder will only fully fund a grant request where the applicant holds no more than three months operating costs in reserve. For organisations that have more than this, up to 50% of the project costs will be funded.
The grants can be used for:
There are four application windows per year (January, April, July and October). Applications received outside of these window will not be processed.
Applications for this window will be accepted from 1 October until 31 October and will be processed and awarded in November 2025.
Young people aged 13+ can apply for funding to spend on creative, arts, cultural, heritage or movement opportunities that will benefit other young people in the South East, City Centre or the Five Towns.
Grants for registered charities, CICs and community benefit societies focused on arts, preventing/reducing the impact of poverty, supporting marginalised groups or supporting specific mental health issues.
The Comic Relief Community Fund is offering grants of up to £5,000 for grassroots, community-led organisations in England that support people living in, or at risk of, poverty or hardship.