FUNDING: Postcode Society Trust – open 24 Feb to 3 Mar

Small and larger funding awards are available for smaller charities and good causes in the south of England under a range of seven themes.

There are three funding rounds in 2025, with short one-week application windows.

The seven themes are:

  • enabling participation in physical activity
  • enabling participation in the arts
  • improving biodiversity and responding to the climate emergency
  • improving green spaces and increasing access to the outdoors
  • preventing or reducing the impact of poverty
  • providing support to improve mental health
  • supporting marginalised groups and tackling inequality.

Dependent on the type of organisation, application can be made for £500-£2,500 or £500-£25,000.

The amount requested in any application should not exceed one-third of your organisation’s total income on the annual accounts submitted with your application.

Organisations should have an income of £1m or less in the most recent financial year.

To support decision their making, priority will be given to charities and good causes which meet some or all of the following criteria:

  • organisations with an annual income of £250,000 and below
  • funding for communities that rank as being within the top 15% on the English Indices of Deprivation
  • funding for groups that are set up to support people from the minority/marginalised groups of LGBT+ people, communities experiencing racial inequity, and disabled people.

The funding rounds for 2025 are currently stated as:

  • Round 1: 9am on Monday 24 February 9am to 12 noon on Monday 3 March 2025
  • Round 2: 9am on Monday 26 May to 12 noon on Monday 2 June 2025
  • Round 3: To be confirmed.

For full information and guidance, visit the Postcode Society Trust Apply for a Grant webpage.