The National Garden Scheme offers grants to help community groups, registered charities and Community Interest Companies create or develop community gardens and similar shared green spaces in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands. The programme is supported by the Julia Rausing Trust and aims to fund sustainable projects that benefit local people.
The International Tree Foundation offers funding and practical support for community-led tree planting projects across the UK and Ireland, helping local organisations create greener places, strengthen community involvement and deliver lasting benefits for people and wildlife.
West Brom Building Society’s Mercian Community Trust offers grants to local charities and community groups supporting people and communities around its branch network and elsewhere in the West Midlands. The funding supports local causes addressing issues such as ill health, social wellbeing, disability, vulnerable children, bereavement and domestic violence.
The Birmingham and Black Country Communities Fund offers grants for local projects that improve health and wellbeing, tackle disadvantage, respond to local needs, strengthen community cohesion or help create sustainable and supportive communities.
The Aviva Foundation’s Financial Futures Fund offers substantial grants for organisations developing long-term solutions that improve financial resilience across the UK, particularly for people and communities affected by inequality, discrimination, financial hardship or exclusion.