DWF Foundation
Funding priority
The DWF Foundation supports registered charities with an impact in one or more of the following areas:
- Homelessness
- Health & Wellbeing
- Employability
- Education
The Foundation gives grants to initiatives that develop and improve local communities by:
- Tackling a specific community issue;
- Helping voluntary and community groups become more effective and efficient;
- Encouraging the involvement in the community of those too often excluded; and
- Enabling young people to develop skills for the benefit of the community.
Deadlines
Apply anytime, but Grants Committee meets 3 times a year - check application guidelines for dates
Type of funder
Company
Who can apply
Registered charities only. They support the communities around their office locations.
In the UK, these are:
Belfast
Birmingham
Bristol
Edinburgh
Glasgow
Leeds
Liverpool
London
Manchester
Newcastle
They also have offices outside the UK.
Restrictions
The DWF Foundation will only fund charitable causes. They are not able to fund the following areas of work:
Academic research
Activities for which a statutory body is responsible
Activity taking place in school time that is a statutory responsibility
Animal welfare
Evaluation which is not related to the funded work
Every day running costs and core salaries
General fundraising appeals
Individuals
Loans or business finance
Other grant making bodies
Professional fundraisers or bid writers
Professional qualifications
Recurrent funding
Redundancy payments
Religious and political causes
Sponsorship/marketing appeals/fundraising costs
Startup costs for new organisations
The advancement of religion
Universities/HE facilities
Vehicles and minibuses
Work that has already taken place
Funding Type
- One-off
- Project
Grant details
The Foundation does not have a minimum grant size but the majority of grants will fall under £5,000.
The DWF Foundation will not fund multi-year grants.
Size of grant
- Small (£1 - £10,000)
Application details
Complete online application form available on their website.
You'll need to include details of a referee. It helps if this is an employee at DWF law firm, but it's not essential.
If successful, you'll receive a response within one month of the Grant Committee meeting. If you're not successful, you probably won't hear back - allow four months from the date of application.
Contact Details
Address
Various around the UK
Various
United Kingdom