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Community development grants in Wales
Grants made 23 Oct 2025 to 23 Oct 2026 by UK trusts and foundations that publish through 360Giving to charities registered for community development with a registered address in Wales.
Top funders
Trusts and foundations that gave the most to community development charities in Wales in the last 12 months. Names link to their free funder profile where we have one.
| Funder | Grants | Total | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Esmée Fairbairn Foundation | 1 | £300k | £300k |
| Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust | 1 | £182k | £182k |
| Steve Morgan Foundation | 1 | £150k | £150k |
| Rank Foundation | 3 | £93k | £31k |
| Freemasons’ Charity | 1 | £60k | £60k |
| Wolfson Foundation | 1 | £44k | £44k |
| A B Charitable Trust | 2 | £43k | £21k |
| Garfield Weston Foundation | 2 | £40k | £20k |
| Architectural Heritage Fund | 1 | £10k | £10k |
| Allen Lane Foundation | 1 | £5,000 | £5,000 |
Open and recurring programmes
Funder programmes behind these grants that have made grants in at least two years, so are likely to run again. Check each funder's website for current deadlines.
| Programme | Funder | Grants (12 months) | Years with grants | Latest grant |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Migrants and Refugees | A B Charitable Trust | 2 | 2013 to 2026 | 24 Aug 2026 |
| Community | Garfield Weston Foundation | 2 | 2017 to 2026 | 13 May 2026 |
| Regional Grants 25-26 | Steve Morgan Foundation | 1 | 2025, 2026 | 29 Jun 2026 |
| Health and Disability | Wolfson Foundation | 1 | 2018 to 2026 | 10 Jun 2026 |
| Wales (Main) | Architectural Heritage Fund | 1 | 2025, 2026 | 27 Apr 2026 |
| Main Grant | Esmée Fairbairn Foundation | 1 | 2019 to 2026 | 4 Feb 2026 |
| Small Grants | The Leathersellers' Foundation | 1 | 2019 to 2026 | 29 Jan 2026 |
| Migration - Migration Fund | Paul Hamlyn Foundation | 1 | 2024, 2025 | 16 Dec 2025 |
| Sustainable Future | Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust | 1 | 2017 to 2025 | 6 Dec 2025 |
| Young People | Allen Lane Foundation | 1 | 2022 to 2025 | 7 Nov 2025 |
Open government schemes charities can apply for
5 open schemes on Find a Grant covering Wales in related sectors (live Grant Radar list). The 5 closing soonest:
| Scheme | Funder | Grant size | Closes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economic research on the returns to R&D investment (Grant) | UK Research and Innovation, Economic and Social Research Council | £1 to £308k | 19 Nov 2026 |
| Sustainable Medicines Manufacturing Innovation: CR&D Round 2 | Innovate UK | £500k to £1m | 2 Dec 2026 |
| Gambling harms research grants (Grant) | UK Research and Innovation, Arts and Humanities Research Council, Medical Research Council, Economic and Social Research Council, Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council | £1 to £2m | 8 Dec 2026 |
| Youth Jobs Grant | Department for Work and Pensions | £3,000 to £25m | 1 Nov 2028 |
| Community Hub Bursaries | The National Archives | £10 to £1,000 | Rolling |
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Source: grants data published by each funder through 360Giving (GrantNav), grants awarded 23 Oct 2025 to 23 Oct 2026 to registered charities, companies and other organisations (grants to individuals are left out). Cause and region come from the recipient charity's entry on the Charity Commission register (its registered charitable purposes and the postcode area of its registered address), so cause and region snapshots cover recipients registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Open government schemes are from Find a Grant (UK Government) via Grant Radar. "Recurring" programmes have grants in at least two calendar years. Figures are our own summary.
Licences: each funder publishes its data under its own open licence; we use only data licensed CC BY 4.0, CC0 or the Open Government Licence. Data from A B Charitable Trust, Allen Lane Foundation, Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, Freemasons’ Charity, Garfield Weston Foundation, Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust, Paul Hamlyn Foundation, Rank Foundation, Steve Morgan Foundation, The Greggs Foundation, The Leathersellers' Foundation, Wolfson Foundation: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0). Data from Architectural Heritage Fund: Creative Commons Zero (CC0 1.0). Contains public sector information from the Charity Commission for England and Wales, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Find a Grant: Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last updated: 23 October 2026. Information only, not funding advice; check each funder's own guidance before applying. Brightbench is not connected to these funders.