Free grant snapshot · last 12 months
Human rights and equality grants in North West
Grants made 23 Oct 2025 to 23 Oct 2026 by UK trusts and foundations that publish through 360Giving to charities registered for human rights and equality with a registered address in North West.
Top funders
Trusts and foundations that gave the most to human rights and equality charities in North West in the last 12 months. Names link to their free funder profile where we have one.
| Funder | Grants | Total | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| A B Charitable Trust | 11 | £290k | £25k |
| Forever Manchester | 15 | £216k | £2,000 |
| Benefact Trust | 4 | £60k | £13k |
| Garfield Weston Foundation | 2 | £45k | £23k |
| Youth Music | 1 | £33k | £33k |
| Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside | 3 | £27k | £4,000 |
| London Marathon Foundation | 1 | £20k | £20k |
| Charles Hayward Foundation | 1 | £20k | £20k |
| Westminster Foundation | 1 | £3,750 | £3,750 |
| The Clothworkers Foundation | 1 | £3,600 | £3,600 |
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 | 9 | 2013 to 2026 | 23 Jul 2026 |
| Together Energy Fund | Forever Manchester | 5 | 2023, 2024, 2025 | 10 Dec 2025 |
| Building Grants | Benefact Trust | 3 | 2023 to 2026 | 23 Apr 2026 |
| Access to Justice | A B Charitable Trust | 2 | 2017 to 2026 | 6 Aug 2026 |
| Welfare | Garfield Weston Foundation | 2 | 2017 to 2026 | 20 Apr 2026 |
| Strategic Partnerships | London Marathon Foundation | 1 | 2014 to 2026 | 24 Jun 2026 |
| Zuto Make A Difference Fund | Forever Manchester | 1 | 2021 to 2026 | 20 May 2026 |
| Community Impact Grants | Benefact Trust | 1 | 2023 to 2026 | 17 Mar 2026 |
| Forever Manchester Awards | Forever Manchester | 1 | 2020 to 2026 | 4 Feb 2026 |
| Other Grants | Westminster Foundation | 1 | 2018 to 2026 | 31 Jan 2026 |
Open government schemes charities can apply for
12 open schemes on Find a Grant covering North West in related sectors (live Grant Radar list). The 5 closing soonest:
| Scheme | Funder | Grant size | Closes |
|---|---|---|---|
| DCMS Place-Based Philanthropy Community of Practice | Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport | £996k to £997k | 9 Nov 2026 |
| 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 |
| Condition Improvement Fund (CIF) | Department for Education | £20k to £4m | 15 Dec 2026 |
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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, Benefact Trust, Charles Hayward Foundation, Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside, Forever Manchester, Garfield Weston Foundation, London Marathon Foundation, Paul Hamlyn Foundation, The Clothworkers Foundation, Westminster Foundation, Youth Music: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0). 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.