WILLIAM GRANT FOUNDATION

Grant criteria

The William Grant Foundation is committed to a future where everyone in Scotland has the opportunity to thrive, a belief that is deeply rooted in the core values shared by the family and the company. William Grant & Sons has always taken a long-term view to support its people, its communities and its business. Building on a long tradition of supporting community groups and charities, the company now sets aside 1% of pre-tax profits each year for use by the William Grant Foundation.

Grant details

This commitment is deeply rooted in the core values shared by the William Grant family and the company. The Foundation aims to: • Ensure greater opportunities for those who are disadvantaged • Strengthen the local communities in which the company operates • Improve Scotland’s natural and built environment • Sustain the unique culture and heritage of Scotland



Charity Commission for England and Wales
Analysis of Grants Made
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  • In this period 453 donations have been made totalling £18,191,488 to 217 organisations
  • This grant maker is prepared to support unregistered organisations

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  • Average annual spending of registered grantees: £4,427,520
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Individual Grants Made
When Amount/
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Recipient To be used for
27/06/2024 £20,000
£2,028,417
OVER THE WALL A contribution over 1 year to the costs of Over the Wall’s work in Scotland, running free residential camps for children affected by serious illness and disability. Keywords: Long-term conditions; siblings; families.
05/06/2024 £20,000
WILD TROUT TRUST Funding over 2-years to boost the Wild Trout Trust's capacity to support Scottish organisations and stakeholders working to improve river habitats and ecosystems. Key words: Freshwater, conservation
05/06/2024 £45,000
REGEN Support for a 1-year programme of work on developing evidence and leadership to support a just transition to net zero energy in Scotland.
05/06/2024 £3,000
£21,268
COIGACH HERITAGE A general contribution to an appeal to raise funds to create a monument on the hillside above Acheninver commemorating when the people of Coigach, led by its women, successfully resisted five attempts to evict them from the land.
29/05/2024 £27,471
SCULPTURE PLACEMENT GROUP Unrestricted funding over one year for this arts and research organisation, supporting their work to prolong the life-span of sculptures, make arts practice more sustainable, bring sculpture to wider audiences and to offer economic and practical solutions for artists.
29/05/2024 £30,000
PUSH THE BOAT OUT Unrestricted funding over 2 years towards the 2024 and 2025 editions of Push the Boat Out, a festival of new poetry and spoken word that takes place annually in Edinburgh.
29/05/2024 £20,000
£148,138
FIFE CONTEMPORARY Unrestricted funding over 1 year but made in response to a request for support with three projects: 'Hags!' an exhibition celebrating the work of older women craftspeople in Scotland; a collaboration with Fife Afro Caribbean Network; towards creating a showcase for 10 new graduates from Scottish art schools.
29/05/2024 £20,000
£4,051,453
GLASGOW FILM THEATRE Unrestricted funding over 2 years made in response to a request for support with the New Talent Mentorship Scheme, which supports emerging filmmakers from under-represented backgrounds, including (but not limited to) those from minority ethnic groups, LGBTQIA+, low or no income backgrounds, and people with disabilities.
29/05/2024 £60,000
£1,771,583
FèISEAN NAN GàIDHEAL Unrestricted funds over two years to support Fèisean nan Gàidheal's work to support Gaelic arts youth tuition festivals around Scotland, including their Fèis Grants Scheme, which re-grants funds on to local Fèisean. Keywords: traditional music; community arts; festivals
29/05/2024 £40,000
THE SCOTTISH ARTS TRUST Core funding over two years to help this small Scottish arts charity during a period of transitional change and development, in particular enabling them to have more paid staff capacity and to fund a second phase of strategic consultancy.
29/05/2024 £30,000
£7,260,209
NATIONAL THEATRE OF SCOTLAND To be used flexibly towards the cost of the Creative Engagement strategy over 2 years, including delivery of schools outreach and resources, participatory theatre projects, and career development initiatives.
29/05/2024 £30,000
£1,725,185
OUT OF THE BLUE ARTS & EDUCATION TRUST To contribute to the cost of a 12-month programme of workshops and outreach activity to engage young people – from school age to students and early career artists – to learn about and use RISO printing for creative projects. This involves a tiered programme of activity from one-off opportunities through to residencies and creative business workshops for college leavers. Keywords: Graphic design, visual art
29/05/2024 £74,430
£365,319
SCOTTISH SCULPTURE WORKSHOP Unrestricted funding over 2 years made in response to a request for support for residencies at the Scottish Sculpture Workshops for 10 artists who are caregivers and/or disabled, from a wide range of artistic disciplines.
29/05/2024 £30,000
£93,369
TIM STEAD TRUST Unrestricted funding over one year, made in response to request for support with replacing the original Thyme Roof artwork created by the late sculptor and furniture maker Tim Stead at his former house, the Steading, in the Scottish Borders. This project will coincide with the 25th anniversary of Stead's death and will also involve an accompanying public engagement programme. Key words: wood; archive; green roof; craft.
28/05/2024 £112,750
HOME-START GLASGOW NORTH AND NORTH LANARKSHIRE Contribution to the costs of the charity's Lanarkshire Home-Start service for 2 years.
23/05/2024 £3,300
ENVIRONMENTAL RIGHTS CENTRE FOR SCOTLAND Supporting the costs of a workshop (held in partnership with CEMVO/Ethnic Minority Environmental Network, Nourish and The Poverty Alliance) to identify the experiences and needs of BAME communities relating to access to a healthy environment.
21/05/2024 £105,000
£928,356
WHALE, THE ARTS AGENCY A three-year grant to help sustain this building-based community arts organisation, contributing to both core costs and the ongoing development of a range of activities designed to promote health and wellbeing among adults, including those with long-term conditions.
21/05/2024 £100,000
£1,473,823
PLAY WORKS Unrestricted funding to support the core costs of this family support charity over two years. Keywords: play, outdoor learning.
21/05/2024 £30,000
£378,559
PARENT-INFANT FOUNDATION A contribution towards the Parent Infant Foundation's work in Scotland for one year, including supporting local parent-infant mental health teams in health boards; policy work; and exploring long-term solutions to the sustainability of infant mental health services in Scotland. Keywords: perinatal; NHS; local authorities; Scottish Government; families; babies; early intervention; prevention.
16/05/2024 £21,037
ACTION FOR CHILDREN Contribution to the costs of the Moray Sonas Wellbeing Service in 2024/2025. The Service supports the emotional wellbeing and resilience of children and young people aged 5-26. Keywords: youth mental health.
16/05/2024 £40,000
£271,975
SURF - SCOTLAND'S REGENERATION FORUM Contribution to the costs of the (place-based) Alliance for Action regeneration programme in Girvan for 2 years.
16/05/2024 £56,562
ENABLE SCOTLAND (LEADING THE WAY) To support the costs of maintaining the Stepping Up programme in 5 schools in North Lanarkshire in the 2024/25 school year.
16/05/2024 £75,338
£2,605,918
ONE PARENT FAMILIES SCOTLAND Contribution to the costs of the Connecting Young Parents Progression Pathway programme in North Lanarkshire for two years.
15/05/2024 £80,000
£1,015,503
HOMELESS NETWORK SCOTLAND To contribute to an action learning partnership between Homeless Network Scotland and four local delivery partners in Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh and Fife for 2 years. The partnership is seeking to understand how to deliver a ‘No Wrong Door’ i.e. more holistic and joined up approach to supporting people experiencing severe and multiple disadvantage, and to feed this learning into decision makers, to influence systems and policy. Keywords: system change
15/05/2024 £15,000
£24,887,000
FOUNDATION SCOTLAND To support the selection and commissioning of a learning partner for one year during ‘year 0’ of this new innovative fund which will provide long-term unrestricted funding to organisations working to tackle poverty and climate change in Edinburgh. The learning partner will work with stakeholders on development of a monitoring, evaluation and learning framework that will promote effectiveness and maximise learning during the main 10-year life of the Fund.
03/05/2024 £3,000
ENVIRONMENTAL FUNDERS NETWORK Annual contribution
22/04/2024 £50,000
£490,023
SCOTTISH ENVIRONMENT LINK 1-year grant to support the work of Scottish Environment LINK's Ocean Recovery strand of activity in the 2024/25 financial year. Keywords: marine
22/04/2024 £16,500
SEA-CHANGERS Funding for re-granting through the Marine Innovation Fund grants scheme which will support innovative solutions to marine conservation problems. The Foundation's grant will specifically support innovation activity in Scotland.
02/04/2024 £3,250
JOANNE YEADON TEXTILE DESIGN STUDIO Training costs and loom hire to develop Bernat Klein inspired hand-woven swatches into larger quantities of commercially viable fabric. The ultimate aim is to use the fabric for the development of products such as cushions, glasses cases, purses and eye masks which, if selected, would be sold on the Bernat Klein Foundation's online shop.
26/03/2024 £40,000
£39,788
APROXIMA SCIO To support this arts charity over two years during which they will deliver their Glasgow Requiem programme - a creative exploration of the heritage of the area surrounding Glasgow Cathedral.
08/03/2024 £11,000
GLENDOUNE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION Unrestricted funding to support this local community association to sustain its activity in 2024/25.
29/02/2024 £50,000
£2,229,552
ROYAL CONSERVATOIRE OF SCOTLAND TRUST Continued support over one year for 1) the research and purchase of digital technologies, enabling digital skills development and 2) to creatively engage with care experienced and estranged young people, including students, artists and school age young people, supporting them in their creative and personal development.
29/02/2024 £35,000
GLASGOW INTERNATIONAL PIPING FESTIVAL Towards the cost of staging the annual Piping Live! festival in Glasgow, celebrating bagpipe music from around the world, including a programme of linked masterclasses by visiting musicians. Keywords: traditional music
29/02/2024 £32,000
£2,685,200
THE NATIONAL PIPING CENTRE Towards the cost of staging the Glenfiddich Piping Championship competition for solo pipers (bagpipes) held at Blair Castle, Perthshire, in October 2024. Other keywords: traditional music
29/02/2024 £12,000
£218,613
DUMFRIES & GALLOWAY ARTS FESTIVAL To contribute to the costs of administering and programming the annual Dumfries and Galloway Arts Festival during 2024. Keywords: festivals; arts and culture; rural communities.
29/02/2024 £25,000
£5,819,264
SCOTTISH BOOK TRUST A contribution towards Scottish Book Trust’s New Writers Awards, over one year. Support for awardees - all unpublished writers - includes a bursary, training, mentoring and a retreat. Keywords: literature; poetry; fiction; non-fiction; Scots.
29/02/2024 £40,000
£409,661
GUILD OF PLAYERS An unrestricted contribution to the community-owned and operated Theatre Royal Dumfries over 2 years. The theatre provides performances, training and volunteering opportunities, participatory workshops and an archive.
29/02/2024 £22,650
£202,727
HERITAGE CRAFTS Support over 1 year for a range of work to support heritage craftspeople in Scotland: three training bursaries for people experiencing financial hardship; three Endangered Crafts Fund grants; and a Scottish Maker of the Year Award.
29/02/2024 £40,000
£35,118,883
THE KING'S FOUNDATION Towards an education and training programme based at Dumfries House teaching young people and adults skills required to sustain a thriving textile industry, over two years. As well as introducing key skills, the programme aims to inspire more people to pursue careers in the textile industry.
28/02/2024 £4,400
COMPETING PIPERS ASSOCIATION To support (through re-granting) the costs of B and C grade solo piping competitions around Scotland and also the third annual Bronze Medal competition to be held in Glasgow in August 2024, which is organised by the Competing Pipers Association directly. Keywords: Bagpipe music; traditional music
22/02/2024 £50,000
CHANGING FACES Support over 1 year towards Changing Faces’ work programme in Scotland, supporting_x000D_ people with a visible difference. This includes the Skin Camouflage Service and the Wellbeing Service.
22/02/2024 £20,000
£44,804,000
THE CORRA FOUNDATION A contribution over 1 year to the Making it Happen Fund, a pot of money available to families and communities as part of the What Matters to You programme. Through small grants for individuals or parent/young people led collaborations, families and communities will have the resources they need to realise their ideas for how they want their lives and communities to improve.
21/02/2024 £25,000
£15,694,277
SCOTTISH COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS A contribution, alongside other funders, to a year-long programme of awareness-raising, support. and insight gathering regarding Scottish third sector organisations' contribution to net zero and other forms of climate action, including their role in climate adaptation. Keywords: capacity building
20/02/2024 £5,000
THIRD SECTOR LAB Towards the cost of a series of free online workshops for third sector organisations on digital tools and ways of working, running throughout 2024/25. Key words: capacity building; coronavirus recovery
19/02/2024 £30,750
£12,473
COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION OF LOCHS AND SOUNDS Unrestricted funding for this local marine conservation charity over 2-years. Keywords: Marine, restoration, conservation
19/02/2024 £73,800
£233,080
BANNOCKBURN HOUSE TRUST Supporting the costs of the Operations Manager post for 2 years. Keywords: Heritage, assets, capital, community asset, community ownership
09/02/2024 £40,000
£1,296,202
COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS ENABLING YOU LTD Contribution to the general operating costs of this youth support charity. Key words: Youth; young people; families; children; Lanarkshire
08/02/2024 £5,000
£368,236
HERITAGE TRUST NETWORK Contribution to the costs of the Heritage Trust Network Annual Conference to be held in Dunfermline in 2024
25/01/2024 £3,000
£1,473,823
PLAY WORKS Unrestricted funding but made in response to a request for support with Play Works' Annual Conference in 2024. This is a one-day professional development opportunity for early years workers, play workers, family support workers and similar from any organisation, hosted by Play Works.
15/01/2024 £15,000
£660,125
OBAN COMMUNITIES TRUST Unrestricted contribution to the charity's core costs, made in response to the need for short term funding to support the running costs of the Rockfield Centre, Oban.
09/01/2024 £40,000
£478,992
KNOCKANDO WOOLMILL TRUST To part-fund a two-year apprenticeship in traditional weaving skills for two local people at the Woolmill. Keywords: craft; textiles; heritage; cloth.
08/01/2024 £50,000
ATLANTIC SALMON TRUST Contribution to the costs of a pilot river restoration initiative on the River Deveron. Keywords: biodiversity; fish; freshwater; nature; restoration
08/01/2024 £10,000
£307,865
HANDS UP FOR TRAD Unrestricted funding over 1 year awarded in response to a request for support with the Edinburgh Youth Gaitherin' - a traditional Scottish music and culture course for young people aged 13-18, run in partnership with Tradfest, in spring 2024. The majority of participants are expected to be young carers and/or have little or no previous musical experience.
04/01/2024 £30,300
£9,822,275
CHANGEWORKS RESOURCES FOR LIFE Support for the costs of further testing, development and integration of a new energy information and advice service for housing association tenants.
21/12/2023 £78,884
£2,442,643
DEVELOPMENT TRUSTS ASSOCIATION SCOTLAND To contribute to the costs over two years of a Facilities Management support service to help communities who own buildings, to successfully look after and manage them post-acquisition and redevelopment.
20/12/2023 £82,000
£37,308,000
ABERLOUR CHILD CARE TRUST Contribution to the Aberlour Youthpoint Moray service in 2024 and 2025. Key words: youth work
07/12/2023 £7,800
£109,947
ISLE OF KERRERA DEVELOPMENT TRUST Grant to support general operating costs, made in response to a need for revenue funding for account audit fees.
07/12/2023 £100,000
£24,543,000
MAGGIE KESWICK JENCKS CANCER CARING CENTRES TRUST To contribute to the funds required to make Maggie’s practical, emotional and social support available for people with cancer and their loved ones from Maggie’s network of 8 centres in Scotland, over one year.
07/12/2023 £120,000
£1,648,216
GOVERNORS OF DEAN ORPHANAGE & CAUVINS TRUST Unrestricted support for care experienced young people, but made in response to a proposal to help fund their work with young families. Keywords: holistic; trauma; early years; babies; infants; prevention; early intervention.
04/12/2023 £75,000
£311,417
NATIONAL MUSEUMS SCOTLAND CHARITABLE TRUST To fund the involvement of 15 craftspeople in a collaborative project which explores the shared Celtic craft heritage of Scotland and Northern Ireland, inspiring the creation of contemporary craft pieces, to be exhibited in both nations.
04/12/2023 £7,700
STRANGE FIELD To fund an exhibition, short film and community engagement events as part of a creative project looking at the legacy of the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in the community of Dalmarnock – an area that was transformed by the Games. Key words: Glasgow East End; regeneration; photography; artist in residence. Keywords: regeneration; community arts
04/12/2023 £33,500
£101,134
THE SOUNDHOUSE ORGANISATION Unrestricted funding. The grant was made in response to the charity's plans to deliver the Tradfest traditional music festival in Edinburgh in May 2024 and 2025.
01/12/2023 £60,000
£884,564
THE RIDGE Contribution to the costs of the redevelopment of Black Bull Close in Dunbar into a multi-purpose community facility offering support for a range of beneficiaries. Keywords: town centre, heritage, regeneration, capital project, community ownership
01/12/2023 £55,000
£37,308,000
ABERLOUR CHILD CARE TRUST Contribution to a fund providing crisis cash grants to families in need across Scotland. Keywords: cost of living
16/11/2023 £41,557
PLACE2BE To support the costs of a Community Mental Health Practitioner to work with young people disengaged from education in Girvan and Carrick Academy areas.
16/11/2023 £17,165
ACTION FOR CHILDREN Contribution to the costs of the Moray Sonas Wellbeing Service in 2024. The project supports young people aged 5-26 who are experiencing emotional health difficulties and need support to improve their wellbeing. Keywords: youth mental health
10/11/2023 £5,500
£140,578
2050 CLIMATE GROUP To support the costs of 2050 Climate Group taking forward local climate conversations with young people and youth organisations in Moray.
10/11/2023 £11,000
SEA-CHANGERS To support the costs of a Scottish Learning Fund to support small scale grassroots marine conservation groups to engage in learning, knowledge sharing and networking & skills development.
10/11/2023 £26,000
PROJECT SEAGRASS To support the work of Project Seagrass in Scotland in 2024. Made in response to their need for support for their Marine Survey Lead. Keywords: marine, conservation, environment
06/11/2023 £3,000
CARRICK ACADEMY Contribution to the additional costs of supporting pupils facing disadvantage and for supporting mental wellbeing and welfare of the school’s most vulnerable students in the school year 2023/24
02/11/2023 £49,273
£349,325
ALCHEMY FILM & ARTS Unrestricted funding over 2 years but made in response to a request for support for an Assistant Producer role. This role will assist with producing and_x000D_coordinating all aspects of Alchemy's flagship annual experimental film festival in Hawick, Scottish Borders.
01/11/2023 £3,000
GIRVAN ACADEMY Contribution to the additional costs of supporting pupils facing disadvantage and for supporting mental wellbeing and welfare of the school’s most vulnerable students in the school year 2023/24
01/11/2023 £10,000
CARDINAL NEWMAN HIGH SCHOOL Contribution to the additional costs of supporting pupils facing disadvantage and for supporting mental wellbeing and welfare of the school’s most vulnerable students in the school year 2023/24
01/11/2023 £10,000
BELLSHILL ACADEMY Contribution to the additional costs of supporting pupils facing disadvantage and for supporting mental wellbeing and welfare of the school’s most vulnerable students in the school year 2023/24
01/11/2023 £3,000
SPEYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL Contribution to the additional costs of supporting pupils facing disadvantage and for supporting mental wellbeing and welfare of the school’s most vulnerable students in the school year 2023/24
12/10/2023 £110,338
£30,403,428
FAUNA & FLORA 3-year support for FFI’ s work to empower and connect Scottish community-based conservation groups and organisations.
10/10/2023 £37,500
£3,861,463
NPC To support the costs of co-ordinating one or more strands in a collaborative UK-wide initiative to accelerate action by social charities in response to the climate and nature crises. Keywords: climate change; research; policy
10/10/2023 £150,000
£44,804,000
THE CORRA FOUNDATION A contribution to a pooled fund supporting human rights-related infrastructure and activity in Scotland, to be used over 3 years. Keywords: Funder collaboration
06/10/2023 £48,000
£9,822,275
CHANGEWORKS RESOURCES FOR LIFE Support for the CERG’s 2023/24 programme of work - focussed on informing the Scottish Government's response to the climate emergency and helping it achieve its target of net zero carbon emissions by 2045. Keywords: climate change; policy
06/10/2023 £30,750
ENVIRONMENTAL FUNDERS NETWORK 2-year grant to support the work of EFN to support, grow and develop environmental philanthropy, funding and fundraising in Scotland, 2023-2025.
30/09/2023 £44,000
£458,955
3D DRUMCHAPEL Unrestricted funding for this family support charity in Glasgow in 2023. Keywords: holistic family support; first 1,000 days; parenting support; perinatal; peer support.
30/09/2023 £33,000
£1,292,880
STEPPING STONES FOR FAMILIES Unrestricted funding for this family support charity in Glasgow and South Ayrshire in 2024. Keywords: holistic family support; first 1,000 days; parenting support; perinatal; peer support
21/09/2023 £71,750
LOCO HOME RETROFIT CIC General operating support for this specialist member-led home energy retrofit initiative for 2 years. Keywords: retrofit, home energy, carbon footprint, energy,
21/09/2023 £50,000
£1,671,783
LGBT YOUTH SCOTLAND Contribution to general operating costs in the 2023/24 financial year
21/09/2023 £50,000
ATLANTIC SALMON TRUST To support the costs of a pilot river restoration initiative on the River Deveron. Keywords: biodiversity, fish
15/09/2023 £73,085
£435,715
GIRVAN YOUTH TRUST Supporting the costs of the Project Search (Culzean) Job Coach and associated costs. Key words: employability, additional support needs, youth, young people.
13/09/2023 £5,500
THE SCOTTISH ARTS TRUST To fund a consultant to support the Scottish Arts Trust to guide them in determining the most appropriate strategy to enable it to continue its programmes in the long-term. Keywords: organisational development.
13/09/2023 £15,000
£519,195
THE SCOTTISH SCHOOLS PIPES AND DRUMS TRUST Towards the cost of organising and staging the Schools Pipe Bands Championships in Kilmarnock in March 2024. Keywords: bagpipes, youth music
13/09/2023 £45,000
£519,195
THE SCOTTISH SCHOOLS PIPES AND DRUMS TRUST Towards the cost of starting or sustaining schools piping and drumming tuition in communities across Scotland over 3 years. Keywords: youth music; bagpipes; pipe bands; traditional music
28/08/2023 £4,600
EAGLE PIPERS SOCIETY Towards the cost of staging the 2024 Captain John A. MacLellan MBE Memorial Dinner-Recital in Edinburgh. Keywords: bagpipes; traditional music
28/08/2023 £11,000
SCOTTISH PIPING SOCIETY OF LONDON Towards the costs of the annual London Competition in 2024; Keywords: bagpiping, traditional music
18/08/2023 £25,000
GIRVAN COMMUNITY SPORTS HUB To support general operating costs of this local Sports Development Charity for a further year – August 2023 to August 2024. Keywords: 'Community Sport'
17/08/2023 £5,000
AYR RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED A contribution towards the cost of planning and implementing upgrades to the access, pitches and clubhouse at the club's home ground, Millbrae, Ayr. Keywords: sport; youth; community assets
08/08/2023 £35,000
CARERS TRUST Funding towards the organisation's work in Scotland supporting unpaid carers, over one year.
08/08/2023 £90,000
£158,028
SCOTTISH MEN'S SHEDS ASSOCIATION Scottish Men’s Sheds Association is the umbrella organisation for Men’s Sheds in Scotland, providing Sheds with support, advice and a shared voice. This is an unrestricted grant to contribute to their costs. Key words: health; wellbeing; isolation; loneliness; infrastructure; long-term conditions; ageing; infrastructure
27/07/2023 £5,000
£101,134
THE SOUNDHOUSE ORGANISATION A general contribution to the work of this music promoter charity, made in response to the costs associated with staging a season of Scottish jazz and folk concerts at the Rose Theatre during the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
27/07/2023 £10,000
£4,051,453
GLASGOW FILM THEATRE Unrestricted funding but made in response to a request for support with the New Talent Mentorship Scheme, which supports emerging filmmakers from under-represented backgrounds, including (but not limited to) those from minority ethnic groups, LGBTQIA+, low or no income backgrounds, and people with disabilities.
24/07/2023 £15,000
YOUNG SEA CHANGERS SCOTLAND General operating support to assist this youth-led marine NGO to establish its activities.
27/06/2023 £110,337
ENVIRONMENTAL RIGHTS CENTRE FOR SCOTLAND Unrestricted funding for 3 years to support the work of this national environmental charity working to support communities and civil society on legal rights and remedies on environmental matters. Key words: Rights, Legal, Advocacy, Advice, ENGO
14/06/2023 £300,000
£893,344
THE DISTILLERS' CHARITY A contribution to the Youth Action Fund over two years. The Youth Action Fund aims to transform the life chances of people, aged between 16 and 25, in Scotland who are facing significant barriers to reach their potential, and empower them to create positive change in their lives and their communities. Funds are distributed to a portfolio of charities via the fund manager, Inspiring Scotland. Keywords: youth work; employability
07/06/2023 £33,000
£3,537,314
CENTRESTAGE COMMUNITIES LTD Unrestricted funding over one year for this community organisation in Kilmarnock, using music and the arts to help people build their social connections and improve their wellbeing.
05/06/2023 £25,650
£289,198
SCOTTISH SCULPTURE WORKSHOP Unrestricted funding but made in response to a request for support for three funded residencies for artists who have an experimental approach to working with clay, culminating in a symposium event called Clay Commons. Activities will take place at the Scottish Sculpture Workshop, in Lumsden, North East Scotland, in autumn 2023.
05/06/2023 £10,000
PUSH THE BOAT OUT Unrestricted funding towards the 3rd edition of Push the Boat Out, a festival of new poetry and spoken word that takes place annually in Edinburgh.
05/06/2023 £63,000
£362,867
INDEPEN-DANCE Unrestricted funding to support a range of activities of this inclusive dance company based in Glasgow for three years. Keywords: disability; disabled; arts.
05/06/2023 £30,000
£444,418
TOONSPEAK YOUNG PEOPLE'S THEATRE General operating support over two years for this young people's organisation in Glasgow, enabling 0-25 year olds to take part in a range of arts opportunities, with a focus on the performing arts. Keywords: theatre, creativity, North Glasgow, Barmulloch, Townhead.
02/06/2023 £52,183
ENABLE SCOTLAND (LEADING THE WAY) To support the costs of maintaining the Stepping Up programme in 5 schools in North Lanarkshire in the 2023/24 school year.
18/05/2023 £15,000
£865,106
INSTITUTE FOR VOLUNTARY ACTION RESEARCH To support the further development and implementation of the Open and Trusting Grant-making initiative, including a programme of research, facilitating a community of practice amongst funders, and enabling charities to hold funders to account for their commitments. Keywords: philanthropy, trust-based, funding practice, foundations
18/05/2023 £11,000
£42,634
QUARRIERS Contribution to the costs of supporting young carers in Moray for one year.
18/05/2023 £48,092
£14,561,000
CHILDREN 1ST Contribution to the costs of the South Ayrshire Family Wellbeing Hub for 1 year. Keywords: family support
18/05/2023 £98,695
£14,561,000
CHILDREN 1ST Contribution to the costs of the Moray Family Wellbeing Service over 2 years. Keywords: family support
12/05/2023 £3,000
£1,321,414
PLAY WORKS Unrestricted funding but made in response to a request from Cattanach to co-fund Play Work's conference for play and family support workers in September 2023.
28/04/2023 £18,150
£23,670
DUFFTOWN AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION To contribute to development costs for the renovation of the Dufftown Clock Tower, plus an additional unrestricted contribution. The project is co-funded by the Architectural Heritage Fund.
28/04/2023 £15,300
£259,778
BANNOCKBURN HOUSE TRUST Unrestricted funding to support this local charity to sustain services during the year ahead. The grant is unrestricted but was made in response to the organisation's need to strengthen its immediate fundraising capacity. Keywords: community ownership, community asset, heritage, historic building, volunteering.
27/04/2023 £15,000
HOME-START FALKIRK LTD Unrestricted funding for this local family support charity over one year. Keywords: early years; volunteer befriending; holistic family support.
27/04/2023 £120,000
£1,034,463
SAHELIYA STEERING GROUP Unrestricted funding over three years made in response to Saheliya's support for black, minority ethnic, asylum seeker, refugee and migrant women and children under 3 years focusing on promoting attachment and infant mental health. Key words: trauma; abuse; exploitation; trafficking; FGM; forced marriage; racism; discrimination.
02/04/2023 £11,000
£25,875
SCOTTISH PIPING SOCIETY OF LONDON Towards the costs of the annual London Competition in 2023; Keywords: bagpiping, traditional music
01/04/2023 £2,500
ENVIRONMENTAL FUNDERS NETWORK Annual contribution
24/03/2023 £15,000
£247,719
SURF - SCOTLAND'S REGENERATION FORUM Contribution to the costs of SURF's Girvan (place-based) Alliance for Action regeneration programme.
23/03/2023 £5,000
OSTRERO Unrestricted funding but made in response to a request for support with the Making Circles project, a Circular Design programme for schools. In particular, to support the first year of a 3-year trial of an expanded programme that aims to help schools become zero waste. Keywords: sustainability; climate.
23/03/2023 £5,000
£139,136
FIFE CONTEMPORARY Unrestricted funding but made in response to a request for support with the Crafted Selves exhibition, specifically to help produce sound recordings of the featured artists and towards a publication. The exhibition will open in St Andrews in October 2023, and will explore the idea of dual identities, and the relationship between making and the artists' sense of self and their identity. Keywords: diversity; inclusion; cultural heritage; trans; non-binary.
23/03/2023 £33,000
£198,244
THE NATIONAL PIPING CENTRE Towards the cost of staging the Glenfiddich Piping Championship competition for solo pipers (bagpipes) held at Blair Castle, Perthshire, in October 2023. Other keywords: traditional music
23/03/2023 £46,000
£274,469
TINDERBOX COLLECTIVE Unrestricted funding for two years for this young people's participatory music collective.
23/03/2023 £25,683
SCULPTURE PLACEMENT GROUP Unrestricted funding over one year for this arts and research organisation, supporting their work to prolong the life-span of sculptures, bring sculptural joy into people’s lives, offer economic and practical solutions for artists and to make arts practice more sustainable.
23/03/2023 £35,000
GLASGOW INTERNATIONAL PIPING FESTIVAL Towards the cost of staging the annual Piping Live! festival in Glasgow in August 2023, celebrating bagpipe music from around the world, including a programme of linked masterclasses by visiting musicians.
16/03/2023 £30,000
£635,034
WHALE, THE ARTS AGENCY A one-year unrestricted grant to help sustain this building-based community arts organisation in the 2023/24 financial year, contributing to both core costs and the ongoing development of a range of activities designed to promote health and wellbeing, which we have previously supported.
13/03/2023 £20,000
£1,087,799
POSITIVE ACTION IN HOUSING LTD Unrestricted funding for this anti-racist homelessness and human rights charity dedicated to supporting refugees and migrants to rebuild their lives.
13/03/2023 £20,000
£3,705,290
SCOTTISH REFUGEE COUNCIL The grant is unrestricted but was made in response to the organisation's ongoing role responding to the increased number of new arrivals in Scotland as a result of the Ukraine war.
13/03/2023 £20,000
£347,613
REFUWEEGEE Unrestricted funding to support the running costs of this charity supporting refugees, asylum seekers and vulnerable migrants in Glasgow, including providing language-specific support to Ukrainian refugees via its Ukrainian Information Centre.
13/03/2023 £20,000
£9,124,152
SIMON COMMUNITY SCOTLAND To support the work of this homelessness charity and its work with asylum seekers, in particular the Safe In Scotland project that provides accommodation and support to rights-exhausted asylum seekers at risk of destitution, as efforts are made to secure a sustainable future for the project. Other keywords: Refugees; rough sleeping
24/02/2023 £37,800
£23,333
FRIENDS OF THE SOUND OF JURA Contribution to support the activities and costs of the Argyll Coast and Islands Hope Spot project in 2023 and 2024. Keywords: Marine conservation; education; engagement
21/02/2023 £110,337
£452,596
SCOTTISH ENVIRONMENT LINK Unrestricted funding to support this national environmental infrastructure body to sustain activity over the next 3 years.
15/02/2023 £10,000
£195,008
APROXIMA SCIO Funding to bring in specialist creatives and consultants to support development of a possible event celebrating the history of the Glasgow Royal Infirmary and the surrounding area.
04/02/2023 £66,000
£204,721
THE GLASGOW BARONS Unrestricted funding for two years for this community-based music organisation in Govan, Glasgow.
30/01/2023 £12,000
RECOLLECTIVE Funding over 18 months to support the design and print of a book collating stories, photographs and illustrations of Cumbernauld, ahead of the planned demolition of the town centre. These will be collected through a process of creative documentation and exploration of the town through the eyes of its residents. Keywords: architecture; design; collective memory; brutalism; urban development; heritage; North Lanarkshire.
20/01/2023 £220,000
THE ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE FUND Funding for re-granting over two years through a grants scheme, the Tailored Support Fund. This scheme will make grants to architectural heritage projects in Scotland which fall outside the parameters of AHF's existing schemes, but which will support work to establish viable futures for local heritage assets. The grant includes a contribution to AHF reflecting the cost of administering the scheme.
20/01/2023 £109,250
£980,036
COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS ENABLING YOU LTD Contribution to the costs of developing and delivering the ANGELS service, for young people with Additional Support Needs, across Clydesdale over 3 years.
20/01/2023 £82,500
£427,088
GALLOWAY FISHERIES TRUST Contribution to the costs of the River Bladnoch Climate Change Resilience Project over 3 years (2023 to 2025). The grant includes an additional 10% unrestricted contribution to general operating costs.
20/01/2023 £75,000
£593,660
HUNTLY DEVELOPMENT TRUST Contribution to the costs of the renovation and refitting of No. 30 The Square, Huntly. Keywords: Community ownership; community asset; social enterprise; town centre
20/01/2023 £51,000
£980,036
COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS ENABLING YOU LTD Unrestricted funding in 2023 in response to the organisation’s plans to progress work to redevelop and update key systems and processes.
20/01/2023 £102,500
£1,448,309
STEPPING STONES FOR FAMILIES Contribution to the costs of the Carrick Money Advice Service for two years. Keywords: cost of living; financial advice; poverty; rural; families; income maximisation
15/12/2022 £8,500
£807
SKYE AND LOCHALSH ENVIRONMENT FORUM Support for the costs of purchasing and installing a new pontoon for the South Skye Seas Initiative's survey boat.
13/12/2022 £49,650
£115,553
SUSTAINABLE INSHORE FISHERIES TRUST Unresticted funding to support this marine foussed environmental charity from January 2023 to December 2025.
08/12/2022 £4,500
EAGLE PIPERS SOCIETY Towards the cost of staging the 2023 Captain John A. MacLellan MBE Memorial Dinner-Recital.
06/12/2022 £50,000
£25,480,000
ABERLOUR CHILD CARE TRUST Contribution to a fund providing crisis cash grants to families in need across Scotland. Keywords: cost of living
06/12/2022 £5,000
THIRD SECTOR LAB Towards the cost of a series of free online workshops for third sector organisations on digital tools and ways of working, running throughout 2023/24. Key words: capacity building; coronavirus recovery
06/12/2022 £10,000
£186,387
REELTIME MUSIC Unrestricted funding to support this youth music charity. The grant was made in response to the organisation’s ongoing funding requirements relating to its new premises capital project.
06/12/2022 £35,000
£295,028
FAITH IN COMMUNITY (SCOTLAND) Unrestricted funding to support this organisation working alongside faith groups across Scotland to tackle poverty and need in their communities. The grant is made in response to its plans to continue a project working with faith groups (of all creeds) across Scotland to inspire and enable them to better welcome and support refugees and asylum seekers in their communities.
06/12/2022 £10,000
£28,890,610
SCOTTISH COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS Towards the cost of commissioning a further four rounds of a quarterly survey of a representative sample of Scottish third sector organisations to monitor how the sector is faring in response to the challenging external environment. Key words: Research, longitudinal panel study
05/12/2022 £5,000
£729,683
TRADITIONAL ARTS AND CULTURE SCOTLAND Unrestricted funding but made in response to plans for a freelance researcher to identify and collate existing archives of Scottish traditional music, as a first step towards creating a single Scottish Traditional Music Archive.
05/12/2022 £58,000
£485,210
CREATIVE CARBON SCOTLAND Unrestricted funding but made in response to a request for support towards Creative Carbon Scotland’s strategy and thought leadership work. This aims to help to bring about more understanding of the potential of culture in helping society move to a sustainable future, and action towards this.
05/12/2022 £72,000
£671,468
DRAKE MUSIC SCOTLAND Unrestricted funding but made in response to a shortfall in the budget for their DMS Create strand, enabling disabled musicians and composers to develop artistically and professionally. This includes creating a new Creative Access Support Co-ordinator post. Keywords: inclusive; music; artists; technology.
05/12/2022 £50,000
£1,773,858
ROYAL CONSERVATOIRE OF SCOTLAND TRUST Unrestricted funding but made in response to continuing support for 1) the research and purchase of digital technologies, enabling digital skills development and 2) to create work to engage care experienced and estranged young people, including students, artists and school age young people.
05/12/2022 £60,000
£367,374
STILLS LTD Unrestricted funding for two years for this centre for photography in Edinburgh. Keywords: exhibitions; training; production; outreach; creative learning.
05/12/2022 £9,500
£21,224,000
NATIONAL LIBRARY OF SCOTLAND Unrestricted funding but made in response to a request to support the Festival of Broadcasting, celebrating 100 years of broadcasting in Scotland, encompassing a wide programme of public events and activities. This will be based at the Moving Image Archive at Kelvin Hall in Glasgow. Keywords: radio; television; centenary.
05/12/2022 £27,500
£1,455,135
OUT OF THE BLUE ARTS & EDUCATION TRUST To contribute to the cost of a 12-month programme of workshops and outreach activity to engage young people – from school age to students and early career artists – to learn about and use RISO printing for creative projects. This involves a tiered programme of activity from one-off opportunities through to residencies and creative business workshops for college leavers. Keywords: Graphic design, visual art
05/12/2022 £60,000
£983,555
PATRICK ALLAN-FRASER OF HOSPITALFIELD TRUST Unrestricted funding for this arts charity hosting artist residencies in an historic building. The grant was made in response to the organisation’s plans to continue to develop its programme of public engagement and volunteering with the aim of increasing public engagement with the building, gardens, collections and arts programme at Hospitalfield over two years. Keywords: visual arts, heritage
30/11/2022 £70,000
£371,578
AYR UNITED FOOTBALL ACADEMY LTD Unrestricted funding but made in response to a request for continued funding for Football for Life, its programme of community activities which help a wide range of people to be active, improve their physical and mental health, and to build social connections. Keywords: walking football; older people; long term conditions.
30/11/2022 £33,356
£1,450,655
GOVERNORS OF DEAN ORPHANAGE & CAUVINS TRUST Unrestricted support for care experienced young people, but made in response to a proposal to help fund their work with young families. Keywords: holistic; trauma; early years; babies; infants; prevention; early intervention.
30/11/2022 £100,000
£23,092,000
MAGGIE KESWICK JENCKS CANCER CARING CENTRES TRUST To contribute to the funds required to make Maggie’s practical, emotional and social support available for people with cancer and their loved ones from Maggie’s network of 8 centres in Scotland.
24/11/2022 £15,000
£448,835
COMMUNITY ENTERPRISE LIMITED To support the costs of research into ‘cold spots’ in Scotland relating to community-led asset development.
24/11/2022 £45,780
£51,250
EXISTING HOMES ALLIANCE SCOTLAND Unrestricted funding to support this national network body to progress its work in Scotland on informing and influencing policy and practice, on the interlinked issues of fuel poverty, energy efficiency and a just transition to low carbon homes.
21/11/2022 £4,200
COMPETING PIPERS ASSOCIATION To support (through re-granting) the costs of B and C grade solo piping competitions around Scotland and also the second annual Bronze Medal competition to be held in Glasgow in August 2023, which is organised by the Competing Pipers Association directly. Keywords: Bagpipe music
17/11/2022 £135,000
£292,749
THE CARRICK CENTRE To contribute to the costs of the delivery and development of the Carrick Centre’s youth work programme over 3 years. The 1st year's grant payment has been made as a contribution to general operating costs.
17/11/2022 £84,000
£571,465
OUTF!T MORAY Unrestricted funding to support this youth focused outdoor learning and adventure charity to develop and sustain its support and services.
17/11/2022 £44,000
£1,320,992
LGBT YOUTH SCOTLAND Unrestricted funding to support this LGBTI charity to sustain services and plans in 2022/23. The grant is unrestricted but was made in response to the organisation's need for support for core operating costs.
15/11/2022 £60,000
£2,632,833
FARE SCOTLAND LTD Unrestricted funding to support the work of this community-based charity. It is understood the grant will allow the charity to increase the scale and scope of its employability programmes for young people.
15/11/2022 £70,000
£5,942,386
CYRENIANS Unrestricted funding to support this charity focused on tackling the causes and consequences of homelessness. The donation is made in response to the charity's intent to develop work with young people at the Cyrenians farm.
15/11/2022 £70,000
£432,981
3D DRUMCHAPEL Unrestricted funding for this family support charity in Glasgow in 2023. Keywords: holistic family support; first 1,000 days; parenting support; perinatal; peer support.
14/11/2022 £11,000
£101,134
THE SOUNDHOUSE ORGANISATION Towards costs associated with the Tradfest traditional music festival in Edinburgh in May 2023.
11/11/2022 £31,500
£9,824
SEA THE CHANGE Unrestricted funding to this local environmental charity over 2 years. The grant was made in response to the charity's marine focussed activity.
06/10/2022 £30,000
ENVIRONMENTAL RIGHTS CENTRE FOR SCOTLAND Unrestricted funding for 1 year to support this environmental rights charity to deliver its work in 2022/23. Keywords: Environment, human rights, advocacy, legislation, policy
16/09/2022 £7,000
£172,231
HANDS UP FOR TRAD Unrestricted funding but awarded in response to a request for support with the Edinburgh Youth Gaitherin' in May 2023 - a traditional Scottish music and culture course for young people aged 13-18, run in partnership with Tradfest.
16/09/2022 £48,960
£313,128
ARTICULATE CULTURAL TRUST Unrestricted funding but amount designed to enable the charity to fund a part-time Project Lead for the Made with Care programme for three years. The programme will support care experienced young people in Glasgow and beyond to develop fledgling creative enterprises, making and selling art or craft, and developing creative and business skills.
16/09/2022 £60,000
£1,548,426
FèISEAN NAN GàIDHEAL Unrestricted funds over two years to support Fèisean nan Gàidheal's work to support Gaelic arts youth tuition festivals around Scotland. Made in response to a proposal to support their Fèis Grants Scheme, which re-grants funds on to local Fèisean - it is expected some or all of the grant will be used for this purpose.
16/09/2022 £60,000
THE FRUITMARKET GALLERY Support towards the Fruitmarket Gallery’s community engagement and outreach programme over 3 years, working with diverse communities across Edinburgh to enable participation in creative activities and to support wellbeing and social and cultural inclusion. Keywords: art; diversity; inclusion.
16/09/2022 £10,000
£198,244
THE NATIONAL PIPING CENTRE To research and produce an updated report on the breadth, variety, scale and current health of the organisations, institutions and activities that make up the ecology of Scottish bagpiping and drumming. Keywords: Music
16/09/2022 £30,000
£64,161
THE ARGYLL PIPING TRUST To contribute to maintaining and expanding the Trust's programme of bagpipe tuition in primary schools delivered in partnership with Argyll & Bute Council, over three years. Keywords: music education; young people; cultural heritage
08/09/2022 £12,000
BELLSHILL ACADEMY Contribution to the additional costs of supporting pupils facing disadvantage and for_x000D_ supporting mental wellbeing and welfare of the school’s most vulnerable students in the_x000D_ school year 2022/23
08/09/2022 £72,765
£206,169
ADVENTURE CENTRE FOR EDUCATION (ACE) Contribution to general operating costs, however it is anticipated that funds will be used to support the costs of the Finding the Spark trainee programme for 2 years.
08/09/2022 £8,000
GREENTWEED ECO Supporting the costs of the Moray Primary Schools Birdbox Project.
08/09/2022 £7,000
GLENDOUNE YOUTH CLUB Contribution to the costs of Club’s youth work activity programme
08/09/2022 £5,000
GIRVAN ACADEMY Contribution to the additional costs of supporting pupils facing disadvantage and for_x000D_ supporting mental wellbeing and welfare of the school’s most vulnerable students in the_x000D_ school year 2022/23
08/09/2022 £46,661
£1,517,000
UNITY ENTERPRISE Contribution to the costs of supporting young carers in Girvan and South Carrick over two years
08/09/2022 £83,790
BARNARDO'S SCOTLAND Supporting the ongoing costs of the Access to Opportunities project in North Lanarkshire. Keywords: homeless, young people, life-skills, confidence, resilience, independence
08/09/2022 £5,000
ELGIN HIGH SCHOOL Contribution to the additional costs of supporting pupils facing disadvantage and for_x000D_ supporting mental wellbeing and welfare of the school’s most vulnerable students in the_x000D_ school year 2022/23
08/09/2022 £5,000
SPEYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL Contribution to the additional costs of supporting pupils facing disadvantage and for_x000D_ supporting mental wellbeing and welfare of the school’s most vulnerable students in the_x000D_ school year 2022/23
08/09/2022 £71,400
£402,631
GIRVAN YOUTH TRUST The charity sought funds to support the continued delivery and development of their StreetLights detached youth outreach project. The grant is made as unrestricted funding over two years. but it is understood that it is likely it will be used for the Streetlight projects
08/09/2022 £5,000
CARRICK ACADEMY Contribution to the additional costs of supporting pupils facing disadvantage and for_x000D_ supporting mental wellbeing and welfare of the school’s most vulnerable students in the_x000D_ school year 2022/23
08/09/2022 £12,000
CARDINAL NEWMAN HIGH SCHOOL Contribution to the additional costs of supporting pupils facing disadvantage and for_x000D_ supporting mental wellbeing and welfare of the school’s most vulnerable students in the_x000D_ school year 2022/23
08/09/2022 £52,500
ACTION FOR CHILDREN Contribution to support the work of Action for Children's North and South Lanarkshire Young Carers services over two years.
08/09/2022 £10,000
GLENDOUNE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION Unrestricted funding for 1 year to this local community-led organisaion which is focussed on improving the quality of life of people living in the Glendoune area of Girvan
07/09/2022 £120,000
£118,281
HOME-START WIGTOWNSHIRE Support towards the set up and initial running costs over 2 years of a new satellite Home-Start project in Dumfries. Keywords: family support; early years; first 1001 days.
07/09/2022 £58,145
£654,403
THE MARIE TRUST Unrestricted funding over one year, but given in response to a request for support for their Counselling and Psychotherapy Service, supporting people who are homeless or at-risk. Key words: mental health; psychodynamic; trauma.
07/09/2022 £120,000
£25,480,000
ABERLOUR CHILD CARE TRUST Unrestricted funding over two years given in response to a request for support towards expanding Aberlour's perinatal befriending service across the Lothians area. Including community-based volunteer support for expectant and new mums; support for families with moderately premature babies in the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary neonatal intensive care unit (NICU); and a new digital support offer.
26/08/2022 £66,382
£165,019
STEP BY STEP IN MORAY Unresticted funding for 3 years for this local family support and early years charity. It is anticipated that the funds will be used to support the development of a satellite family support group in the community of Lhanbryde and the rent costs of the charity.
12/08/2022 £44,225
£7,448,834
CHANGEWORKS RESOURCES FOR LIFE Support for the Climate Emergency Response Group's 2022/23 programme of work. This is focused on informing the Scottish Government's response to the climate emergency. Key words: Climate Change
02/08/2022 £16,000
£15,902
MORTLACH MEMORIAL HALL DUFFTOWN Contribution to costs of resurfacing the Mortlach Memorial Hall Dufftown car park
08/07/2022 £63,828
£235,250
REACH LANARKSHIRE AUTISM Contribution to the costs of the organisation's work to reach, support, enable, include and empower families with children and young people with autism over 2 years
28/06/2022 £255,000
£853,624
ENERGY ACTION SCOTLAND To support the costs of a Fuel Poverty Challenge Fund which supports projects that deliver tailored support to hard to reach households experiencing, or at risk of, fuel poverty.
21/06/2022 £75,000
£3,012,738
NPC To support the costs of co-ordinating one or more strands in a collaborative UK-wide initiative to accelerate action by social charities in response to the climate and nature crises. Keywords: climate change; research
15/06/2022 £40,000
ACTION FOR CHILDREN Contribution to the costs of the Moray Sonas Wellbeing Service
15/06/2022 £55,000
£3,537,314
CENTRESTAGE COMMUNITIES LTD Unrestricted funding for this community organisation in Kilmarnock, using music and the arts to help people build their social connections and improve their wellbeing.
15/06/2022 £40,000
£12,814,000
CHILDREN 1ST Contribution to the costs of the South Ayrshire Family Wellbeing Hub
15/06/2022 £32,450
CARERS TRUST Funding towards the organisation's work in Scotland supporting unpaid carers, over one year. Made in response to a request for support with identifying carers and in raising awareness of the impact of cost of living increases on them.
15/06/2022 £70,000
HOME-START GLASGOW SOUTH Unrestricted funding over one year for this family support charity.
15/06/2022 £73,500
£942,049
CONNECTING CARERS Towards the costs associated with running a new telephone listening service for unpaid carers living in the Highlands, over two years.
15/06/2022 £84,000
£1,321,414
FAMILY AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WEST LOTHIAN Unrestricted funding to support the core costs of this family support charity over two years. Keywords: play, outdoor learning.
15/06/2022 £9,000
£192,208
2050 CLIMATE GROUP Supporting the costs of 3 places on the 2022/23 Young Leaders Development Programme
08/06/2022 £33,000
£3,680,713
DEVELOPMENT TRUSTS ASSOCIATION SCOTLAND To support the expansion, to Inverclyde, of piloting a model of support for communities taking on assets in areas of disadvantage. Key words: Commuity ownership; community assets
01/06/2022 £25,000
SCULPTURE PLACEMENT GROUP Unrestricted funding for this arts and research organisation, supporting their work to prolong the life-span of sculptures, bring sculptural joy into people’s lives, offer economic and practical solutions for artists and to make arts practice more sustainable.
01/06/2022 £4,000
£3,164,856
GLASGOW FILM THEATRE Unrestricted funding but made in response to a request for support with the New Talent Mentorship Scheme, which supports emerging filmmakers from under-represented backgrounds, including (but not limited to) those from minority ethnic groups, LGBTQIA+, low or no income backgrounds, and people with disabilities.
01/06/2022 £12,000
WE ARE PANEL C.I.C. Towards web development and costs associated with a social media campaign to build on the MAKE Learn initiative showcasing and advocating for craft in schools and education in Scotland. £1400 of the grant is unrestricted for general use by the organisation.
16/05/2022 £30,000
£3,659,288
DYNAMIC EARTH CHARITABLE TRUST Contribution to the costs of the Discovering the Deep exhibition and engagement programme
03/05/2022 £21,000
£378,559
PARENT-INFANT FOUNDATION A contribution towards the Parent Infant Foundation's work in Scotland, including policy influencing work around infant mental health and scoping work around the idea of a Centre for Excellence in Infant Mental Health in Scotland. Keywords: perinatal; NHS; local authorities; Scottish Government; families; babies; early intervention; prevention. Cost of Living uplift: total funding increased by £1,000 to £21,000 . Agreed June 2022
21/04/2022 £73,500
£2,548,162
ONE PARENT FAMILIES SCOTLAND Contribution to the costs of the North Lanarkshire Young Parents Pathway of Support programme for two years
21/04/2022 £3,500
£865,106
INSTITUTE FOR VOLUNTARY ACTION RESEARCH A general contribution in recognition of IVAR's work supporting the Open & Trusting grant-making community of practice and the Evaluation Roundtable for funders during 2022.
21/04/2022 £15,022
£2,371,743
NORTH EAST SENSORY SERVICES Contribution to work with young people with sensory loss in the Moray area over one year.
21/04/2022 £108,161
HOME-START GLASGOW NORTH Contribution to the costs of the Home-Start North Lanarkshire service for two years
21/04/2022 £10,000
£42,634
QUARRIERS Contribution to the costs of supporting young carers in Moray
20/04/2022 £17,900
£198,244
THE NATIONAL PIPING CENTRE To pilot an outreach programme in Dumfries & Galloway during Autumn 2022. This will offer in-person workshops led by the National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland (NYPBS), alongside guest tutors, creating a space for the bands' members to connect with local young musicians, as well as a collaborative performance for the local community. The project will also include a pilot paid work-experience programme for four trainee tutors aged 18-25. Keywords: youth music; bagpipes
19/04/2022 £25,000
£578,625
CLYDESIDE INITIATIVE FOR ARTS A contribution towards extending the BODYHEAT renewable heating and cooling system into the Yard Works Studio at SWG3. Key words: energy; climate change; mitigation; ground source heat pumps; low carbon technology innovation.
19/04/2022 £2,500
ENVIRONMENTAL FUNDERS NETWORK Annual contribution
15/04/2022 £55,000
£1,240,617
ABOVE ADVENTURE Contribution to the capital costs of the transformation of the Grange Church in Kilmarnock into a (social enterprise) climbing centre; plus an additional unrestricted contribution.
16/03/2022 £5,000
GLUT1 DEFICIENCY UK Unrestricted funding for this small, parent-led charity working to improve the lives of those affected by Glut1 Deficiency, a rare genetic condition that affects brain metabolism. Amount designed to help them to attend the 14th European Paediatric Neurology Society Congress in Glasgow in April-May 2022.
15/03/2022 £5,000
THIRD SECTOR LAB Towards the cost of a series of free online workshops for third sector organisations on digital tools and ways of working, running throughout 2022. Key words: capacity building; coronavirus recovery
15/03/2022 £15,000
£3,516,263
EDINBURGH VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS COUNCIL Towards the cost of employing a development worker for one year to engage stakeholders and potential funders to scope the potential for a long-term funding mechanism for community organisations tackling poverty and climate change in Edinburgh. Keywords: place-based, voluntary sector funding, philanthropy, community-led
08/03/2022 £30,586
£7,448,834
CHANGEWORKS RESOURCES FOR LIFE To contribute to the costs of a design of a new energy information and advice service for new tenants.
08/03/2022 £26,750
THE ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE FUND To provide additional funding for one year for re-granting through a grants scheme, the Tailored Support Fund. This scheme will make grants to architectural heritage projects.
08/03/2022 £97,000
£1,509,276
SCOTTISH SEABIRD CENTRE Unrestricted funding over three years to support the work of the Scottish Seabird Centre. Keywords: nature; environment; conservation; education
08/03/2022 £11,000
SEA-CHANGERS To provide funding for re-granting through a grants scheme - the Scottish Marine Innovation Fund - which will support innovative solutions to marine conservation problems.
04/03/2022 £33,600
£30,165
THE SCOTTISH ARTS TRUST A contribution towards seed funding for the first iteration of the biennial Scottish Landscape Awards – primarily fees for a part time Communications Manager role to publicise and help coordinate the Awards. Keywords: art; artists; competition.
04/03/2022 £56,000
£212,467
THE CUMNOCK TRYST Unrestricted funding for three years towards supporting The Cumnock Tryst festival and its wider activities, supporting music-making and regeneration in East Ayrshire and beyond. Keywords: classical music; composition.
04/03/2022 £30,000
£635,034
WHALE, THE ARTS AGENCY A one-year grant to help sustain this building-based community arts organisation in the 2022/23 financial year, contributing to both core costs and the ongoing development of a range of activities designed to promote health and wellbeing, which we have previously supported.
04/03/2022 £10,000
£896,907
DOVECOT STUDIOS To fund a variety of costs associated with an exhibition of the Scottish artist Alan Davie, including transportation of works, gallery build, Project Curator fees and creating a digital presentation of the exhibition and supporting events.
04/03/2022 £80,220
£396,986
NATIONAL MUSEUMS SCOTLAND CHARITABLE TRUST To fund a full-time Research Fellow for a further year (year 5) and additional costs associated with new acquisitions, a video and online resources to share their research into the Museums' collections of textiles and other artefacts relating to highland dress.
04/03/2022 £15,000
£101,134
THE SOUNDHOUSE ORGANISATION Towards the cost of Tradfest Edinburgh in May 2022 and a series of music concerts throughout the year. Keywords: festival, traditional music, performance, events
04/03/2022 £42,000
£5,482,692
SCOTTISH BOOK TRUST A contribution towards Scottish Book Trust’s support for new writers, primarily their New Writers Awards, over two years.
04/03/2022 £30,000
GLASGOW INTERNATIONAL PIPING FESTIVAL Towards the cost of staging the annual Piping Live! festival in Glasgow, celebrating bagpipe music from around the world, including a programme of linked masterclasses by visiting musicians, Learn @ Live.
04/03/2022 £78,750
£57,425
APROXIMA SCIO To support the core costs of this arts charity during a period following its involvement with the Scotland-wide Dandelion arts and community growing festival, to support the legacy of that initiative and enable future project development.
04/03/2022 £4,000
COMPETING PIPERS ASSOCIATION To support the costs of B and C grade solo piping competitions around Scotland and the inaugural Bronze Medal competition to be held in Glasgow in August 2022. Keywords: Bagpipe music
04/03/2022 £40,000
£362,867
INDEPEN-DANCE To support a range of activities of this inclusive dance company based in Glasgow for one year, including contributions towards the costs of: their core programme of dance classes for disabled people; their fourth International Inclusive Dance Festival in July 2022; fit-out of their new premises.
04/03/2022 £11,000
£25,875
SCOTTISH PIPING SOCIETY OF LONDON Towards the costs of the annual London Competition in 2022; Keywords: bagpiping, traditional music
03/03/2022 £72,230
£66,743
SEAWILDING To contribute to the costs of supporting community-led restoration of native oyster beds in the Wester Ross region and the creation of a native oyster nursery in Loch Broom.
03/03/2022 £37,500
NATURESCOT Contribution towards the costs of supporting Scottish marine community groups to undertake marine biodiversity monitoring activity.
11/01/2022 £75,197
£3,680,713
DEVELOPMENT TRUSTS ASSOCIATION SCOTLAND Support for the costs of delivering a new post-acquisition pathfinder programme of support to community asset groups and projects in Scotland over 2 years.
17/12/2021 £16,500
£1,735
FRIENDS OF THE SOUND OF JURA Contribution towards the costs of the Argyll Coast and Islands Hope Spot in 2022. Keywords: marine environment
15/12/2021 £100,000
£247,153
BANNOCKBURN HOUSE TRUST Unrestricted funding towards the costs of Bannockburn House Trust over 3 years. Keywords: community ownership, community asset, heritage, historic building, volunteering
08/12/2021 £41,580
PROJECT SEAGRASS Contribution towards the Marine Survey Lead staff post for 2 years plus an additional unrestricted contribution. Cost of Living uplift: total funding increased by £1,980 to £41,580. Agreed June 2022
02/12/2021 £90,000
£1,502,958
EARLY YEARS SCOTLAND Support towards a programme to help imprisoned fathers to build better relationships with their infant and young children, for three years. Keywords: prisons; families.
02/12/2021 £33,306
NURTURE THE BORDERS General operating support for three years. Amount designed to support their outreach work via The Cherish Project. Keywords: perinatal and maternal mental health; family support; child development.
02/12/2021 £30,000
£2,774,002
ONE PARENT FAMILIES SCOTLAND General operating support for three years. Amount designed to support Growing Not Waiting project in Edinburgh. Keywords: lone parents; homelessness; temporary accommodation; child development; family support.
02/12/2021 £98,605
CHANGING FACES To support delivery of the Skin Camouflage Service in Scotland, for people who have a visible difference, for two years.
23/11/2021 £60,000
£3,436,798
SISTEMA SCOTLAND Unrestricted funding over three years for this music and social change organisation, working with children living in disadvantaged communities.
23/11/2021 £47,000
£106,659
THE SCOTTISH GOLDSMITHS TRUST To fund an 18-month period of development work to set up a centre of excellence for silversmithing at Marchmont House in the Scottish Borders. The grant includes the cost of a part-time development role, direct costs associated with the project and an additional £4,000 as an unrestricted contribution to the future work of the Trust. Keywords: craft
23/11/2021 £20,000
£5,525,981
NATIONAL THEATRE OF SCOTLAND To be used flexibly towards the cost of the Creative Engagement strategy during 2022 and 2023, including delivery of schools outreach and resources, participatory theatre projects, and career development initiatives.
23/11/2021 £90,000
£98,521
NEVIS ENSEMBLE Unrestricted grant to support the work of the organisation, 'Scotland's street orchestra'. Keywords: classical music
23/11/2021 £11,000
£186,387
REELTIME MUSIC To support salary costs including that of the new Development Officer post, for one year. £1K of the grant is unrestricted, for general use by the charity.
23/11/2021 £25,000
£144,957
GEORGE WYLLIE FOUNDATION 2019 Towards the costs of developing plans for opening a gallery and visitor centre celebrating the work and ideas of Scottish artist George Wyllie in a new building on Greenock waterfront. This unrestricted grant will assist with a range of costs including fundraising support, specialist planning and project management. Keywords: art, regeneration
23/11/2021 £7,704
£11,473
THE BERNAT KLEIN FOUNDATION Towards the cost of compiling and publishing a book on Bernat Klein and his legacy to coincide with the 2022 centenary of his birth. Keywords: Textiles; design
23/11/2021 £15,000
£568,715
THE SCOTTISH SCHOOLS PIPES AND DRUMS TRUST Towards the cost of organising and staging the Schools Pipe Bands Championships in Kilmarnock in March 2023. Keywords: bagpipes, youth music
11/11/2021 £10,000
CARDINAL NEWMAN HIGH SCHOOL Contribution to the additional costs of supporting pupils facing disadvantage and for supporting mental well-being and welfare of the school’s most vulnerable students in the school year 2021/22
11/11/2021 £34,721
£402,442
OUTF!T MORAY Unrestricted contribution towards the charity's work to support young people in Moray. Keywords: Adventure, outdoor
11/11/2021 £3,000
CARRICK ACADEMY Contribution to the additional costs of supporting pupils facing disadvantage and for supporting mental well-being and welfare of the school’s most vulnerable students in the school year 2021/22
11/11/2021 £66,000
£39,222
SPEYSIDE YOUTH Contribution to the costs of Speyside Youth over 3 years from April 2022. Key works: young people, youth, youth work
11/11/2021 £15,714
£140,852
REACH LANARKSHIRE AUTISM The majority of the grant is a contribution to the Project Manager costs in 2021/22. An additional unrestricted contribution was also made to support general operating costs.
11/11/2021 £3,000
SPEYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL Contribution to the additional costs of supporting pupils facing disadvantage in the school year 2021/22.
11/11/2021 £3,000
ELGIN HIGH SCHOOL Contribution to the additional costs of supporting pupils facing disadvantage in the school year 2021/22.
11/11/2021 £3,000
GIRVAN ACADEMY Contribution to the additional costs of supporting pupils facing disadvantage in the school year 2021/22.
11/11/2021 £51,380
£47,385,598
ENABLE 1-year grant supporting the re-establishment of ENABLE Work's Stepping Up school transitions programme, for young people who have learning disabilities, autistic spectrum disorder or additional support needs, in a number of North Lanarkshire schools
28/09/2021 £60,000
£1,372,703
STEPPING STONES FOR FAMILIES Unrestricted funding for this family support charity in Glasgow and South Ayrshire in 2022 & 2023. Keywords: holistic family support; first 1,000 days; parenting support; perinatal; peer support
28/09/2021 £154,272
£1,534,514
SCOTTISH HUNTINGTON'S ASSOCIATION General operating support for SHA's specialist Huntington's Disease service in 2021-23. Keywords: degenerative neurological conditions; hereditary conditions; self-management for long-term conditions; holistic support.
28/09/2021 £80,000
£457,619
3D DRUMCHAPEL Unrestricted funding for this family support charity in Glasgow in 2021-2023. Keywords: holistic family support; first 1,000 days; parenting support; perinatal; peer support.
28/09/2021 £50,000
HOME-START GLASGOW SOUTH General operating support for 2021-22 financial year. Keywords: holistic family support; intensive support; first 1,000 days;
28/09/2021 £60,000
£172,111
THE SPORTING MEMORIES FOUNDATION SCOTLAND SCIO Unrestricted funding to support the charity's programme of face-to-face and online Sporting Memories clubs and activities for isolated older people with long-term conditions. The grant is unrestricted but was made in response to the organisation's intent to expand their activities beyond the Central Belt and Fife. Keywords: dementia; mental health; isolation; mental and physical health and wellbeing.
23/09/2021 £105,585
£307,920
ELGIN YOUTH DEVELOPMENT GROUP Contribution to the costs of the charity over 3 years. Key words: Youth, young people, youth work
23/09/2021 £70,000
£20,122,000
ABERLOUR CHILD CARE TRUST Contribution to the Aberlour Youthpoint Moray service over 2 years.
23/09/2021 £5,000
GIRVAN COMMUNITY SPORTS HUB To support the costs of professional business planning consultancy support
23/09/2021 £38,000
BARNARDO'S SCOTLAND To support the costs of the North Lanarkshire Youth Housing Support Service’s Access to Opportunities project in 2022
17/09/2021 £2,500
TEDXGLASGOW To assist with the costs of the TedX Glasgow conference in October 2021 and the subsequent annual programme of events.
14/09/2021 £33,000
£44,521
HIGHLAND SOCIETY OF LONDON To support the costs of administering and promoting the annual Highland Book Prize and related public engagement events for books published in 2022, 2023 and 2024. The Prize is presented by the Highland Society of London and facilitated by Moniack Mhor Creative Writing Centre. This literary prize aims to bring recognition to books created in or about the Highlands. Keywords: Scottish literature.
14/09/2021 £44,000
£352,308
SCOTTISH SCULPTURE WORKSHOP To fund the furnishings, fittings and equipment for the newly refurbished community making space, ceramics studio, and artists' accommodation over 12 months. This award includes a £4K unrestricted contribution to general operating costs. Keywords: sculpture; rural arts; community arts; Scottish culture; capital
14/09/2021 £50,000
£1,289,185
ROYAL CONSERVATOIRE OF SCOTLAND TRUST The 12-month grant was made in response to the organisation's plans to (a) expand and embed its growing capacity and skills for working with digital tools across teaching, practice and performance, engagement, outreach and audience development; (b) build on an initial pilot project to develop a strand of activity with and for care-experienced and estranged young people creating opportunities both for students in this group and for young people in the community who may face barriers to engaging with the arts. Keywords: performing arts education; music; drama; film; production; dance.
14/09/2021 £3,000
£33,322
THE SCOTTISH ARTS TRUST Towards the costs of mounting the 2022 Scottish Portrait Awards exhibition at Duff House in Banff (October 2022 - January 2023) and a 360 degree virtual show. The grant includes an unrestricted contribution to general operating costs. Keywords: fine art; photography; digital.
14/09/2021 £78,000
£348,526
CRAFT SCOTLAND To broadly support a further three-year programme of tailored support for makers to develop sustainable and successful businesses, targeted at recent graduates, emerging makers and established makers, in line with the aims of the organisation's proposal. The award includes an unrestricted contribution to general operating costs. Keywords: craft; business support; entrepreneurship
14/09/2021 £6,000
£5,173
CARNYX & CO To commission four new compositions from young Scottish composers for brass and choir, three to be premiered in May and June 2022 and the fourth in 2023. To be performed by Carnyx Brass ensemble and the choirs of St Giles Cathedral and Eclectic Voices. Keywords: contemporary Scottish music.
26/08/2021 £3,825
£1,527
MACDIARMID'S BROWNSBANK To fund the production of the exhibition catalogue and catering for the preview event for an exhibition, Landmarks: Hugh MacDiarmid: The Brownsbank Years at Biggar Museum, Oct-Nov 2021
20/08/2021 £5,000
£40,653
CARRICK RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB Contribution to the costs of the Club. Key words: Youth, young people, community sport
02/08/2021 £61,536
£371,133
GIRVAN YOUTH TRUST Supporting the costs of the Project Search (Culzean) Job Coach and associated costs for 2 years. Key words: employability, additional support needs, youth, young people
09/07/2021 £79,901
PLACE2BE To contribute to the cost of sustaining the Place2Be service in the school communities of Girvan Academy and Carrick Academy (Maybole) for two years. The grant will contribute to the costs of a full-time Mental Health Practitioner in each school and a part-time Mental Health Practitioner working in the community across both locations. Key words: Mental health; young people; whole-school approach
29/06/2021 £50,000
£305,459
BRAEMAR COMMUNITY LIMITED Contribution to the ‘Raising The Standard’ project: A programme of capital works to repair, conserve and restore Braemar Castle and associated 3-year activity plan to support its development as a community led and managed visitor attraction.
29/06/2021 £17,315
£6,439,205
CHANGEWORKS RESOURCES FOR LIFE To support the costs of research in the area of fuel poverty, focussing on time of use tariffs and support needs of vulnerable consumers related to these. Keywords: domestic energy
29/06/2021 £154,546
£131,621,518
EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY - SCHOOL OF APPLIED SCIENCES To support a three-year research project focused on filling knowledge gaps to help identify, conserve and potentially restore essential herring spawning habitats and inform herring management.
07/06/2021 £74,000
£759,159
GLASGOW PRINT STUDIO LTD To fund additional staff capacity and a small amount of capital equipment. This will enable the Print Studio to continue researching and developing its unique archive, enabling it to play a central part in a range of exhibitions, outreach and education activities planned around the Studio’s 50th anniversary in 2022. Keywords: fine art printmaking; visual arts; visual culture
07/06/2021 £20,000
£2,742,170
THE NATIONAL PIPING CENTRE To fund the compilation and printing of a collection of pipe music composed by current and previous staff, students and associates of the National Piping Centre, marking its 25th anniversary. It is hoped the substantial publication – which will be the only such collection to reflect recent developments in composition and style – will become a landmark in the repertoire. Keywords: Scottish culture; bagpipes
07/06/2021 £3,000
£42,883
THE SOUNDHOUSE ORGANISATION To fund the recording of a further ten Spotlight traditional music concerts that will be streamed online, used by artists to promote themselves, and placed in the archive of the University of Edinburgh’s School of Scottish Studies. Keywords: traditional music
01/06/2021 £29,075
£253,528
ENVIRONMENTAL FUNDERS NETWORK Support for the costs of EFN’s Scotland Coordinator post for two years.
28/05/2021 £39,000
£6,238
COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION OF LOCHS AND SOUNDS Contribution to the costs of the CAOLAS's work to improve, protect and involve local people in the marine environments of Loch Sunart and the Sound of Mull.
20/05/2021 £20,000
£224,583
ADVENTURE CENTRE FOR EDUCATION (ACE) To support a programme of outdoor activity for young people in Girvan and Carrick who are struggling to reconnect after lockdown.
20/05/2021 £50,907
£401,580
HOME-START GLASGOW NORTH Contribution to the general operating costs of the North Lanarkshire Home-Start service. Key words: Early years, family support
20/05/2021 £35,000
£3,328,414
ONE PARENT FAMILIES SCOTLAND Contribution to the costs of OPFS’s support for young single parents in Lanarkshire for one year.
20/05/2021 £20,000
£39,164
SPEYSIDE YOUTH To support Speyside Youth's work with young people in Speyside.
18/05/2021 £5,000
TRASH MUSIC PROJECTS LTD General operating support for a new community music project.
07/05/2021 £11,000
£3,178
SCOTTISH PIPING SOCIETY OF LONDON Towards the cost of staging the Annual London Competition for solo pipers in November 2021. Keywords: bagpipes
06/05/2021 £67,000
£114,560,000
NSPCC To contribute to the costs of developing and delivering NSPCC's attainment and attachment programme in Govan, Glasgow, over three years. Keywords: holistic family support; first 1000 days; parents; early years; parenting support
06/05/2021 £111,000
£9,971,588
CHILDREN 1ST Towards the cost of increasing the capacity of Children 1st's Father and Child Wellbeing Service in Edinburgh, to enable them to support more families directly and to share learning and influence practice across their networks. This grant is restricted to the service's work with the families of children aged 0-3. Keywords: parents; parenting support; early years; dads; perinatal and infant mental health; holistic family support
06/05/2021 £30,000
£23,156
MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH SCOTLAND Unrestricted funding to support MMHS's core work of establishing a national practice network for perinatal and infant mental health in Scotland over the next 12 months. Keywords: early years; maternal mental health; holistic family support
30/04/2021 £10,000
NATURESCOT Contribution to the costs of the re-building of the Mill Bird Hide at Loch Leven.
30/04/2021 £10,000
£613,625
GLASGOW BUILDING PRESERVATION TRUST Contribution to the costs of a study to identify which Glasgow City Council owned Heritage Assets could potentially be transferred to community organisations.
21/04/2021 £5,000
£620,731
POSITIVE ACTION IN HOUSING LTD Towards the cost of providing crisis support for vulnerable people in refugee and asylum seeking communities, in particular the Lifeline project which directly supports families, including mothers with children who are seeking asylum.
09/04/2021 £32,000
£160,474
STEP BY STEP IN MORAY Unrestricted funding for this family support charity for two years.
07/04/2021 £2,000
WE ARE PANEL C.I.C. To pay for web development costs to publish online case studies of how craft is being taught or used in schools in Scotland and to create an interactive Craft Education Map of Scotland. These will be part of the MAKE website.
31/03/2021 £2,000
£442,714
ENVIRONMENTAL FUNDERS NETWORK Annual contribution
24/03/2021 £62,238
GIRVAN COMMUNITY SPORTS HUB To fund the Project Manager and Girls Getting Active worker posts and project costs for a further year. Key words: young people; sport
15/03/2021 £50,000
£14,352,842
SCOTTISH COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS A programme of diagnostic and training support for third sector organisations in Scotland supporting their use of digital tools and ways of working. The grant will enable SCVO to step-up its free digital capacity-building activities for sector organisations as they consolidate and evolve the rapid shift to digital seen during the coronavirus crisis.
15/03/2021 £5,000
THIRD SECTOR LAB Towards the cost of a series of free online workshops for third sector organisations on digital tools and ways of working, running throughout 2021. Key words: capacity building; coronavirus recovery
08/03/2021 £6,000
£2,564,624
JOHN MUIR TRUST Support for costs of a pilot project for collecting and recycling agricultural plastic on the Isle of Skye.
08/03/2021 £32,000
£6,439,205
CHANGEWORKS RESOURCES FOR LIFE Support for the Group's 2021/22 programme of work. This is focused on informing the Scottish Government's response to the climate emergency and helping it achieve its target of net zero carbon emissions by 2045.
08/03/2021 £60,000
£82,283
BERWICKSHIRE MARINE RESERVE Unrestricted contribution to project costs for three years. Key words: environment
08/03/2021 £65,000
£24,042,918
FAUNA & FLORA INTERNATIONAL Contribution to the costs over two years of establishing a wide-ranging network of environmental community organisations in Scotland, based upon the Coastal Communities Network model.
08/03/2021 £90,000
£417,063
SCOTTISH ENVIRONMENT LINK Three-year general contribution to LINK's marine strand of work 'Save Scottish Seas'.
05/03/2021 £50,000
£394,921
THE MELTING POT To support the costs of The Melting Pot's relocation to new, larger premises in central Edinburgh and the start-up phase of its operations there. The Melting Pot provides co-working facilities for mission-led organisations and entrepreneurs, and actively cultivates a community of social innovators through its member network, events and social innovation incubator programme. The demand for facilities that support agile and distributed working is anticipated to increase during the recovery phase of the coronavirus crisis, and The Melting Pot will help to meet that need in Scotland's social sector.
16/02/2021 £55,000
£722,665
COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS ENABLING YOU LTD Unrestricted grant to support core costs.
11/02/2021 £45,000
£545,516
MULTI CULTURAL FAMILY BASE A three-year unrestricted grant to support the consolidation and continuation of MCFB's early years work with Minority Ethnic families in Edinburgh. Key words; Family support; BAME; parents
11/02/2021 £30,000
£367,892
WHALE, THE ARTS AGENCY A one-year grant to help sustain this building-based community arts organisation in the 2021/22 financial year, contributing to both core costs (which continue to be affected by income lost due to Covid) and the ongoing development of a range of activities designed to promote health and wellbeing, which we have previously supported.
04/02/2021 £25,000
£1,312,387
OUT OF THE BLUE ARTS & EDUCATION TRUST To contribute to the cost of a 12-month programme of workshops and outreach activity to engage young people – from school age to students and early career artists – to learn about and use RISO printing for creative projects. This involves a tiered programme of activity from one-off opportunities through to residencies and creative business workshops for college leavers. Keywords: Graphic design
04/02/2021 £50,000
£137,678
DUMFRIES & GALLOWAY ARTS FESTIVAL To contribute to the costs of administering and programming the annual Dumfries and Galloway Arts Festival during 2022 and 2023. Keywords: festivals; arts and culture; rural communities; rural arts
04/02/2021 £30,000
£136,438
ALCHEMY FILM & ARTS A two-year contribution towards a programme of film-maker residencies in Hawick, engaging the local community and resulting in moving-image art that is informed by and reflective of the local context of the Scottish Borders.
04/02/2021 £15,000
£464,289
DRAKE MUSIC SCOTLAND Unrestricted funding for this disabled music organisation working across Scotland. Keywords: disability arts; music technology
04/02/2021 £29,730
£59,526
GLASGOW INTERNATIONAL PIPING FESTIVAL Towards the cost of staging the annual Piping Live! festival in Glasgow, celebrating bagpipe music from around the world. The grant includes the cost of a programme of linked masterclasses by visiting musicians, Learn @ Live.
04/02/2021 £30,000
£2,742,170
THE NATIONAL PIPING CENTRE Towards the cost of staging the Glenfiddich Piping Championship competition for solo pipers (bagpipes)
04/02/2021 £40,000
£201,339
TINDERBOX COLLECTIVE Unrestricted funding for two years for this young people's participatory music collective.
04/02/2021 £60,000
£116,541
THE GLASGOW BARONS Unrestricted funding for two years for this community-based music organisation in Govan, Glasgow.
04/02/2021 £20,000
£437,022
INDEPEN-DANCE Unrestricted funding for one year for this inclusive dance company based in Glasgow. Keywords: disability arts
04/02/2021 £40,000
£578,625
CLYDESIDE INITIATIVE FOR ARTS A contribution towards the capital costs of a purpose built street arts / graffiti facility at SWG3 in Glasgow, to help grow the Yardworks street arts programme.
04/02/2021 £2,000
COMPETING PIPERS ASSOCIATION Unrestricted funding to support the costs of the Association's work representing and supporting the competitive solo piping community in Scotland. Keywords: bagpipes, music
24/12/2020 £160,000
£9,971,588
CHILDREN 1ST Supporting the provision of two specialist early years staff as part of a family wellbeing service in Moray for two years. Keywords: Family support
15/12/2020 £11,548
£324,374
DAVID HUME INSTITUTE Towards the cost of funding a data analyst to interrogate and analyse geospatial data with the aim of developing new insight into the distribution of assets, needs and vulnerabilities across Scotland's communities. Keywords: Open Data
11/12/2020 £65,000
£14,556
TIM STEAD TRUST £30,000 towards the cost of purchasing The Steading, former home of artist, craftsperson and woodworker and environmentalist Tim Stead, plus £15,000 towards repairs to the building. A further £20,000 towards consultancy, capacity building or business planning to support plans to develop the property as a Centre for Wood Culture in Scotland. Keywords: Craft, capital, community asset
09/12/2020 £54,878
£2,441,310
CENTRESTAGE COMMUNITIES LTD A contribution towards the creative learning programmes and arts and wellbeing activities run by Centrestage in the Kilmarnock area.
09/12/2020 £25,000
£9,320,170
LIFE CHANGES TRUST A contribution towards Life Changes Trust's Caring for the Carer Fund, that will provide individual awards to the unpaid carers of people with dementia to help support their health and wellbeing which have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
09/12/2020 £45,000
£86,899
HOME-START FALKIRK LTD Unrestricted funding for this local family support charity. Keywords: early years
09/12/2020 £45,000
£68,296
HOME-START LORN Unrestricted funding for this family support charity working in North Argyll and Mull. Keywords: early years
08/12/2020 £100,000
£222,874
COMMUNITY LAND SCOTLAND Contribution to the costs of an Urban Community Land Hub pilot project in Glasgow and west of Scotland. The Hub will provide tailored support to enable urban communities to progress ownership of community assets in ways that meet their/local needs. Key words: community ownership
08/12/2020 £187,250
£5,896,677
THE ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE FUND To provide funding for re-granting over two years through a grants scheme, the Tailored Support Fund. This scheme will make grants to architectural heritage projects which fall outside the parameters of AHF's existing schemes, but which will support work to establish viable futures for local heritage assets. The grant includes a contribution to AHF reflecting the cost of administering the scheme.
07/12/2020 £15,000
£18,998
ISLE OF KERRERA DEVELOPMENT TRUST Contribution to capital costs of the renovation of the Old School Building on the island. Keywords: community assets; community ownership
30/11/2020 £20,000
£14,352,842
SCOTTISH COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS Towards the cost of commissioning six rounds of a quarterly survey of a representative sample of Scottish third sector organisations to monitor the ongoing impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and other events during 2021 and 2022. Key words: Research, longitudinal panel study
26/11/2020 £20,000
£7,375,049
NATIONAL THEATRE OF SCOTLAND Towards the general costs of commissioning, creating and delivering a programme of theatre and participatory arts, online and in person. Although the Foundation is particularly interested in the participatory theatre outreach activities that are planned, the grant is unrestricted to allow the organisation maximum flexibility to adapt and respond to the ongoing challenges caused by the coronavirus pandemic
26/11/2020 £60,000
£18,253,098
THE PRINCE'S FOUNDATION Towards an education and training programme based at Dumfries House teaching young people and adults skills required to sustain a thriving textile industry, over three years. As well as introducing key skills, the programme aims to inspire more people to pursue careers in the textile industry.
26/11/2020 £30,000
£1,128,789
DOVECOT STUDIOS Support towards a retrospective exhibition, 'Archie Brennan: Tapestry Goes Pop!', celebrating the work of leading 20th Century Scottish tapestry weaver Archie Brennan. Including support for exhibition costs, photography and digital content.
26/11/2020 £25,000
LATERAL NORTH Towards the cost of running a participatory design project engaging schools, residents and workers in Pollok, a large post-war housing scheme in the south-west of Glasgow. People will be invited to participate in devising and planning solutions to address a range of issues – from reviving derelict land, to promoting local heritage, to improving health and education. Partnerships with local agencies and groups – across all sectors – are already being developed to facilitate this engagement, which will happen in the run-up to Easter 2021. Lateral North will co-ordinate design workshops and help develop ideas, drawing in a wide range of partners, as appropriate, so they can be showcased at the end of the process. Glasgow City Council departments and other relevant agencies will be encouraged to then take proposals forward, where possible. The project is co-funded by Glasgow City Council's Centre for Civic Innovation. Keywords: Regeneration, climate change, COP26
26/11/2020 £28,500
£652,844
PATRICK ALLAN-FRASER OF HOSPITALFIELD TRUST To contribute to the costs of Hospitalfield's Graduate Residency Programme in 2021, helping to support the professional development of graduate artists through residencies at Hospitalfields, bursaries, peer support and mentoring.
26/11/2020 £8,000
£42,883
THE SOUNDHOUSE ORGANISATION Towards costs associated with the Tradfest traditional music festival in Edinburgh and online in May 2021.
26/11/2020 £25,000
£1,287,206
THE FRUITMARKET GALLERY To support a programme of community engagement and outreach activities for 12 months, following the re-opening of the art gallery. Key words: visual art
26/11/2020 £20,000
GLASGOW CITY COUNCIL Towards the cost of commissioning an economic feasibility assessment and high level business plan for the transformation of the historic stable block in Pollok Park into a multi-purpose centre focused on the Clydesdale Horse breed.
17/11/2020 £15,000
CARDINAL NEWMAN HIGH SCHOOL Grant for additional costs of supporting pupils facing disadvantage and for supporting mental well-being, welfare and nurturing activities of the school’s most vulnerable students in the school year 2020/2021.
17/11/2020 £15,000
BELLSHILL ACADEMY Grant for additional costs of supporting pupils facing disadvantage and for supporting mental well-being, welfare and nurturing activities of the school’s most vulnerable students in the school year 2020/2021.
17/11/2020 £3,000
ELGIN HIGH SCHOOL Grant for additional costs of supporting pupils facing disadvantage.
17/11/2020 £3,000
SPEYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL Grant for additional costs of supporting pupils facing disadvantage.
17/11/2020 £115,000
£1,449,016
STEPPING STONES FOR FAMILIES Towards the cost of sustaining the Carrick Money Advice Service which provides income maximisation and financial literacy support to families with children and young people up to the age of 24.
17/11/2020 £30,000
£1,704,856
IMPACT ARTS (PROJECTS) LTD Support towards delivery of the Creative Pathways programme in North Lanarkshire, which supports young people employability through the arts.
17/11/2020 £30,000
£5,030,621
STREET LEAGUE Supporting Street League's North Lanarkshire Academy provision in 2021 including contributing to the Progression Coordinator’s salary. Keywords: Football, youth work, employability
17/11/2020 £3,000
GIRVAN ACADEMY Grant for additional costs of supporting pupils facing disadvantage.
17/11/2020 £3,000
CARRICK ACADEMY Grant for additional costs of supporting pupils facing disadvantage.
17/11/2020 £5,000
£45,714,000
QUARRIERS To support miscellaneous costs such as outings.
17/11/2020 £31,125
£362,347
OUTF!T MORAY The grant is provided in response to a request for funding for the costs of the Lead Instructor post for this outdoor education charity, however it is provided on an unrestricted basis.
11/11/2020 £83,158
£1,567,971
ATLANTIC SALMON TRUST Research project investigating declining salmon numbers in the Moray Firth catchment. Keywords: rivers, biodiversity, fish, fishing
11/11/2020 £4,000
£3,806
DUFFTOWN AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION To contribute to the cost of commissioning consultants to work with the Association to produce an updated community plan.
29/10/2020 £23,100
£652,808
WILD TROUT TRUST Supporting a programme of activity to demonstrate the value of the Trust's work in Scotland. Keywords: rivers, biodiversity, fish, fishing
28/10/2020 £120,000
£4,978,762
HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE ALLIANCE SCOTLAND (THE ALLIANCE), For re-granting to applicants to the Alliance's Self Management Fund alongside Scottish Government funds distributed through that scheme. The Self Management Fund 2020/21 will support projects across Scotland which increase the capacity of people to live well with long term health conditions.
23/10/2020 £38,000
£297,900,000
BARNARDO'S SCOTLAND Support for the Access to Opportunities project in North Lanarkshire which provides employability support to homeless young people.
21/10/2020 £7,000
£106,422
DUNCAN MACKINNON MUSIC AND ARTS TRUST A programme of activity inspired by the activities of Duncan MacKinnon, a music promoter in the Borders during the 50s and 60s, culminating in an exhibition at MacArts in Galashiels. The grant will be used to gather and archive oral histories of those who were involved in the Borders Dances during that period.
20/10/2020 £80,179
£390,044
HEBRIDEAN WHALE AND DOLPHIN TRUST LTD This grant is for the implementation and delivery of a new data management system which will revolutionise the way HWDT manage, interrogate, use and share their data. Keywords: biodiversity; cetaceans
20/10/2020 £40,000
£417,063
SCOTTISH ENVIRONMENT LINK Unrestricted funding for core costs over two years.
20/10/2020 £10,000
£9,170
PROJECT SEAGRASS To support collaborative research work with NatureScot and the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh on the genetic diversity of Scottish seagrasses. Keywords: biodiversity
19/10/2020 £3,000
£329,764
BANNOCKBURN HOUSE TRUST To install toilet facilities at the Bannockburn House site for the benefit of volunteers working onsite as plans progress towards comprehensive renovation of the house and gardens. Keywords: heritage; community assets
15/10/2020 £30,000
£421,940
3D DRUMCHAPEL Unrestricted funding for the core costs of this family support charity over one year.
15/10/2020 £75,000
£401,580
HOME-START GLASGOW NORTH Unrestricted funding over three years. Keywords: early years; family support
15/10/2020 £33,670
£170,441
MIND MOSAIC CHILD AND FAMILY THERAPIES Unrestricted funding for core costs over three years. Keywords: early years; family therapy; counselling; play therapy
15/10/2020 £34,000
£567,504
STARCATCHERS PRODUCTIONS LIMITED Unrestricted funding for Starcatchers to provide performances and creative activities for children under five.
15/10/2020 £30,000
£504,699
THE COTTAGE FAMILY CENTRE General operating support for core costs for three years for this family support charity.
15/10/2020 £15,000
£297,900,000
BARNARDO'S SCOTLAND General operating support for the Barnardo's Nurture Service for three years, providing a range of support services to families in Inverclyde.
15/10/2020 £35,000
£691,217
CATTANACH CHARITABLE TRUST Co-funding alongside the Cattanach Trust to support the Parent Infant Foundation’s Phase 2 work to support the development of specialist parent-infant teams in Scotland, promoting infant mental health.
01/10/2020 £150,000
£18,050,000
MAGGIE KESWICK JENCKS CANCER CARING CENTRES TRUST To contribute to the programme of support available at their eight centres in Scotland for people with any type of cancer and their loved ones - including ‘Where Now’ group support and psychological support.
01/10/2020 £110,000
£4,721,000
NHS GRAMPIAN ENDOWMENT FUND Donation nominated by employees at the Glenfiddich Distillery and brand team with funds raised from the Spirit of Speyside 2020 special bottling, to support the charity's work relating to the coronavirus crisis.
01/10/2020 £110,000
£196,936
MORAY FOOD PLUS Donation nominated by employees at the Glenfiddich Distillery and brand team with funds raised from the Spirit of Speyside 2020 special bottling, to support the charity's work relating to the coronavirus crisis.
01/10/2020 £20,000
£47,183
KEIRANS LEGACY Donation nominated by employees at the Glenfiddich Distillery and brand team with funds raised from the Spirit of Speyside 2020 special bottling, to support the charity's work relating to the coronavirus crisis.
29/09/2020 £2,500
TEDXGLASGOW Towards the cost of events and campaigns on the theme of climate change and responsible business as an alternative to holding a full TEDx Glasgow conference in 2020.
24/09/2020 £93,259
£367,367
GIRVAN YOUTH TRUST Unrestricted contribution to core costs from 01 April 2021 to 31st March 2024
17/09/2020 £50,000
£1,289,185
ROYAL CONSERVATOIRE OF SCOTLAND TRUST The grant will help support the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland to broaden its reach and increase access to the arts and arts education. This will include widening access activities and providing opportunities for the public to engage in the arts and culture. Keywords: creative industries; higher education
17/09/2020 £20,000
£98,521
NEVIS ENSEMBLE Unrestricted grant to support the work of the organisation, 'Scotland's street orchestra'. Keywords: classical music
17/09/2020 £5,000
£4,200
THE BERNAT KLEIN FOUNDATION To allow the Bernat Klein Foundation to pay honoraria to contributors to a book of essays planned for publication to mark the centenary of Bernat Klein's birth in 2022. Key words: textiles, design
17/09/2020 £30,000
£47,260
APROXIMA SCIO To support the continued development of this new arts charity over 12 months as it develops a roster of new projects and commissions.
17/09/2020 £8,023
£28,465
THE SCOTTISH ARTS CLUB CHARITABLE TRUST To meet the costs of installing the Scottish Portrait Awards 2020 exhibition at Duff House, Banff for display between 1 April to 30 June 2021. The grant includes the cost of purchasing display equipment which can be reused for other exhibitions, also creation of a 360-degree online presentation of the exhibition.
09/09/2020 £40,000
£543,273
THE LENS The unrestricted grant is intended to support some core costs of the organisation as its income has been affected by the coronavirus crisis, and to enable the team to develop a refined suite of training products and resources that adapts its programme to largely online delivery and meets a gap in the market for resources to help develop entrepreneurial skills and culture within organisations. These resources will also enhance The Lens offer once in-person delivery is possible again.
03/09/2020 £50,000
£409,952
AYR UNITED FOOTBALL ACADEMY LTD Ayr United Football Academy (AUFA) delivers sport, through football, to the local community. It encourages participation in sport amongst people of all ages and abilities via a varied community programme. This includes Football for Life – a programme targeting over 50s, elderly, people with dementia, carers, socially isolated and people with mental health issues. The programme consists of 6 projects: Walking Football centres for over 50s. Weigh to go, Football Memories, Strollers walking group, The Shed and Football For Life Group. This grant contributes to the Football for Life running costs for the next 24 months.
03/09/2020 £120,000
£99,347
SCOTTISH MEN'S SHEDS ASSOCIATION Scottish Men’s Sheds Association is the umbrella organisation for Men’s Sheds in Scotland, providing Sheds with support, advice and a shared voice. This is an unrestricted grant to contribute to their costs, including to give the organisation greater administrative capacity.
13/07/2020 £5,000
£620,731
POSITIVE ACTION IN HOUSING LTD Towards the cost of providing crisis support for vulnerable people in refugee and asylum seeking communities, in particular the Lifeline project which directly supports families, including mothers with children who are seeking asylum. Keywords: migrants, destitution
11/06/2020 £49,007
£401,580
HOME-START GLASGOW NORTH To support the costs of the Home -Start North Lanarkshire family support service for a further year.
11/06/2020 £25,000
£694,878
FAITH IN COMMUNITY (SCOTLAND) A programme of funding and support to approx. 20 faith groups across Scotland to assist them to work within their communities to enable people to be better supported, connected and resilient during and beyond the coronavirus crisis.
13/05/2020 £8,500
£58,528,000
THE CORRA FOUNDATION To part fund additional costs of the Listening Fund.
13/05/2020 £4,963
£304,737
COMMUNITY ENTERPRISE LIMITED To meet the cost of publishing the report 'A different approach to community asset development', the research and writing of which was funded by a previous grant to Community Enterprise.
06/05/2020 £38,000
£276,978
THE CARRICK CENTRE Towards the cost of the Centre's youth work programme for one year.
01/05/2020 £5,000
£99,347
SCOTTISH MEN'S SHEDS ASSOCIATION To sustain the organisation's support for local Men's Sheds during the Covid-19 crisis.
23/04/2020 £90,000
£413,531
DEWAR ARTS AWARDS To be distributed over three years as awards to talented individuals who lack the financial means to achieve their full potential. Awards are to be made at the discretion of the Dewar Awards panel, but the grant is intended to increase the ability of the panel to make awards to applicants from backgrounds, locations or creative fields that have been less well represented in awards to date.
22/04/2020 £15,000
£367,892
WHALE, THE ARTS AGENCY To enable the organisation to deliver support within the Wester Hailes community during the Covid-19 crisis, working in partnership with other local organisations and agencies.
20/04/2020 £30,000
£1,454,283
FARE SCOTLAND LTD Unrestricted funding to support the charity's work in Glasgow providing food to people experiencing food insecurity during the coronavirus Covid-19 crisis.
20/04/2020 £20,000
£2,070,310
THE FOOD TRAIN Unrestricted funding to support the charity's work addressing food insecurity and isolation in multiple locations across Scotland as a result of the coronavirus Covid-19 crisis.
20/04/2020 £30,000
£9,902
LAUNCH FOODS Unrestricted funding to support the charity's work providing hot meals and food to people experiencing food insecurity due to the coronavirus Covid-19 crisis.
20/04/2020 £30,000
£553,193
HOME-START GLASGOW SOUTH Unrestricted funding to support the charity's work during the coronavirus Covid-19 crisis. Keywords: family support, children and families.
20/04/2020 £50,000
£401,580
HOME-START GLASGOW NORTH Unrestricted funding to support the charity's work during the coronavirus Covid-19 crisis. Keywords: family support, children and families, perinatal mentalHealth, refugees and asylum seekers
20/04/2020 £60,000
£19,666,000
ABERLOUR CHILD CARE TRUST Unrestricted funding to support the charity's work during the coronavirus Covid-19 crisis. Keywords: family support, young people, children
20/04/2020 £50,000
£1,449,016
STEPPING STONES FOR FAMILIES Unrestricted funding to support this family support charity to sustain services during the year ahead. The grant is unrestricted but was made in response to the organisation's intent to sustain its Family Wellbeing service in North Glasgow.
20/04/2020 £20,000
£9,320,170
LIFE CHANGES TRUST To be regranted as grants to care experienced people in Scotland through the one-off Keep Well Fund to enable them to purchase items or meet costs to help maintain their wellbeing during the coronavirus Covid-19 crisis.
16/04/2020 £50,000
£12,133,000
FOUNDATION SCOTLAND To redistribute to charities and community groups providing support to people affected by the coronavirus Covid-19 crisis. This is a second grant for this purpose - an initial £100,000 was donated in March 2020.
16/04/2020 £30,000
£4,841,097
WHO CARES? SCOTLAND Unrestricted funding to assist the charity during the coronavirus Covid-19 crisis. Keywords: Care experienced, young people, advocacy.
13/04/2020 £35,000
£3,328,414
ONE PARENT FAMILIES SCOTLAND Towards the cost of a range of services and activities supporting one parent families in Lanarkshire for one year, including activities addressing the impact of the coronavirus Covid-19 crisis.
01/04/2020 £7,500
£627,259
REFUGEE SURVIVAL TRUST Unrestricted funding to support the charity's work with refugees, asylum seekers and vulnerable migrants affected by the coronavirus Covid-19 crisis.
27/03/2020 £20,000
£39,164
SPEYSIDE YOUTH Unrestricted funding to support the running costs of this youth-led organisation serving young people in Dufftown and the surrounding villages for one year.
25/03/2020 £35,000
£9,971,588
CHILDREN 1ST To increase capacity of the charity's online and web-based parent support advice line Parentline during the coronavirus Covid-19 crisis. Keywords: families, family support
25/03/2020 £25,000
£14,352,842
SCOTTISH COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS A fund for re-granting to organisations to assist with the costs of moving to remote and digital working as a result of the coronavirus Covid-19 restrictions.
25/03/2020 £100,000
£12,133,000
FOUNDATION SCOTLAND To redistribute to charities and community groups providing support to people affected by the coronavirus Covid-19 crisis.
25/03/2020 £40,000
£694,878
FAITH IN COMMUNITY (SCOTLAND) To be redistributed as small grants to faith organisations across Scotland supporting people in their communities affected by the coronavirus Covid-19 crisis.
25/03/2020 £20,000
£4,841,097
WHO CARES? SCOTLAND To support the charity's First Responders for Care Experienced People initiative, supporting people in the care system or with experience of it in Scotland during the Covid-19 crisis.
25/03/2020 £40,000
£19,666,000
ABERLOUR CHILD CARE TRUST To be distributed as crisis grants to individuals and families affected by the Covid-19 crisis through the charity's Urgent Assistance Fund.
20/03/2020 £10,000
£745,892
TSIMORAY To be distributed as immediate/emergency funding support for local voluntary and community organisations in Moray at the front line of the sector’s support for people and communities disproportionately_x000D_ affected by Covid-19.
20/03/2020 £15,000
£1,873,115
VOLUNTARY ACTION NORTH LANARKSHIRE To be distributed as immediate/emergency funding support for local voluntary and community organisations in North Lanarkshire at the front line of the sector’s support for people and communities disproportionately_x000D_ affected by Covid-19.
20/03/2020 £10,000
£529,221
VOLUNTARY ACTION SOUTH AYRSHIRE To be distributed as immediate/emergency funding support for local voluntary and community organisations in South Ayrshire at the front line of the sector’s support for people and communities disproportionately affected by Covid-19
20/03/2020 £15,000
£646,914
VOLUNTARY ACTION SOUTH LANARKSHIRE To be distributed as immediate/emergency funding support for local voluntary and community organisations in South Lanarkshire at the front line of the sector’s support for people and communities disproportionately_x000D_ affected by Covid-19.
18/03/2020 £16,038
NORTH CARRICK COMMUNITY SPORTS HUB To contribute to the cost of employing a new Project Co-ordinator for one year. The role will lead on creation of various community sport and physical activity opportunities for both children and adults, based on the needs of the individual communities in the area.
16/03/2020 £15,000
£160,474
STEP BY STEP MORAY Unrestricted funding to support the work of this family support charity, including activities addressing the impact on families of the coronavirus Covid-19 crisis.
11/03/2020 £38,304
£367,367
GIRVAN YOUTH TRUST Towards the cost of employing two part-time detached youth workers in Girvan for two years. The grant fully funds the project in year 1, and half of the cost in year 2.
01/03/2020 £29,730
£59,526
GLASGOW INTERNATIONAL PIPING FESTIVAL Towards the cost of staging the annual Piping Live! festival in Glasgow, celebrating bagpipe music from around the world. The grant includes the cost of a programme of linked masterclasses by visiting musicians, Learn @ Live.
10/02/2020 £4,000
£10,025
CAPTAIN JOHN MACLELLAN MEMORIAL TRUST Towards the cost of staging the 2020 Captain John A. MacLellan MBE Memorial Dinner-Recital. Keywords: Bagpipes, music
10/02/2020 £16,300
£1,312,387
OUT OF THE BLUE ARTS & EDUCATION TRUST To contribute to the cost of a programme of workshops and outreach activity to engage young people – from school age to students and early career artists – to learn about and use RISO printing for creative projects. This involves a tiered programme of activity from one-off opportunities through to residencies and creative business workshops for college leavers. Keywords: Graphic design
10/02/2020 £5,000
£42,883
THE SOUNDHOUSE ORGANISATION Towards costs associated with the Tradfest traditional music festival in Edinburgh in May 2020.
10/02/2020 £11,000
£20,794
SCOTTISH PIPING SOCIETY OF LONDON Towards the costs of staging the Society's Annual Competition for solo pipers (bagpipes). Keywords: music
10/02/2020 £30,000
£116,541
THE GLASGOW BARONS Unrestricted funding to support the further development of this community music charity.
07/02/2020 £50,000
£195,652
REEL TIME MUSIC Towards the cost of fitting out new premises in Motherwell to accommodate rehearsal spaces, recording studio, offices and workshop space. Keywords: capital, music, youth work.
03/02/2020 £25,000
£137,678
DUMFRIES & GALLOWAY ARTS FESTIVAL To support the costs of administering and programming the annual arts festival during 2021.
03/02/2020 £33,000
£2,742,170
THE NATIONAL PIPING CENTRE Towards the cost of staging the Glenfiddich Piping Championship for solo pipers (bagpipes).
03/02/2020 £15,000
£39,467
BOTHY PROJECT To allow the board and staff team to prepare a new business plan and associated funding applications. Future plans include construction of new architect-designed bothies in locations around Scotland and management of creative residency programmes. Keywords: Arts, architecture
15/01/2020 £48,308
£18,375,000
PLACE2BE To provide a community mentalHealth and well-being service for young people based in the secondary schools of Girvan Academy and Carrick Academy in South Ayrshire for one year.
10/01/2020 £50,000
£1,449,016
STEPPING STONES FOR FAMILIES Towards the cost of sustaining for one year the Carrick Money Advice Service which provides income maximisation and financial literacy support to families with children and young people up to the age of 24 in Girvan, Maybole and the surrounding areas.
20/12/2019 £5,000
£99,347
SCOTTISH MEN'S SHEDS ASSOCIATION Unrestricted funding
12/12/2019 £100,000
£1,894,161
CHANGING FACES To support the cost of carry out scoping, research and piloting over a 2-year period, to define and implement the best delivery model of a skin camouflage service for Scotland, working in partnership with the NHS.
11/12/2019 £25,606
£396,048
GOVANHILL BATHS BUILDING PRESERVATION TRUST To meet the cost of employing a Clerk of Works to oversee work on site during the Govanhill Baths refurbishment project. Keywords: heritage building; community asset
10/12/2019 £20,000
£421,940
3D DRUMCHAPEL A second unrestricted award this year to this community-based holistic family support charity working in Drumchapel, northeast Glasgow. The award is unrestricted but made in response to the organisation's plans to move into new dedicated premises.
10/12/2019 £60,000
£1,492,585
FAMILY AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WEST LOTHIAN Unrestricted funding to support the core costs of this family support charity over two years.
10/12/2019 £75,000
£12,133,000
FOUNDATION SCOTLAND To provide funds for a grant from Foundation Scotland to COVEY to support the Pathways to Confidence project for one year. The project, which is delivered in partnership with YMCA Bellshill and Mossend, works with young people aged 8 - 14 yrs and their parents or caregivers, using a befriending and mentoring approach to support them both to set and achieve individual and family goals.
10/12/2019 £45,000
£1,513,221
GOVERNORS OF DEAN ORPHANAGE & CAUVINS TRUST A grant to co-fund with Cattanach Trust a new programme to provide one-to-one intensive parenting support to young mothers who have recently left fostered or residential care and who are at high risk of having their own children taken into care. This will be a 'bolt-on' programme to Dean and Cauvin's existing residential and aftercare/transitional work with care-experienced young people generally, which includes a residential unit for new teenage mothers and a specialist mother and baby fostering service. The new programme will support mothers who are leaving or have left fostered or residential care and are trying to live independently but assessed as at high risk of experiencing parenting difficulties.
10/12/2019 £30,000
£18,047,000
MAGGIE KESWICK JENCKS CANCER CARING CENTRES TRUST Core funding for the operation of Maggie's Lanarkshire at Monklands Hospital, Airdrie during 2019-20.
10/12/2019 £52,177
£1,223,708
SAHELIYA STEERING GROUP Towards the cost of a programme of support for BAME women and children under 3 years focusing on promoting attachment and infant mental health. The project is co-funded with Cattanach and will run for 3 years.
04/12/2019 £23,000
GIRVAN COMMUNITY SPORTS HUB Girls Getting Active is a physical activity project using sport as a tool to engage with girls and women in Girvan and South Carrick. The grant will support the costs of a dedicated co-ordinator and associated expenses for one year.
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Cumulative Grants
Amount Recipient
£492,787 CHILDREN 1ST
£477,000 ABERLOUR CHILD CARE TRUST
£445,825 HOME-START GLASGOW NORTH AND NORTH LANARKSHIRE
£434,000 THE ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE FUND
£410,500 STEPPING STONES FOR FAMILIES
£380,000 MAGGIE KESWICK JENCKS CANCER CARING CENTRES TRUST
£337,584 GIRVAN YOUTH TRUST
£300,000 THE DISTILLERS' CHARITY
£290,337 SCOTTISH ENVIRONMENT LINK
£255,250 COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS ENABLING YOU LTD
£255,000 ENERGY ACTION SCOTLAND
£250,000 PLAY WORKS
£248,838 ONE PARENT FAMILIES SCOTLAND
£248,605 CHANGING FACES
£244,000 3D DRUMCHAPEL
£240,000 FOUNDATION SCOTLAND
£220,000 SCOTTISH MEN'S SHEDS ASSOCIATION
£210,000 WHALE, THE ARTS AGENCY
£202,426 CHANGEWORKS RESOURCES FOR LIFE
£200,000 ROYAL CONSERVATOIRE OF SCOTLAND TRUST
£198,356 GOVERNORS OF DEAN ORPHANAGE & CAUVINS TRUST
£192,100 BANNOCKBURN HOUSE TRUST
£187,081 DEVELOPMENT TRUSTS ASSOCIATION SCOTLAND
£183,158 ATLANTIC SALMON TRUST
£178,500 THE CORRA FOUNDATION
£175,900 THE NATIONAL PIPING CENTRE
£175,338 FAUNA & FLORA
£174,790 BARNARDO'S SCOTLAND
£173,000 THE CARRICK CENTRE
£172,177 SAHELIYA STEERING GROUP
£169,766 PLACE2BE
£159,460 GLASGOW INTERNATIONAL PIPING FESTIVAL
£158,750 APROXIMA SCIO
£156,000 THE GLASGOW BARONS
£155,220 NATIONAL MUSEUMS SCOTLAND CHARITABLE TRUST
£154,546 EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY - SCHOOL OF APPLIED SCIENCES
£154,272 SCOTTISH HUNTINGTON'S ASSOCIATION
£150,000 HOME-START GLASGOW SOUTH
£149,846 OUTF!T MORAY
£144,080 SCOTTISH SCULPTURE WORKSHOP
£143,637 ENVIRONMENTAL RIGHTS CENTRE FOR SCOTLAND
£142,878 CENTRESTAGE COMMUNITIES LTD
£130,702 ACTION FOR CHILDREN
£130,000 SCOTTISH COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS
£123,000 INDEPEN-DANCE
£120,000 HOME-START WIGTOWNSHIRE
£120,000 HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE ALLIANCE SCOTLAND (THE ALLIANCE),
£120,000 FèISEAN NAN GàIDHEAL
£120,000 AYR UNITED FOOTBALL ACADEMY LTD
£115,238 GIRVAN COMMUNITY SPORTS HUB
£113,382 STEP BY STEP IN MORAY
£112,500 NPC
£110,000 NEVIS ENSEMBLE
£110,000 NHS GRAMPIAN ENDOWMENT FUND
£110,000 MORAY FOOD PLUS
£108,745 ENABLE SCOTLAND (LEADING THE WAY)
£106,000 SPEYSIDE YOUTH
£105,585 ELGIN YOUTH DEVELOPMENT GROUP
£100,000 THE KING'S FOUNDATION
£100,000 FAITH IN COMMUNITY (SCOTLAND)
£100,000 COMMUNITY LAND SCOTLAND
£98,800 OUT OF THE BLUE ARTS & EDUCATION TRUST
£97,000 SCOTTISH SEABIRD CENTRE
£95,000 TIM STEAD TRUST
£94,000 LGBT YOUTH SCOTLAND
£92,765 ADVENTURE CENTRE FOR EDUCATION (ACE)
£90,123 THE SCOTTISH ARTS TRUST
£90,000 FARE SCOTLAND LTD
£90,000 EARLY YEARS SCOTLAND
£90,000 DEWAR ARTS AWARDS
£88,500 PATRICK ALLAN-FRASER OF HOSPITALFIELD TRUST
£87,000 DUMFRIES & GALLOWAY ARTS FESTIVAL
£87,000 DRAKE MUSIC SCOTLAND
£86,000 TINDERBOX COLLECTIVE
£85,000 THE FRUITMARKET GALLERY
£82,500 GALLOWAY FISHERIES TRUST
£80,500 THE SOUNDHOUSE ORGANISATION
£80,179 HEBRIDEAN WHALE AND DOLPHIN TRUST LTD
£80,000 HOMELESS NETWORK SCOTLAND
£79,542 REACH LANARKSHIRE AUTISM
£79,273 ALCHEMY FILM & ARTS
£78,154 SCULPTURE PLACEMENT GROUP
£78,000 CRAFT SCOTLAND
£77,580 PROJECT SEAGRASS
£75,000 THE SCOTTISH SCHOOLS PIPES AND DRUMS TRUST
£75,000 HUNTLY DEVELOPMENT TRUST
£74,000 GLASGOW PRINT STUDIO LTD
£73,500 CONNECTING CARERS
£72,230 SEAWILDING
£71,750 LOCO HOME RETROFIT CIC
£71,000 REELTIME MUSIC
£70,000 NATIONAL THEATRE OF SCOTLAND
£70,000 CYRENIANS
£69,750 COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION OF LOCHS AND SOUNDS
£67,450 CARERS TRUST
£67,000 SCOTTISH BOOK TRUST
£67,000 NSPCC
£65,000 CLYDESIDE INITIATIVE FOR ARTS
£60,000 THE SPORTING MEMORIES FOUNDATION SCOTLAND SCIO
£60,000 THE RIDGE
£60,000 STILLS LTD
£60,000 SISTEMA SCOTLAND
£60,000 HOME-START FALKIRK LTD
£60,000 BERWICKSHIRE MARINE RESERVE
£58,145 THE MARIE TRUST
£58,000 CREATIVE CARBON SCOTLAND
£56,000 THE CUMNOCK TRYST
£55,000 SCOTTISH PIPING SOCIETY OF LONDON
£55,000 SURF - SCOTLAND'S REGENERATION FORUM
£55,000 ABOVE ADVENTURE
£54,300 FRIENDS OF THE SOUND OF JURA
£51,380 ENABLE
£51,000 PARENT-INFANT FOUNDATION Emotional Wellbeing: Early Years
£50,000 WHO CARES? SCOTLAND
£50,000 THE MELTING POT
£50,000 BRAEMAR COMMUNITY LIMITED
£49,650 SUSTAINABLE INSHORE FISHERIES TRUST
£48,960 ARTICULATE CULTURAL TRUST
£47,500 NATURESCOT
£47,000 THE SCOTTISH GOLDSMITHS TRUST
£47,000 CARDINAL NEWMAN HIGH SCHOOL
£46,661 UNITY ENTERPRISE
£45,780 EXISTING HOMES ALLIANCE SCOTLAND
£45,000 REGEN
£45,000 MULTI CULTURAL FAMILY BASE
£45,000 LIFE CHANGES TRUST
£45,000 HOME-START LORN
£43,100 WILD TROUT TRUST
£40,000 THE LENS
£40,000 PUSH THE BOAT OUT
£40,000 KNOCKANDO WOOLMILL TRUST
£40,000 GUILD OF PLAYERS
£40,000 DOVECOT STUDIOS
£38,750 ENVIRONMENTAL FUNDERS NETWORK
£38,500 SEA-CHANGERS
£37,000 BELLSHILL ACADEMY
£35,000 CATTANACH CHARITABLE TRUST
£34,000 STARCATCHERS PRODUCTIONS LIMITED
£34,000 GLASGOW FILM THEATRE
£33,670 MIND MOSAIC CHILD AND FAMILY THERAPIES
£33,306 NURTURE THE BORDERS
£33,000 HIGHLAND SOCIETY OF LONDON
£31,500 SEA THE CHANGE
£31,075 ENVIRONMENTAL FUNDERS NETWORK Improving Philanthropy
£30,000 TOONSPEAK YOUNG PEOPLE'S THEATRE
£30,000 THE COTTAGE FAMILY CENTRE
£30,000 THE ARGYLL PIPING TRUST
£30,000 STREET LEAGUE
£30,000 POSITIVE ACTION IN HOUSING LTD
£30,000 MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH SCOTLAND
£30,000 LAUNCH FOODS
£30,000 IMPACT ARTS (PROJECTS) LTD
£30,000 DYNAMIC EARTH CHARITABLE TRUST
£26,000 QUARRIERS
£25,606 GOVANHILL BATHS BUILDING PRESERVATION TRUST
£25,000 LATERAL NORTH
£25,000 GEORGE WYLLIE FOUNDATION 2019
£25,000 FIFE CONTEMPORARY
£22,800 ISLE OF KERRERA DEVELOPMENT TRUST
£22,650 HERITAGE CRAFTS
£22,150 DUFFTOWN AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
£21,000 GLENDOUNE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
£20,000 THIRD SECTOR LAB
£20,000 THE FOOD TRAIN
£20,000 SIMON COMMUNITY SCOTLAND
£20,000 SCOTTISH REFUGEE COUNCIL
£20,000 REFUWEEGEE
£20,000 OVER THE WALL
£20,000 KEIRANS LEGACY
£20,000 GLASGOW CITY COUNCIL
£19,963 COMMUNITY ENTERPRISE LIMITED
£18,500 INSTITUTE FOR VOLUNTARY ACTION RESEARCH
£17,000 HANDS UP FOR TRAD
£16,038 NORTH CARRICK COMMUNITY SPORTS HUB
£16,000 MORTLACH MEMORIAL HALL DUFFTOWN
£15,022 NORTH EAST SENSORY SERVICES
£15,000 YOUNG SEA CHANGERS SCOTLAND
£15,000 VOLUNTARY ACTION SOUTH LANARKSHIRE
£15,000 VOLUNTARY ACTION NORTH LANARKSHIRE
£15,000 OBAN COMMUNITIES TRUST
£15,000 EDINBURGH VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS COUNCIL
£15,000 BOTHY PROJECT
£14,600 COMPETING PIPERS ASSOCIATION
£14,500 2050 CLIMATE GROUP
£14,000 WE ARE PANEL C.I.C.
£14,000 SPEYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL
£14,000 GIRVAN ACADEMY
£14,000 CARRICK ACADEMY
£12,704 THE BERNAT KLEIN FOUNDATION
£12,000 RECOLLECTIVE
£11,548 DAVID HUME INSTITUTE
£11,000 ELGIN HIGH SCHOOL
£10,000 TSIMORAY
£10,000 VOLUNTARY ACTION SOUTH AYRSHIRE
£10,000 GLASGOW BUILDING PRESERVATION TRUST
£9,500 NATIONAL LIBRARY OF SCOTLAND
£9,100 EAGLE PIPERS SOCIETY
£8,500 SKYE AND LOCHALSH ENVIRONMENT FORUM
£8,000 GREENTWEED ECO
£7,700 STRANGE FIELD
£7,500 REFUGEE SURVIVAL TRUST
£7,000 GLENDOUNE YOUTH CLUB
£7,000 DUNCAN MACKINNON MUSIC AND ARTS TRUST
£6,000 JOHN MUIR TRUST
£6,000 CARNYX & CO
£5,000 TRADITIONAL ARTS AND CULTURE SCOTLAND
£5,000 TRASH MUSIC PROJECTS LTD
£5,000 TEDXGLASGOW
£5,000 OSTRERO
£5,000 HERITAGE TRUST NETWORK
£5,000 GLUT1 DEFICIENCY UK
£5,000 CARRICK RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB
£5,000 AYR RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED
£4,000 CAPTAIN JOHN MACLELLAN MEMORIAL TRUST
£3,825 MACDIARMID'S BROWNSBANK
£3,250 JOANNE YEADON TEXTILE DESIGN STUDIO
£3,000 COIGACH HERITAGE
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