Application deadline: 5 January 2026 for Stage 1 applications
Around 95% of the Foundation’s funding is in the UK. Most of its grants are for capital infrastructure — buildings (new build and refurbishments) and equipment. The Foundation often makes grants to act as a catalyst to generate more support and help to attract funding to areas that may otherwise be under -resourced. It is therefore keen to encourage applications from parts of the UK where it has traditionally received fewer applications or where there are few other sources of funding.
Who can apply?
Before you apply for funding, please check the types of places funded and their specific funding criteria. There is also an eligibility quiz to see if your project can be supported.
- Charities working with disability funding
- Charities working in mental health funding
- Charities working with older people funding
- Historic buildings & landscapes funding
- Hospices & palliative care organisations funding
- Places of worship funding
- Libraries & archives funding
- Museums & galleries funding
- Performing arts organisations funding
- Public engagement with science organisations funding
- Special needs schools & colleges funding
- Universities & research institutions
Further details on all of the following programmes can be found on the Wolfson Foundation’s website.
