The DWF Foundation has launched its grant program to encourage all of our people to work together as a catalyst for change.
The DWF Foundation, founded by DWF has the sole aim of providing funds, resources and support to help our communities achieve their full potential.
Between its launch in December 2015 and April 2019, the DWF Foundation has given over 100 different grants, totaling over £250,000, to a wide range of charitable organisations.
Focus Areas
The DWF Foundation supports registered charities with an impact in one or more of the following areas:
Homelessness
Health & Wellbeing
Employability
Education
Size of Grants
The Foundation does not have a minimum grant size but the majority of their grants will fall under £5,000. Due to the funds they have available The DWF Foundation will not fund multiyear grants.
Eligible Projects
The Foundation gives grants to initiatives that develop and improve local communities by:
Tackling a specific community issue;
Helping voluntary and community groups become more effective and efficient;
Encouraging the involvement in the community of those too often excluded; and
Enabling young people to develop skills for the benefit of the community.
Eligibility Criteria
The DWF Foundation will welcome applications from Registered Charites only.
Activities outside their criteria
The DWF Foundation will only fund charitable causes. They are not able to fund the following areas of work:
Academic research
Activities for which a statutory body is responsible
Activity taking place in school time that is a statutory responsibility
Animal welfare
Evaluation which is not related to the funded work
Every day running costs and core salaries
General fundraising appeals
Individuals
Loans or business finance
Other grant-making bodies
Professional fundraisers or bid writers
Professional qualifications
Recurrent funding
Redundancy payments
Religious and political causes
Sponsorship/marketing appeals/fundraising costs
Startup costs for new organisations
The advancement of religion
Universities/HE facilities
Vehicles and minibusses
Work that has already taken place