Society Foundation Grants

The Society Foundation offers grants to programmes or organisations that are seeking to help people from the following groups move towards paid employment:

• the recently homeless or vulnerably housed;
• ex-offenders;
• 16-24 year olds not in employment, education or training

They provide funding for capacity building activities, including IT infrastructure and equipment, staff training and development, and external consultancy/support.

Click here for details of recently funded projects.

Their funding is in line with a few clear principles:

1. they aim to work in partnership with the organisations they support, setting mutually agreed goals with clear timescales;
2. they aim to keep the grant application process ‘light touch’ and accessible;
3. they try to foster a relationship of trust and honesty with the organisations they fund;
4. they never commit to a project unless they’re sure they have the funds to see it through.

They typically offer micro-grants of up to £2,500 to small or growing organisations with a turnover of up to £500,000.

They do not fund any of the following:

• individuals;
• general overheads or non-specific staff costs;
• political, lobbying, campaigns or policy work;
• the promotion of religion, or projects that only provide benefit to a specific religious group;
• animal welfare;
• umbrella or grant making organisations;
• projects based outside the UK, the USA, or New Zealand;
• projects that have already taken place;
• generic circular appeals.