Opening soonAward: Up to $750
Foodbank Fundamentals Fund
food povertyfood distributionfoodbanks+3 more
Who can apply: Not-for-profit groups with a primary aim of supporting food distribution and provision.
Deadline: Applications open Autumn 2026.
The Asda Foundation funds small, grassroots community groups across the UK, with a strong emphasis on practical, local projects that make neighborhood spaces more welcoming and resilient. Its giving consistently centers on reducing loneliness and social isolation, improving access to community spaces, supporting food poverty response, and helping young people’s mental health and wellbeing. It also shows a rapid-response orientation through emergency donations and modest match funding for colleague-led local causes.
Primarily small, themed grants to UK-based grassroots groups, typically ranging from a few hundred pounds up to around £20,000. Funding is usually accessed through specific program windows rather than open unsolicited proposals, with some invite-only or internal colleague match opportunities; several funds are annual or periodic and some provide rapid in-kind support rather than cash.
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Monitor the Foundation’s program-specific windows closely, as most funds are not open to unsolicited proposals and some deadlines are seasonal or annual. Tailor applications to concrete outcomes like improved accessibility, reduced isolation, or stronger local service delivery, and be ready to show clear community benefit, especially for village halls, sheds, farms, foodbanks, and other grassroots hubs.
Current and upcoming funding from The Asda Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Not-for-profit groups with a primary aim of supporting food distribution and provision.
Deadline: Applications open Autumn 2026.
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