The Garfield Weston Foundation is a large UK-based family foundation focused on helping charities deliver practical, measurable benefit across the UK and UK Overseas Territories. It funds a very broad mix of work, but its patterns show strong interest in community welfare, youth, arts and culture, environmental projects, and education, with support ranging from small local charities to major capital and core funding for larger institutions. It is especially distinctive for offering flexible, rolling access through its grants portal and for backing both operating costs and large-scale projects.
Donaciones Anuales100 M US$
Áreas de Enfoque
Community Welfare and Local CharitiesYouth and Family SupportArts, Theatre, and Cultural InstitutionsEnvironmental and Marine ConservationEducation and SkillsCapital Projects and Community Buildings
Enfoque de Donación
Rolling, year-round grantmaking through an online portal, with both small and very large awards. Typical support includes core/operating grants, project grants, and capital grants; many awards are modest relative to project cost, while major grants of £100,000+ are considered separately via an expression of interest. Decisions are generally made within 4–6 months, and larger project or capital requests usually need significant co-funding already secured.
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Cómo acercarte a este financiador
Apply through the Foundation’s Grants Portal; regular grants are reviewed on a rolling basis and there is no fixed deadline. For project, capital, or major grants, be ready to show substantial matched funding or fundraising progress, and use the separate Major Grants EOI process for requests of £100,000 or more.
Beneficiarios destacados:
• Tara Theatre
• V&A
• Blood Cancer UK
• Art Fund
• Blue Marine
Oportunidades de Subvenciones Abiertas
Financiamiento actual y próximo de Garfield Weston Foundation al que tu organización sin fines de lucro podría postularse.
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¿Quién puede postularse? Open to UK registered charities, CIOs, and exempt/excepted organisations under Charity Commission guidance. Applicants must have at least one year of annual accounts as an eligible charity. The foundation does not fund one-off or annual events, sponsorship, feasibility studies, generic fundraising appeals, overseas activity, monuments/public works of art, endowments, campaigning/lobbying as a main activity, rescue/emergency organisations, salaries for specific posts, new organisations without a track record and accounts, or animal welfare charities. Work must take place in the UK or UK Overseas Territories; only one application at a time is allowed, and applicants must wait 12 months after a decision before reapplying.
Fecha límite: Applications are reviewed in the order received; decisions are typically returned within 4–6 months.
Abierta ahoraRecepción continua / abiertaMonto: 100 mil US$+
Major Grant Expression of Interest
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¿Quién puede postularse? For major grants, requests must be £100,000 or more and the total cost must be at least £1 million. For core costs, annual income must be £1 million or over. Applicants must also meet the foundation’s general eligibility rules and submit an expression of interest before any invitation to proceed.
Fecha límite: No fixed deadline stated; expression of interest process appears to be open on an ongoing basis.
Abierta ahoraRecepción continua / abiertaMonto: 1 mil US$+
Regular Grants (Grants Portal)
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¿Quién puede postularse? Must be a UK-registered charity, CIO or exempt/excepted organisation; must have at least one year of annual accounts (audited/examined) or a Charity Commission annual return; work must take place in the UK or UKOTs; organisations cannot have received a decision (grant or declination) from the Foundation in the past 12 months.
Fecha límite: Rolling intake; decisions currently targeted within 4–6 months due to volume, reviewed in order received.
¿Quién puede postularse? As per Foundation eligibility (charity status, accounts, UK/UKOT activity); hospices are generally not eligible for operating/core cost funding except in limited circumstances (focus on capital/discrete projects).
Fecha límite: No fixed deadline; part of the rolling Regular Grants intake.
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¿Quién puede postularse? Project must not have finished by the time a decision is expected (currently decisions within ~4–6 months). Standard Foundation eligibility applies (charity status, accounts, UK/UKOT activity).
Fecha límite: Rolling intake via the Grants Portal; recommended to have around half the project funding secured prior to application.
Abierta ahoraRecepción continua / abiertaMonto: 100 mil US$+
Major Grants (Expression of Interest)
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¿Quién puede postularse? To apply for a major grant: for core costs the organisation’s annual income must be £1m+; for capital/project funding the total project cost must be at least £1m. Complete eligibility quiz; must meet standard Foundation eligibility (charity status, accounts, UK/UKOT activity).
Fecha límite: EOIs accepted via portal; no published fixed deadline (case-by-case).
Abierta ahoraRecepción continua / abiertaMonto: Hasta 30 mil US$
Capital Grants
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¿Quién puede postularse? Planning / faculty permissions should be secured where relevant; if organisation does not own building, at least 20 years remaining on lease is expected; applicants should evidence up-to-date quotes and contingency; standard Foundation eligibility applies.
Fecha límite: Rolling intake via the Grants Portal; recommended ~50% of project funds raised before applying.
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