Current grant programmes

Quartet awards grants to charities, voluntary or community organisations based and working in the West of England.

We have various grant programmes that you can apply to. Each programme has its own aims, priorities and criteria. Please read these carefully before applying.

We are part of the Bristol Funders Network so if you can’t see what you are looking for here, please click here for a list of other funders who you might be able to apply to for funding.

Bristol Funders Network

Organisation name	Overview
BBC Children In Need	Grant funder, open to not for profit organisations supporting disadvantaged children and young people up to the age of 18. Applicants can apply for core or project costs up to 3 years.
Bristol and Bath Regional Capital	Impact investor operating across the South West.
Bristol Charities	Grant funder, area of benefit Bristol: focus on the relief of poverty, providing grants to individuals facing appliance poverty. Broadening grant making remit in areas of priority and high deprivation to fund joined-up/integrated community work.
Bristol City Council - Community resource team	Local authority. Grant making team within Communities and Public Health service.
John James Bristol Foundation	Grant funder, area of benefit Bristol in areas of Education, Medical and Elderly plus support for capital projects.
Lloyds Bank Foundation, England & Wales	We partner with small and local charities, people and communities working towards a more just and compassionate society.
National Benevolent Charity	Grant funder, areas of benefit Bristol: focus on the relief of poverty, grants to organisations and individuals. No unsolicited applications from organisations.
Quartet Community Foundation	Grant funder across the West of England (former Avon area), matching philanthropists with local causes they care about.
Resonance Limited	Social impact property fund manager with the mission of connecting capital to social enterprise. We provide life changing homes and solutions for people and communities facing crisis. With peoples' homes at the heart of what we do, our impact labs team develop the eco-system, around and ahead of our impact property funds, so that we innovate new solutions, pilot systemic change, increase supply and scale opportunity.
St Monica Trust	Grant funder across Bristol, BANES, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset. Funding for older people, both individuals and organisations.
The James Tudor Foundation	Grant funder; area of benefit UK (and some international funding via UK-registered charities). Fund work relating to the relief of sickness, including palliative care, medical research and health education.
The National Lottery Community Fund	Grant funder; area of benefit UK, with regional and local teams; 2 main funds: Awards 4 All up to £20k and Reaching Communities for larger grants, focus upon local communities.
The Nisbet Trust	Grant funder, area of benefit Bristol: Children and Young People, The Arts, Prevention of Homelessness, Community Cohesion.
The Origin Foundation	Grant funder, area of benefit Bristol: Children and Young People.
The Van Neste Foundation	Providing funds for organisations working for social change and caring for children and young people.
The Society of Merchant Venturers	SMV is a social purpose organisation working across the Greater Bristol area. Collaborating with others, we help communities to thrive.