Unrestricted funding isn't tied to a single project, so you can spend it on core costs. That includes your website, your CRM and the staff time it takes to run them.
It's the easiest kind of grant to put towards digital work, because you don't have to dress the website up as a project. Funders here range from large foundations to small family trusts.
Each fund page says whether it's likely to cover a website, what a typical grant looks like and when to apply. Funds that have closed are hidden here but stay in the full Funding Finder, so you can plan for the next round.
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Willan Charitable Trust
Grants of £1,000 to £10,000 for charities in Tyne and Wear, Northumberland, County Durham and Tees Valley serving deprived communities.
The Fore
Unrestricted grants of up to £45,000 over one to three years for UK charities and social enterprises with income under £500,000.
Paristamen Charity
One-off grants of £750 to £1,000, usually unrestricted, for OSCR-registered charities in Scotland with income of £25,000 to £500,000.
Esmée Fairbairn Foundation
Grants from £30,000, usually over three to five years, for UK charities and social enterprises. Core or project costs, with unrestricted funding offered.
Matthew Good Foundation
Unrestricted grants of £2,000 to £5,000 for UK charities, community groups and CICs with income under £50,000. Any cost, a website included.
John Ellerman Foundation
John Ellerman is a core costs funder for national changemaking charities. If most of your work fits its priorities, you can apply for unrestricted core funding of up to £180,000 and decide for yourself where it goes, including digital. It isn’t for local-only organisations.
The Marsh Charitable Trust
Long-term unrestricted core funding of £300 to £2,000 for established UK charities. Project and start-up costs are excluded.
Steve Morgan Foundation
Large grants for charities and not-for-profits working only in Merseyside, Cheshire, North Wales and North Shropshire. Salaries and core costs.
The Swire Charitable Trust
Swire funds charities working on opportunity for vulnerable people, UK nature and heritage. It awards many grants unrestricted and will pay for core costs and capital spend, so a website or digital project is fair game if your work fits one of its programmes.
Funders rarely say yes to “we need a new website”. They say yes to outcomes.
Every fund in this directory can pay for a website or digital project; the application just needs to lead with what the website delivers, not the website itself.
A written quote shows funders you’ve planned properly and budgeted realistically.
Write your application around reach, access or service delivery, and let the website be the means.
Before you draft anything, check the fund’s income band, region and deadline. Most funders offer a quick eligibility checker on their own site.
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