Paristamen Charity, Responsive Grants

Paristamen gives small and medium-sized Scottish charities one-off grants that are usually unrestricted, and you don’t need a specific project to apply. That makes it a simple route to money you can spend on your website. This is the last chance, though: the charity is winding up, and 1 February 2027 is its final deadline. Apply early and keep it general.

• What they fund: Usually unrestricted one-off grants for small to medium-sized charities, where a small grant is likely to make a difference.
• Typical grants: Around £750 to £1,000, occasionally more.
• Who can apply: Charities registered with OSCR with an income between £25,000 and £500,000. CICs can’t apply.
• The angle: Apply for unrestricted support for your charity as a whole, then use it on your website. Don’t frame it as an appeal for a website or for equipment, because appeals for specific items are turned down.
• Worth knowing: It won’t fund charities whose main purpose is education, arts, heritage, culture, science, sport, animal welfare or the armed forces. The charity winds up after March 2027, so there won’t be another round.

Timetable for applications

• Final application deadline: 1 February 2027 (the funder asks you to apply sooner if you can)
• Charity winds up: after March 2027

Please see the page Responsive/Planned Grants made.