DWF Foundation

Overview

Areas of support

The DWF Foundation supports registered charities with an impact in one or more of the following areas:

• Education
• Employability
• Homelessness
• Health and wellbeing
• Environment and sustainability

These themes also align to DWF's purpose and enable them to work together to maximise the support given to communities. 

Criteria

Grants are given to initiatives that develop and improve local communities by:

• Tackling a specific community issue.
• Helping voluntary and community groups become more effective and efficient.
• Encouraging the involvement in the community of those too often excluded.
• Enabling young people to develop skills for the benefit of the community.

Who can apply?

The DWF Foundation will welcome applications from Registered Charities only. Applications are welcome from charities working in countries in which there is a DWF presence. See Grant Guidelines

N.B. On the application form please include your countries appropriate registered charity or not for profit number. Other than by country they do not have any other geographic restricitions for example, your project does not need to be within a certain distance of a DWF office.

Size of grants

All grants are calculated in £ sterling. For international locations the grant will be paid in the local currency.

The Foundation does not have a minimum grant size but the majority of their grants will fall under £5,000.

Due to the funds they have available the DWF Foundation will not fund multi-year grants.

Environmental impact

Climate change is a health issue, an equality issue, an educational issue, an economic issue, a cultural issue, a scientific issue, a security issue and a local community issue, as well as an environmental issue. They recognise that the growing climate emergency is a serious risk and they can play a part in addressing the causes of climate change and supporting adaptation to its effects. They want to recognise and support those organsations who are considering the environmental impact in the delivery of their work and taking appropriate steps, this might be for example through the use of digital delivery to reduce travel and production costs.

For more information download their Grant Guidelines.