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Looking for information about our grant types?

Before exploring grants, let's quickly check if you're eligible to apply.

What we do fund

  • Christian charities and churches in the UK and Ireland
  • Churches and Christian charities who are making a positive impact on their communities
  • The repair, restoration and improvement of church buildings, cathedrals and other Christian charity buildings

What we don't fund

  • More than one application under the same grant programme within a two-year period
  • Individuals
  • Projects overseas
  • Charities with political association

Our Grants Programmes

Looking for funding? These programmes are open to applications.

Community Impact Grants

Supporting projects that address social challenges, grow congregations, and provide outreach in the community.


Examples: tackling poverty, supporting mental health, addressing homelessness, or engaging young people

More on Community Impact Grants

Building Improvement Grants

Helping to protect and enhance churches and Christian buildings for future generations.


Examples: making essential repairs, enhancing accessibility, restoring historic features, or installing energy-efficient systems

More on Building Improvement Grants

Methodist Grants

Supporting Methodist building and repair projects (Methodist organisations can also apply to other relevant grant programmes).


Examples: building community hubs, improving accessibility, enhancing spaces for worship and outreach

More on Methodist Grants

Roof Alarm Grants

Helping churches safeguard their buildings from metal theft.

Examples: installing alarm systems

More on Roof Alarm Grants

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Benefact Group's work

As a Trust, our ability to support and fund so many worthwhile causes, is made possible by the hard work of the award-winning specialist financial businesses that make up Benefact Group – which gives all its available profits to the Trust, sustaining our giving. As a part of the Benefact Group each business, whether it be in specialist insurance, investment management, broking or advisory shares the Trust’s ethos of giving back.

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