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
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
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
Roof Alarm Grants
Helping churches safeguard their buildings from metal theft.
Examples: installing alarm systems
Need Help?
View Example Applications
See successful Community Impact Grant applications
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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