Our Major Grants Scheme awards grants of £5,000 or more, while our Express Grants Scheme is for help with one-off, non-salary costs between £500 and £4,999.
Both schemes are open to any charity, community group or non-profit organisation doing work in the Bailiwick. If your charity is not registered, we will want to know why, but not being registered does not automatically disqualify you from applying.
Applying for a grant
Application criteria
- Applications should address a proven area of concern or fill a gap in service provision within the Bailiwick.
- Applications should seek to improve the way a charity operates or delivers its services so that it can better meet the needs of the community or its service users.
- Applicants must explain how the grant would have a positive impact.
- If an organisation holds more than one year’s reserves, applicants will need to explain why the ‘surplus’ cannot be used to fund or part-fund the proposed activity.
How to apply
- If you are thinking of applying for a grant, you should speak to us first. We will talk you through the process, help you decide which scheme is right for you, and make sure you know what supporting documentation you may need to provide.
- Our aim is to maximise your chances of making a successful application. If you don’t talk to us first, you risk spending a lot of time making an application that we could have told you would be rejected.
- You can get in touch by emailing grants@foundation.gg. Tell us briefly how much you need and why, and leave us your contact number.
- If, after talking to us, you decide to apply for a grant, you can complete an application form via our online portal. You can apply for an Express Grant here and a Major Grant here.
- Express Grants are processed within five working days of the Foundation receiving all the information it needs to make a decision. More detailed guidelines can be found here.
- Major Grants are considered by our Grants Panel, which meets at least once every three months. We may ask you and/or other representatives of your organisation to attend this meeting to expand on your application and and answer questions. More detailed guidelines can be found here.
FAQs
Do you offer any help and guidance to grant applicants?
Yes – we are very happy to talk you through the process and help you with your application as well as offering you more practical advice. Our aim is to maximise your chances of success and make the process as user-friendly as possible.
Can I apply for multiple grants?
Yes, but we would advise you to make one application and within it detail the projects, equipment, salaries etc with which you want assistance. If you are successful in your application and receive a grant, you can apply for the same help at a later date – however, we will look for evidence that you have tried to secure funding by other means, and in general we discourage applicants from becoming dependent on our grant-giving. But in short, yes, you are welcome to apply again. You are also welcome to re-apply if your first application is rejected, but we would recommend you speak to us first to find out more about why you were originally unsuccessful.
Can I apply for a grant if our charity is outside the Bailiwick of Guernsey?
Yes, provided you have some sort of presence in Bailiwick (for example, your charity may be headquartered in the UK but you have a branch, and provided that your grant will benefit people within the Bailiwick.
Do you have to be a registered charity to apply for a grant?
If you are a charity and you have not registered we will want to know why, but not being registered does not automatically disqualify you.
Grants awarded since 2021
| Organisation/ Charity | Details | Grants (GBP) |
|---|---|---|
| July 2026 | ||
| Guernsey Mind | IT equipment – replacement laptop | £600 |
| Apollo | Salary shortfall and charity transition costs | £61,092 |
| Carers Guernsey | towards part-time Support Worker for 2 years | £60,000 |
| Action for Children | Extending the Work and Wellbeing service | £48,637 |
| Shiloh Community Church | To supplement the foodbank, and purchase a fridge | £5,000 |
| Guernsey Welfare Service | White goods for distribution | £10,000 |
| Wheels for You | towards the part-time Manager/Coordinator for 2 years | £21,370 |
| The Little Chapel Foundation | Costs relating to the information booth | £20,000 |
| June 2026 | ||
| Youth Commission | Le Rondin Playscheme in 2026 | £39,725 |
| March 2026 | ||
| Liberate | towards the salary of CEO for 1 year | £62,674 |
| Priaulx Library | Digitisation and preservation project | £20,000 |
| February 2026 | ||
| Art for Guernsey | To support children with additional needs access holiday clubs | £5,000 |
| November 2025 | ||
| Autism Guernsey LBG | towards the part-time Charity Administrator for 2 years | £40,000 |
| EnrichED (TGI College) | Equipment, enrichment activities, off-island trip support | £28,000 |
| Guernsey Arts Network | Creative Trolley Project | £25,000 |
| September 2025 | ||
| Guernsey Victim Support and Witness Service | Pilot Project providing specialised support for fraud victims | £30,000 |
| Wigwam | towards the Family Support Coordinator for 1 year | £23,000 |
| Guernsey Bereavement Service | towards administration costs for 1 year | £23,500 |
| July 2025 | ||
| Guernsey Netball Association | towards the salary of the Director of Netball for 2 years | £46,000 |
| May 2025 | ||
| St James | Sound Project Mentor for 1 year and redevelopment of Sound Venue | £39,000 |
| Health Improvement Commission | Retirement in Action Programme | £16,500 |
| Les Bourgs Hospice | Towards costs of phased succession planning | £50,000 |
| Mill Street Community Café | towards the Business Development Manager for 1 year | £25,000 |
| Youth Commission for Guernsey & Alderney | towards the Mentor Coordinator for 1 year | £38,000 |
| March 2025 | ||
| Guernsey Voluntary Service | towards the Meals on Wheels Coordinator and Organiser for 2 years | £45,100 |
| November 2024 | ||
| GO LBG | Office Rent for 6 months | £17,500 |
| The Amalgamated Boxing Club | towards the Boxing Development Officer for 2 years | £30,000 |
| Guernsey Rugby Association | Development Officer for 1 year | £15,000 |
| Help a Guernsey Child | Towards the cost of donations made by HaGC | £40,000 |
| Guernsey Mencap | towards an Advocacy Worker for 2 years | £22,000 |
| July 2024 | ||
| Action for Children | Staff costs for new training flats | £70,000 |
| Guilles Alles Library | Fab Lab project | £26,500 |
| Guernsey Friends of Maggie’s | Southampton projects programme and activity costs | £10,000 |
| Guernsey Counselling Service | towards a Client Assessor for 1 year | £13,000 |
| Liberate | towards a part-time Communications Manager for 1 year | £15,600 |
| Little Buttons Pre-School Charitable Trust | Summer Club for 3 years | £9,537.25 |
| March 2024 | ||
| GO LBG | Office Rent for 6 months | £17,500 |
| September 2023 | ||
| Autism Guernsey | towards a Service Manager for 1 year | £55,350 |
| Guernsey Disability Alliance | towards a Social Policy Director for 1 year | £20,000 |
| Guernsey Arts Commission | towards a Funding Development Officer for 9 months | £30,000 |
| Liberate | Part time Communications Manager for 1 year | £14,000 |
| Youth Commission for Guernsey and Alderney | towards a Complex Health Needs Support Worker for 2 years | £94,408 |
| July 2023 | ||
| Ron Short Centre | Upgrades to retail space | £23,600 |
| Trauma Recovery Centre | Clinical, therapy and support staff | £66,279 |
| Guernsey Beach Wheelchairs | Operations and maintenance salary costs | £6,900 |
| Guernsey Botanical Trust | Completion works for Victorian walled garden | £10,000 |
| May 2023 | ||
| St Peter Port Christmas Lights | Replacement lights | £5,000 |
| February 2023 | ||
| Association of Guernsey Charities | towards a Development Officer for 3 years | £122,000 |
| December 2023 | ||
| Guernsey Mind | Operational costs for expansion into therapeutic services | £100,000 |
| November 2022 | ||
| Bright Beginnings | towards a full-time CEO for 2 years | £104,031 |
| Relate | Counsellor recruitment, training and supervision over 2 years | £52,000 |
| St James Concert Hall | Operating costs | £25,000 |
| Guernsey Arts Commission | towards a Funding Development Officer | £40,000 |
| La Société Guernesiaise Astronomy Section | Upgrate to computers, AV system and WiFi | £6,086 |
| October 2022 | ||
| St John Guernsey | First Aid in Schools programme for 12 months | £12,000 |
| September 2022 | ||
| Go LBG | towards a General Manager | £34,000 |
| June 2022 | ||
| Bailiwick Social Prescribing | Operational costs for final pilot year | £111,000 |
| Art for Guernsey | Staffing of new gallery | £50,000 |
| May 2022 | ||
| Guernsey Disability Alliance | Website, awareness campaign, members' meetings | £17,000 |
| Safer | towards a Trainee Outreach Worker | £23,000 |
| Guernsey Conservation Volunteers | towards a part-time Operations Director for 2 years | £39,084 |
| Ron Short Centre | Completion work on new function hall | £45,000 |
| March 2022 | ||
| Friends of Sark School | New school playground | £20,000 |
| Guernsey Voluntary Service | towards a General Manager for 2 years | £40,400 |
| Guernsey Nature Commission | Start-up and running costs for 3 years | £150,000 |
| Choices | IT work, telephony upgrade, and specialist equipment | £18,750 |
| February 2022 | ||
| Autism Guernsey | towards a General Manager for 3 years | £90,000 |
| Grow Limited | Development Work | £25,000 |
| January 2022 | ||
| Vive La Vallette/ Guernsey Disability Swimming | Access pathway at the bathing pools | £22,000 |
| July 2021 | ||
| Youth Commission | towards a Full-time Coordinator for Sunflower Project for 2 years | £52,500 |
| Little Buttons Pre-School | Holiday activity programme | £5,000 |
| Chateau Reve | Maintenance of hoist for pool access | £5,000 |
| Health Connections | towards a Part-time Lead Transport Coordinator | £17,323 |
| March 2021 | ||
| Guernsey Hard of Hearing Association | towards a Part-time support advisor for 2 years | £47,500 |
| Guernsey Bereavement Service | towards a Manager and Administrator for 2 years | £60,000 |
| January 2021 | ||
| Guernsey Sports Commission | School holiday programme | £15,000 |
| Pollinator Project | Part-time ecologist in partnership with Environment Guernsey Ltd | £60,000 |
| Guernsey Mobility Let's Go | Equipment, staff and training costs | £15,000 |
Want to know more?
If you would like to talk to one of the team about the application process, just give us a call on 01481 259523 or email us on grants@foundation.gg and we will be happy to help.
