Who’s Funding: Kristina Martin Charitable Trust, Boring Fund and more

17 Nov 2025 News

In this fortnightly column, Civil Society looks at funding pots available to the UK charity sector…

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Creative Sustainability CIC – Boring Fund

Grants available: £200 per charity.
Deadline to apply: Midnight on 30 November.
Who is the funding for? Small charities, CICs or voluntary groups with an annual turnover under £150,000; a very small number of paid staff; no fundraising team or regular paid fundraising staff member, and no confirmed core funding. The fund is specifically for ‘boring’ tasks such as administrative duties.
When will you hear back? By Friday 19 December.

Find out more information here.

David Riddell Memorial CIO

Grants available: Between £5,000 and £25,000.
Deadline to apply: Applications taken on a rolling basis. 
Who is the funding for? Charities running suicide awareness and prevention programmes for charitable purposes.
When will you hear back? Not specified.

Find out more information here.

Cambridgeshire Community Foundation – Pye Foundation Fund

Grants available: Up to £6,000 per charity.
Deadline to apply: 1 February 2026. 
Who is the funding for? Locally focused, charitable organisations and state schools operating in Cambridge, Peterborough and Lowestoft and supporting STEM education.
When will you hear back? Not specified. 

Find out more information here.

Kristina Martin Charitable Trust grants

Grants available: Grants from a £100,000 overall pot for projects working in homelessness and poor mental health, reducing social isolation or improving mental health outcomes for children and young people.
Deadline to apply: 12 December 2025. 
Who is the funding for? UK registered charities with a written constitution, a minimum of three non-related trustees, and a core focus to support mental wellbeing.
When will you hear back? Not specified. 

Find out more information here.

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