Nationwide Foundation

Themes: Housing support, finance support, domestic abuse, elderly

Level of funding: £500 - £5000

Type of funding: revenue & capital

Area of distribution: all of Wales

Application cycle: rolling, grants made every 2 months

How to apply: Application form, paper copy

About the funder

Our funding aims:

  • to tackle financial exclusion affecting disadvantaged groups across the UK
  • to address housing issues & homelessness among vulnerable groups across the UK

Funding provided for registered charities with an income of under £750,000 providing finance and/or housing support for older people or survivors of domestic abuse

Funding Strands

Small Grants Programme

Funding priorities:

Older People (aged over 50 years)

Tackling financial exclusion:

  • Accessing benefits
  • Managing finances including debts
  • Projects to protect older people from financial abuse
  • Opening bank accounts and accessing other financial products
  • Budgeting (eg help to manage household bills)
  • Help to plan the cost of care needs

Addressing housing issues and homelessness:

  • Help to make their homes warmer and more energy efficient
  • Help to maintain homes and gardens
  • Care needs assessments in their homes
  • Support to live independently at home
  • Services for those (older people) who are homeless

Survivors of domestic abuse

Tackling financial exclusion:

Training, workshops and one to one support for domestic abuse survivors on:

  • Accessing benefits
  • Managing finances including debts
  • Opening bank accounts and accessing other financial products
  • Budgeting (eg help to managed household bills)

Addressing housing issues and homelessness:

  • Help to find accommodation after fleeing abuse, including after being in a refuge
  • Floating support (help to manage and remain in their home)
  • Interventions to make their homes safer and better protected

What we don’t fund

For Older People:

  • Transport schemes

For Survivors of domestic abuse:

  • Counselling for survivors of domestic abuse
  • Refurbishing, equipping or running costs of refuges
  • Help to find employment

Other exclusions which apply to all applications:

  • Charities with ‘unrestricted reserves’ which exceed 50% of annual expenditure, as shown in their accounts
  • Charities which are in significant debt as shown in their accounts
  • Promotion of religion or politics
  • Charities which have been declined by us within the last 12 months
  • Applications which do not comply with our funding criteria/guidelines

Grant enquiries

Please contact Jennifer Thompson; tel:01793 655113 or email.

Nationwide Foundation, Nationwide House, Pipers Way, Swindon, SN38 2SN

Or visit our website.

Additional information

Application guidelines
Application form