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DWF Foundation

DWF Foundation Grants

The charitable foundation of the law firm DWF, funding registered charities in the countries where the firm has a presence, including the UK and Ireland. It works across education, employability, homelessness, health and wellbeing, and environment and sustainability. There is no minimum grant and the Foundation states that the majority of its grants fall under £5,000. Multi-year grants are not made.

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You could get
Amount not specified
no fixed round
Deadline
Rolling
apply any time
Effort
Moderate
full application with documents

Who can apply

  • Registered charities only, working in a country where DWF has a presence: Australia, Canada, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Italy, Poland, Qatar, Spain, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and the United States
  • There is no other geographic restriction — a project need not be near a DWF office
  • Applicants from outside the UK and Ireland must email the Foundation Manager to discuss eligibility before applying, and international applications not approved in advance will not be considered
  • A charity that has been funded should allow 12 months from its last award before applying again

What it funds

Initiatives that develop and improve local communities by:

  • Tackling a specific community issue
  • Helping voluntary and community groups become more effective and efficient
  • Encouraging the involvement in the community of those too often excluded
  • Enabling young people to develop skills for the benefit of the community

Within the themes of education, employability, homelessness, health and wellbeing, and environment and sustainability.

The Foundation says it wants to recognise organisations considering the environmental impact of how they deliver their work.

What it will not fund

  • Academic research
  • Activities a statutory body is responsible for, and activity in school time that is a statutory responsibility
  • Animal welfare
  • Evaluation unrelated to the funded work
  • Everyday running costs and core salaries
  • General fundraising appeals
  • Individuals
  • Loans or business finance
  • Other grant-making bodies
  • Professional fundraisers or bid writers
  • Professional qualifications
  • Recurrent funding
  • Redundancy payments
  • Religious and political causes, and the advancement of religion
  • Sponsorship, marketing appeals and fundraising costs
  • Start-up costs for new organisations
  • Universities and higher education facilities
  • Vehicles and minibuses
  • Work that has already taken place

How to apply

  • Complete the online application form and then download the Grant Application Form from the Foundation's web pages; only requests made on that form are considered
  • Applications are accepted at any time and go to the next Grants Committee meeting
  • The cut-offs are 31 January for the April committee, 30 June for September, and 30 September for December
  • The Foundation runs online application workshops and the Foundation Manager is happy to discuss a proposal at any stage

Have ready

The Grant Application Form, the organisation's registered charity or not-for-profit number, and a reference from someone independent of the organisation who can speak about its work — a DWF employee if the applicant knows one.

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