Skipton Building Society Charitable Foundation

Skipton Building Society Charitable Foundation Donations

Donations of up to £5,000 for UK registered charities working on one of two things: helping people into a safe and secure place to call home, whether permanent or emergency temporary accommodation, or improving financial wellbeing through money guidance and financial education. Funded by an annual payment from Skipton Building Society, the Foundation gave over £944,000 to around 270 causes in 2025. Each round is capped at 75 applications and closes as soon as that is reached.

Apply on the funder’s site

You could get: Up to £5,000; no fixed round
Deadline: Rolling; apply any time
Effort: Moderate; full application with documents

Who can apply

Charities registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales, the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland or the Scottish Charity Regulator
The charity must have been established at least three years, with three years of accounts published on the relevant regulator's register
Its work must have a direct benefit to people in the UK
The Foundation will only fund charities supporting people in the top 50% of the UK Index of Multiple Deprivation, and points applicants at the Consumer Data Research Centre deprivation map to check their postcode
After a successful application a charity must wait three years before reapplying; after an unsuccessful one, one year
A successful charity must complete the reporting requirement within one year of receiving the grant

What it funds

Core costs, project costs and small capital contributions where the charity's mission meets one of the Foundation's target outcomes. Named examples:

Salaries for personnel delivering the proposed project, where these are structured to be longer-term and sustainable and the applicant evidences funding secured for the full cost
Overhead expenses such as rent or utilities
Scaling up successful programmes or developing new ones
Investing in infrastructure or technology to improve operations
Daily essentials such as pots, pans and white goods for people who have secured a permanent home
Aids such as a ramp or stairlift in a community centre to remove physical barriers
Books or resources supporting financial education
Laptops or online systems used to deliver digital competence sessions

What it will not fund

Unregistered charities
Organisations with fewer than three trustees or directors, and those with an issue of significant control in their leadership
Charities more than one year late reporting to the Charity Commission
Grants to individuals, or sponsorship
Overseas travel, and work that does not have a direct benefit in the UK
Organisations which discriminate, or which primarily promote political or religious viewpoints to the people they support
Organisations which discriminate on race, gender, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected characteristic
Charities serving people outside the top 50% of the UK Index of Multiple Deprivation

How to apply

Check your charity meets the eligibility criteria, including the three-year registration requirement and the top-50% Index of Multiple Deprivation test
Wait for a round to open - submissions for the December 2026 trustees' meeting opened at 9am on 1 September 2026
Complete the online application form, hosted by YourCause by Blackbaud, which has its own terms and privacy policy
You receive confirmation on submission, and an administrator checks the application against the Donation Policy

each round is limited to 75 submissions; once that is reached applications close and do not reopen until the next cycle, and later applicants are told the next available date

successful charities are notified through the YourCause Grants Connect platform and asked for bank details within three weeks

Have ready

Full details of the charity and the funding requirement
Three years of accounts published on the relevant charity regulator's register

where the request includes salaries, evidence that funding has been secured to cover the full cost of those salaries

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