Garfield Weston Foundation grants
Garfield Weston Foundation is a national family foundation that gave around £128m to organisations across the UK, with a typical grant of £20,000.
Guidance last checked 16 July 2026· from the funder’s own website
Overview
Garfield Weston Foundation is a national family foundation funding general charitable purposes across arts, community, education, environment, faith, health, museums and heritage, welfare and youth. It gave around £128m to organisations, through 18,802 recorded grants with a typical (median) award of £20,000, and grants overall can range from £1,000 to several million pounds depending on a charity's size and scope. Applications are accepted all year round, with no submission deadline.
What they fund
Garfield Weston Foundation funds general charitable purposes across arts, community, education, environment, faith, health, museums and heritage, welfare and youth, covering running costs, specific activities, or capital projects.
Who and where
It supports disabled people, children and young people, elderly people, other charities and the general public, funding work across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Who they help
Where they fund
What Garfield Weston Foundation says in its own guidance
Quoted directly from the funder’s own website, with a link to the page each quote came from. Always the most current word is theirs — check the source before you apply.
What they say they're looking for
“Arts ■ Community ■ Education ■ Environment ■ Faith ■ Health ■ Museums and Heritage ■ Welfare ■ Youth”
Source: garfieldweston.org — Application Guidelines →
Who they say they'll fund
“UK registered charities”
Source: garfieldweston.org — Application Guidelines →
“We support charities that have at least one year's worth of annual accounts.”
Source: garfieldweston.org — Application Guidelines →
What they say they won't fund
“animal rescue organisations or animal shelters”
Source: garfieldweston.org — Application Guidelines →
“rescue and emergency organisations and services, e.g. mountain/sea rescue and air ambulances”
Source: garfieldweston.org — Application Guidelines →
“activity that takes place outside of the UK (with the exception of the UK Overseas Territories, where projects can be supported)”
Source: garfieldweston.org — Application Guidelines →
“individual salaries for specific posts”
Source: garfieldweston.org — Application Guidelines →
Grant sizes they mention
“For local community projects (e.g. village halls, community centres, places of worship, etc.), grants are likely to be no greater than £30,000 regardless of the project size.”
Source: garfieldweston.org — Application Guidelines →
“Our grants range from £1,000 to several million pounds, depending on each charity's size and scope of work.”
Source: garfieldweston.org — What we fund - Garfield Weston Foundation →
“we generally support around 10-20% of an organisation's total annual budget.”
Source: garfieldweston.org — Application Guidelines →
Income limits they mention
“To be considered for a Major Grant, your organisation must either have an annual income of over £1 million, or your total project or capital costs must be over £1 million.”
Source: garfieldweston.org — Application Guidelines →
Deadlines they mention
“We are open to applications all year round and there are no deadlines for submission.”
Source: garfieldweston.org — Application Guidelines →
How they say to apply
“Our grants can be for your organisation's running costs, for a specific activity or for capital projects. We are flexible and fund what charities need the most.”
Source: garfieldweston.org — What we fund - Garfield Weston Foundation →
“your proposal is a typed document of a maximum of 10 pages of A4, in font size no smaller than 11 points”
Source: garfieldweston.org — Application Guidelines →
“We are currently experiencing a significantly increased volume of applications, and we will aim to get back to you with our decision within 4–6 months.”
Source: garfieldweston.org — Application Guidelines →
What a typical grant looks like
| Typical (median) grant | £20,000 |
|---|---|
| Middle half of grants | £10,000 – £30,000 |
| Grants published openly | 18,802 |
Their charitable objects
As registered with the Charity Commission (their formal purposes):
General charitable purposes at the trustees' discretion.
How to approach them
Start with the official sources — they’re always more current than any directory, including this one.
Common questions
How much does Garfield Weston Foundation typically give?
Based on 18,802 recorded grants, its typical (median) award is £20,000, with the middle half of grants ranging from £10,000 to £30,000. Overall, its grants range from £1,000 to several million pounds depending on a charity's size and scope; local community projects are generally capped at £30,000, and grants towards running costs are typically 10-20% of an organisation's annual budget.
What does Garfield Weston Foundation fund?
It funds general charitable purposes across sectors including arts, community, education, environment, faith, health, museums and heritage, welfare and youth. Funding can cover running costs, specific activities, or capital projects.
Who can apply to Garfield Weston Foundation?
UK registered charities, including CIOs and exempt or excepted charities, with at least one year of accounts or a Charity Commission annual return. Major Grants of £100,000 or more require the applicant to have annual income over £1 million, or total project or capital costs over £1 million.
What won't Garfield Weston Foundation fund?
Rescue and emergency organisations and services such as mountain and sea rescue and air ambulances, animal rescue organisations or shelters, individual salaries for specific posts, and activity outside the UK, other than in the UK Overseas Territories.
How do I apply to Garfield Weston Foundation?
Applications are accepted all year round with no submission deadline. A proposal should be a typed document of no more than 10 pages of A4, in a font size no smaller than 11 points; decisions typically take 4-6 months. More information is on its website, garfieldweston.org, and the Charity Commission register under charity number 230260.
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Contains public sector information from the Charity Commission for England and Wales licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and grants data from 360Giving used under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0. Figures are derived (filtered and summarised by TrusteeMeetings), not republished unchanged. About the data · Terms of use. This page is a starting point for your own research, not a promise of funding, and is not endorsed by or affiliated with Garfield Weston Foundation.