Millennium Stadium Charitable Trust grants
Millennium Stadium Charitable Trust funds arts, community, environment and sport projects in Wales, with Local Grants to a maximum of £5,000. Its published round closes 25 September 2026.
Guidance last checked 16 July 2026· from the funder’s own website
Overview
Every pound the Millennium Stadium Charitable Trust distributes is spent in Wales, and it makes grants in four categories: arts, community, environment and sport. Charitable organisations are among those its guidelines list as eligible to apply. Its Local Grants have a maximum of £5,000, and it also runs a regional grants tier — check its website for the current amounts. It runs an annual round, and has published that the round is "open from 1st June 2026 for applications and closes 25th September 2026"; confirm those dates with the trust before you rely on them. Religious or political groups are not supported, and it will not fund retrospective requests.
What they fund
The Charity Commission register records the broad areas this charity works in. For the Millennium Stadium Charitable Trust these include general charitable purposes, arts, culture, heritage and science, economic and community development, amateur sport, education and training, environment and conservation, and disability.
Who and where
The register also records who it works with and where. It lists people with disabilities, children and young people, other defined groups, other charities and voluntary bodies, people of a particular ethnic or racial origin, the general public and elderly people, throughout Wales.
Who they help
Where they fund
What Millennium Stadium Charitable Trust 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
“The Trust has chosen to make grants in the following categories: ARTS; COMMUNITY; ENVIRONMENT; SPORT;”
Source: millenniumstadiumtrust.org.uk — Regional/Local Grant Guidelines – The Millennium Stadium Charitable Trust →
Who they say they'll fund
“all funds distributed by the Trust are spent in Wales”
Source: millenniumstadiumtrust.org.uk — Regional/Local Grant Guidelines – The Millennium Stadium Charitable Trust →
“Charitable organisations”
Source: millenniumstadiumtrust.org.uk — Regional/Local Grant Guidelines – The Millennium Stadium Charitable Trust →
What they say they won't fund
“Religious or Political Groups are NOT supported”
Source: millenniumstadiumtrust.org.uk — The Millennium Stadium Charitable Trust – The Legacy Lives On →
“Retrospective requests”
Source: millenniumstadiumtrust.org.uk — Regional/Local Grant Guidelines – The Millennium Stadium Charitable Trust →
Grant sizes they mention
“Local Grants a maximum of £5,000”
Source: millenniumstadiumtrust.org.uk — Regional/Local Grant Guidelines – The Millennium Stadium Charitable Trust →
Deadlines they mention
“open from 1st June 2026 for applications and closes 25th September 2026”
Source: millenniumstadiumtrust.org.uk — The Millennium Stadium Charitable Trust – The Legacy Lives On →
Their charitable objects
As registered with the Charity Commission (their formal purposes):
1 with the object of improving the quality of life of the community and in the interests of social welfare, to organise or provide (or assist in the organisation or provision thereof in conjunction with local authorities, voluntary or other organi0sations or otherwise) facilities for leisure-time or recreational…
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 the Millennium Stadium Charitable Trust give?
Its Local Grants have a maximum of £5,000. It also runs a regional grants programme; check its website for the current amounts. In its most recent published accounts it made £364,680 in grants to organisations. It does not publish a typical (median) grant figure.
What does the Trust fund?
It has chosen to make grants in four categories: arts, community, environment and sport. Its objects cover providing leisure and recreational facilities in the interests of social welfare, advancing education about Wales, and advancing the education of young people of school and university age through sport.
Who can apply?
Its guidelines list charitable organisations among those eligible. All funds distributed by the trust are spent in Wales.
What won't the Trust fund?
It lists retrospective requests among the things it will not fund, and says religious or political groups are not supported.
How do I apply?
It runs an annual round, and has published that the round is "open from 1st June 2026 for applications and closes 25th September 2026". Confirm that before you rely on it. Check the funder's own website (www.millenniumstadiumtrust.org.uk) and its Charity Commission entry (charity number 1086596) for the current dates and guidance, as processes can change.
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