Nationwide Foundation grants
Nationwide Foundation is a national charity focused on housing, giving around £2.3m to organisations in its latest year, with a typical grant of £38,769.
Guidance last checked 16 July 2026· from the funder’s own website
Overview
Nationwide Foundation's vision is for everyone to have a decent and affordable home. It focuses on three areas: making renting work for everyone, delivering affordable homes, and shaping the future of Britain's housing, including backing community-led housing and transforming the private rented sector. It gave around £2.3m to organisations in its latest year, with a typical grant of £38,769 (the middle half of grants ranging from around £11,800 to £100,186). At the time of writing, its new funding was by invitation only.
What they fund
It focuses on decent and affordable homes, working across renting reform, affordable homes delivery, community-led housing, and transforming the private rented sector.
Who and where
It supports other charities and voluntary bodies and the general public throughout England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Who they help
Where they fund
What Nationwide 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
“We believe in the power of homes to change lives. At the Nationwide Foundation, our vision is for everyone to have a decent and affordable home.”
Source: nationwidefoundation.org.uk — Nationwide Foundation - Nationwide Foundation →
“We focus on three key areas: making renting work for everyone, delivering affordable homes and shaping the future of Britain's housing.”
Source: nationwidefoundation.org.uk — Nationwide Foundation - Nationwide Foundation →
“Transforming the Private Rented Sector”
Source: nationwidefoundation.org.uk — Current Funding - Nationwide Foundation →
Who they say they'll fund
“Backing Community-Led Housing”
Source: nationwidefoundation.org.uk — Current Funding - Nationwide Foundation →
Deadlines they mention
“We anticipate launching phase four of the Decent Affordable Homes strategy in early summer 2026.”
Source: nationwidefoundation.org.uk — What we're doing now - Nationwide Foundation →
How they say to apply
“Unfortunately, this means that outside of the above project, we are currently unable to accept unsolicited applications for funding.”
Source: nationwidefoundation.org.uk — Available Funding - Nationwide Foundation →
“This funding will be by invitation only.”
Source: nationwidefoundation.org.uk — What we're doing now - Nationwide Foundation →
What a typical grant looks like
| Typical (median) grant | £38,769 |
|---|---|
| Middle half of grants | £11,802 – £100,186 |
| Grants published openly | 271 |
| Most recent published grant | 2026 |
Recent grants
- Community Land Trust NetworkThis is an extension from Mar 26 - June 26 Support specific outcomes relating to addressing the key barriers of finance and land faced by Community Land Trusts and the wider community-led housing movement.£24,340March 2026
- Town and Country Planning AssociationTo build on the momentum generated in phase one of the Healthy Homes Campaign. The Healthy Homes Campaign seeks to ensure that all new homes are of a decent quality and support people’s health, well-being, and life chances by securing legislative change a£7,409February 2026
- South of Scotland Community HousingTo create a c.3-minute-long film, as part of a social media campaign that will also be used at a Scottish parliamentary event in February, when the manifesto asks will be promoted and discussed with politicians. The film would: let people know who£2,960December 2025
- The Dispute ServiceThis project will create and deliver innovative ways of engaging with and supporting unintentionally noncompliant landlords; those landlords who do not realise they are not delivering on legal requirements.£170,682September 2025
- Knowle West Media CentreThe next phase (four) of the project will build on the connections, opportunities, and evidence that the project has developed in phase three. It will be a continuation of the work done in phase three, to allow us to maximise the impact of the project and£130,000August 2025
- Town and Country Planning AssociationTo build on the momentum generated in phase one of the Healthy Homes Campaign. The Healthy Homes Campaign seeks to ensure that all new homes are of a decent quality and support people’s health, well-being, and life chances by securing legislative change a£78,786August 2025
From grants Nationwide Foundation publishes openly via 360Giving (the UK open grants-data standard), used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence.
Their charitable objects
As registered with the Charity Commission (their formal purposes):
To promote such purposes being exclusively charitable according to the law of england and wales as the directors of the foundation (the "trustees") shall from time to time determine
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 Nationwide Foundation typically give?
Based on 271 recorded grants, the typical (median) award is £38,769, with the middle half of grants ranging from around £11,800 to £100,186.
What does Nationwide Foundation fund?
Its vision is for everyone to have a decent and affordable home. It focuses on three areas: making renting work for everyone, delivering affordable homes, and shaping the future of Britain's housing - including backing community-led housing and transforming the private rented sector.
Who can apply to Nationwide Foundation?
At the time of writing, its new funding was by invitation only, and it was not accepting unsolicited applications for funding.
How do I find out more about Nationwide Foundation?
Its website is nationwidefoundation.org.uk and its Charity Commission number is 1065552. It anticipated launching phase four of its Decent Affordable Homes strategy in early summer 2026, so its funding rounds and strategy phases change over time - check its site for current status.
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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 Nationwide Foundation.