Yorkshire Building Society Charitable Foundation grants
Yorkshire Building Society Charitable Foundation is a national foundation giving donations of £250 to £2,500, nominated by YBS members and colleagues.
Guidance last checked 16 July 2026· from the funder’s own website
Overview
Yorkshire Building Society Charitable Foundation is a national foundation focused on the prevention or relief of poverty, giving around £380,000 to organisations in its latest year. Charities are nominated by a Yorkshire Building Society member or colleague, and donations range from £250 to £2,500. Across 1,372 recorded grants up to 2025, the median award was £1,000.
What they fund
Yorkshire Building Society Charitable Foundation funds the prevention or relief of poverty, supporting people with disabilities, children and young people, and elderly people.
Who and where
It funds other charities and voluntary bodies nominated by Yorkshire Building Society members or colleagues, across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Who they help
Where they fund
What Yorkshire Building Society Charitable 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.
Who they say they'll fund
“Nominated by a Yorkshire Building Society member or colleague”
Source: ybs.co.uk — Charitable Foundation | Your Society | YBS →
“Registered with the Charity Commission, the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland or the Scottish Charity Regulator”
Source: ybs.co.uk — Charitable Foundation | Your Society | YBS →
What they say they won't fund
“Animal welfare charities”
Source: ybs.co.uk — Charitable Foundation | Your Society | YBS →
“Charities with beneficiaries not in the UK”
Source: ybs.co.uk — Charitable Foundation | Your Society | YBS →
Grant sizes they mention
“Donations range from £250 to £2,500”
Source: ybs.co.uk — Charitable Foundation | Your Society | YBS →
How they say to apply
“All nominations are reviewed on a quarterly basis by our trustees. There are three stages to the process. 1 Basic eligibility checks 2 Trustee decisions 3 Payment to charities”
Source: ybs.co.uk — Charitable Foundation | Your Society | YBS →
What a typical grant looks like
| Typical (median) grant | £1,000 |
|---|---|
| Middle half of grants | £850 – £1,862 |
| Grants published openly | 1,372 |
| Most recent published grant | 2025 |
Recent grants
- CANTERBURY UMBRELLAFunding to support general costs towards addressing financial hardship£2,500October 2025
- Catholic Care (Diocese of Leeds)Funding to support general costs towards addressing financial hardship£2,500October 2025
- Bairnecessities Baby BankFunding to support general costs towards addressing financial hardship£2,500October 2025
- YOUNG DEVONFunding to support general costs towards addressing financial hardship£2,500October 2025
- CATERHAM FOODBANKFunding to support general costs towards addressing financial hardship£2,500October 2025
- Dundee Starter Packs SCIOFunding to support general costs towards addressing financial hardship£2,500October 2025
From grants Yorkshire Building Society Charitable 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):
General charitable purposes
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 Yorkshire Building Society Charitable Foundation typically give?
Donations range from £250 to £2,500. Across 1,372 recorded grants (the latest from 2025), the median award was £1,000, with the middle half falling between £850 and £1,861.50.
What does Yorkshire Building Society Charitable Foundation fund?
It funds the prevention or relief of poverty, supporting groups including people with disabilities, children and young people, other charities and voluntary bodies, and elderly people.
Who can apply to Yorkshire Building Society Charitable Foundation?
A charity must be nominated by a Yorkshire Building Society member or colleague, and must be registered with the Charity Commission, the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland, or the Scottish Charity Regulator.
What won't Yorkshire Building Society Charitable Foundation fund?
It does not consider animal welfare charities, or charities whose beneficiaries are not in the UK.
How do I apply to Yorkshire Building Society Charitable Foundation?
Nominations are reviewed on a quarterly basis by trustees, in three stages: basic eligibility checks, trustee decisions, and payment to charities. For current details, check the foundation's website (www.ybs.co.uk/charitablefoundation) or its Charity Commission entry (charity number 1069082).
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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 Yorkshire Building Society Charitable Foundation.