Supporting grassroots charities
Since 2017, the Wesleyan Foundation’s Community Grants Programme has been empowering grassroots charities (with an annual income of under £500,000) across the UK to deliver lifechanging support.
Our donations have supported a diverse range of charities, causes, and community issues. These have ranged from improving mental health, empowering people with disabilities, supporting families through bereavement, and strengthening communities facing cost-of-living challenges through practical, lifechanging services.
Have your say
We want to support the grassroots charities that mean the most to our customers and colleagues. We want to hear from you - our members and colleagues. Tell us about a charity that's close to your heart before 5th April 2026, and they could receive a grant of up to £5,000 this summer.
We're looking for charitable organisations that matter to you. Your nominated charity must meet one or more of the Sustainable Development Goals listed below to be eligible for support.
Sustainable Development Goals
Nominations for our community grants must be for charities that meet one or more of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
The goals are a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet. Of the 17 global goals, we've identified five that our business is best placed to support:
Health and wellbeing
Quality education
Gender equality
Reduced inequalities
Climate action
Eligibility
To nominate, you must be a Wesleyan member or colleague.
The organisation you nominate must:
- Have an annual income of less than £500,000, as shown in its most recent accounts
- Support one or more of Wesleyan’s 5 SDGs: good health & wellbeing, quality education, gender equality, reduced inequality or climate action
- Fall under one of the following categories: UK registered charity, community group, social enterprise/community interest company (with an asset lock and an asset lock beneficiary), not for profit company limited by guarantee, constituted community group, educational institution such as a school or college
- Be able to provide two years of accounts
- Pass due diligence checks to receive funding
Excluded from nominations:
- Individuals or sole traders, sports clubs and societies (unless a specific project aligns with our Sustainable Development Goals)
- Contact sports such as boxing
- Direct replacement of statutory obligations and public funding
- Organisations or charities which are solely to promote any particular religion
- Organisations who have indicated poor management of any previous grants or who present poor financial health
- Animal welfare, unless the project benefits people (e.g. disabled riding schemes)
- Statutory work in educational institutions
- Any projects delivered internationally
Nominate a charity
Let us know which cause you'd like the Wesleyan Foundation Community Grants to support and a member of the team will be in touch.