The Fore’s Autumn 2026 Funding Round will be open soon. They offer unrestricted grants of up to £45,000 in total, designed have a transformational impact on your whole organisation, supporting growth, structure, sustainability and/or efficiency.
 
Successful applicants receive: 
  • An unrestricted grant of up to £45,000 in total, spread across 1 to 3 years
  • Access to free, highly skilled support provided by experienced professionals
  • Access to our workshops programme, covering areas such as fundraising, communications, finance, strategy and more
  • A fully funded place on an impact measurement course
  • Access to peer networking opportunities
 
Who is eligible to apply?  
UK registered charities, CIOs, CICs limited by guarantee and charitable CBSs/non-charitable CBSs with an asset lock with an annual income of under £500,000 are eligible. To check your eligibility, please take our short quiz here.
 
How to apply: 
  1. You will need to register your interest in applying. Registration will be open for one week from 12pm (midday) on Wednesday 8th July, to 12pm (midday) on Wednesday 15th July. During this time, please register your interest on their  Apply for Funding webpage (this will take 2 to 3 minutes). 
  2. On Thursday 16th July, all registered applicants will receive confirmation of whether they have been allocated a place on the funding round along with details of how to apply. If there are more applicants registered than places available, places will be allocated at random. 
  3. Once you have received confirmation of your place on the funding round, write your application before the deadline of 5pm, Monday 7th September. 
Please come along to their online Q&A session on Wednesday 8th July, 3pm to 4pm to hear more from The Fore team about our processes and pose your own questions before you register to apply. You can sign up here.
If you have any questions, they are happy to help – please email them at info@thefore.org.