GreenMan Trust – Community Support Grants

About the funder
GreenMan Trust is a UK grant-making charity that supports individuals and communities facing economic, social and environmental disadvantage. The Trust operates a participatory approach to funding, involving community voices in decision-making to ensure grants respond to real, locally identified need. Its focus is in Powys, mid Wales.

Priority themes they want to fund
The Community Support Grants programme focuses on projects that:

• Reduce poverty and financial hardship

• Improve mental health and wellbeing

• Strengthen community connection and resilience

• Support people experiencing social exclusion or crisis

• Promote environmental sustainability at a local level

The Trust particularly values community-led initiatives that are rooted in lived experience and deliver practical, tangible benefit.

Eligibility (including CICs)
Funding is open to UK registered charities, CICs, and constituted community organisations with appropriate governance and a bank account in the organisation’s name. Projects must demonstrate clear public benefit and serve communities experiencing disadvantage.

Grant amounts & use
Community Support Grants are typically small grants (often up to £2,500–£5,000). Funding can support project delivery, equipment, materials or short-term operational costs linked directly to the activity being delivered.

Application process & deadlines
Applications are made online via their website. The next deadline is 30 April 2026, 6pm

Given the Trust’s participatory ethos, proposals that demonstrate community involvement in planning and delivery tend to resonate well.

Website
https://greenmantrust.org.uk/projects/community-support/apply-for-a-community-grant/