# Funding by cause: guides

Who funds what in the UK: grants for environment, health, youth, arts, heritage, poverty relief and other causes, with the funders that give most to each.

- 3 guides, last updated 2026-10-26
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/blog/category/funding-by-cause

- [Environmental grants for UK charities in 2026: who funds nature, climate and green community work](https://opengrant.co.uk/blog/environmental-grants-for-uk-charities): Lottery small grants, Esmée Fairbairn, Garfield Weston, the Heritage Fund, water company funds and government woodland schemes fund environmental work. What is open and the amounts. (Updated 2026-10-26. Markdown: https://opengrant.co.uk/blog/environmental-grants-for-uk-charities.md)
- [Which trusts fund mental health charities in the UK: the funders, what they give and how to find more](https://opengrant.co.uk/blog/who-funds-mental-health-charities-uk): Henry Smith, Esmée Fairbairn, Tudor Trust, the National Lottery and community foundations fund mental health work. What each gives, which are open, and how to find the trusts that fund your peers. (Updated 2026-10-26. Markdown: https://opengrant.co.uk/blog/who-funds-mental-health-charities-uk.md)
- [Who funds youth charities in the UK: the funders, their typical grants and how to find yours](https://opengrant.co.uk/blog/who-funds-youth-charities-uk): BBC Children in Need, the National Lottery, Henry Smith, Garfield Weston, Paul Hamlyn and local foundations fund youth work. Their typical grants from 360Giving data, and how to find who funds peers. (Updated 2026-10-26. Markdown: https://opengrant.co.uk/blog/who-funds-youth-charities-uk.md)

All guides: https://opengrant.co.uk/blog.md