Small grants making a big difference
Our vision is of a society where everyone has the basics they need for a good life.
We are one of the few UK-wide charities providing grants support for people experiencing financial hardship, that has no restrictions on who we can help
We provide timely, small, one-off grants to individuals, couples and families for everyday items to help them cope when things get tough, equip them to manage better day-to-day and enable them to build a stronger future.
We invite applications from support agencies on behalf of the people they support, as we believe that by working with others we can provide greater support.
"When I was told Glasspool was providing me with a washing machine I couldn't believe it. It has made such a difference to me and made my life easier"
Peter, who received a Glasspool grant in 2019
Over the last four months we have been working with hundreds of support workers to address the impact of Covid-19 on individuals, couples and families. There has been almost constant change and we appreciate how difficult it has been. As the effects of Covid-19 look to continue for many weeks and months we have changed how we work.
We are able to accept new applications from 11am each Monday (then between 9am to 6pm daily). Once we have received as many applications as we can potentially fund for a week, you will not be able to submit any new applications until 11am the following Monday. This will be a Tuesday if Monday is a bank holiday.
Due to Covid-19 we are receiving significantly more applications than we can fund. This means that once we have allocated our grants budget, we will have to decline applications, even if they meet our eligibility criteria. Other funders can be found via Turn2Us’ grants search. Please apply to other funders before applying to us, to help reduce the number of applications we receive. Please only apply for people who are most in need of support. Thank you for your understanding.
11,520 people
helped
6,610 grants
made
7,005 items
received
1,150 partner
organisations
2,982 support
workers