The Leeds Building Society Foundation offers grants to UK registered charities for projects which address one or more of the following themes:

Financial stress - projects that help with bills or debt stress.
Security and refuge - projects that support emergency accommodation.
Quality and suitability of housing.
Health and wellbeing support for those experiencing homelessness if it is part of wraparound support and the application also meets at least one of the other themes.

Applications are welcome from those who take a Housing First and/or relationship-based approach. Applications should show evidence of:

Depending on their annual turnover, UK registered charities can apply for:

Small Grants of between £250 and £1,000 to charities anywhere in the UK that have a turnover of less than £1 million. The funding is to be used for projects that support those in need of a safe and secure home. Grants are only for capital expenditure (that is, to purchase items used to directly help those in need).
Large Grants of between £25,000 and £100,000 for charities with a turnover of £5 million or less who are based in or delivering work in Yorkshire and/or the North East of England. The grant can be a one year grant, or split across two or three years and can support new work or existing work and fund core, project and/or capital costs.

There are two more small grants application windows in 2025. Applications will next open on 30 May and close on 11 August.

There is one more large grants application window in 2025 which is currently open.

The deadline for Expressions of Interest for Large Grants is 11 August 2025.