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Grants

Belfast Charitable Society has been addressing disadvantage for over 270 years. Today, they provide grants and donations to a range of organisations in order to tackle disadvantage in education, to address homelessness, to support community development, to support heritage and area development.

Belfast Charitable Society has committed to spend £3 million over the next three years in these areas. In addition, it works with others in partnership to continue to promote philanthropy.

Support to address disadvantage

Education Support

‘Cost-of-Living Crisis’ Schools Support Fund

Shankill Area Learning Community

Anaka

ANAKA Women’s Collective

Ashton

Family Early Intervention Support

North Belfast Creative Digital Hub

Mary Ann McCracken Bursary Programme

North Belfast Youth Choir and Cairdre Community Choir

North Belfast Youth Choir

Read for good

Read for Good

North Belfast Community Infrastructure

Lower Oldpark Community Association

Newington Credit Union

NI Hospice

Ardoyne Bone Community Health and Leisure Trust

North Belfast Heritage Cluster & Re-Creating a Great Place North Belfast

Creative Local Action Responses and Engagement

Homelessness

The People’s Kitchen

SOS Bus NI

Black Santa Appeal

Street Soccer NI in Oslo in 2025 World Cup

Street Soccer NI

Innovation & Enterprise

Street NI removal business

Street NI

Bolster Project

Boster – Connected Communities Hub for Older People

Delivering for others

Hunter Smyth Logo

Hunter Smyth Fund

The James Kane Foundation

Raj Darshna Logo

Raj Darshna

Smile INC logo

SMILE INC

Support to Influence Philanthropy

Promoting Philanthropy and Funders Forum

Families in Philanthropy