National Lottery
Charity Number: CUSTOM_46D5B19D
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Quick Stats
| Metric | Value |
|--------|-------|
| Annual Giving | £1.6+ billion |
| Grant Range | £300 - £10+ million |
| Average Grant | Varies by programme |
| Application Method | Mixed |
| Geographic Focus | United Kingdom, England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland |
Contact Details
Multiple distribution bodies - varies by programme
Funding Priorities
- Community projects
- Heritage and conservation
- Arts and culture
- Sports and recreation
- Health and wellbeing
- Education
- Environment
What They Don't Fund
- Profit-making organisations (in most programmes)
- Political activities
- Religious activities for religious purposes only
- Retrospective funding
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How to Apply to National Lottery
Applications through various National Lottery distributors including:
- National Lottery Community Fund (community projects)
- National Lottery Heritage Fund (heritage projects)
- Arts Council England (arts projects)
- Sport England (sports projects)
Each distributor has its own application portal and process.
Similar Funders
These funders frequently fund the same charities:
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
- Garfield Weston Foundation
- The Arts Council Of England
- Awards For All
- The Bridge Trust
- The Henry Smith Foundation
- Bbc Children In Need
- Welsh Government
- Greater London Authority
- Trust For London
- Paul Hamlyn Foundation
- The Scottish Government
- The Swire Charitable Trust
- The D'oyly Carte Charitable Trust
- National Highways
- Henry Smith
- Heritage Lottery Fund
- Help Fund
- Environment Agency
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References
General knowledge of UK National Lottery grant distribution system
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