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The Robertson Trust Awarded £23.7 Million to Scotland's Third Sector in 2025/26
Created: 04/08/2026News/Events Category: Funding and Finance
The Robertson Trust has announced that it awarded £23,714,225 to 520 organisations across Scotland during 2025/26, providing vital support to charities and community groups working to tackle poverty and its long-term impacts.
As one of Scotland's largest independent funders, The Robertson Trust invests in organisations and initiatives that help prevent and reduce poverty and the trauma often associated with it. Its funding supports projects that make a lasting difference to individuals, families and communities across the country.
The Trust's funding focuses on four key priorities:
- Financial Security – tackling the financial and material impacts of poverty.
- Education Pathways – helping people develop the learning and skills they need for the future.
- Work Pathways – supporting access to fair, sustainable employment and removing barriers to work.
- Nurturing Relationships – strengthening families and communities through healthy, trusting relationships that help break the cycle of persistent poverty and intergenerational trauma.
The Robertson Trust offers a wide range of funding opportunities to meet the needs of organisations of different sizes and stages. These include:
- Large Grants
- Small Grants
- Transport Grants
- Wee Grants
- Community Spaces Grants
- Big Change Grants
Funding awarded to Fife's third sector
The Robertson Trust awarded £472,000 of grant funding to organisations in Fife. Fife accounts for just 1.9% of grants awarded in 2025/26.
| Organisation | Project funded | Grant awarded |
| Methilhill Community Children's Initiative (MCCI) | Core running costs | £63,000 |
| St Andrews Environmental Network | Energy advice project in Glenrothes | £75,000 |
| The Cottage Family Centre | Core running costs | £229,000 |
| Cancer Card | Comfort boxes | £39,000 |
| Options in Life | Contribution towards minibus cost | £10,000 |
| Rosyth Men's Shed | Core running costs | £2,000 |
| Touch Trust | Core running costs | £54,000 |
Apply for funding
If your organisation is planning a new project or looking to strengthen existing services, it's worth exploring whether The Robertson Trust has a funding programme that could support your work. Click here to view the funding options.
We're here to help organisations identify suitable funding opportunities and strengthen funding applications. If you're considering applying to The Robertson Trust or another funder, get in touch with our team for advice and support:
E-mail: [email protected]
Call: 0800 389 6046
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