The Trust’s focus is the mental health and well-being of children and young adults. They aim to support improvement in mental health by providing grants to charities registered and operating solely in the UK and involved in the mental health and wellbeing of children and young adults.

Please note the fund is very oversubscribed and you should check carefully the eligibility criteria on the Fund website before applying.

Previous grantees include Cerebral Palsy Scotland, MYTIME Young Carers, Mind, and The Therapy Garden. You can see details of previous grantees on the fund website.

Fund award sizes

Notes on award amounts:

Generally offer first grants of between £2,500 and £5,000. However, no single grant is ever more than 5% of annual income

Who can apply

They only make grants to charities registered in England & Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland where their focus is wellbeing and mental health for children and young people under 26 years old.

They are very unlikely to grant to any organisation with an income of less than £50,000 per year. Trustees have a strong preference for organisations with annual income of under £2m.

Charities will need to have submitted at least a first full set of accounts on the Charity Commission website before they will consider granting to an organisation.

Minimum annual income:

£20,000

Maximum annual income:

£2,000,000

When to apply

Now open.

The process usually takes around four months from start to finish. You must attend an applicant meeting before applying, dates of these are available on the fund website.

How to apply

You must attend a Pixel Fund Applicants meeting before applying. You can book a booking via the Fund website. Following a meeting you will be sent a link to the Eligibility Requirements questionnaire. Following due diligence checks, you may be invited to submit a full application. For more details on the full process, please visit the Fund website.

Exclusions

• projects or organisations that are not core-focused on mental-health-related matters
• Individuals
• Charities where the project / service is delivered overseas
• Independent schools (other than those supporting children with special educational needs)
• Religious organisations
• Exempt charities
• Charities where there is not a direct relationship between the charity and it’s intended beneficiaries (for example if the charity makes grants to other charities).