The Foundation supports a broad range of organisations and activities that share a commitment to making a positive impact to the lives of the communities in which they work, and that are driven by a desire to achieve excellence. They make grants across the UK to organisations in the following categories: Arts; Education; Youth; Health; Community; Museums and Heritage; Environment; Religion and Welfare.

Postcode Community Trust provides funding under the themes: Improving community health and wellbeing, increasing participation in arts and physical recreation, and reducing isolation.

The Trust's biggest category of funding is youth opportunities where they aim to level the playing field for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds. They support a wide range of activities including: adventure training and character building, employability skills and opportunities, widening horizons and raising aspirations, youth social action, improving educational attainment, mentoring and coaching, alternatives to local authority care homes, and providing a safe place for young people to socialise and develop. General welfare is their second largest category and includes strengthening family relationships, support for offenders, ex-offenders and their families, supporting rural areas, reducing isolation of the elderly, foodbanks, adoption support, homelessness, early years’ intervention and looked after young people. Conservation, preservation, peace and humanitarian support and Africa are other areas that receive support.

The trustee’s principal aim is to provide financial support to individuals, groups and organisations which operate in Langholm and the surrounding area or for the benefit of its inhabitants although national charities are also supported. In the 2016/17 financial year the trust supported a wide range of charitable causes with the emphasis on education, citizenship and community development, sport, arts, culture, heritage and health.

The Trust makes grants to charities and voluntary organisations in Scotland and the UK. They fund a wide range of organisations with a preference for countryside, health, art and young people. Previous grant recipients have included Butterfly Conservation Trust, Scottish Ballet, Teapot Trust, Freedom from Torture, National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh World Heritage.

Funds a range of charities, including those that provide for: the maintenance and expansion of Christian Churches and organisations; the maintenance, relief, medical treatment or care of the sick, the blind, the deaf, the dumb, the aged or the poor; the education or training or upbringing of the young; and the preservation of places and building a of historic or artistic interest. They fund under the headings of: church; community support; medical research/community care; armed forces welfare;arts; international aid.

Assists congregations of any denomination in Scotland in the preservation and upkeep of church buildings which are in regular use for public worship. They offer Fabric Grants to help with restoration projects in the repair of buildings and windows. Micro maintenance grants offers support towards the routine preventative maintenance in repair projects.

SUEZ Communities Trust provides funds to undertake work that is eligible under the Scottish Landfill Communities Fund (SLCF). Applications are considered for the five main areas of work: Land Reclamation (Object A) - The reclamation, remediation, restoration or other operation on land to facilitate economic, social or environmental use; Community Recycling (Object B) - Community based recycling, re-use and waste prevention projects; Public Amenities (Object C) - To provide, maintain or improve an amenity that is used primarily for leisure and recreation. The amenity must be open to all sections of the community for at least 104 days a year; Biodiversity (Object D) - The conservation of biodiversity through the provision, conservation, restoration or enhancement of a natural habitat or the maintenance or recovery of a species in its natural habitat; Historic Buildings, Structures or Sites (Object E) - The maintenance, repair or restoration of a building, other structure or a site of archaeological interest which is a place of religious worship, or a site of historic or architectural or archaeological interest and is open to the public. Places of religious worship must Grade A listed.

The fund promotes collaboration between Scottish businesses and arts and heritage organisations to deliver new arts and heritage projects. Arts or heritage organisations that attracts an eligible business to sponsor an aspect of their work the fund will match that sponsorship, pound for pound. In-kind and cash sponsorship are eligible, but must come from the sponsor’s own funds, goods or services. It is funded by the Scottish Government via Creative Scotland and Historic Environment Scotland.

The Listed Places of Worship (LPW) Grant Scheme gives grants that cover the VAT incurred in making repairs to listed buildings in use as places of worship. The scheme covers repairs to the fabric of the building, along with associated professional fees, plus repairs to turret clocks, pews, bells and pipe organs. All faiths and areas of the UK are equally able to make use of scheme. It is run by the Department for Media and Sport and administered by Topmark.