WALES COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY ACTION — grant history
Latest income
£36.6m
Grants listed (FY2025)
56
Listed grants total
£24.1m
Accounts grants total
£29.3m
listed grants do not fully reconcile with the accounts total — list may be partialextracted from its FY2025 accounts
Application guidance — from the funder’s own website
- How to apply: To apply for funding from WCVA you’ll need to register on our Multipurpose Application Portal (MAP). Once signed up you’ll be able to submit applications quickly and securely.
What this funder supports
Causes funded
Where grantees operate
- Throughout Wales
- Throughout England And Wales
- Scotland
- Northern Ireland
- Newport City
- Cardiff
- Rhondda Cynon Taff
- Ceredigion
- Monmouthshire
- Isle Of Man
What changed: FY2024 → FY2025
| Change | Grantee | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| new | Gwynedd County Council | — | £965k |
| new | GWENT ASSOCIATION OF VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS | — | £900k |
| new | Swansea Council | — | £778k |
| new | Powys County Council | — | £745k |
| new | Powys Association of Voluntary Organisations | — | £470k |
| new | Swansea Council of Voluntary Service | — | £275k |
| new | Carmarthenshire Association of Voluntary Services | — | £264k |
| new | The Neath Port Talbot Community Voluntary Service Limited | — | £262k |
| up | Pembrokeshire County Council | £124k | £1.8m |
| up | Denbighshire County Council | £509k | £1.0m |
| up | Isle of Anglesey County Council | £13k | £862k |
| up | Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council | £472k | £788k |
| up | Neath Port Talbot Council | £466k | £785k |
| up | Carmarthenshire County Council | £434k | £744k |
| up | Snowdonia National Park Authority | £325k | £672k |
| up | Brecon Beacons National Park Authority | £122k | £625k |
| not listed | Local Places for Nature LPfN (New) | £12.8m | — |
| not listed | Infrastructure Funding - CVCs | £4.8m | — |
| not listed | Volunteering Wales | £2.3m | — |
| not listed | Landfill Tax | £2.1m | — |
| not listed | Gwent Association of Voluntary Organisations (GAVO) | £802k | — |
| not listed | Gwynedd Council | £667k | — |
| not listed | Powys County Council - Llandrindod County Hall | £637k | — |
| not listed | Swansea City and County Council | £531k | — |
Grants made, per its accounts filings
| Recipient | Year | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pembrokeshire County Council | FY2025 | £1.8m | Grants payable |
| Denbighshire County Council | FY2025 | £1.0m | Grants payable |
| Gwynedd County Council | FY2025 | £965k | Grants payable |
| Gwent Association of Voluntary Organisations | FY2025 | £900k | Grants payable |
| Isle of Anglesey County Council | FY2025 | £862k | Grants payable |
| Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council | FY2025 | £788k | Grants payable |
| Neath Port Talbot Council | FY2025 | £785k | Grants payable |
| Swansea Council | FY2025 | £778k | Grants payable |
| Cardiff Council | FY2025 | £754k | Grants payable |
| Powys County Council | FY2025 | £745k | Grants payable |
| Carmarthenshire County Council | FY2025 | £744k | Grants payable |
| Vale of Glamorgan Council | FY2025 | £694k | Grants payable |
| Ceredigion County Council | FY2025 | £693k | Grants payable |
| Snowdonia National Park Authority | FY2025 | £672k | Grants payable |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council | FY2025 | £659k | Grants payable |
| Brecon Beacons National Park Authority | FY2025 | £625k | Grants payable |
| Caerphilly County Borough Council | FY2025 | £606k | Grants payable |
| Newport City Council | FY2025 | £583k | Grants payable |
| Bridgend County Borough Council | FY2025 | £576k | Grants payable |
| Flintshire County Council | FY2025 | £562k | Grants payable |
| Wrexham County Borough Council | FY2025 | £558k | Grants payable |
| Monmouthshire County Council | FY2025 | £545k | Grants payable |
| Conwy County Borough Council | FY2025 | £543k | Grants payable |
| Torfaen County Borough Council | FY2025 | £524k | Grants payable |
| Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council | FY2025 | £486k | Grants payable |
| Powys Association of Voluntary Organisations | FY2025 | £470k | Grants payable |
| Cardiff Third Sector Council C3SC | FY2025 | £323k | Grants payable |
| Interlink | FY2025 | £304k | Grants payable |
| Mantell Gwynedd | FY2025 | £292k | Grants payable |
| Swansea Council of Voluntary Service | FY2025 | £275k | Grants payable |
| Carmarthenshire Association of Voluntary Services | FY2025 | £264k | Grants payable |
| Neath Port Talbot Council for Voluntary Service | FY2025 | £262k | Grants payable |
| Ceredigion Association of Voluntary Organisations | FY2025 | £259k | Grants payable |
| Pembrokeshire Association of Voluntary Services | FY2025 | £248k | Grants payable |
| Community and Voluntary Support Conwy | FY2025 | £243k | Grants payable |
| Torfaen Voluntary Alliance | FY2025 | £242k | Grants payable |
| Denbighshire Voluntary Services Council | FY2025 | £239k | Grants payable |
| Glamorgan Voluntary Services | FY2025 | £238k | Grants payable |
| Bridgend Association of Voluntary Organisations | FY2025 | £235k | Grants payable |
| Association of Voluntary Organisations in Wrexham | FY2025 | £233k | Grants payable |
| Flintshire Local Voluntary Council | FY2025 | £228k | Grants payable |
| Medrwn Môn | FY2025 | £216k | Grants payable |
| Voluntary Action Merthyr Tydfil | FY2025 | £214k | Grants payable |
| ProMo Cymru | FY2025 | £155k | Grants payable |
| Cwmpas | FY2025 | £151k | Grants payable |
| Foothold Cymru | FY2025 | £111k | Grants payable |
| St Giles Trust | FY2025 | £99k | Grants payable |
| PLANED | FY2025 | £91k | Grants payable |
| North Wales Wildlife Trust | FY2025 | £90k | Grants payable |
| Children in Wales-Plant Yng Nghymru | FY2025 | £88k | Grants payable |
| FareShare Cymru | FY2025 | £27k | Grants payable |
| Challenge Wales | FY2025 | £10k | Grants payable |
| Mentrau Iaith Cymru | FY2025 | £7k | Grants payable |
| The Wallich | FY2025 | £4k | Grants payable |
| All Wales Forum | FY2025 | £4k | Grants payable |
| Disability Wales | FY2025 | £983 | Grants payable |
| Local Places for Nature LPfN (New) | FY2024 | £12.8m | Local Places for Nature LPfN (New) |
| Infrastructure Funding - CVCs | FY2024 | £4.8m | Infrastructure Funding - CVCs |
| Volunteering Wales | FY2024 | £2.3m | Volunteering Wales |
| Landfill Tax | FY2024 | £2.1m | Landfill Tax |
| Gwent Association of Voluntary Organisations (GAVO) | FY2024 | £802k | Active Inclusion - West Wales & the Valleys Youth |
| Gwynedd Council | FY2024 | £667k | SGBF - West Wales & the Valleys |
| Powys County Council - Llandrindod County Hall | FY2024 | £637k | SGBF - East Wales |
| Caerphilly County Borough Council | FY2024 | £558k | Infrastructure Funding - CVCs |
| Cardiff Council | FY2024 | £555k | Landfill Tax |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council | FY2024 | £533k | Partnership Council |
| Swansea City and County Council | FY2024 | £531k | Volunteering Wales |
| Denbighshire County Council | FY2024 | £509k | Wales for Africa Community Links |
| Ceredigion County Council | FY2024 | £505k | Comic Relief |
| Newport City Council | FY2024 | £497k | Local Nature Partnership LNP |
| Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council | FY2024 | £497k | Local Places for Nature LP4N |
| Vale of Glamorgan Council | FY2024 | £494k | Marine and Coastal Partnership |
| Monmouthshire County Council | FY2024 | £492k | Kickstart |
| Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council | FY2024 | £472k | NEWID |
| Neath Port Talbot Council | FY2024 | £466k | Net Zero |
| Bridgend County Borough Council | FY2024 | £445k | Catalyst |
| Torfaen County Borough Council | FY2024 | £445k | Mental Health Grant |
| Carmarthenshire County Council | FY2024 | £434k | Energy Efficiency |
| Wrexham County Borough Council | FY2024 | £429k | Child Poverty - Small Grants |
| Powys Association of Voluntary Organisations (PAVO) | FY2024 | £425k | Civil Society |
| Wales for Africa Community Links | FY2024 | £417k | Wales for Africa Community Links |
| Flintshire County Council | FY2024 | £410k | TSRF3 |
| Snowdonia National Park Authority | FY2024 | £325k | Active Inclusion - East Wales |
| Conwy County Borough Council | FY2024 | £322k | Active Inclusion - East Wales Youth |
| Marine and Coastal Partnership | FY2024 | £300k | Marine and Coastal Partnership |
| Mantell Gwynedd | FY2024 | £272k | Active Inclusion - West Wales & the Valleys |
| Swansea Council for Voluntary Service | FY2024 | £262k | Active Inclusion - West Wales & the Valleys Youth |
| Carmarthenshire Association of Voluntary Services (CAVS) | FY2024 | £252k | SGBF - West Wales & the Valleys |
| Cardiff Third Sector Council (C3SC) | FY2024 | £251k | SGBF - East Wales |
| The Salvation Army | FY2024 | £246k | Infrastructure Funding - CVCs |
| Interlink | FY2024 | £236k | Landfill Tax |
| Torfaen Voluntary Alliance (TVA) | FY2024 | £224k | Partnership Council |
| Vale Centre for Voluntary Service/Glamorgan Vol Services | FY2024 | £224k | Volunteering Wales |
| Flintshire Local Voluntary Council (FLVC) | FY2024 | £215k | Wales for Africa Community Links |
| Medwrn Môn | FY2024 | £214k | Comic Relief |
| Pembrokeshire Association of Voluntary Services (PAVS) | FY2024 | £212k | Local Nature Partnership LNP |
| Association of Voluntary Organisations in Wrexham (AVOW) | FY2024 | £209k | Local Places for Nature LP4N |
| Community and Voluntary Support Conwy (CVSC) | FY2024 | £209k | Marine and Coastal Partnership |
| Denbighshire Voluntary Services Council (DVSC) | FY2024 | £209k | Kickstart |
| Neath Port Talbot Council for Voluntary Services (NPTCVS) | FY2024 | £206k | NEWID |
| Ceredigion Association of Voluntary Organisations (CAVO) | FY2024 | £206k | Net Zero |
| Bridgend Association of Voluntary Organisations (BAVO) | FY2024 | £205k | Catalyst |
| Voluntary Action Merthyr Tydfil (VAMT) | FY2024 | £203k | Mental Health Grant |
| Natural Resources Wales | FY2024 | £200k | Energy Efficiency |
| Foothold Cymru | FY2024 | £194k | Child Poverty - Small Grants |
| St Giles Trust | FY2024 | £133k | Civil Society |
| Active Inclusion - East Wales | FY2024 | £124k | Active Inclusion - East Wales |
| Pembrokeshire County Council | FY2024 | £124k | Active Inclusion - East Wales |
| Brecon Beacons National Park Authority | FY2024 | £122k | Active Inclusion - West Wales & the Valleys |
| Active Inclusion - West Wales & the Valleys | FY2024 | £122k | Active Inclusion - West Wales & the Valleys |
| Newport Mind | FY2024 | £119k | TSRF3 |
| North Wales Wildlife Trust | FY2024 | £118k | Active Inclusion - East Wales |
| Innovate Trust | FY2024 | £117k | Active Inclusion - East Wales Youth |
| Comic Relief | FY2024 | £88k | Comic Relief |
| Partnership Council | FY2024 | £84k | Partnership Council |
| Net Zero | FY2024 | £50k | Net Zero |
| Child Poverty - Small Grants | FY2024 | £37k | Child Poverty - Small Grants |
| Energy Efficiency | FY2024 | £26k | Energy Efficiency |
| Catalyst | FY2024 | £25k | Catalyst |
| Mental Health Grant | FY2024 | £24k | Mental Health Grant |
| Active Inclusion - East Wales Youth | FY2024 | £13k | Active Inclusion - East Wales Youth |
| Isle of Anglesey County Council | FY2024 | £13k | Active Inclusion - East Wales Youth |
| NEWID | FY2024 | £6k | NEWID |
| Civil Society | FY2024 | £5k | Civil Society |
| TSRF3 | FY2024 | £-22k | TSRF3 |
| Pembrokeshire County Council | FY2023 | £888k | Grants payable |
| Gwent Association of Voluntary Organisations (GAVO) | FY2023 | £874k | Grants payable |
| Gwynedd Council | FY2023 | £829k | Grants payable |
| Flintshire County Council | FY2023 | £694k | Grants payable |
| Cymunedau’n Ymlaen Mon Communities Forward | FY2023 | £651k | Grants payable |
| Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council | FY2023 | £543k | Grants payable |
| Cardiff Council | FY2023 | £504k | Grants payable |
| Swansea City and County Council | FY2023 | £482k | Grants payable |
| Rhondda Cynon Taff County Borough Council | FY2023 | £467k | Grants payable |
| Powys Association of Voluntary Organisations | FY2023 | £462k | Grants payable |
| Torfaen County Borough Council | FY2023 | £420k | Grants payable |
| The Salvation Army | FY2023 | £409k | Grants payable |
| Community and Voluntary Support Conwy (CVSC) | FY2023 | £388k | Grants payable |
| Caerphilly County Borough Council | FY2023 | £385k | Grants payable |
| Prime Cymru | FY2023 | £379k | Grants payable |
| Isle of Anglesey County Council | FY2023 | £375k | Grants payable |
| Cardiff Third Sector Council (C3SC) | FY2023 | £370k | Grants payable |
| Denbighshire County Council | FY2023 | £349k | Grants payable |
| Newport City Council | FY2023 | £348k | Grants payable |
| Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority | FY2023 | £343k | Grants payable |
| Neath and Port Talbot Council | FY2023 | £323k | Grants payable |
| Carmarthenshire Association of Voluntary Services (CAVS) | FY2023 | £316k | Grants payable |
| Monmouthsire County Council | FY2023 | £310k | Grants payable |
| Conwy County Borough Council | FY2023 | £306k | Grants payable |
| Whitehead-Ross Education and Consulting Ltd | FY2023 | £287k | Grants payable |
| Voluntary Action Merthyr Tydfil | FY2023 | £285k | Grants payable |
| Powys County Council | FY2023 | £282k | Grants payable |
| Merthyr Tydfil Institute for the Blind (MTIB) | FY2023 | £273k | Grants payable |
| Neath and Port Talbot Council for Voluntary Service (NPTCVS) | FY2023 | £262k | Grants payable |
| Llamau Ltd | FY2023 | £258k | Grants payable |
| Carmarthenshire County Borough Council | FY2023 | £257k | Grants payable |
| Mantell Gwynedd | FY2023 | £253k | Grants payable |
| Vale of Glamorgan Council | FY2023 | £247k | Grants payable |
| Swansea Council for Voluntary Service | FY2023 | £244k | Grants payable |
| Swansea YMCA | FY2023 | £244k | Grants payable |
| Torfaen Voluntary Alliance (TVA) | FY2023 | £239k | Grants payable |
| Interlink – Rhondda Cynon Taff | FY2023 | £236k | Grants payable |
| Ceredigion County Council | FY2023 | £232k | Grants payable |
| Leonard Cheshire Disability | FY2023 | £225k | Grants payable |
| Cardiff Community Housing Association | FY2023 | £220k | Grants payable |
| National Day Nurseries Association | FY2023 | £216k | Grants payable |
| Vale Centre for Voluntary Service/Glamorgan Vol Services | FY2023 | £210k | Grants payable |
| Ceredigion Association of Voluntary Organisations (CAVO) | FY2023 | £198k | Grants payable |
| Pembrokeshire Association of Voluntary Services (PAVS) | FY2023 | £197k | Grants payable |
| Association of Voluntary Organisations in Wrexham (AVOW) | FY2023 | £195k | Grants payable |
| Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council | FY2023 | £195k | Grants payable |
| Denbighshire Voluntary Services Council (DVSC) | FY2023 | £194k | Grants payable |
| Medwrn Môn | FY2023 | £190k | Grants payable |
| Bridgend County Borough Council | FY2023 | £190k | Grants payable |
| Bridgend Association of Voluntary Organisations (BAVO) | FY2023 | £188k | Grants payable |
| Gwent Association of Voluntary Organisations (GAVO) | FY2022 | £829k | Grant |
| Conwy County Borough Council | FY2022 | £795k | Grant |
| Ethnic Youth Support Team | FY2022 | £638k | Grant |
| Swansea City and County Council | FY2022 | £567k | Grant |
| Welsh Women’s Aid | FY2022 | £546k | Grant |
| Gwynedd Council | FY2022 | £545k | Grant |
| Prime Cymru | FY2022 | £470k | Grant |
| Flintshire County Council | FY2022 | £459k | Grant |
| Powys Association of Voluntary Organisations | FY2022 | £448k | Grant |
| Cymunedau’n Ymlaen Mon Communities Forward | FY2022 | £444k | Grant |
| The Centre for Building Social Action Limited | FY2022 | £386k | Grant |
| Ceredigion County Council | FY2022 | £384k | Grant |
| Volunteering Matters | FY2022 | £384k | Grant |
| Care & Repair Cymru | FY2022 | £383k | Grant |
| Age Cymru | FY2022 | £376k | Grant |
| Mind Cymru | FY2022 | £372k | Grant |
| The Salvation Army | FY2022 | £366k | Grant |
| Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority | FY2022 | £365k | Grant |
| Stephens and George Charitable Trust | FY2022 | £365k | Grant |
| Llamau Ltd | FY2022 | £357k | Grant |
| Repair & Share (trading as Repair Cafe Wales) | FY2022 | £346k | Grant |
| Oasis Cardiff | FY2022 | £332k | Grant |
| New Pathways Family Friendly Therapeutic Centre of Excellence | FY2022 | £326k | Grant |
| Cardiff Third Sector Council (C3SC) | FY2022 | £306k | Grant |
| Interlink | FY2022 | £306k | Grant |
| Mantell Gwynedd | FY2022 | £305k | Grant |
| North Wales Nappy Collaborative | FY2022 | £304k | Grant |
| Merthyr Tydfil Institute for the Blind (MTIB) | FY2022 | £302k | Grant |
| Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council | FY2022 | £287k | Grant |
| St John Ambulance Cymru | FY2022 | £283k | Grant |
| Media Academy Cymru | FY2022 | £282k | Grant |
| Valleys Kids | FY2022 | £280k | Grant |
| Pembrokeshire County Council | FY2022 | £275k | Grant |
| Denbighshire County Council | FY2022 | £268k | Grant |
| Swansea Council for Voluntary Service | FY2022 | £268k | Grant |
| Torfaen Voluntary Alliance | FY2022 | £265k | Grant |
| Menter Môn Cyf | FY2022 | £262k | Grant |
| Cymunedau’n Ymlaen Mon Communities First | FY2022 | £260k | Grant |
| Neath and Port Talbot Council for Voluntary Service | FY2022 | £257k | Grant |
| Carmarthenshire Association of Voluntary Services (CAVS) | FY2022 | £257k | Grant |
| Snowdonia National Park Authority | FY2022 | £257k | Grant |
| Platfform for Change | FY2022 | £256k | Grant |
| Isle of Anglesey County Council | FY2022 | £255k | Grant |
| Royal National Institute of Blind People | FY2022 | £254k | Grant |
| Leonard Cheshire Disability | FY2022 | £254k | Grant |
| Association of Voluntary Organisations in Wrexham | FY2022 | £250k | Grant |
| Community Care Collaborative CIC | FY2022 | £249k | Grant |
| Bridgend Association of Voluntary Organisations | FY2022 | £246k | Grant |
| Community and Voluntary Support Conwy | FY2022 | £244k | Grant |
| Pembrokeshire Association of Voluntary Services | FY2022 | £240k | Grant |
| Denbighshire Voluntary Services Council | FY2022 | £238k | Grant |
| Ceredigion Association of Voluntary Organisations | FY2022 | £238k | Grant |
| Medrwn Môn | FY2022 | £237k | Grant |
| Flintshire Local Voluntary Council (FLVC) | FY2022 | £232k | Grant |
| Cardiff Council | FY2022 | £232k | Grant |
| Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Society | FY2022 | £230k | Grant |
| Adult Learning Wales | FY2022 | £229k | Grant |
| Voluntary Action Merthyr Tydfil | FY2022 | £229k | Grant |
| Mirus-Wales | FY2022 | £226k | Grant |
| Vale of Glamorgan Council | FY2022 | £218k | Grant |
| Caerphilly County Borough Council | FY2022 | £211k | Grant |
| Teams 4 U | FY2022 | £206k | Grant |
| Brecon Beacons National Park Authority | FY2022 | £201k | Grant |
| Swansea YMCA | FY2022 | £194k | Grant |
| Mothers of Africa | FY2022 | £190k | Grant |
| Newport City Council | FY2022 | £188k | Grant |
| Cwmpas (Formerly know as Wales Co-operative Centre) | FY2022 | £186k | Grant |
| Gilfach Goch Community Association | FY2022 | £184k | Grant |
| Vale Centre for Voluntary Service/Glamorgan Vol Services | FY2022 | £184k | Grant |
| Christian Aid | FY2022 | £183k | Grant |
| Sgiliau Cyf | FY2022 | £179k | Grant |
| Bridgend County Borough Council | FY2022 | £176k | Grant |
| ProMo Cymru | FY2022 | £173k | Grant |
| Torfaen County Borough Council | FY2022 | £171k | Grant |