Playground Funding via Community and Foundation Links November 27, 2023 FCC Community Fund FCC Communities Foundation awards grants to community projects from funds donated by FCC Environment through the Landfill Communities Fund and Scottish Landfill Communities Fund. How much? £2,000 – £100,000 Who can apply? Local authorities, registered charities and church councils. FCC (fcccommunitiesfoundation.org.uk)Veolia Community Grant The Veolia Community Grant Scheme is available for not-for-profit organisations and local authorities to create or improve buildings, outside spaces for the benefit of the community. How much? £10,000 – £75,000 Who can apply? Local authorities, registered charities and non-profit organisations. Funding (veoliatrust.org)Enovert Community Trust The trust supports community and environmental projects, such as improving or creating new children’s play areas, restoring green spaces and enhancing sports/recreation facilities. How much? Up to £50,000 Who can apply? Local authorities, registered charities and non-profit organisations. Enovert Community Trust FundingHS2 The Community and Environment Fund Community and Environment Fund (CEF) has been created to add benefit to communities along the route that are demonstrably disrupted by the construction of HS2 from London to West Midlands and Phase 2a from the West Midlands to Crewe. How much? £10,000 – £250,000 Who can apply? Schools, local authorities, community groups, registered charities and non-profit organisations. The Community and Environment Fund – HS2 Community and Business Funds (hs2funds.org.uk)Cambridgeshire Community Foundation The Amey Community Fund, managed by the Cambridgeshire Community Foundation, offers grants to organisations and groups within 10 miles of a landfill site in Cambridgeshire County Council’s boundaries. How much? £1,500 – £10,000 Who can apply? Community-focused not-for-profit organisations. Cambridgeshire Community Foundation | For a better county (cambscf.org.uk)Community Foundation Network The Community Foundation Network represents the movement of charities dedicated to strengthening local communities, creating opportunities and tackling issues of disadvantage and exclusion throughout the UK. Community Foundations have been active in the UK since the 1980s and a rapidly growing network of approximately 55 foundations is now established. You can search for your local community foundation on the website. How much? Depends on the local community. Who can apply? Registered charity groups, local community centres or community groups/organisations that aren’t registered as charities. UK Community FoundationsCorra Foundation Corra Foundation serves as a grant-maker, distributing funds throughout Scotland. A significant aspect of their funding approach involves aligning with specific themes or purposes. Notably, the foundation administers programs geared towards supporting community groups through smaller grants. Among these initiatives is the “Boost Small Grants” program. This program specifically targets grassroots organizations and charities with an annual income of up to £50,000, focusing on endeavours that benefit children and families. How much? £500 to £3,000 Who can apply? Community groups and not-for-profit organisations. Home – Corra FoundationErnest Cook Trust The Ernest Cook Trust is an educational charity and one of the UK’s foremost providers and funders of Outdoor Learning. Our funding focus is for grants for environmental engagement, nature connection, Outdoor Learning and learning from the land. The Trust’s criteria prioritise support for children, young people their families, especially those from underserved communities and residing in areas of high deprivation. How much? £500 Who can apply? Community groups and not-for-profit organisations. The Ernest Cook TrustAviva Community Fund Aviva Community Fund offers support and project funding. Aviva have recently opened their funding for 2017. The scheme supports projects related to health and wellbeing, activities for children and young people and support for family life. If your project will have positive effects on your community have a look at the guidelines on the Aviva site. How much? Up to £50,000 Who can apply? Community groups and not-for-profit organisations. Aviva Community Fund – Supporting Your Community – AvivaFootball Foundation The Football Foundation is the largest sports charity in the UK funded by the Premier League, The FA and Government (via Sport England). It funds the development of new and refurbished grassroots sports facilities improving the quality and experience of playing sport at the grassroots level to sustain and increase participation and improve general skills levels. How much? Depends on the product. Who can apply? Community groups and not-for-profit organisations. What we fund | Football FoundationGarfield Weston Foundation Garfield Weston Foundation is a grant-giving charity for UK registered charities. The Foundation will also consider applications from a limited number of exempt organisations – churches, educational establishments, hospitals and housing corporations. How much? Depends on the grant. Who can apply? UK Registered Charities Home – Garfield Weston FoundationGrants 4 Schools A comprehensive funding information service available to the UK Education sector. Updated daily, Grants 4 Schools is a directory of all the grants available for your project from a variety of different sources. How much? Up to £100,00 Who can apply? Schools Grants4SchoolsDaiwa Foundation The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation makes grants to individuals, institutions and organisations to promote links between the UK and Japan in all fields of activity. Under its Small Grants programme, grants are available for educational and grassroots exchanges, research travel, the organisation of conferences, exhibitions, and other projects and events. How much? £2,000-£9,000 Who can apply? Schools. Daiwa Foundation Small Grants – Daiwa foundation small grants and awards – 大和基金 (dajf.org.uk)Foyle Foundation The Foyle Foundation is an independent grant making trust that distributes grants to UK charities and not for profit organisations whose work is in the areas of Learning, the Arts and Health. Within its Learning remit funding is available to meet special educational needs and learning difficulties. How much? £2,000 – £10,000 Who can apply? UK Based registered charities and state funded schools. The Foyle FoundationGreggs Foundation Greggs Foundation Local Community Projects Fund helps organisations based in local communities to deliver projects or provide equipment to people in need. The Greggs Foundation tend to favour smaller groups and organisations and those who are disadvantaged. The local community projects fund is open in three stages throughout the year. How much? Up to £60,000 Who can apply? Registered charities, community groups and not-for-profit organisations. Greggs Foundation | Community fundingLearning through Landscapes Learning Through Landscapes is the national school grounds charity. They believe school grounds play a vital role in every child’s learning and development. The charity aims to help schools and early years settings make the most of their outdoor spaces for play and learning. This scheme provides £500 worth of outdoor resources, and a 2 hour training session to selected schools in England, Scotland and Wales. How much? £500 worth of outdoor resources Who can apply? All schools including Early Years. Outdoor Learning and Play Charity | Learning through Landscapes (ltl.org.uk)London Marathon Charitable Trust The London Marathon Charitable Trust primarily provides capital funding for building or facilities projects that inspire increased participation in physical activity, sport or play. The trustees make decisions four times throughout the year. How much? Depends on the size of the project. Who can apply? Community groups. Home – London Marathon GroupMorrisons Foundation The Morrisons Foundation is funded by a number of revenue streams and is the chief recipient of the money generated through the sale of carrier bags in Morrisons stores in England. Their aims are to make a positive difference to people living in England, Scotland and Wales through community groups, charities and other bodies committed to creating a positive difference to people in their community. How much? Up to £10,000 Who can apply? UK registered charities, community groups and not-for-profit organisations. Charitable Grant Policy | Morrisons FoundationOne Family Foundation The One Family Foundation helps fund community projects that matter to their customers. It also lends a financial helping hand to customers or their loved ones in times of need. School projects that have been successfully funded through the ‘Community Awards’ programme have included outdoor play spaces. How much? Up to £25,000 Who can apply? Schools and community groups. Young Persons Education Grants | Membership | OneFamilyPeople’s Postcode Trust Funding for good causes in England, Scotland and Wales, including those that advance public participation in sport. Players of People’s Postcode Lottery have funded good causes in every postcode area in Britain. There are different funding opportunities available for smaller, local charities and good causes through the community programme trusts. There are six community programme Trusts, each representing a different geographical area of Great Britain. How much? £500 – £2,500 Who can apply? UK registered charities, community groups and not-for-profit organisations. People’s Postcode Trust | People’s Postcode TrustSITA Trust Support community improvement projects through the Landfill Communities Fund. Enhancing Communities – provides funding for community leisure projects within a three mile radius of qualifying waste process sites owned by SITA UK. Funding is available in 100 core zones throughout England, Scotland and Wales. How much? Up to £50,000 Who can apply? Not-for-profit organisations – community groups, parish councils, charities, community interest companies, sports clubs, community associations, local authorities and voluntary organisations. SITA Trust – Apply for FundingTesco Stronger Starts Schools and children’s groups will be able to apply via Groundwork for a grant of up to £1,500. Grants are for activities that focus on providing food to kids such as fruit for breakfast clubs or snacks to enjoy throughout the day, and for equipment for outdoor and indoor activities. Successful applications will go to a customer vote in their local Tesco store. Two out of the three blue token voting boxes by the checkout will be dedicated to local schools with the third given over to local community projects nominated by each store’s colleagues. Customers can then choose which of the three projects they’d like to support by voting with a blue token. Every three months the grant scheme will support 1350 schools with £1.35m worth of funding in 675 communities across the UK. How much? Up to £1,500 Who can apply? Schools and children’s groups. tescostrongerstarts.org.ukThe Robertson Trust The Robertson Trust aims to improve the quality of life and realise the potential of people and communities in Scotland. Our funds are aimed at constituted community groups and registered charities who are working to alleviate poverty and trauma in Scotland. How much? £2,000 – £15,000 Who can apply? UK registered charities, community groups and not-for-profit organisations. Funding | The Robertson TrustWREN (Waste Recycling Environmental) Awards grants to community projects that are eligible under the Landfill Communities Fund. WREN received the majority of its funding from landfill tax. Community projects are eligible within a 10 mile radius of landfill sites in the WREN operating area. WREN will fund the internals of a pavilion or open community facilities such as a MUGA or play area. How much? £600 – £15,000 Who can apply? Registered charities, community groups and not-for-profit organisations. Community Funds – WRENThe Johnson Foundation The Foundation supports UK registered charities working specifically within the Liverpool City Region in the areas of Welfare, Youth, Community, Arts, Education and Health. How much? Depends on the project. Who can apply? All Schools, UK registered charities (working in the Liverpool City Region) and Charitable Incorporated Organisations (CIO’s) Funding – Johnson Foundation (thejohnsonfoundation.co.uk)