South Somerset District Council Community Grants

£100 to £12,500

We have long had a tradition of supporting communities and the local voluntary and community sector.

The principal way that we provide this support is through funding third party voluntary sector support services, and through our own community grants programme.

Gift Aid Small Donations (CASC)

You can claim back 25p every time an individual donates £1 to your charity or community amateur sports club (CASC). This is called Gift Aid.

Steve Bernard Foundation

up to £1,000

The Steve Bernard Foundation support youngsters in Disability, Elite, Schools, Clubs & Disadvantaged sports. Also for Disability Adults in sports. Grants from £100-£1000. We favour purchasing equipment or funding courses direct rather than cash grants.
www.stevebernardfoundation.com

Frome Activities and Sports Trust Grant

The aim is to enable access to sports and activities for all (young, old, sporty, not at all sporty etc!).

Waitrose Community Matters

£100 to £300

Community Matters is an initiative to enable Waitrose branches to support local communities and application forms can be found on the front of the Community Matters token collection points in Waitrose Branches.

Grants are available for: Welfare organisations, community groups, clubs, schools, local divisions of national charities, local charities

Basketball England: Project Swish

The Basketball England campaign #ProjectSwish provides free nets for outdoor hoops across the country.

Whizz-Kidz

up to £2,500

Whizz-Kidz provides a range of mobility equipment to children with disabilities, to give them independence at home, at school and at play.

Asda Foundation - Green Token Giving

£200 to £500

Green Token Giving supports small, local, grassroots organisations making a positive impact in their local community.

Birmingham and Black Country Communities Fund

up to £2,000

Birmingham and Black Country Communities Fund grants are awarded from the earnings of a number of endowment funds, which are created from contributions by individuals, companies and trusts and managed by Heart of England Community Foundation.

Moto in the Community

The Moto in The Community Trust looks to develop community partnerships around their network of Moto Service Areas.

Hays Travel Foundation

Grants are available for registered charities and local causes which help young people to achieve their potential within areas where Hays Travel have a branch.

Must be working in one of the following areas: Education, prevention of poverty, health, arts & culture and sports

The Woodward Charitable Trust

up to £3,000

The Woodward Charitable Trust look to fund projects that help families and young people and that are aiming to improve the life chances of the beneficiaries.

Joanna Brown Trust

£100 to £1,000

The Joanna Brown Trust provides talented young athletes from across the UK with financial support to help them excel in their chosen sports.

In addition to our funding partnerships with Sport Islington and Sports Aid, The Joanna Brown Trust welcomes applications for grant funding from young people participating in sport.

To apply for a grant from The Joanna Brown Trust please send an email or letter outlining why you should be awarded a grant, how you would use it and how it would benefit you in your chosen sport.

Sport for Change Coach Funding

Full funding is available for coaching qualifications as part of a Sport for Change project in the Lakenham and Tuckswood area of Norwich.

gbpartnerships Community Fund

up to £2,000

The gbpartnerships Community Fund focuses on health, education, empowerment and raising people’s skills and aspirations.

Sport England’s New Major Event Volunteer Fund

£10,000 to £100,000

This fund has been set up to pilot ways to overcome the barriers people face when they consider making the transition from volunteering at major events to local grassroots volunteering.

The Lord-Lieutenant's Fund for Young and Talented

up to £1,000

The aim of the Lord-Lieutenant’s Fund for Young and Talented is to ensure that every young person ( living in Dorset) has the same opportunities to develop their sporting talent regardless of background, financial or personal circumstances.

The Hargreaves Foundation

The Hargreaves Foundation will distribute approximately £2 million per annum to organisations seeking funding to support those under the age of 18, and living with a mental health problem, physical disability or growing up in poverty through the mediums of sport and education.

Persimmon Community Champions

up to £1,000

Persimmon Community Champions is here to help local community groups, good causes and charities and can donate up to £1000 to local UK groups and charities, which have already raised vital funds themselves.

The Eveson Charitable Trust

up to £15,000

The Eveson Charitable Trust is a regional Trust that only funds registered charities that are delivering projects that benefit people living in the West Midlands. In their eyes the West Midlands is classed as Herfordshire, Worcestershire, Birmingham, Coventry, Wolverhampton, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull and Walsall.