About
Asda Foundation is an independent charity with more than 30 years' history of helping people in local communities. The foundation focuses on transforming communities and improving lives through various grant programs including youth mental health and wellbeing, community spaces, food bank support, and emergency relief. In 2024, the foundation awarded over £3.2 million to community groups across the UK, supporting initiatives in areas such as empowering local communities, better starts for under-18s, investing in spaces and places, cost of living support, and colleague hardship programs.
Funding Opportunities
Local Community Emergency Donations
The Asda Foundation provides assistance to community groups during emergencies and community-wide disasters such as floods and fires. As part of their commitment to supporting groups at the heart of local communities, Asda Foundation steps in to provide support when a local community group experiences an emergency. When disaster strikes, they work with Asda Stores to provide the aid communities need, exactly where and when they need it. Goods needed to address the immediate needs caused by the emergency, such as cleaning items and clothing, can be donated by Asda stores within the first 48 hours of the emergency occurring. This program acts fast to support local communities during times of crisis.
Colleague Match Funding for Local Causes
The Asda Foundation's Colleague Match Funding for Local Causes program gives Asda colleagues the opportunity to boost the amount they raise for causes close to their hearts. From bake sales to marathons, raffles to sponsored head shaves, the Foundation encourages Asda colleagues to raise funds for the local causes they care about, in whatever way suits them best. The program can match up to £500 to enhance Asda colleague fundraising efforts for grassroots local causes. This match funding adds up to £500 to the donation total to make colleague fundraising go further, supporting local community organizations and causes throughout the UK that are important to Asda employees.
Foodbank Fundamentals Fund
The Foodbank Fundamentals Fund is specifically designed for organisations whose core purpose is to distribute food and alleviate food poverty in their local community. The Asda Foundation's goal is to help build resilient communities by funding grassroots groups to address local needs. In response to ongoing cost-of-living challenges and high demand for foodbanks and food providers, this grant helps to cover their essential needs. If you are a foodbank or food service provider that needs to stock up on food, invest in equipment to expand your reach, or support the delivery of your services, the Foodbank Fundamentals Fund is here to help. The fund provides essential provisions and equipment necessary to sustain and enhance services for disadvantaged members of the local community.
Local Community Spaces Fund
The Local Community Spaces Fund supports grassroots community groups throughout the UK to transform spaces at the heart of their local communities. The fund provides financial support to repair, renovate, and develop accessible community spaces that serve as lifelines for local people. These spaces enable communities to meet, be together, and address loneliness and isolation—which have been identified as top concerns through the Asda Foundation's Community Insight Survey. The fund helps create safe and welcoming community hubs that bring people together, connect communities, and deliver vital activities and services. Since 2022, the Asda Foundation has invested over £3.75 million in community hubs and will continue supporting these spaces in 2026.
At a Glance
- Total Funding Opportunities
- 5
- Active Now
- 4
- Source Domain
- asdafoundation.org
Catalog Data
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