Leicestershire and Rutland Community Foundation
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Leicestershire and Rutland Community Foundation is a community foundation charity that supports charitable groups meeting local needs in Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland. The Foundation sets up and runs grant-giving funds for local families, individuals, and companies, providing a managed alternative to creating an independent charitable foundation. They maintain local knowledge and specialize in local grant giving, supporting hundreds of charitable groups working to address physical and mental illness, family problems, debt, loss, loneliness, and providing affordable access to sport, arts, and environmental protection. The Foundation also gives grants on behalf of agencies, the NHS, government, the National Emergencies Trust, and revitalizes dormant trusts.
Funding Opportunities
The Richard Bonney Literary Fund
The Richard Bonney Literary Fund provides small grants annually for individual researchers and community organisations working in areas of tolerance and harmony in multi-faith and multicultural societies. The fund offers two distinct award categories: The Richard Bonney Research Awards provide grants up to £800 for individual early career researchers to facilitate research, meet publishing costs, attend conferences, or conduct research visits. The Richard Bonney Community Harmony Awards provide grants up to £1000 for small local community organisations conducting practical work in improving interfaith or multicultural relationships, such as creative projects, training volunteers, or holding social events. The fund was established in memory of Professor Richard Bonney (1947-2017), who was Professor of Modern History at the University of Leicester and an ordained priest of the Church of England, known for his expertise on different faiths and his commitment to tolerance and respect for different faiths and cultures.
Making Local Life Better Fund
The Making Local Life Better Fund is made up of money from individual and corporate donors and seeks to prioritise smaller grassroots community, voluntary and charitable groups improving the lives of local people, particularly those who are vulnerable, under-represented or disadvantaged. The fund supports a wide range of grant themes including arts, culture and heritage; education, training and employment; environment, wildlife and biodiversity; equity, inclusion and fairness; health (physical and mental) including social isolation, addiction issues and caring responsibilities; poverty and disadvantage including homelessness, housing, food and fuel poverty, and debt advice; sport and recreation; and stronger communities and cohesion including refugee support. The fund prioritises organisations making a difference to local communities that are locally run and managed, with particular focus on organisations that support inclusion by proactively addressing barriers to participation, organisations with a turnover of less than £1,000,000, and organisations with free reserves between 3 and 6 months core operating costs. This is a rolling grant programme with no deadlines, meeting quarterly throughout the year to assess applications and award grants to between 20 and 25 organisations in each quarter.
Market Harborough Building Society Community Fund
In its second year, the Market Harborough Building Society Community Fund is committed to making a positive difference in the communities they serve. The fund aims to empower local initiatives, support grassroots projects and foster a spirit of togetherness. Through the Community Fund, the Market Harborough Building Society aims to tackle the challenges faced by the community head-on and create lasting change where it matters most. The main need the fund will support is Poverty and Disadvantage, which includes food and fuel poverty, housing/homelessness, debt relief and financial resilience, antisocial behaviour/crime/gangs, rural issues/transport, abuse/violence/exploitation, and ex-offenders/at risk of offending. Priority will be given to proposals addressing food and fuel poverty, housing and homelessness, and debt relief and financial resilience. The fund is available for community projects and local charities which support individuals experiencing poverty and disadvantage in the Market Harborough Building Society trading area, with priority given to applicants working in Market Harborough, Kibworth, Kettering, Desborough or Rothwell.
Making Local Life Better
The Making Local Life Better grants programme is designed to support grassroots organisations working to make a real difference in the lives of people facing disadvantage in Leicestershire and Rutland. The programme supports projects tackling isolation, reducing health inequalities, improving wellbeing, providing opportunities for young people, and helping communities thrive. The relaunched programme features no application deadlines, allowing groups to apply at any time, with more frequent grant panels to help organisations receive funding sooner. The Foundation prioritises locally run and managed organisations, those supporting inclusion by proactively addressing barriers to participation, organisations with a turnover of less than £1,000,000, and those with free reserves between 3 and 6 months core operating costs.
SWEF Enterprise Fund
SWEF exists to support those who cannot afford to invest in their own businesses or face difficulties raising money externally. SWEF believes that a successful business can transform the lives of individuals and their families, while also increasing economic activity in their local community. SWEF backs young individuals (those aged 18-30 years), with grant funding and support, for their business initiatives. The fund offers two types of grants: Start-Up Grant (up to £500 for pre-revenue or early-stage businesses) and Business Grant (up to £2,000 for established businesses with trading income). This is not a loan scheme and grants do not need to be paid back. Applicants must be from low-income households or facing other barriers stopping them from developing their business, and must be running a business that has been trading for under two years.
At a Glance
- Total Funding Opportunities
- 8
- Active Now
- 5
- Source Domain
- llrcommunityfoundation.org.uk
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