Heart of Bucks Community Foundation
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Heart of Bucks Community Foundation is a catalyst for social change that simplifies, encourages and enables local giving and community philanthropy in Buckinghamshire. Since 2000, the foundation has been connecting people who care with local causes that matter across the entire Buckinghamshire region. They provide a variety of grant programmes and loans for local not-for-profit groups to continue transforming lives in the county, having supported thousands of community projects and awarded millions in funding across Buckinghamshire.
Funding Opportunities
Health Equity Fund – Addressing ethnic health inequalities
The Health Equity Fund provides grants to address avoidable, unfair, and systematic differences in health between different groups of people, with a specific focus on ethnic minority groups in Buckinghamshire. The fund supports projects that reduce health inequalities related to physical health, mental health, or both, for any age group. Projects can include improved culturally relevant information and support for healthy lifestyles, programmes to manage higher risk conditions for ethnic minority groups, health and wellbeing education or awareness raising projects, support for the empowerment of women and girls, improved cultural awareness for health service providers, and advocacy support to access health and wellbeing services. The fund encourages innovative and creative ideas designed and delivered primarily for ethnic minority groups or in settings where the activity would produce significant benefit to these groups. Priority is given to applications led by people from ethnic minority backgrounds, those involving ethnic minority groups in project design and delivery, projects demonstrating collaboration with partners, and those focused on areas of highest disadvantage in Buckinghamshire including Aylesbury, High Wycombe, and Chesham.
Kop Hill Charity Fund
The Kop Hill Charity Fund is a grant program administered by Heart of Bucks Community Foundation that supports voluntary and community groups with charitable purposes. The fund focuses on benefiting residents living within a specific geographical area in Buckinghamshire. The fund prioritizes projects addressing social isolation or deprivation, supporting those with long-term or life-limiting diseases or conditions, and new or existing projects looking to expand their reach. Applicants must demonstrate the impact of previous grants if they have received funding before. Projects must be based within or benefit residents from the designated geographical area shown on the fund's eligibility map. Decisions are expected to be made in December 2025 with grants awarded in the new year, requiring projects to start no sooner than January 2026.
Heart of Bucks Community Fund
The Heart of Bucks Community Fund supports charities and community groups in Buckinghamshire whose work benefits local people. The fund awards grants of up to £7,500 to a broad range of causes and welcomes applications from both new and established groups. Made up of a number of private funds with different priorities, HoB Community Fund may be suitable if projects do not fit any of the organization's other specific funds. Grants can be used to support capital, revenue and project costs and expenditure. The fund uses a two-stage application process, beginning with an Expression of Interest stage where the organization reviews information to match the type of work with one of the 50+ funds that run in the back of this programme. If suitable, applicants are sent a more detailed full application form. Eligible applicants include voluntary and community groups that are charitable in purpose, formally constituted and working for the benefit of Buckinghamshire residents (excluding Milton Keynes), as well as town and parish councils (provided the grant would not replace statutory funding). For the most recent round, applicants must not have received funding from Heart of Bucks Community Fund since March 1, 2025, must have annual turnover less than £500,000, and have free reserves equivalent to operating costs of 12 months or less. Decisions are typically made in March 2026, with funded projects expected to start no sooner than March 2026. The fund is currently closed.
Access Support Fund
The Access Support Fund provides grants of up to £300 to help not-for-profit groups in Buckinghamshire overcome barriers when applying for funding from Heart of Bucks Community Foundation. The fund specifically supports groups facing challenges with reading, language, vision, sensory processing, disability, or difficulties with online applications. This funding can be used to pay for support services such as someone to enter the application into online or paper forms, interpreters for other languages or British Sign Language, or support workers to assist with screen readers or manage sensory overload. The goal is to ensure that there are as few barriers as possible for groups seeking to access funding from Heart of Bucks. Applications are not accepted from fundraising consultants, groups working outside Buckinghamshire Council area, for-profit organizations, or for specialist equipment purchases.
At a Glance
- Total Funding Opportunities
- 5
- Active Now
- 4
- Source Domain
- heartofbucks.org
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