About
Community Foundation Wales is a charitable organization that inspires people to give, helps Welsh communities to thrive, and changes lives together. Since 1999, they have awarded over £40 million in grants to grassroots community groups and charities to strengthen communities across Wales. They work with generous supporters to reach people most in need and help create equality and opportunity in Welsh communities, serving as a connector between donors and local charitable organizations.
Funding Opportunities
Wrexham Community Endowment Fund
The Wrexham Community Endowment Fund is an umbrella of Funds and donations dedicated to enhancing education and strengthening communities in Wrexham. The Fund has two main objectives. Fund Objective 1 aims to encourage, support and promote non-statutory educational attainment and lifelong learning, including early years, with priorities including projects that support educational development of school aged children and young people, early years education, school based health and healthy living projects, educational attainment including lifelong learning, and education inclusion projects with support for talented individual students through scholarships, prizes and educational resources. Fund Objective 2 seeks to encourage, support and promote spiritual wellbeing and improve the lives of people with limited resources, with priorities including projects that promote safer and more inclusive communities, sustainable environment and neighbourhoods, supporting older people, working with children and young people, encouraging improved health and wellbeing, and culture, heritage and sport. Organizations can apply for grants up to £1,000 a year for up to three years. The fund is administered by Community Foundation Wales and serves grassroots community projects in the Local Authority area of Wrexham, including local charities, community groups, scouts/guides, boys/girls brigade, church projects, and community projects like senior lunch clubs, youth clubs, and parent-toddler groups.
Principality Building Society's Future Generations Fund
The Principality Building Society's Future Generations Fund is a Wales wide fund set up in partnership with Principality Building Society with the aim of having a positive impact on society and the lives of young people in Wales. This fund supports third sector and community organisations across Wales to help and encourage more young people to access healthy food and essential items, build financial resilience, prepare for the future and world of work, live sustainably and protect the environment, and get the mental health support they need. The projects supported fit within themes including developing training and employability skills, supporting mental health and wellbeing, learning financial skills, environmental and social awareness and conservation, and delivering workshops across these themes. The fund prioritises organisations and projects that are increasing accessibility to those who are underserved or vulnerable, including individuals from protected characteristic backgrounds under the 2010 Equalities Act and individuals from the most deprived communities in Wales. Grants of up to £20,000 per year for two years are awarded to third sector organisations whose work focuses on supporting young people under the age of 25.
Principality Building Society Retrofit for the Future Fund
The Principality Building Society Retrofit for the Future Fund is a Wales-wide grant program established in partnership with Principality Building Society with the aim of improving the environment in Wales. This fund supports organisations across Wales to improve their energy efficiency by retrofitting buildings or purchasing equipment that will make a community access building more environmentally friendly and/or environmentally efficient. The fund prioritises organisations and projects that are increasing accessibility to those who are underserved or vulnerable, including projects supporting individuals from protected characteristic backgrounds under the 2010 Equalities Act and individuals from the most deprived communities in Wales. Applicants must have an energy efficiency survey completed by a reputable external organisation demonstrating the building's suitability for the proposed upgrades and the potential for energy savings. Examples of environmental upgrades considered include solar panels, heat pumps, insulation, energy efficient lighting, and battery storage. Applications should demonstrate how the project would impact the environment and show expected annual energy savings the installation would bring.
Hawarden & District Relief in Need Fund – Organisations
The Hawarden & District Relief in Need Fund (Organisations) aims to help groups supporting vulnerable people who reside in the ancient parish of Hawarden. Funding has been used to buy equipment and provide activities for Hawarden-based community groups/charities working with vulnerable people in need. The fund supports purchase of items essential to alleviating the suffering of food and fuel poverty (e.g. food parcels, blankets, hot water bottles, thermals, boiler repairs). It provides support for luncheon clubs, food co-ops, activities that promote community cohesion, reduce isolation and alleviate poverty. The fund also covers core costs for organisations working with vulnerable people in the stipulated Hawarden areas. Organisations can apply for grants up to £2,000 a year, and those applying for a community project can apply for multiple year funding. Preference will be given to applicants who can demonstrate exactly how they will meet the Fund's objectives and priorities, and who have not previously received support from this Fund.
Fund for Wales
The Fund for Wales is a national community endowment fund, managed and promoted by Community Foundation Wales. It is a philanthropy promotion and grant-making programme which raises money from people and organisations across Wales, the UK, and overseas who want to 'give back' to support and strengthen local communities. The fund connects people who care with causes that matter and is currently supported through partnership with People's Postcode Lottery, alongside a contribution from the LNB Fund. The fund is open to small, local, community led constituted charities and voluntary organisations (e.g. associations, social enterprises, Community Interest Companies and clubs), with an annual income of less than £100,000. Grants of between £500 - £2,500 per annum are available for up to 3 years to organisations whose applications best deliver against the fund outcomes. Fund outcomes include: improving people's chances in life, building stronger communities, improving rural and urban environments, encouraging healthier and more active people and communities, and preserving heritage and culture. Applications are reviewed monthly with decisions made within two months of submission. The fund will be closing in December 2026, subject to change.
Education Fund for Denbigh and Surrounding Area
The Education Fund for Denbigh and Surrounding Area supports the education of individuals and specific educational initiatives. The fund seeks applications from school/college based projects that support vocational training, health matters and healthy living, as well as education inclusion projects with support for individual students between the ages of 11 and 25 years in the form of bursaries, scholarships, travel assistance, culture, sport, prizes for attainment and educational materials/equipment. The fund is designed to benefit children and young people living in Denbigh and the Community Council areas of Nantglyn, Henllan, Bodfari, Aberwheeler, Llandyrnog, Llanrhaeadr yng Nghinmerch, Llanynys, Llanefydd and Llansannan which fall outside statutory provision. Organisations can apply for grants up to £1,000 a year for up to three years, with exceptional cases eligible for grants of up to £5,000. Eligible applicants include charities, groups and organisations running projects and activities for the benefit of children and young people, such as after school clubs, breakfast clubs, and gardening projects. The fund is currently closed and will reopen on Monday 13th April 2026.
Denbighshire Community Endowment Fund
The Denbighshire Community Endowment Fund aims to fund educational initiatives in the Local Authority area of Denbighshire. The fund seeks applications from projects that support the educational development of school aged children and young people, projects that support the educational development of children in the early years, and school based projects that support health matters and healthy living. Educational attainment projects including lifelong learning are eligible, as are education inclusion projects with support for talented individual students in the form of scholarships, travel assistance, sport, prizes for attainment and educational materials. Organisations can apply for grants up to £1,000 a year for up to three years. Preference is given to applicants who can demonstrate exactly how they will meet the Fund's objectives and priorities, and who have not previously received support from this Fund. Groups and organisations in Denbighshire running projects which fall outside statutory provision such as after school clubs, breakfast clubs, and gardening projects are eligible to apply.
Cynnal Endowment Fund – Groups
The Cynnal Endowment Fund is a grant programme that funds educational projects in Gwynedd and Ynys Mon (Isle of Anglesey), Wales. The fund provides support to activities that enhance the educational development of school-aged children, young people, and children in the early years up to the age of 18. It also supports school and college-based projects that focus on vocational training, health matters, and healthy living. Grants of £1,000 per year for up to 3 years are available for eligible organisations. The fund is designed to support charities, non-profit community organisations, and schools that provide educational activities beyond the mandatory school curriculum. Grant funding can be used for both capital and running costs of educational projects.
At a Glance
- Total Funding Opportunities
- 8
- Active Now
- 8
- Source Domain
- communityfoundationwales.org.uk
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