Staffordshire Community Foundation
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Staffordshire Community Foundation is a charitable organization based in Staffordshire, United Kingdom. The foundation connects donors with local causes and distributes grants to community groups, charities, and voluntary organizations across Staffordshire to address local needs and improve community wellbeing.
Funding Opportunities
Whittington and Fisherwick Fund
The Whittington and Fisherwick Fund, formerly known as the Whittington Poor Fund, supports community and voluntary organisations working within the parish of Whittington and Fisherwick in the Lichfield district. The fund transferred to the management of The Community Foundation for Staffordshire in 2016, expanding its reach to the whole parish rather than just part of it. Applications are accepted twice annually, with funding rounds in April-June and October-December. The fund aims to support projects that increase or enhance service provision, improve organisational efficiency and sustainability, or improve services and facilities for local residents and service users in the parish.
We Love Lichfield
We Love Lichfield is a grant program that awards funding of up to £1,000 to community organizations providing facilities or services for local people in the Lichfield district. The aim is to enhance the provision of service, provide new services, or help make organisations more efficient or improve the scope of their provision, which might include extending provision to other people. Grants can be used for either capital or revenue projects and can last for up to a year. Supported projects must provide a service for the local area or residents, improve the lives of local people, or provide a service or facility that would otherwise not be available. For the May funding round, projects should also impact on one of three strategic priorities: vibrant and prosperous economy, healthy and safe communities, or clean, green, welcoming places to live. Eligible organisations include constituted community groups, constituted voluntary groups, registered charities, and social enterprises based in or working for the benefit of people in Lichfield (including the city of Lichfield, Burntwood and surrounding villages). All successful applicants will be invited to a presentation event before funding is issued. It would be unusual for the fund to make an award to the same organisation for the same project two years running, unless significant developments or increased demand can be demonstrated.
Stafford Borough Council Small Grants
The Stafford Borough Council Small Grants Fund provides grants of up to £1,000 to constituted community groups, voluntary groups, registered charities, and social enterprises based in or working for the benefit of people in the Stafford Borough Council geographical area. These grants support organizations providing facilities or services for local residents. The fund aims to benefit local residents, bring about lasting benefits to members or the wider community, and help increase organizational sustainability or reach. Eligible costs include equipment, capital costs, training, core costs, revenue costs, project costs, and event costs. Organizations must have been established for at least 12 months, have a proven track record of service delivery, and have an annual income of less than £100,000. Applications must include governing documents, recent accounts, bank statements, safeguarding policy, and at least three quotes for capital items.
The Malam Fund
The Malam Fund provides grants of up to £1,000 to organisations that provide social activities for older people or those suffering from social isolation. The fund is administered by The Community Foundation for Staffordshire and prioritizes project costs and event costs over equipment or core costs. Eligible organizations include constituted community groups, voluntary groups, registered charities, and social enterprises that have been established for at least 12 months with a proven track record. The fund supports activities that increase or enhance current service provision, improve organizational efficiency and sustainability, or improve facilities for service users. Organizations must be based in or working for the benefit of people in specific areas including Stoke-on-Trent, parts of Staffordshire Moorlands (Biddulph, Leek, and Cheadle only), and Kidsgrove in Newcastle under Lyme.
Kingsley Community Fund
The Kingsley Community Fund provides grants to organisations that provide facilities or services for people in the parish of Kingsley in Staffordshire Moorlands, with a strong preference towards children and young people. The fund aims to enhance service provision and help make organisations more efficient, improve the scope of their provision, or provide facilities to the local community. There are two tiers of funding available: grants up to £1,000 can be applied for directly, while grants up to £40,000 require prior discussion with The Community Foundation. The fund prefers to support capital projects such as work on buildings and equipment, rather than revenue expenses and running costs, unless the project involves an extension to a pre-existing service. For larger projects, applicants must provide business plans, community consultation documents, architectural plans if applicable, and evidence that the project could be successful. The fund requires that any grant received represents at least 33% of the overall project value, and for larger projects, applicants must show evidence of securing other necessary funding before funds are released.
J&O Lloyd Community Grants
The J&O Lloyd Community Grants program provides funding to organizations that deliver benefits to communities within the East Staffordshire borough. The fund supports constituted community groups, voluntary groups, registered charities, and social enterprises working in heritage, arts and leisure, built and natural environment, and social and community isolation. Awards typically range around £5,000, with a maximum of £10,000 available. The fund considers both capital and revenue projects and can provide funding for up to three years or one-off projects. Organizations must usually be based in East Staffordshire borough, although exceptional circumstances may allow organizations outside the borough if funding exclusively benefits East Staffordshire residents. Eligible costs include equipment, capital expenses, training, core costs, events, and one-off project costs. Preference is given to projects that improve, enhance, or make accessible the built or natural environment of East Staffordshire, or bring benefit to local people and communities.
#iwill Fund
#iwill is a UK-wide campaign that aims to make social action part of life for as many 10 to 20 year-olds as possible by the year 2020. The programme aims to increase overall participation of young people in meaningful social action from 40% to 60% by 2020, with a particular focus on deprived areas. The #iwillFund looks to support activities that create opportunities for young people aged 10-20 to develop their character and their capacity to significantly contribute to their community. Youth Social Action includes volunteering, fundraising and campaigning, as well as skills and confidence-building projects which work with young people, particularly from less affluent backgrounds, to develop an appetite for this sort of activity. Projects must demonstrate how they will apply all six principles of youth social action: Reflective, Challenging, Youth Led, Socially impactful, Progressive, and Embedded. The fund prioritizes projects that seek to increase participation from young people from less affluent social economic groups, hard to reach groups, and people who might not usually take part in social action, particularly those working with young people at the younger end of the spectrum (10-14 years old).
The Hilton Fund
The Hilton Fund provides grants of up to £2,000 to support constituted community groups, voluntary groups, registered charities, and social enterprises in South Staffordshire (specifically the former Cannock Chase Rural District area). The fund aims to increase or enhance local services, provide local social or leisure activities, deliver services that might otherwise be unavailable, and relieve poverty or disadvantage for local people. Panel meetings are held to determine funding awards, with time-sensitive applications potentially considered outside usual panel dates at the discretion of donor advisors. Eligible costs include equipment, capital costs, and training costs. The fund will not support organizations with unrestricted annual income over £15,000 or more than one year's running costs in reserves, and organizations must have been established for at least 12 months with a proven track record of service delivery.
Breath of Life Fund
The Breath of Life Fund supports organisations in North Staffordshire that are helping people with breathing difficulties or working to combat and research respiratory diseases. The fund provides grants of up to £2,000 for organizations based in Stoke-on-Trent, Newcastle-under-Lyme, or the Staffordshire Moorlands. The fund supports research into the causes, prevention, diagnosis, cures and treatments of respiratory diseases, and also provides equipment for use in research and by patients, whether in hospitals, clinics, GP surgeries or at home. Eligible projects include those that increase or enhance services to those with breathing difficulties, make organisations more efficient or sustainable, improve facilities for service users, or provide projects that alleviate or ease symptoms. The fund supports constituted community groups, voluntary groups, registered charities, social enterprises, and statutory agencies. Funding can be used for core costs, equipment costs, capital costs, training costs, and event costs. The Breath of Life Fund has a proven track record of supporting respiratory health initiatives, including part-funding international research that pinpointed genes causing asthma, supplying advanced diagnostic machines to Royal Stoke University Hospital, and providing breathing monitors and equipment for babies and children at home. The fund also supports young people with Cystic Fibrosis and has produced information leaflets for patients with COPD and lung cancer.
Bishop Stamer Fund for Organisations
The Bishop Stamer Fund is available to community groups, voluntary groups and in some cases statutory agencies. Grants from this scheme are available to organisations in North Staffordshire, including Stoke on Trent, the borough of Newcastle under Lyme and the Staffordshire Moorlands district, although applications from the northern part of Stafford borough may be considered. These grants will be awarded to organisations who provide facilities or services for older people, with a preference towards the elderly and infirm. The aim is to enhance the provision of service and to help make organisations more efficient or to improve the scope of their provision. This might include extending provision to older people, or providing facilities that make the use of a building easier. The fund prefers to fund capital projects, such as work on buildings and equipment, as opposed to revenue expenses and running costs, unless the project involves an extension to a pre-existing service. Applicants are expected to have secured at least 25% of the total project cost already through their own fundraising or by securing grants.
At a Glance
- Total Funding Opportunities
- 11
- Active Now
- 10
- Source Domain
- staffsfoundation.org.uk
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