Grant making 2025-26 Full details of our funds, including the grant making criteria, are available on our website. Crofton Trust Fund 1 grant £2,688.27 Grants to promote the education of the public about agriculture, forestry and the countryside. Cumberland and Westmorland Herald Fund 1 grant £983.00 Grants to community based organisations benefiting people living in the Herald’s main circulation area. Cumberland Building Society Community Fund 1 grant £5,000.00 Grants to organisations within the Cumberland Building Society's operating area that promote and improve financial literacy of disadvantaged people. Cumberland Educational Foundation Fund 5 grants £34,532.58 Grants to widen access to sports and the arts in young people up to the age of 25. Cumbria Communication Project Fund 1 grant £19,000.00 A multi-year programme providing early interventions to promote and improve speech and language development in 0-3 year olds. Cumbria Cultural Fund 14 grants £7,449.00 Grants to promote excellence in the arts and cultural life. Cumbria Direct Grants Fund 6 grants £34,000.00 Donor-directed grants. Cumbria Disaster Fund 2 grants £1,000.00 Grants for charitable purposes in connection with floods, storms and other disasters Cumbria Fund 26 grants £200,524.54 Grants for charitable projects that address one or more of Cumbria Community Foundation’s top six priorities for funding. The following funds contributed income to this fund: • Armstrong Watson Cumbria Fund • Francis C Scott Challenge Fund • Gregg Fund • Handelsbanken Fund • Harvey Family Fund • Hensman Acorn Fund • HSBC Fund • James Cropper Fund • Laing Fund • Nicholson Family Fund • Middlebrook Foundation Fund • MissionCX Fund • Napthens Fund • Northern Rock Foundation • The Crispus Fund • The BG Fund • The Walsh Family Fund • Viscount Whitelaw Fund • Winander Leisure • Gabion Fund • Sharing Fund Cumbria Grassroots Fund 3 grants £7,295.13 Grants for charitable projects that address one or more of Cumbria Community Foundation’s top six priorities for funding. Cumbria Home-from-Home Fund 4 grants £5,560.00 Grants to organisations that help sustain and improve the quality of community life in and around the Lake District. Cumbria Industries Amenities Fund 1 grant £1,282.00 Grants for activities and equipment which support disabled people in the fund priority area of Carlisle. Tourism Talent Fund 3 grants £1,400.00 Grants for people aged 16 and over to help raise educational attainment and career aspirations in the Cumbrian tourism and hospitality sectors by enabling access to study, vocational training and employment. Cumbria Victims Charitable Trust Fund 16 grants £8,276.56 Grants to individuals to provide financial support to victims of crime who reside in Cumbria. Cumbria Young People’s Fund 20 grants £37,280.00 Grants to benefit children and young people aged 14-22 across Cumbria. Cumbria Young People’s Grassroots Fund 3 grants £14,000.00 Grants to benefit children and young people aged 14-22 across Cumbria. David and Margaret Rankin Fund 9 grants £7,000.00 Grants to support young people into business or employment, or to progress in the field of visual arts or literature. DCMS Know Your Neighbourhood Fund 4 grants £261,111.00 Grants to groups to increase volunteering and reduce chronic loneliness in Barrow-in-Furness. Disability Fund for Cumbria 3 grants £22,520.88 Grants for groups and individuals to support practical interventions that promote the inclusion and integration of disabled people into employment. Dora Beeforth Memorial Fund 2 grants £2,070.00 Grants to help disadvantaged young people participate in sport or foreign travel. Dowker Bindloss Charity Fund 1 grant £788.15 Grants to community based organisations supporting Kendal residents. Eden Rural Community Fund 1 grant £1,000.00 Grants to groups that help improve the lives of vulnerable people. Edmond Castle Educational Trust Fund 8 grants £5,210.00 Grants to support the education and training of disadvantaged young people, prioritising those who are or have been in care. Education Fund (Cumbria) 2 grants £1,391.01 Grants to support all types of educational activities for people of any age in Cumbria. Edwin and Anita MacKay Fund 1 grant £3,000.00 Grants for community groups and projects that provide activities for children and young people up to the age of 18 in the Seaton parish. Elizabeth Fell Memorial Trust Fund 2 grants £5,896.31 Grants to community based organisations supporting the parish of Kingstown, Carlisle and surrounding area. English Lakes Hotels Trust Fund 1 grant £1,000.00 Grants to support English Lakes Hotels employees, and groups delivering community projects in the areas of Windermere, Ambleside, Morecambe and Lancaster. ENWL Storm Arwen Community Resilience Fund 6 grants £50,636.90 Grants to support local communities impacted by Storm Arwen in 2021 in the counties of Cumbria, Derbyshire and Lancashire. Evening Hill Grassroots Fund 4 grants £3,396.82 Aims to improve the lives of 16-25 years olds or improve the quality of life for the elderly. Fairfield Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund 2 grants £10,000.00 Grants for charitable activities for local communities located close to the Fairfield Wind Farm in north Copeland. Fibrus Community Fund Cumbria 35 grants £60,536.71 Grants for community groups and organisations to provide access to digital technology for the most vulnerable in their community, focussing on older people and young people. Fryer Grassroots Fund 1 grant £3,000.00 Grants to organisations that improve the lives of young people especially those leaving care within Cumbria. Genesis Homes Community Fund 6 grants £13,500.00 Grants to community projects within the areas of the building sites. FUNDS HELD BY THE FOUNDATION Abbeyfield Carlisle Society Community First Fund 12 grants £21,442.23 Grants to benefit people living in the former districts of Carlisle, Allerdale and Eden. Abbeyfield Carlisle Society over 55 Community First Fund 8 grants £23,505.24 Grants to benefit people over 55 living in the former districts of Carlisle, Allerdale and Eden. Age Friendly Activities Fund 4 grants £15,360.00 Grants for projects that reduce social isolation, promote physical and mental wellbeing for older people in the former South Lakeland area. Alston Moor Community Fund 2 grants £3,500.00 Grants for charitable purposes for the benefit of Alston. Altrad Babcock Grassroots Fund 1 grant £548.13 Grants for small voluntary, community groups and grass-roots organisations to enable them to continue or expand their work in advocacy, community voice, and service provision in the former districts of Allerdale, Barrow, Carlisle and Copeland. Amentum Grassroots Fund 1 grant £1,000.00 Grants for small voluntary and community groups and organisations providing advocacy, community voice, and service provision in West Cumbria. Barker Family Fund 4 grants £3,978.55 Grants to organisations that help empower young people and support education, and to individuals aged 25 and under, including young farmers, living in Cumbria. Barrow Community Trust Fund 8 grants £16,074.28 Grants for charitable purposes for the benefit of the people of the former borough of Barrow-in-Furness. Barrow Rising: Work and Health Fund (Adult Support) 8 grants £106,518.78 Grants for charitable organisations to support adults experiencing healthrelated challenges to employment. Team Barrow Social Impact Fund 13 grants £85,000.00 Resident-led fund that supports community groups to deliver projects that respond to local priorities and make a positive difference in Barrow. Barrow-in-Furness Grassroots Fund 2 grants £2,088.47 Grants for charitable purposes for the benefit of the people of the former borough of Barrow-in-Furness. Beck Burn Wind Farm Community Fund 62 grants £207,219.09 Grants to community groups and individuals close to the Beck Burn Wind Farm. Beeby Family Fund 28 grants £118,622.80 Grants to community projects that benefit young people across the county but prioritising those in the Wigton area. Better Tomorrows Fund 23 grants £370,889.99 Grants to increase the number of young people having access to quality youth work. This includes accredited training in youth work and funding salaries of new youth workers. Beverley Charitable Trust Fund 14 grants £55,248.63 Grants to young people in West Cumbria to enable access to study or vocational training. Bewcastle Valley Farmers Fund 1 grant £3,500.00 Grants to address hardship in the north of Cumbria, especially in the Bewcastle parish. Border Fund 2 grants £3,278.06 Grants to projects that address homelessness, hearing loss or other significant life events, and those providing training to build skills and confidence. Borron Pratt Fund 1 grant £3,000.00 Grants to relieve hardship in the Workington and Whitehaven area of West Cumbria, down the west coast of Cumbria to St Bees, Seascale, and the village of Holmrook west of the River Irt. Brian and Ann Clark Fund 15 grants £64,783.19 Grants to projects working with disadvantaged families and people with disabilities or mental health issues, and assistance for young people in caring roles. Bridget’s Magical Music Pot Fund 6 grants £3,500.00 Grants to support people to come together to make music of any kind in West Cumbria. Broughton Moor Wind Farm Fund 1 grant £22,740.00 Grants for local communities located close to the Broughton Moor Wind Farm. Burnetts Thrive Fund 14 grants £17,937.16 Grants for individuals attending one of three designated schools to help raise their educational attainment and career aspirations. Care Leavers Project 2024 2 grants £ 96,900.00 Grants to help care experience young people benefit from mentoring, work experience placements and life skills development. Fevara Group Fund 3 grants £3,872.94 Grants to invest in the wellbeing of communities across Cumbria. Castles & Coasts Housing Association Community Fund 9 grants £9,000.00 Grants to support community projects and activities that make a positive contribution to the tenants and residents living in the neighbourhoods serviced by Castles & Coasts Housing Association. Catherine Alexander Grassroots Fund 1 grant £3,970.00 Grants for local communities in Kendal and its immediate district. CCL Secure Community Fund 7 grants £9,173.00 Grants to community organisations providing activities that benefit people and communities in Allerdale and Copeland. Cumbria Health Improvement Funds (CHIF) 18 grants £254,416.47 CHIF are an amalgamation of area and hospital focused funds that cover the geography of the former Cumbria Partnership Foundation Trust. We work closely with NHS Trusts within Cumbria to deliver these in partnership. CiFR Community Flood Resilience Fund 12 grants £126,309.58 Grants to groups to develop and test new approaches to resilience tailored to local communities. CN Group Fund 4 grants £4,113.96 Grants to grassroots groups in the Newsquest distribution area.
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