Cumbria Community Foundation - Annual Review 2026

Gurney Charitable Trust Fund 5 grants £7,673.77 Grants to supports small, locally-focused charities in northern Cumbria, with a priority in and around the village of Ireby. Hellrigg Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund 5 grants £20,250.00 Grants for charitable activities for local communities located close to the Hellrigg Wind Farm in north Allerdale. herdyfund 3 grants £9,000.00 Grants to support and nurture Cumbria's upland fell farming and rural communities. High Pow Community Fund 1 grant £4,000.00 Grants for charitable activities for local communities in the parish of Bolton. High Sheriff’s Community Fund 5 grants £3,990.00 Grants to groups in Cumbria as identified by the High Sheriff of Cumbria. High Sheriff’s Crimebeat Fund 4 grants £4,080.00 Grants to organisations that work with young people involved in or in danger of becoming involved in antisocial behaviour or crime. Hunter Davies Fund 1 grant £1,774.07 Provides funding for the annual Lakeland Book of the Year awards. Janetta Topsy Laidlaw Fund 1 grant £1,861.31 Grants to assist older people in the Carlisle area to remain in their own homes. Johnson Fund 16 grants £24,594.21 Grants to groups and individuals in Carlisle, Allerdale and Eden with particular support for rural isolation, care for the elderly and mental wellbeing support. Kipling Fund for Older People 3 grants £3,409.19 Grants to organisations that benefit older people. Kipling Fund for Younger People 1 grant £2,353.80 Grants to organisations that benefit children and young people. Kirkby Lonsdale Fire Disaster Recovery Fund 10 grants £25,301.74 Grants to relieve hardship caused by the fire in Kirkby Lonsdale on 8 December 2024. Kirkby Moor Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund 12 grants £51,320.03 Grants for charitable activities for local communities located close to the Kirkby Moor Wind Farm. Laidlaw Fund for the Environment 1 grant £2,301.03 Supports projects that benefit wildlife habitat protection and education of the natural environment in Carlisle and the surrounding area. Lakeland Disability Support Fund 15 grants £22,667.48 Grants for charitable groups or individuals with physical disabilities in the former district of South Lakeland for items, facilities, or support to relieve their disability. Lamont Pridmore Grassroots Fund 1 grant £3,825.51 Grants to organisations that improve the lives of people in West Cumbria by raising their aspiration and achievement. Laurel House Brampton Fund 6 grants £7,250.00 Grants for groups providing charitable activities that benefit elderly people in Brampton and the surrounding area. Lawrence Fund 2 grants £2,859.00 Grants to individuals and groups in the fields of both music and horticulture. Liddle Thomson Community First Fund 2 grants £1,796.73 Grants to community groups whose projects benefit young people in the former districts of Carlisle and Allerdale. Live the Dream Fund 11 grants £37,682.25 Grants to young people in West Cumbria to enable access to study or vocational training. Lord Bragg Fund for Wigton 7 grants £6,008.10 Grants for individuals aged 11-25 who reside or study in Wigton, or for groups supporting children and young people in Wigton, to engage in positive activities and/or access education or training which raises aspirations. Lord Egremont Fund for West Cumbria 1 grant £318.18 Grants to organisations in the towns of Egremont and Cockermouth and the immediate surrounding areas. Mary Grave Trust Fund 55 grants £54,969.00 Grants to young people in the former county of Cumberland to support travel abroad. Matson Ground Fund 10 grants £87,908.00 Grants to support Cumbrian grassroots projects bringing people together, tackling local needs and strengthening communities through social action and community-led solutions. Moorhouse Grassroots Fund 2 grants £11,901.82 Grants to small projects, particularly in North Cumbria. myLakeland Fund 2 grants £16,500.00 Grants to groups that improve the health and wellbeing of local people and projects that protect the environment, with a priority for those located in South Cumbria. New Balance Get Active Fund 6 grants £21,999.65 Grants for charitable organisations that use sport and physical activity to tackle inequalities and help people become more active, particularly in underrepresented groups. NHS Building the Right Support: Annual Health Checks Sub-Fund 1 grant £23,000.00 Grants to increase the uptake of Annual Health Checks for individuals aged 14+ with a learning disability and/or autism living in the former districts of Allerdale, Carlisle and Eden. NHS NENC NCA Living Well with and Beyond Cancer Fund 2 grants £10,227.00 Grants supporting the delivery of prehabilitation interventions and services for cancer patients across the Northeast and North Cumbria. NHS NENC Northern Cancer Alliance Fund 1 grant £69,579.49 Grants to charitable organisations to increase locally accessible information and support for anyone affected by cancer. NHS North Cumbria Discharge Support Fund 4 grants £330,000.00 Grants to groups helping people regain and maintain their independence at home and in the community once discharged from hospital. Nuclear Waste Services LLWR Grassroots Fund 3 grants £15,000.00 Grants to community projects in the former Copeland district. Nuvia Fund 1 grant £915.55 Grants for to groups that promote the long-term sustainability of the areas local to the Nuvia site and project activities. Pappagallino Age Friendly Fund 1 grant £39,630.00 To support the Age-Friendly Coordinator post in South Lakeland. Pappagallino Fund 19 grants £130,544.69 Grants to groups addressing social isolation and rural communities in Cumbria. Positive Enterprise Furness Fund 7 grants £29,312.00 Helping young people aged 14-25 years in Furness develop their enterprising ideas. Positive Enterprise West Cumbria Fund 13 grants £40,049.00 Helping young people aged 14-25 years in West Cumbria develop their enterprising ideas. Printers Inc Social Mobility Fund 1 grant £4,000.00 Grants to groups benefitting young people aged between 14 to 25 to improve their life skills, education, employability and enterprise. Programme and Project Partners (PPP) Social Impact Fund 5 grants £42,520.00 Grants for those in Allerdale and Copeland to enable access to educational and training activities that facilitate entry into meaningful employment. Quarry Hill Grassroots Fund 3 grants £13,564.00 Grants to increase young people's participation in sport, particularly in north Allerdale. Robinson Family Fund 3 grants £2,830.13 Grants to groups that work with the homeless, people with drug or alcohol addictions, people with a physical disability, and for aspiring young sportspeople aged 15-25 years old. Roselands Trust Fund 6 grants £7,500.00 Grants to projects helping people facing disadvantage, particularly those supporting older adults and people with learning difficulties. Rowan Community First Fund 4 grants £3,830.53 Grants to projects which focus on unemployment training for older and young people. Shepley Group Grassroots Fund 9 grants £14,155.00 Grants to small projects in areas covering the company's employees' residence. Solway Fund 9 grants £14,674.00 Grants to enable children and young adults in Maryport and Workington to develop skills that equip them for adult life. Staff 10th Anniversary Fund 1 grant £513.20 Grants to smaller projects and to disadvantaged people across Cumbria. Strummer Calling Community First Fund 4 grants £4,122.43 Grants to community based organisations addressing local needs in Cumbria. Swales Trust Fund 4 grants £2,500.00 Grants to students being educated for the farming, forestry and horticultural industries. SWEF Enterprise Fund 16 grants £18,282.00 Grants to support young Cumbrian entrepreneurs aged 18–30 to start or grow businesses and overcome financial barriers. Tallentire Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund 8 grants £51,995.88 Grants to community based organisations providing activities that benefit people close to the Tallentire wind farm. The Forrest Family Fund 1 grant £1,328.79 Grants to organisations that support children and young people in Cumbria. The Janet Hartley Fund 3 grants £14,254.55 Grants to charitable projects that benefit communities within the Upper Eden valley. The Jeffrey Bond Memorial Fund 2 grants £4,311.73 Grants to support nature conservation and the environment in Cumbria. Thomas Graham Grassroots Fund 5 grants £8,500.00 Grants to increase young people's participation in sport, particularly in the former district of Carlisle. Transforming West Cumbria 25 grants £899,241.99 A multi-year programme, developed to address some of the most entrenched social and economic issues, by delivering viable transformational change and funded by Sellafield Ltd. Ullswater Trust Grassroots Fund 9 grants £16,386.69 Grants to groups that benefit a wide range of people, particularly in Eden. Violet Laidlaw Trust Fund 2 grants £1,649.34 Grants to support homeless people in the former district of Carlisle. Westmorland Arts Trust Fund 9 grants £15,137.50 Grants to community based organisations to enable residents in the former county of Westmorland to experience the highest quality of music, drama and the visual arts. Westmorland Family Community Fund 10 grants £49,630.00 Grants for groups which support the development of young people and the communities of Tebay, Brough, Shap, Kirkby Stephen, and Appleby-inWestmorland. William Milburn Charitable Trust Community First Fund 7 grants £25,383.90 Grants to charitable groups in the Brampton area addressing local needs. Wing Cdr H Thompson & Rev J L Green Grassroots Fund 1 grant £3,785.00 Grants to youth organisations in Barrow providing training in leadership, selfdiscipline, life skills and experience and respect for others Winscales Moor Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund 1 grant £16,635.13 Grants to community based organisations providing activities that benefit people close to the Winscales Moor wind farm. Winter Warmth Fund 5 grants £428,687.38 Grants to help vulnerable older people in Cumbria stay warm and healthy. FUNDS ADMINISTERED BY THE FOUNDATION Joyce Wilkinson Charitable Trust Fund 18 grants £106,976.75 Grants to community groups in the former county of Cumberland, prioritising the parishes of Rosley and Westward. TOTAL 873 grants totalling £5,262,091.18 TOTAL 891 grants totalling £5,369,067.93

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