Cheshire Community Foundation is a local community foundation that pools donations to support projects across Cheshire and Warrington, with a strong emphasis on helping people and places thrive. Its open and place-based funds prioritize tackling poverty and disadvantage, improving mental health and wellbeing, strengthening communities, and supporting education, skills, and employment, with some climate/nature-based wellbeing activity as well. It typically funds local charities and grassroots groups serving specific towns or districts, often through targeted place-based funds for communities like Warrington, Crewe, Knutsford, Macclesfield, Neston, and Cheshire West.
Grants are awarded through pooled local donor funds and an open grants programme with multiple tiers: Micro grants up to £1,000, Small grants up to £2,500, and Main grants up to £10,000-£15,000 depending on salary support. Funding is offered on a rolling basis with recurring round deadlines, and many awards are geographically targeted to specific Cheshire and Warrington communities.
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Check eligibility carefully for the relevant geography and fund type: many opportunities are place-based, while the Open Grants Programme serves charities and community groups across Cheshire East, Cheshire West, and Warrington. Prepare a clear case for local impact, alignment to one of the priority themes, and budget details that match the grant tier; watch the rolling deadlines and contact Mel Sproston for funding partnership queries.
Current and upcoming funding from Cheshire Community Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: For charities and other nonprofit organisations delivering projects in South Cheshire that align with funders' priorities and principles.
Deadline: Ongoing
Who can apply: Organisations must meet Cheshire Community Foundation's grantmaking principles and minimum requirements; work must benefit people in eligible areas of Cheshire and Warrington. Micro grants prioritise organisations with turnover under £50,000 and those who haven't previously received funding.
Deadline: Programme operates on a rolling basis through 2026 with multiple round deadlines (examples listed: Apply by 11 March; 20 May; 29 July; 14 October). Next listed deadline on site: Weds 20th May.
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