Derbyshire Community Foundation is a local place-based funder that channels donor-advised and named funds into grassroots groups across Derby and Derbyshire. Its priorities lean toward small, practical grants that strengthen community life, reduce disadvantage, and support vulnerable people through youth development, food poverty relief, arts/horticulture, and neighborhood services. It typically backs local charities, CIOs, CICs, and voluntary groups with modest, flexible funding for both projects and core operational needs.
Focus Areas
Grassroots Community DevelopmentFood Poverty and Community NutritionYouth Enterprise and Young EntrepreneursArts and Horticulture for Vulnerable PeopleOlder People and Intergenerational SupportLocal Village Halls and Community Hubs
Giving Approach
Primarily small rolling grants, usually up to £2,500, awarded through Foundation Derbyshire’s single application process and matched to the most appropriate named fund. Most programs are open year-round with no fixed deadline, and funding can support either revenue or equipment costs over a 12-month period.
How to approach this funder
Recent grants from Derbyshire Community Foundation's latest annual report (2025)
Grants parsed from this funder's most recently published annual report.
Recipient
Amount
Year
Purpose
Buxton and High Peak Samaritans
£2,500
2025
purchase promotional materials (leaflets and mugs) for an outreach project to raise awareness about the service and promote mental health
Darley Dale Reading and Discussion Group
£1,500
2025
support the group’s running costs for a year, including room hire, a social trip, printing and resources
Hall Family Fund
—
2025
named fund that awarded grants
Buxton and High Peak Samaritans
£2,500
2025
purchase promotional materials (leaflets and mugs) for an outreach project to raise awareness about the service and promote mental health
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Apply through Foundation Derbyshire’s standard application form rather than to individual funds directly. Because many funds are rolling and small, tailor the proposal to a specific local need in Derbyshire, clearly state the beneficiary group and community impact, and make sure your organization fits the fund’s geography and eligibility rules (especially for ward- or issue-specific funds).
Notable grantees:
• The Chapel Mobile Physio
• Rowsley Village Hall
• Friends of White Hall Centre
• The Starlight Club
Open Grant Opportunities
Current and upcoming funding from Derbyshire Community Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Open nowRolling / open intakeAward: Up to $3K
Foundation Derbyshire General Grants
Community cohesionChildren and young peopleEducation, training and life skills+8 more
Who can apply: Must be based in Derby or Derbyshire and be a community group, registered charity, CIO or CIC with evidence of a formal structure. They do not usually fund national charities unless it is a small local branch with a distinct Derby/Derbyshire project. Groups with an active grant, a grant within the last 12 months, incomplete monitoring, or projects outside Derbyshire are not eligible.
Deadline: No closing dates; funds are open all year round. Decisions are typically made within 12-16 weeks.
children and young peopleolder peopleintergenerational support
Who can apply: Projects aligned with the fund’s three strands supporting young and old in Derbyshire; subject to donor-specific criteria and Foundation Derbyshire eligibility.
Deadline: No closing dates noted; rolling intake via Foundation Derbyshire.
enterprisebusiness start-upyoung entrepreneurs+1 more
Who can apply: Young people aged 18-30 starting or developing a business in Derby and Derbyshire; follows Foundation Derbyshire application and eligibility policies.
Deadline: No closing dates noted; processed via Foundation Derbyshire application matching.
community developmentarts and culturechildren and young people+9 more
Who can apply: Derby and Derbyshire based community groups, charities, CIOs and CICs. Groups do not have to be registered charities but must show evidence of a formal structure. Unlikely to fund national charities unless funding a distinct local project. See Grants Success Guide for ineligible activity.
Deadline: No closing dates; applications accepted on a rolling basis via single application form. Decisions typically within 12–16 weeks.
Deadlines and eligibility are summarized from public sources and may change — always confirm the details on the funder's official application page before applying.