Nottinghamshire Community Foundation is a place-based grantmaker that channels philanthropy into small, practical awards for charities, voluntary groups, CICs, and social enterprises serving Nottinghamshire. Their funding strongly favors local projects that help vulnerable people, with recurring emphasis on community safety, older adults, young people, homelessness, domestic abuse, refugees, and mental health. They also support targeted niche interests like music-led youth development and legacy/community safety initiatives, often through funds restricted to specific boroughs or constituencies.
A mix of invite-only legacy funds and small-to-moderate competitive grants, usually from about £500 to £5,000, with some biannual or annual application windows. They primarily fund local project costs and occasional core costs, and many programs are tightly geographically restricted to Nottinghamshire, Broxtowe, Nottingham city/county, or Mansfield/Hucknall.
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Check each named fund’s geography and eligibility carefully, as many are limited to specific boroughs or are invite-only. For open funds, watch the regular deadlines (for example, January and August for J N Derbyshire Trust) and tailor proposals to clear local outcomes, small budgets, and direct benefit to vulnerable residents.
Current and upcoming funding from Nottinghamshire Community Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Prefer grants to charitable organisations based in and operated for the benefit of people in Nottingham or Nottinghamshire. Will not consider national charities with income > £1m. Applicants must have at least two years' filed accounts. No grants to individuals.
Deadline: Submission deadlines: 31 January and 31 August (annual bi-annual rounds).
Who can apply: Grants for young people under 30 and groups supporting musical activity. Individuals in Mansfield and Hucknall areas only for some awards.
Deadline: Annual round; closing date cited as 22/03/2027 (current round opened 23/03/2026).
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