Somerset Community Foundation is a grantmaker focused on strengthening communities across Somerset, with particular emphasis on local capital projects, services for children and young people, people with disabilities, and communities affected by the Hinkley Point C development. They support both individuals (education, training, disability participation) and community groups (facility refurbishments, equipment, local activities), typically through program-specific funds with geographic or eligibility restrictions tied to parishes or Hinkley Point C impact areas.
Multiple targeted programs (16+) with a mix of small individual awards (~£500–£600), modest community grants (~£10,000), and larger Foundation Main Grants; many funds operate on set deadlines or rolling quarterly assessments and are restricted to specific geographic areas or beneficiary groups.
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Check the Foundation’s website for the specific fund that matches your location/beneficiary (e.g., HPC Community Fund, parish funds, or individual bursaries), note that some funds have set deadlines while others are assessed quarterly on a rolling basis, and prepare brief proposals focused on capital needs, participation barriers, or clear local impact; typical small grants are around £500–£600 and community grants around £10,000.
Current and upcoming funding from Somerset Community Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Community groups or charitable organisations in Somerset and Dorset, especially those serving communities where Hunt’s Food Group staff live and work.
Who can apply: For larger applications from groups working in local communities affected by Hinkley Point C.
Deadline: Not specified in the provided content.
Who can apply: For groups working in local communities affected by Hinkley Point C, to address changes to people's quality of life or make the most of opportunities created by the project.
Deadline: Not specified in the provided content; the fund appears to be open continuously with separate grant rounds/programmes.
Who can apply: Local groups based in Ilminster or the surrounding TA19 postcode, or those providing services to the area.
Deadline: Next round opens in January 2025; rolling programme thereafter.
Who can apply: For larger applications from groups working in local communities affected by Hinkley Point C.
Who can apply: For local groups working in communities affected by Hinkley Point C to improve quality of life or respond to project-related change.
Deadline: Not specified in the provided content.
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