URGENT APPEAL: Help Cornish families in crisis
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Behind Cornwall’s beauty, one in three children grow up in poverty and over 21,000 households are waiting for a home. We exist to change that, turning local generosity into grants for the grassroots groups making a difference.

The people best placed to tackle these challenges are the small community groups already on the ground. It’s our job to understand where the need is greatest, and to support the groups meeting it. Since 2003, our supporters have given more than £25m in small grants across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, and every penny stays local.

Here, you can find a way to give that fits your budget and philanthropic aims.

We couldn’t do it without you.

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How giving works

Giving through CCF is simple, and it means your support goes where it’s needed most. Here’s how it works.

1. You choose how to give

Give in the way that suits you: a single donation, a monthly gift, a named fund, or a gift in your will. Every amount makes a difference.

2. Your giving becomes grants

Guided by our Vital Signs research into where need is greatest, we award grants to the community groups tackling these challenges on the ground.

3. Communities are supported

Last year our supporters helped us reach over 105,000 people across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, and we share the stories so you can see your giving at work.

Find the way that fits you

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The quickest way to help. Your donation goes straight into grants for grassroots groups, from community larders to youth projects.
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Start a named fund

Create a fund for the causes closest to you: personal, family, business, or in memory of someone special. We'll look after everything behind the scenes, and keep you close to the difference it makes.
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Business giving

Put your business behind the community it belongs to. Join the Business Club to network with like-minded companies, or set up a fund in your business’ name.
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Leave a gift in your will

A gift in your will keeps supporting Cornish communities for generations. Any amount, large or small, becomes lasting local impact.
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Personal memberships

Join a community of regular givers, like our Friends of the Foundation, funding grassroots projects together year after year.
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We wanted to say the BIGGEST thank you for all your guidance and support as we couldn’t have done all we do without amazing, authentic supporters like you!

Thank you for all you do, not just for Active8, but for all the charitable missions you support – we are so lucky to have you!

Clare Stanley - Active8 Fundraising Coordinator

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We can guide you though all of the giving options to find what works best for you. For information and advice contact Amy our Philanthropy Director.

Amy Buzza-Blackwell

Philanthropy Director

01566 779333 Ext 201

Urgent: Crisis Appeal

Urgent: Crisis Appeal

Our Crisis Appeal will offer financial support to the people most at risk in Cornwall, helping them to stay warm, active and healthy.

Support Appeal

Advisors, partners and public bodies

Working with a client, managing a community benefit fund, or exploring public sector partnerships? Here’s where to start.

Professional advisors and wealth managers

Help your clients give meaningfully to Cornwall, from charitable funds to gifts in wills. We'll work alongside you and them.
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Renewable energy funds

We manage community benefit funds for renewable energy projects, making sure the value reaches the communities around them.
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Statutory / public sector

We partner with councils and public bodies to distribute funding through the grassroots groups closest to local need.
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