Available grants

For the benefit of Newquay and surrounding areas.

For the benefit of the Boyton parish

This fund welcomes applications from projects in and around the Bude area.

For the benefit of St Austell, Fowey, St Enoder, St Dennis, St Stephens, St Mewan, Luxulyan, Lanlivery, St Blazey, Tywardreath and Treverbyn

The Clare Milne Trust supports disability projects in Cornwall

The fund has 4 priorities which are: improving community spaces, providing a service the whole community can benefit from, business and communities working together and charitable organisations who support children and young people

To support community projects in Cornwall that target road safety issues and in particular road casualty reduction interventions.

This year the fund is welcoming applications which meet one of the below priorities.
Organisations assisting young people to achieve their ambitions
Organisations supporting people with mental illness
Projects benefitting older people

The Cornwall Women's Fund aims to support community projects in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly where women and girls will be the main beneficiaries, and to inspire ambition and enable achievement.

A grant can only be made by a sponsor or agency organisation, working to alleviate and prevent homelessness on behalf of the people they are supporting.

Enables charitable organisations to hold a pot of funds to distribute small grants to individuals in crisis

This fund welcomes applications from projects that enable young people, with limited life opportunities, the chance to achieve, this could include ex-offenders, those suffering from poor mental health, young people in care etc.
The Fund Holders would also like to welcome applications from frontline crisis support organisations such as Foodbanks and Soup Kitchens.

For young carers aged 18 or under where their duties go beyond what would be expected for a person of their age. An application for a grant must be made by an organisation for the benefit of any young carer resident in Cornwall or the Isles of Scilly who requires support.

For the benefit of Kilkhampton, Launcells and Morwenstow

To support the wellbeing of individuals, especially those faced with hardship through poor health or low income living within the old borough of Penzance including Gulval, Mousehole, Paul, Newlyn, Ludgvan, Marazion and Madron

The fund is to specifically help groups train in information technology

The Goldsmiths Fund for the Elderly makes awards to support projects that improve the quality of life for older people

For the benefit of groups based in and for the benefit of people in the TR12 poscode area

Providing support to young people living in Cornwall aged 25 and under with a business idea, to change their lives through creative entrepreneurship.

For the benefit of Pillaton, Landrake and St Erney, St Mellion, St Dominick and Saltash

Voluntary activities in Lostwithiel and St Winnow that help to maintain the traditions and culture of these communities.

The Lanherne Fund aims to support community initiatives which focus on managing and improving the natural environment in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. The funds are not intended to support organisations or projects whose solely purpose is to support animals.

The Luxulyan Parish Community Fund supports community projects within the parish of Luxulyan. Organisations residing outside of this area can apply on the condition that a large percentage of beneficiaries attending the project reside within Luxulyan and this can be evidenced.

For the parish of North Petherwin.

This fund supports community projects in the old borough of Penwith including the Isles of Scilly.

For the benefit of St Thomas and South Petherwin. Out of area applications maybe considered on the condition the beneficiaries attending the project reside within the listed parishes (evidence of this will be required).

For the benefit of Launceston South and Central, Lawhitton, South Petherwin and Lezant.

The Surviving Winter Fund aims to raise money to offer financial support to the people at the most risk in Cornwall, helping them to stay warm, active and healthy. Grants are made to charitable organisations and agencies throughout Cornwall over the winter for distribution to people on low incomes, who struggle to heat their home and maintain a reasonable quality of life during the winter.

For the benefit of  St Ervan, St Issey, St Eval and St Merryn

For the benefit of Gwennap, St Day, Carharrack and Lanner

The Worval Foundation aims to provide opportunities for young disadvantaged people, primarily aged between 10-15 years of age but not exclusively, who are on the edge of exclusion from school or are finding it hard to cope, possibly due to an illness, learning difficulties or life circumstances. This fund wishes to make a life changing impact on the young people. An application for a grant must be made by an organisation for the benefit of any young person resident in Cornwall or the Isles of Scilly who requires support.

The Young and Talented Fund, now headed by Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall Colonel Edward Bolitho OBE, strives to help those young individuals who have demonstrated an outstanding talent in a particular field – such as sport, the arts, science, voluntary service and enterprise – but are struggling to achieve their ambition or progress in their chosen career because of hardship or disability.

The #iwillFund looks to support social action activities that create opportunities for young people aged 10-20 to develop their potential and their capacity to significantly contribute to their community. Social action involves activities such as campaigning, fundraising and volunteering and has huge potential to create enjoyable opportunities and skills development for young people, and in turn benefit the local people and places.

For the benefit of St Cleer, St Neot, Lanteglos, St Veep, Duloe, Lansallos, Pelynt, Dobwalls, Liskeard, Lynher, Menheniot, St Ive, Looe, St Martin, Deviock, Sheviock, St Germans, Rame Peninsula, Saltash, Landrake, St Dominick, Calstock and Callington

The purpose of the fund is to offer opportunities to grass roots community and voluntary groups in Newquay and surrounding areas to receive small grants so they may create and/or deliver projects for the benefit of their community and members.

The Live Well Fund supports projects that improve the physical health and wellbeing of people in their communities.

The Fund is particularly interested in projects that:

- prevent health issues arising
- lead to more effective connectivity between voluntary and statutory services (e.g. NHS, GP)
- address the social determinants of poor health

The Lord St Levan Fund is aimed at community groups supporting projects that relieve hardship, poverty and crisis intervention in Cornwall. A small proportion would be payable for cultural and musical purposes.

For the benefit of Charlestown, Grampound with Creed, St Ewe, St Mewan, St Dennis, St Stephen-in-Brannel, Sticker, Treverbyn and central St Austell

For the parishes within the former Kerrier district including Camborne, Redruth and Hayle.

The North Cornwall Area Fund has been created to provide a sustainable source of funding that will meet the needs of existing and future grass root community and voluntary groups and projects working to improve people’s lives in the Cornwall Network Areas of : Bude, Launceston, Camelford, Bodmin, Padstow, Wadebridge, St Columb Major and the surrounding areas.

This fund welcomes applications from projects enabling volunteers to assist young people who are not achieving their full potential.

The Terence Beer Trust aims to help provide support for disadvantaged children and young people, primarily aged between 11 - 25 years of age but not exclusively, who are unable to achieve potential due to financial circumstances. An application for a grant must be made by an organisation for the benefit of any young person resident in Cornwall or the Isles of Scilly who requires support.