Welcome to the CCF website
Cambridgeshire Community Foundation makes grants to local voluntary and community groups.
Companies, individuals, national and local government make this possible by setting up funds with us.
To find out more please browse through this web site or call us on 01223 410535 to talk through the options on how you can apply for a grant or help us support local good causes and make a difference.
Our vision is of a thriving culture of local giving to effective local causes - made possible by a thriving and effective Cambridgeshire Community Foundation.
Our purpose is to make philanthropy more compelling through well targeted strategic and sustainable grant making for the benefit of stronger communities in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.
"spreading the culture of local giving"
The Cambridgeshire Youth Parliament is a user-led project which brings together young people with learning disabilities to act as Youth MPs and represent their peers. With a grant from the East Cambs Community Fund, the Youth Parliament were able to consult in Ely 6th Form and Highfield school on “What young people with disabilities do in their free time”.(published 08 Feb 2010)
The Rotary Club of Ramsey received a small grant to refurbish their carol float. Throughout December, the carol float visited 18 villages. Ian Walker from the Rotary Club said “The new carol float has proved a huge success!”(published 02 Feb 2010)
The organisers of Mill Road Winter Fair received a grant towards running their event in December 2009. Kath Austin from the committee said “The Fair was an enormous success and remains the highlight of the Mill Road calendar for Cambridge!”.(published 25 Jan 2010)
Wisbech PHAB were awarded a grant to help in the purchase of a new Mini Bus as their old one was over 12 years old. A mini bus is essential to enable their members to get to the club and many use the bus to go on small group trips. Other groups are allowed to borrow it for their clubs.(published 17 Jan 2010)
Little Abington Parish Council were awarded a grant of £250 to cover costs for a litter pick including high visibility clothing and other equipment to ensure safety of the littler pickers.(published 11 Jan 2010)
The Cambridge Film Trust received a small grant to run a series of free screenings in empty shop fronts along All Saints' Passage in central Cambridge in December 2009. The films combined archive material, clips from classic films and original work by students at Long Road Sixth Form College, Cambridge.(published 04 Jan 2010)
The Burwell Community First Responders, a voluntary team who provide rapid medical intervention to villagers within minutes of a 999 call being placed, received a grant from the East Cambs Community Fund towards their start-up costs. The grant was used to train the Burwell CFR team in resuscitation techniques and to purchase emergency equipment and First Aid supplies.(published 22 Dec 2009)
East Anglia's Children's Hospices received a small grant from the High Sheriff’s Award Scheme towards running music therapy sessions with children with sensory deprivation and other special needs in Cambridgeshire.(published 14 Dec 2009)
