S2 Partnership Community Fund launches to support community projects in and around Elsworth
We are pleased to have partnered with S2 Partnership to launch the S2 Partnership Community Fund. It offers grants of up to £5,000 for community projects benefitting local residents within a 10-mile radius of Elsworth. S2 Partnership is a Cambridge-based health,...
Join our Board of Trustees to support work towards a better Cambridgeshire
We strive to continue growing the Foundation, to increase the available funding for the diverse range of causes within our community, with an ambition to award at least £4 million in grants in the year 2023/24. To support our continued development, we are keen to...
Cambridgeshire Community Foundation celebrates commitment to real living wage
We are pleased to confirm that we have been accredited as a Living Wage Employer. Our Living Wage commitment will see everyone working at Cambridgeshire Community Foundation receive a minimum hourly wage of £10.90 in the UK, higher than the government minimum for over...
Know Your Neighbourhood Fund offers funding to boost volunteering opportunities and tackle loneliness in Fenland
The Government has offered up to £30 million, through the Know Your Neighbourhood Fund, to create volunteering opportunities and increase connections across the country. Cambridgeshire Community Foundation is delighted to be distributing grants from the Know Your...
Support extended for those facing fuel poverty in Cambridgeshire, with record total raised for Surviving Winter Appeal
Cambridgeshire Community Foundation’s Surviving Winter Appeal, which supports those facing fuel poverty in the county, has now extended its support beyond the winter, with a record £33,000 raised. The appeal has traditionally run throughout the winter, when the need...
Health Inequalities Challenge Prize 2023 launches
Cambridgeshire Community Foundation is partnering once again with Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Integrated Care System (ICS) on the Health Inequalities Challenge Prize in 2023, following on from its inaugural year’s success. This year’s contenders will have a...
Know Your Neighbourhood Fund announced to boost volunteering opportunities and tackle loneliness
In partnership with The National Lottery Community Fund, Arts Council England and The National Lottery Heritage Fund, the Government has announced the Know Your Neighbourhood Fund, a package of up to £30 million to create volunteering opportunities and increase...
Families with young children among those supported by The Cambridge Building Society Cost of Living Crisis Fund
Families with children under 10 are among more than 100 people to have received aid in the four weeks since The Cambridge Building Society and Cambridgeshire Community Foundation launched the £100,000 Cost of Living Crisis Fund to help local families have access to...
Top tips for submitting your grant application
Are you preparing to submit your grant application? Have a look at our tips for submitting your application. Include all the information we have asked for and all supporting documents Everything should be attached to your application and submitted by the deadline....
Giving the gift of warmth for Cambridgeshire households in fuel poverty
Cambridgeshire Community Foundation’s Surviving Winter Appeal aims to raise £25,000 to support vulnerable people facing fuel poverty this winter. Support is needed more than ever, as energy bills are expected to soar during these cold months. As severe cold weather...
The Cambridge Building Society Cost of Living Crisis Fund launches
The Cambridge Building Society will help hundreds of local families have access to the food, heating and other essentials this winter via its newly launched £100,000 The Cambridge Building Society Cost of Living Crisis Fund. The Cambridge Building Society will work in...
Microsoft Research Limited Fund helps Sawston Community First Responder Group purchase medical and first aid equipment
Earlier this year, Sawston Community First Responder Group received a grant of £3,129 from the Microsoft Research Limited Fund to purchase medical and first aid equipment. They purchased a Raizer chair which assists in non-injury falls, where a patient has fallen and...
Top tips for writing a grant application
Our Senior Grants Officer, Sara, has taken some time to share her top tips for writing your grant application, to give your project the best chance of receiving funding. Ensure contact details are correct Check the email address you provide. If it is incorrect, we...
Tees Better Future Fund awards its first grant to Total Arts, Cambridge Junction’s participation group for disabled young people
Cambridge Junction will be the first recipient of the Tees Better Future Fund. The £5,000 grant has been awarded to its Total Arts group for disabled young people aged 13-25. Cambridge Junction’s Total Arts programme has been running for 12 years and focuses on...
Support urgently needed for Surviving Winter Appeal
This winter, we are running our annual Surviving Winter Appeal, which aims to raise £25,000 to support vulnerable people facing fuel poverty. Thanks to the community’s generous support, the Surviving Winter Appeal has been able to support vulnerable households in past...
Top tips before starting your grant application
With our February funding round now open for applications, we have asked Sara, our Senior Grants Officer, to share her top tips on what to consider before starting your grant application: Check the eligibility of your organisation and project We only fund...
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AmazonSmile is a simple way for you to support Cambridgeshire Community Foundation every time you shop on Amazon, at no cost to you. Customers can enjoy the same wide selection of products, low prices, and convenient shopping features as on amazon.co.uk. The...
Support needed for Cambridgeshire households facing fuel poverty this winter
With an unprecedented energy crisis, fuel poverty poses a serious threat to Cambridgeshire households, with support needed more than ever for the most severely affected members of our community. Cambridgeshire Community Foundation has launched this year’s Surviving...
Cambridge Street Aid Week
The annual Cambridge Street Aid Week is running from 10 to 15 October 2022. The week aims to raise awareness of Cambridge Street Aid and how the donations raised help individuals move away from a street-based lifestyle. If you are heading into Cambridge during the...
Highest amount ever raised by annual Golf Day
On 23 September, Cambridgeshire Community Foundation’s supporters gathered at Girton Golf Club for a Charity Golf Day. The day was a tee-rific success, raising over £4,000 for the charity, which is the highest amount ever raised by this annual event. Thank you...
Arm Community Fund supported East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH) Help at Home initiative in Cambridgeshire
East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH) recently received funding from the Arm Community Fund to support the ongoing Help at Home initiative in Cambridgeshire. The service matches local volunteers to families caring for a life-threatened child, to provide...
New High Sheriff, Jennifer Crompton, looks forward to supporting the High Sheriff’s Fund
Jennifer Crompton is serving as High Sheriff of Cambridgeshire for 2022/23. As the first Korean-born High Sheriff in the county, Jennifer will focus on supporting projects in Cambridgeshire that promote inclusion and community cohesion. What is a High Sheriff? A High...
We welcomed the largest donation in our history to support health and wellbeing in and around Peterborough
Cambridgeshire Community Foundation has received £4.6 million, the largest donation in our history, from the Harry Cureton Charitable Trust (HCCT). The Harry Cureton Fund will support health and wellbeing in and around Peterborough by making grants to individuals...
Healthcare grants available for refugees
The Harry Cureton Fund supports healthcare in Peterborough and the area covered by Peterborough & Stamford hospitals. The Fund was established as a result of the generosity of the late Harry Cureton, who lived at Eye near Peterborough and donated a large...
CCF awards £71,274 to 11 community and voluntary organisations from the Arts Council’s Let’s Create Jubilee Fund
We are delighted to announce 11 grants totalling £71,274 have been awarded to voluntary and community organisations in Cambridgeshire from the Arts Council England’s Let’s Create Jubilee Fund. The Let’s Create Jubilee Fund will ensure that thousands of people from...
New faces at CCF
The past two years have been filled with unprecedented challenges that have had a huge effect on how the third sector operates, and what funders, such as Cambridgeshire Community Foundation, need to do to be effective. As the world cautiously establishes a new normal,...