Stand Up For Suffolk – the giving circle making a difference
What started as a simple idea – helping people with limited time and money make a real difference – has quickly grown into a fundraising success. The Stand Up For Suffolk Fund, launched in 2023, was created for people in their 30s and 40s who want to learn...
In praise of perseverance, people and partnership: hopes from the incoming High Sheriff of Suffolk
“At Suffolk Community Foundation’s Annual Review and The High Sheriff Awards in mid‑March, the 2025/26 High Sheriff, Gulshan Kayembe, summarised the VCSE landscape in a way that was both clear‑eyed and hopeful. She reminded us that while funding sits at the...
Financial Pressure On Suffolk’s Voluntary Sector Continues to Rise
The challenge of financial instability across Suffolk’s voluntary sector has continued to increase in the last twelve months due to falling income and rising costs, with many organisations facing unprecedented challenges in demand to provide services. The latest...
£340,000 boost for Suffolk’s young people
Hundreds of young people are being given a helping hand to overcome challenges with mental health, education and employment thanks to a new fund celebrating the 20th anniversary of Suffolk Community Foundation. The Foundation marked its milestone anniversary in 2025...
A Boost to Climate and Communities in Suffolk: The Impact of the Axter Climate & Community Fund
Ipswich-based flat roofing design and specification practice Axter Ltd, is on a mission to transform the way flat roofs are designed, installed, used, and maintained. Driven by innovation and sustainability, Axter not only looks for better ways to waterproof...
Celebrating the charities which make a difference
More than 250 charity representatives, voluntary workers, community champions, supporters and business leaders have joined forces to recognise the charities which are making a difference at a celebration hosted by Suffolk Community Foundation. The Foundation’s Annual...
Honouring a lifetime of quiet service – Peter & Joy Holder
A legacy has been created in memory of Peter and Joy Holder, a couple who met, married, and lived their lives in Suffolk. They were modest, hardworking people who both worked at Eastern Counties Farmers, in Ipswich. Peter spent his entire career there and together...
£59k grant hits the right note for British Legion band
A marching band that brings the community together by giving musicians of all ages and abilities the chance to perform has said a £59,497 grant from the Sizewell C Community Fund will “make a huge difference”. The Band of The Royal British Legion Leiston is one of...
Creating Healthier Communities: The Impact of the Beckett Health & Wellbeing Fund
As an East Anglian based business offering financial advice from offices based in Bury St Edmunds, Ipswich and Norwich, Beckett Investment Management Group wanted to set up a charitable fund to support local communities. In December 2023 the Beckett Health &...
First grants awarded to help older people ‘Survive Winter’
Suffolk Community Foundation has awarded nearly £40,000 to charities and voluntary organisations which are helping older people to stay well as the weather turns colder – and is now appealing for further donations so that it can offer even more support. The first...
Popular singing project awarded £12.5k from Sizewell C Community Fund
A popular project which gives people the chance to connect with others to socialise and sing to boost their wellbeing has received a £12,535 grant from the Sizewell C Community Fund. Cohere Arts has been awarded the money to deliver 30 “Tonic – singing for...
SAX Community Fridge receives grant from Sizewell C Community Fund
SAX Community Fridge one of eight projects awarded a share of just over £660,000 in the latest round of Sizewell C Community Fund grants The Saxmundham project has been hailed for bringing the community together The latest awards take the total distributed since the...
Surviving Winter 2025 launches
Suffolk Community Foundation has launched its annual Surviving Winter campaign to support older people to stay warm and eat well as the weather turns colder. Rather than gifting money to individuals to help with fuel costs, this year’s campaign will invite charities...
Stand Up For Suffolk Giving Circle Hosts Inspiring Evening of Connection and Impact
This month, Georgie and James welcomed around 50 guests to their home for an event to share the positive impact the giving circle, Stand Up For Suffolk, has already achieved by supporting charities in the county. The evening brought together members of the giving...
A Decade of Impact: Arts & Culture Fund Continues to Enrich Lives Through the Arts
Over the past ten years, the Arts & Culture Fund has awarded £118,000 across 77 grants, each and every one sparking creativity and connection in communities across the county. With applications set to reopen in early 2026, the Fund remains a vital resource for...
100 Kilometres in 13.5 hours – a journey to remember
James Thompson and Alex Parish took on the ultimate endurance challenge recently to raise money for the Stand Up For Suffolk giving circle managed by Suffolk Community Foundation. They ran 100K side by side in 13 and a half hours, pushing through unusually high...
Suffolk’s Charity and Voluntary Groups Facing Perfect Storm
Suffolk’s charity and voluntary sector is facing a perfect storm as a sharp increase in demand on services due to government cuts coincides with a significant fall in income, and a serious decline in volunteer numbers. These are the findings of a comprehensive study...
Community radio station among six organisations to share £490,000
Sizewell C Community Fund awards six local organisations £490k in latest round of grants Groups such as ABC Radio and The Long Shop Museum receive awards ranging from £9k to £331k The Sizewell C Community Fund is making around £2m available every year for the next 10...