Connecting causes that matter with people who care
We provide grants to help charities and community organisations who are supporting local people facing disadvantage, to improve their lives.
We do this by working with individuals, families, businesses, professional advisors, and charitable trusts, helping them to fund local groups that are tackling the issues they care about most.
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We understand the vital role of Suffolk’s community groups and grassroots charities in making a difference in people’s lives.
We champion your organisation by connecting you with our donors and funds which will support you to be stronger.
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The benefit of working with us is that we have the connections and experience to help you give to the issues you care about.
Every gift, large or small, makes a positive difference to individuals and to communities right here in Suffolk.
What we do
Our work is set against the current backdrop of rising levels of need in Suffolk, with an estimated 75,000 now living in poverty.
Partnering with the VCFSE sector demonstrates that the will in Suffolk to provide support remains undiminished.
Professional Advisors
We have the privilege of building long-term and trusted relationships with many professional advisors and their clients.
An advisor’s expertise, when combined with the Foundation’s deep knowledge of local need, continues to provide wonderful opportunities for those who care about Suffolk to realise their charitable ambitions locally.
We provide a range of options for private clients, including:
- Legacies & gifts in wills
- Transferring the burden of running a charitable fund
- Creating a personal fund
- Creating a memorial fund
- Trust transfers
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Thank you to all those who recently attended our Sizewell C Community Fund - `Meet the Funder` events. We welcomed sell-out crowds to both events who came to hear from the team about the grant criteria and application process. We look forward to receiving applications before our first cut-off date of Sunday 4th August.
For more information, please visit www.sizewellcfund.org.uk. (or via the `apply` section on our website).
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Last week, our Grants Team, alongside partners Suffolk County Council, Ipswich Borough Council, The National Lottery Community Fund and Community Action Suffolk, hosted an incredibly successful Funding and Community Engagement Event at the Hope Centre Ipswich.
Over 75 attendees joined us for insightful presentations, a lively Q&A session and valuable networking opportunities.
Huge thanks to the Hope Centre for generously providing their amazing venue🙏💜
#CharitableGiving #communityfirst
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@commactionsuff @hopecentre.ipswich
The Suffolk Smokefree Generation Fund is now open for applications.
The fund aims to help reduce smoking levels in key identified groups.
Grants of up to £7,000 are available to help reduce smoking levels in these groups.
Suffolk County Council has made the funding available in partnership with Suffolk Community Foundation.
Applications will close on Sunday the 8th of September 2024.⏰
Please visit our website`s `current grants available` section for more details and to apply.
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Sizewell C Community Fund opening on Monday!
The Sizewell C Community Fund is a pot of up to £23m that will be directed into East Suffolk over the next decade.
Administered by Suffolk Community Foundation, around £2m will be made available each year, with grants awarded to projects that reduce the impact of Sizewell C construction work and improve environmental, social and economic wellbeing. Priority will be given to projects close to the development sites.
Please check our website on Monday for the full criteria and details on how to apply.
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We would like to take this opportunity to thank Mary and John James from @aldeburghbookshop for their phenomenal support.
Through the selling of A New Suffolk Garland, an anthology of Suffolk writing and art, they have raised £21,000 for Suffolk Community Foundation. There are still copies of these beautiful books available via www.newsuffolkgarland.co.uk.
Thank you - your support means so much to so many.
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What a glorious few hours for our team away day! Thank you to Will at @dawshallnature, we loved our tour of your beautiful grounds. 🌿🌿
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