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Community Building Energy Efficiency Grants

Grant sizeUp to £20,000

Apply byMonday 31 March 2025

Decision inMay 2025

Who is it for?Organisations that run community buildings in Somerset for the benefit of local people. For example village halls, community centres, sports pavilions and other assets used by the whole community.

What is it for?To improve the energy efficiency and sustainability of community buildings.

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The Gooch Charitable Fund

Grant sizeSmaller capital and project grants up to £5,000. Larger capital grants between £5,000 and £50,000. Larger capital grants are usually paid over 2-3 years.

Typical grantTBC

Apply byFriday 7 March, 2025

Decision inLate April, 2025

Who is it for?Organisations that benefit people living in Ilminster or the TA19 postcode.

What is it for?To support project costs, like staff time, activities and other running costs or capital costs, like equipment or buildings.

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HPC Community Fund Small Grants

Grant size£20,000 over 3 years, or up to £10,000 if project is 1 year

Apply byOpen year-round. Next deadline Monday 17 March 2025, at 5pm.

Decision inDecisions made every 2 months. Next decision late April.

Who is it for?Local groups normally running on under £250,000 that are working in areas impacted by Hinkley Point C.

What is it for?To run projects, refurbish buildings or buy equipment.

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HPC Community Fund Open Grants

Grant sizeMulti-year grants over £10,000 per year

Apply byOpen year-round. Next deadline Monday 10 March 2025, at 5pm.

Decision inDecisions made every 3 months. Next decision late May, 2025. If you're applying for over £50,000, it'll take around 8 months to reach a decision.

Who is it for?Local groups working in areas impacted by Hinkley Point C.

What is it for?To run projects, refurbish buildings or buy equipment.

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Closed. Expected to re-open: Autumn 2025

Festive Fund for Somerset

Grant sizeUp to £400

Who is it for?Charities, community groups, sports clubs, and social enterprises.

What is it for?Covers the cost of food and/or festive activities.

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Closed. Expected to re-open: April 2025

John Nowes Yeovil Educational Bursaries

Grant size£200 to £2,000

Typical grant£1,000 

Who is it for?16-24 year olds in Yeovil and surrounding area

What is it for?To help with additional educational costs that benefit your learning which are not already covered by your university or training provider.

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Closed. Expected to re-open: September 2025

Wessex Water Foundation Community Fund

Grant sizeUp to £4,000

Typical grant£2,500

Who is it for?Local groups based in Somerset that meet our minimum standards.

What is it for?To support community-based activities or projects that meet a local need and seek to improve the lives of local people who are most in need of support

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Closed. Expected to re-open: Autumn 2025

Commissioner's Crime Prevention Fund

Grant sizeUp to £10,000

Who is it for?Local groups based in Somerset that meet our minimum standards.

What is it for?To help make communities safer.

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Bridgwater

Supporting Somerset's veterans: How ARK at Egwood is transforming lives with a £100,000 grant from the HPC Community Fund

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County-wide

Exploring self-advocacy alongside people with learning disabilities in Somerset

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Taunton & Wellington

Aerial classes come to Taunton thanks to SWEF Enterprise Grant

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Shepton Mallet

Interim Spaces: Reimagining the high street with the help of SCF social enterprise funding

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Bridgwater

Local artist expands his business thanks to SWEF Enterprise Grant

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County-wide

Somerset Fund supports Somerset African Caribbean Network

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County-wide

The Mulberry Somerset Community Fund 

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Glastonbury & Street

John’s story: celebrating his Somerset family through giving

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County-wide

Museum to You brings joy to local older people

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Burnham & Highbridge

£10,000 for Burnham BMX Club

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Bridgwater

Bridgwater sports upgraded with SCF loan funding

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Out of County

SWEF Enterprise grant supports Fairy Hill Market Garden

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Taunton & Wellington

ActionTrack: using the arts to change young lives

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Out of County

Countrymen UK tackle social isolation with 3 year grant

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Minehead

Somerset Wildlife Trust funded to support Somerset coastline

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Bridgwater

Magdalen Environmental Trust awarded £50,000

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Taunton & Wellington

Bluebirds Theatre Company: taking theatre to the heart of communities

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Taunton & Wellington

North Taunton Partnership: a hub for the whole community

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Yeovil

Millennium Wood: engaging the whole community in conservation

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Wiveliscombe

Wivey Cares transforms care for local older people

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County-wide

20 Years of Changing Young Lives at 2BU

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County-wide

Hunt’s Food Group Community Fund

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Taunton & Wellington

Fuelling Taunton's first Pride Parade

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Glastonbury & Street

Somerset Fund boost for West Pennard Gardening Club

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Burnham & Highbridge

In Charley’s Memory support young people's mental health

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Minehead

20 years of SCF Funding for Home-Start West Somerset

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Taunton & Wellington

Somerset Fund grant helps vital village shop to thrive

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County-wide

How Surviving Winter stopped Joyce's worries

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Taunton & Wellington

SCF Takes on historic Taunton educational trust

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County-wide

Jane’s story – finding joy through giving  

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County-wide

Nick’s story – a bright idea to transform young lives

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County-wide

Working in partnership to support Old Mill’s clients

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Taunton & Wellington

Over 15 years' funding for Escape Support Group

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Yeovil

St Peter's Community Centre: a warm space for all

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Wincanton

BearCat Collective build a more sustainable community

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Cheddar & Axbridge

Men's Shed tackles isolation and improves wellbeing

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Glastonbury & Street

Helping Children's World change young lives since 2002

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Bridgwater

The Somerset Fund helps Bridgwater hub through the pandemic

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Shepton Mallet

Food Forest Project grows fresh food for Shepton food bank

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Frome

Active and In touch: reducing isolation in Frome

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Yeovil

Yeovil Youth Theatre grant helps group through the pandemic

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Shepton Mallet

The Old Stores Studio unites a community through crafts

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Bridgwater

3-year grant for vital Bridgwater community work

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County-wide

The Nelson Trust: changing women's lives in Bridgwater

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County-wide

Over £250,000 to help PROMISEworks change young lives

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Taunton & Wellington

£150,000 helps Youth UnLimited reach young people in need

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County-wide

Ups and Downs Southwest helps Oliver thrive

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Yeovil

Somerset Fund supports rural Community Shop

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Taunton & Wellington

Somerset Fund funds grassroots rugby club

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Cheddar & Axbridge

Somerset Fund improves Cheddar Village Hall

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Shepton Mallet

Ukulele Group brings people together through music

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Somerton & Langport

Somerset Fund helps Langport dementia group

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Wells

Somerset Fund supports Wells school conservation area

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Taunton & Wellington

Coronavirus Appeal funds bikes for NHS workers

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Taunton & Wellington

Taunton Scrubbers kit out NHS staff

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Bridgwater

HPC Community Fund brings diverse communities together

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Frome

Coronavirus Appeal supports Frome's most disadvantaged

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Frome

Purple Elephant: reaching families in need in Frome

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Taunton & Wellington

How Taunton Open Door changed Graham's life

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County-wide

Surviving Winter grant came just in time for Audrey

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County-wide

Historic bursary fund transferred to SCF

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County-wide

The Old Mill Fund 

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County-wide

The Graham Burrough Trust

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Farewell to Mary Hancock: Celebrating 12 transformative years at Somerset Community Foundation

From acorns to oaks: Reflecting on 20 years of partnership with Summerfield Developments

Somerset Community Foundation awards over £350,000 to local community-led businesses to help boost rural economy

£25,000 funding for Ilminster: Celebrating local projects and community spirit

Local developer lays the foundations for helping to strengthen Somerset communities

Gift the Deepest Somerset book and make a charitable impact this Christmas

Stacked Wonky young performers light up Sadler’s Wells main stage

Surviving Winter appeal launches as Somerset pensioners face fuel poverty

Trail blazing local family raises £10,000 for Somerset charities

Partnership Fund helps to stop waste and grow community connections

Over £140,000 awarded to community groups to make neighbourhoods safer

Over £3,000 raised for Somerset Community Foundation at annual charity boules tournament

Bridgwater station converts new room for community use thanks to HPC Community Fund

Safeguarding: Why it’s crucial in our funding decisions

Ilminster family transfers their Charitable Trust to Somerset Community Foundation

Somerset Freemasons mark 15-year charitable partnership with Somerset Community Foundation

Charity creates recycling bin storage shelters for social housing tenants in Bridgwater

Could you deliver our HPC Community Fund research project?

New brand, same passion for building stronger somerset communities

Opportunity to help Somerset Community Foundation invest in your local communities

Surviving Winter appeal raises record-breaking amount to help older people in fuel poverty

The importance of research and insights to meeting community needs

Summerfield marks 200th year by partnering with local grassroots charities

Charity to transform a vacant Shepton Mallet town centre property thanks to social investment funding from Somerset Community Foundation

Surviving Winter Appeal launches as 10,000 Somerset pensioners face fuel poverty

Somerset Community Foundation awards over £150,000 to help local community groups survive cost-of-living crisis

Three things that make the Somerset voluntary and community sector special

£220,000 funding boost ‘energises’ Bridgwater Baptist Church

200 Not Out

Funding summer fun in Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge

Hunt’s Food Group partners with SCF to support poverty, mental health and young people

Funding boost for young people living in Wembdon

Up to £200,000 to be awarded to community organisations thanks to Avon and Somerset Police and Crime Commissioner

£1.25 million grant towards Bridgwater Carnival redevelopment programme

Old Mill Fund reaches £50,000 milestone

If you go into the woods today...

Power of youth work celebrated at special event thanks to £25,000 grant funding

Funding boost for performance and career training in west Somerset

Surviving Winter appeal reaches £1,000,000 milestone for local pensioners

Small things that make a big difference

Intergenerational workshops create understanding and compassion thanks to funding from Hinkley Point C Community Fund

Provisional award of £1.25 million made to the Bridgwater Guy Fawkes Carnival

Somerset Community Foundation raises £500,000 to support our local charities and communities through the cost-of-living crisis

Local charities benefit thanks to Team Mulberry conquering Three Peaks for Somerset

Bridgwater’s outdoor spaces to improve thanks to new funding

Somerset Community Foundation welcomes new Chair

£100,000 raised in first month of Somerset Cost-of-Living Crisis Appeal and grants now available for charities and community groups

Somerset Community Foundation celebrates £20 million of funding for local charities in 20 years

Somerset Cost-of-Living Crisis Appeal Launched

Book celebrating the history of Somerset raises £10,000 for local charity

Below the Radar: Cultivating the growth of community groups

New hub brings two rural communities together thanks to grant from HPC Community Fund

More grants to help prevent crime in Somerset

Mulberry team conquer Three Peaks to raise money for local mental health charities

Burnham & Weston Energy Sunshine Fund awards £35,000 to local communities

Compass shows the way thanks to flexible funding from Somerset Community Foundation

Somerset Community Foundation awards £44K to local community and voluntary organisations from the Arts Council’s Let’s Create Jubilee Fund

Community arts hub gets a makeover thanks to HPC Community Fund grant

Taunton law firm helps to fund food project, counselling and community support

People living with dementia in Sedgemoor helped thanks to the Hinkley Point C Community Fund

Community philanthropy in Somerset

SCF to distribute Arts Council England fund helping communities celebrate Platinum Jubilee through culture and creativity

Somerset Sight offers vital services to vulnerable people in our communities with help from the Hinkley Point C Community Fund

The Discovery Community Fund re-opens

A passion for community archaeology rekindled

Grants of up to £300 to reduce loneliness at Christmas by sharing festive cheer

Grants and support for budding young business people in Somerset

Book about Somerset to support local causes

Reflect, Recover, Renew sector survey

Supporting young people in these unprecedented times

Grants for day-to-day running costs available for local charities affected by the pandemic

Grants for disabled and autistic young people for horse therapy sessions

Grants available for Somerset grassroots sports clubs and organisations

Growth in green projects as £50k awarded in grants to community groups

Sowing the seeds, growing our strengths and reaping the rewards in the future

HPC grants for running costs available for local charities affected by the pandemic

Grants from The Somerset Fund available for local charities

HPC Community Fund supports environmental projects in Somerset with over £167,000 of funding

Grants available for training and business for young people in Somerset

Small Charity Week reminds us why it's vital we continue to support our small charities

Somerset Community Foundation CEO Justin Sargent is recognised with OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list

HRH The Earl of Wessex visits Somerset Community Foundation

Funding from HPC Community Fund supports local cultural diversity

Somerset Community Foundation receives High Sheriff’s Special Recognition Award on anniversary of the first emergency coronavirus response grants

Surviving Winter appeal raises record-breaking amount to help local older people

Hinkley Point C Community Fund supports mental health and wellbeing

How the lessons from a dark and difficult year can help us build a brighter future

Coronavirus Appeal raises phenomenal £1.5m for communities in Somerset

Over £4 million awarded to local projects since the launch of the Hinkley Point C Community Fund

The Somerset Fund awards £72,000 to local charities thanks to generous local donors

TelePA supports Surviving Winter appeal

Refurbishments to North Petherton Memorial Park in full swing

The Somerset Move-In Fund awards £70,000 of grants to support homelessness charities

The Somerset Fund awards £20,000 to local charities thanks to generous local donors

Bridgwater church continues to support the vulnerable and isolated with incredible acts of kindness

Wessex Water Recovery Fund offers support to COVID-hit communities

Grants from The Somerset Fund to help local charities thanks to generous local businesses

Demand for housing support service in West Somerset continues to increase

Bridgwater school supports families in need during summer holidays with support from HPC Community Fund grant

Coronavirus Appeal raises phenomenal £1m for communities in Somerset

Community Centre’s ‘Digital Café’ keeps locals connected during lockdown

Grants of up to £10,000 available to help charities and communities recover

Wessex Water Foundation launched to help those in need

Message from Her Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant of Somerset

Marcus Trescothick MBE gets behind Somerset Mental Health initiative

Somerset Coronavirus Appeal funds innovative projects to support people with disabilities during lockdown

Somerset community groups support NHS and health workers with funding from Somerset Coronavirus Appeal

Kids activity packs funded by Somerset Coronavirus Appeal an international hit

HPC Community Fund helps communities find new ways to connect

The voluntary sector: Holding together our social fabric

Somerset Coronavirus Appeal offers grants for groups helping people in need

Somerset Coronavirus Appeal raises £70k in first five days

Somerset Coronavirus Appeal Launched

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HPC Community Fund Annual Report 2021-22

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HPC Community Fund Annual Report 2020-21

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HPC Community Fund Annual Report 2019-20

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HPC Community Fund Annual Report 2018-19

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The Somerset Fund Impact Report 2021-22

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