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Transforming South Yorkshire through grant giving to community groups
South Yorkshire's Community Foundation helps individuals and businesses who want to give generously to support income generation for our wide-ranging grant programmes.
Giving - to community organisations and helping people, businesses to give - is what we have been passionate about for almost 40 years.
SYCF is the region’s largest local grant giving charity.
Every year, we support hundreds of community projects and organisations across Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield with grant funding. Since 1986, the Community Foundation has given out almost £40m to grassroots groups.
Over 40 years, the Foundation has created a remarkable legacy of empowering communities, supporting local charities and making a lasting difference across in South Yorkshire's communities.
It's A Giving Thing!
Our year of Giving in 2024
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£ 1315398
Total distributed
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423
Grants approved
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96608
Individuals supported
Barnsley YMCA
Children between ages five and eight years old have been supported by Barnsley YMCA, with grant funding providing activities to keep the little ones entertained and engaged.
Barnsley
Darfield Bowls Club
Read how Darfield Bowls Club renovated their venue to allow players to safely access the ground, including Harry who has a severe health diagnosis, to participate and be comfortable in the surroundings.
Barnsley
Blackburn Club for Young People
Funding from our Community Grants allowed the Blackburn Club For Young People to be able to bring in paid staff members with professional training to lead their sessions, delivering projects and activities for young people to keep them off the streets and away from anti-social behaviour.
Rotherham
Disability Sheffield
The weather has improved with the arrival of the sunshine and warm temperatures, ice creams are being enjoyed and it’s not long before school is out for the summer holidays. Disability Sheffield have been creating magical poetry thanks to SYCF funding which allowed the group to hire tutors to lead the creative sessions.
Sheffield
News & Updates
SWEF funding helps young Sheffield carpenter carve out success
A talented young carpenter from Sheffield is nailed on for success after receiving a grant of £2,000 to support the launch of his fledgling business.
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Meet our trustees: Adrian Kirk
Introducing SYCF trustee, Adrian Kirk. Born in Barnsley and now living in Rotherham, former Royal Navy Aircraft Engineer Adrian is passionate about the role of Community Foundations and the positive impact they have in local regions.
Barnsley, Rotherham, South Yorkshire
Businesses unite at Hatfield Prison to build safer communities
Businesses from across South Yorkshire came together for a unique event at Doncaster’s Hatfield Prison aimed at tackling crime and creating safer communities in the region.
Doncaster, South Yorkshire
SYCF achieves prestigious accreditation
South Yorkshire’s Community Foundation has been awarded a Quality Accreditation in recognition of our continued commitment to excellence, accountability and impact.
South Yorkshire
