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 over 38 years.

Our year of Giving in 2023

  • £ 1769565

    Total distributed

  • £ 1713356

    Grants to organisations

  • £ 56209

    Grants to individuals

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Funding for community groups and individuals that delivers impact

Our Impact

Groups and organisations utilise funding to support activities and projects which make a positive difference to local communities.

South Yorkshire's Community Foundation gives money to initiatives which promote economic, social and physical and mental well-being, helping local people fulfil their potential. 

Visit our Case Studies page to read more about just some of the hundreds of community groups we've 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

Long-serving volunteer inspiring others to give back
Natalie Harrison

Long-serving volunteer inspiring others to give back

Dennis Anderson, retiring after more than a decade of service as a volunteer with South Yorkshire’s Community Foundation (SYCF), is hoping his story can inspire a new generation of people to give back to their local communities.

South Yorkshire

SEGA programme achieves milestone success
Natalie Harrison

SEGA programme achieves milestone success

The Social Enterprise Growth Accelerator (SEGA) programme has proudly surpassed its ambitious participants target, reaching this milestone four months ahead of schedule.

Groups switch on to new digital grants programme
Natalie Harrison

Groups switch on to new digital grants programme

Grassroots groups and organisations in South Yorkshire can apply for a share of £40,000 to boost their digital connectivity following the launch of a new funding programme.

South Yorkshire

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