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If you are a charity, voluntary or community organisation looking for funding, then South Yorkshire Community Foundation gives grants that may help the work you do.
We have a range of grants of all sizes available for South Yorkshire's community organisations.
You can browse our grants wizard to find latest funding opportunities and each programme has its own eligibility criteria, so please read these carefully before applying.
Our funding programme for individuals has two funding streams, one for South Yorkshire residents and one UK-wide. Both funding programmes are open all-year round but have a specific remit.

Meersbrook Kites, Sheffield
No. of grants given in 2024
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36
Barnsley
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44
Doncaster
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68
Rotherham
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200
Sheffield
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75
UK Wide
Giving grants to community groups and individuals
Application support
Making your way through a funding application can be a daunting challenge. This is where our colleagues at South Yorkshire Funding Advice Bureau shine, providing you with the information needed (their page has documents to support a variety of funding avenues) or a chat over the phone to answer questions to help you maximise your funding opportunity.
South Yorkshire Community Foundation - Top 10 tips
Ten tips from South Yorkshire Community Foundation to help with your funding application
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How we assess CICs or social enterprises
Also relevant for groups who are incorporated on Companies House.
Please read this to check your organisation is eligible to apply for grant funding.
(PDF, 234 KB)
SYCF Due Diligence
You may find it useful to read through this document to find out more about how we assess your application and some of the reasons your application or organisation can meet the eligibility criteria for grant funding.
(PDF, 269 KB)
Reporting your impact
Many funders, including South Yorkshire’s Community Foundation, are keen to find out what difference their grant funds make – how it improves things for people and communities.
This can be a challenge for community organisations so with the help of Peter Foyle from South Yorkshire Funding Advice Bureau, we've produced a guide to support you in reporting your funding successes.
Measuring impact for SYCF grants
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Meet Jess
Jess is responsible for leading the team which delivers SYCF's Grants Programmes, focusing on improved ways of working and streamlining. Jess is the lead officer for managing our volunteer recruitment and training for panels - providing on-going support and an annual panel members event. Her working days are Tuesday to Friday.
Jess O'Neill
Grants and Partnerships Manager
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