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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.
South Yorkshire Community Foundation have a variety of grants ranging from £500 - £10,000 available to the region'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.
In 2022/23, we distributed over £45,000 in individual grants in 2022/2023, supporting over forty individuals.

Meersbrook Kites, Sheffield
No. of grants given in 2022
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40
Barnsley
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40
Doncaster
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43
Rotherham
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110
Sheffield
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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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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Contact Us
If you have a query about our grants programme, then please get in touch with Masoba, SYCF Grants Administrator
Meet Masoba
Masoba administers the Small Grants programme and oversees end-of-grant monitoring. She is responsible for the day-to-day administration of the grants team, including monitoring the grants inbox, updating grants information on the website, answering phone calls. Masoba’s working days are Monday to Thursday.
Masoba Kromah
Grants Administrator
Masoba Kromah's LinkedIn page