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We work closely with key stakeholders to increase understanding of need and raise essential funds to support local charities and community groups.

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By giving to Suffolk Community Foundation, you will ensure that small charities working throughout the county receive the much-needed funding they rely on, to enable them to continue their essential work for the most vulnerable in our communities.

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Suffolk Community Foundation manages 136 grant making funds and, last year, awarded £3.8 million in funding (excluding the Sizewell C Community Fund).  Grant size ranges from £500 to £40,000 or above, sometimes over multiple years. The average amount awarded was £4,546.

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A smarter, simpler way to apply for funding

From 1 June 2026, the Foundation will launch a new AI-powered community impact platform, designed specifically for the UK charity and community sector. It will make it easier than ever to deliver programmes, manage grants, and demonstrate your impact.

The platform will streamline the entire funding process, making applications quicker and more intuitive. With less time spent on administration and reporting, you can focus on what matters most – delivering your services. It will also help generate clearer, stronger evidence to support compliance and strengthen future funding applications.

When applying for the first time, you will simply register your organisation to get started. You will then gain access to your secure Funding Portal – a dedicated space for all your applications and reporting.

Your Funding Portal is your personalised gateway to our grants programme. It will guide you through a straightforward eligibility check, asking a few key questions to confirm your suitability before you apply in full. You can also upload and store supporting documents securely, making them easy to access and reuse. By reducing repetition and administration, the portal ensures that information you provide supports future applications – making the process even faster next time.

The platform is built to make completing applications easier and more efficient. You can save your progress, revisit previous applications, and benefit from a built-in AI tool to help shape your responses. If you need support at any stage, a live chat function is available, along with guidance from a dedicated member of the Plinth team.

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Launch of a new charitable fund with Beckett Investment Management Group Ltd

Launch of a new charitable fund with Beckett Investment Management Group Ltd

by Anna Norman Butler | Jan 25, 2024 | Health & Wellbeing, News, Uncategorized

Suffolk Community Foundation is delighted to announce the launch of a new charitable fund with Beckett Investment Management Group Ltd. The Beckett Health and Wellbeing Fund will award annual grants to charities and community groups in Suffolk.  Describing the...
Suffolk Cost of Living Surviving Winter Appeal 2022

Suffolk Cost of Living Surviving Winter Appeal 2022

by scf-local-nicki | Oct 26, 2022 | Children & Families, Featured, Health & Wellbeing

The 12th Surviving Winter Appeal was launched today (Thursday 27 October) at The University of Suffolk, Ipswich, and this year it has widened so that it will help Suffolk people, with a three-pronged focus on ‘fuel, food and support’. With many people already facing...
What Matters to You and Why?

What Matters to You and Why?

by scf-local-nicki | Oct 4, 2022 | Featured, Health & Wellbeing, Upcoming Events

Local people are invited to contribute their views as part of the development of a new Integrated Care Strategy for health, care and wellbeing in Suffolk and North East Essex. The strategy is being developed by the Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care...
Let’s Rock Festival of Suffolk finale

Let’s Rock Festival of Suffolk finale

by scf-local-nicki | Sep 7, 2022 | Featured, Health & Wellbeing, Upcoming Events

1000 tickets have been donated to local charities and those they support.  (Let’s Rock – Saturday 10th September) UK Live, organisers of ‘Let’s Rock’ have donated 1,000 tickets so that local charity and community groups and those they support can join in the...
East of England Co-op offers £100K to local community groups in Suffolk

East of England Co-op offers £100K to local community groups in Suffolk

by scf-local-nicki | Jun 7, 2022 | Children & Families, Featured, Health & Wellbeing

Local community groups and charities in Suffolk are being encouraged to apply for a share of £100,000 on offer from the East of England Co-op. Grants of between £1,000 and £5,000 from the East of England Co-op’s Community Cares Fund are available to local voluntary,...
Surviving Winter Update

Surviving Winter Update

by scf-local-nicki | Apr 28, 2022 | Compassion in Crisis, Featured, Health & Wellbeing

Donate Now If you would like to receive individual support from the Surviving Winter Appeal, you can contact Citizen’s Advice on 01473 298634 or visit their website: Surviving Winter – Citizens Advice Ipswich  To make a donation to support The Surviving Winter Appeal,...
Violence Against Women and Girls funding announced

Violence Against Women and Girls funding announced

by scf-local-nicki | Apr 12, 2022 | Compassion in Crisis, Health & Wellbeing, Thriving & Safe Communities

Suffolk County Council has announced £350,000 of funding to support the ambitions set out in the Suffolk Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy 2022 – 2025. This fund has been provided by Suffolk County Council to support the work of the strategy in preventing...
Growing Minds Case Study

Growing Minds Case Study

by scf-local-nicki | Apr 11, 2022 | Education, Learning & Life Skills, Health & Wellbeing, Uncategorized

Family Background C is a teenage mum who when we first met lived in a mother and baby unit with her partner R, and Child A, who is 20 months old. Since then they have moved in to a brand new house locally however, it came without any furniture or flooring. We have...
Food & Drink Fund awards £30,000 to Suffolk charities

Food & Drink Fund awards £30,000 to Suffolk charities

by admin-support | Jan 17, 2022 | Featured, Health & Wellbeing

The Food & Drink Fund recently awarded six grants of £5,000 each to organisations addressing food poverty in Suffolk.  These included food banks in Lowestoft and Stowmarket, Halesworth Community Larder, county-wide pop up shops, meal kits and food parcel delivery...

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