STARLING

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Forever Manchester - The Landing
£5,000	11/03/2024	Training sessions for neurodivergent young people looking for support in accessing work and voluntary roles in the community.
Sport England - Move & Create
£8,000	18/10/2023 6	This project will provide a series of creative physical workshops for 30 neurodivergent young people, taking place at the Sharon Youth Centre, a community centre based in the top 10% most deprived areas in the country. The workshops will include a ....more This project will provide a series of creative physical workshops for 30 neurodivergent young people, taking place at the Sharon Youth Centre, a community centre based in the top 10% most deprived areas in the country. The workshops will include a range of activities based on dance and physical theatre which explore movement and understanding of the physical body in a safe and supportive way. The charity will also work with local cycling organisations to promote active travel to participants.
National Lottery Community Fund - Creative Minds
£130,918	17/09/2023	The funding will support Starling CIO to continue to deliver its ‘Creative Minds’ project in Tameside. It will focus on a programme of creative wellbeing and arts workshops to reduce isolation and increase confidence of neurodivergent young ....more The funding will support Starling CIO to continue to deliver its ‘Creative Minds’ project in Tameside. It will focus on a programme of creative wellbeing and arts workshops to reduce isolation and increase confidence of neurodivergent young people aged 13-24 years with participants from across Tameside. Starling CIO set up in 2019 and are a creative charity working with neurodivergent young people aged from 13-24 year with a focus on care experienced young people and young people who experienced trauma. Sessions are co-designed with participants and developed with their advisory board. Previous sessions provided positive outcomes around young people identifying an improvement in their wellbeing feeling more able to express themselves and developing positive relationships.
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Garden Project
£10,000	11/11/2022	The funding will be used to provide young people with neurodivergent challenges and their families with garden activities and advice on available support in response to the cost of living crisis. The project aims to improve an outdoor area help ....more The funding will be used to provide young people with neurodivergent challenges and their families with garden activities and advice on available support in response to the cost of living crisis. The project aims to improve an outdoor area help service users become less isolated have access to useful information and take part in positive activities to improve wellbeing.
Sport England - Jubilee Fund - Doodle Dancing - Old Trafford
£6,360	21/10/2022	This project will support neurodivergent young people (aged 13-18) living in deprived areas of Old Trafford to increase physical activity levels and improve mental wellbeing through collaborative dance-based activities. The project will provide a ....more This project will support neurodivergent young people (aged 13-18) living in deprived areas of Old Trafford to increase physical activity levels and improve mental wellbeing through collaborative dance-based activities. The project will provide a series of free group dance workshops for 25-30 neurodivergent young people at the Sharon Youth Centre. There will be 24 group workshop sessions over a 6 month period during evenings in term time. The organisation will also seek to train 3 of the neurodiverse champion volunteers to lead basic movement workshops allowing session to run on a voluntary basis once SE funding has ended.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Starling
£500	20/10/2022 0	‘Cost of Living uplift: £500 to help projects meet their rising costs and respond to increased demand 31/10/2022’
Youth Music - Neurobeats
£120,000	12/10/2022	Neurobeats
DCMS - ALB-Historic England-Everyday Heritage: Fault Lines
£5,000	11/10/2022	Fault Lines is a creative heritage project documenting the rich histories of working class communities in the area of Ordsall in Salford, Greater Manchester.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Starling
£30,452	31/01/2022	This project will provide wellbeing activities and 1-2-1 support in the school holidays for neurodivergent young people in Manchester. It will aim to reduce social isolation, increase positive support networks and improve mental health and wellbeing.
Trafford Housing Trust Social Investment - Creative Minds
£24,952	18/10/2021	The Creative Minds Project will provide 35 neurodivergent young people aged 13-25 living in Trafford with weekly creative wellbeing activities and 1-2-1 support in order to reduce social isolation, increase positive support networks and improve ....more The Creative Minds Project will provide 35 neurodivergent young people aged 13-25 living in Trafford with weekly creative wellbeing activities and 1-2-1 support in order to reduce social isolation, increase positive support networks and improve mental health and wellbeing
Forever Manchester - Neurodiversity Champions
£1,000	28/05/2021	Activities and workshops for young neurodivergent people
National Lottery Community Fund - The Recovery Toolkit
£9,600	14/05/2021	The project will offer 30 neurodivergent young people a range of creative wellbeing activities to reduce social isolation increase positive mental health and wellbeing and develop support networks. It will develop a Recovery Toolkit to distribute to ....more The project will offer 30 neurodivergent young people a range of creative wellbeing activities to reduce social isolation increase positive mental health and wellbeing and develop support networks. It will develop a Recovery Toolkit to distribute to young people which will include arts based activities and support information.
Forever Manchester - Online Peer Support Service
£5,000	24/09/2020	Mental health support and peer mentor training
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£5,000	24/09/2020	NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an ....more NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an on-the-ground community response to the crisis; and, support local charitable organisations to mobilise volunteers to enable better targeted support in communities through empowered local groups.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£7,575	25/08/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
Trafford Housing Trust Social Investment - The Gather Project
£9,958	24/07/2020	The Gather Project will provide 25 neurodiverse young people aged 13-25 living in Trafford with a weekly creative wellbeing group (delivered both online and face-to-face) to reduce social isolation, increase positive support networks and improve ....more The Gather Project will provide 25 neurodiverse young people aged 13-25 living in Trafford with a weekly creative wellbeing group (delivered both online and face-to-face) to reduce social isolation, increase positive support networks and improve mental health and wellbeing. Starling will also provide additional 1-2-1 sessions to support young people via face-to-face contact and digital platforms, for those who are particularly socially isolated and less able to engage in group work
Youth Music - NeuroBeats
£29,924	02/07/2020	NeuroBeats
Forever Manchester - Online Creative Wellbeing Service
£2,728	22/05/2020	Online wellbeing service for neurodiverse young people

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Legal constitution

• Charity registered in England & Wales on 06/03/2019, number: 1182361

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• NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

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WDC Creative
14 Little Lever Street
MANCHESTER
M1 1HR

Objectives

TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE UP TO THE AGE OF 25 LIVING IN THE UK BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF:(A) ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS;(B) ADVANCING EDUCATION;(C) RELIEVING UNEMPLOYMENT;(D) PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS;(E) PRESERVING AND PROTECTING THE HEALTH AND WELLBEING.