VOLUNTARY ACTION SHEFFIELD

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
National Lottery Community Fund - New Beginnings Project
£334,761	21/04/2023 36	The project will use the funding over three years to support refugees and asylum seekers in Sheffield with a package of support including volunteering education and training and employment opportunities. This aims to reduce isolation improve mental ....more The project will use the funding over three years to support refugees and asylum seekers in Sheffield with a package of support including volunteering education and training and employment opportunities. This aims to reduce isolation improve mental wellbeing and social cohesion.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to VOLUNTARY ACTION SHEFFIELD
£25,000	13/02/2023	Towards unrestricted core costs as a Cost of Living Uplift
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Voluntary Action Sheffield
£250,000	14/09/2021 36	Towards project costs of the Sheffield Youth – Neighbourhood and Communities (SY-NC) a collaboration of community organisations coming together to address the exploitation and lack of resources for young people.
National Lottery Community Fund - VAS Sheffield VCS Covid response coordination 2020
£100,000	19/08/2020 5	The funding will support the response hubs and increasing the connectivity of the wider volunteer sector to develop mutual support and greater resilience for communities through sharing intelligence bringing hubs together weekly and harnessing ....more The funding will support the response hubs and increasing the connectivity of the wider volunteer sector to develop mutual support and greater resilience for communities through sharing intelligence bringing hubs together weekly and harnessing capacity and capability to use volunteers at scale in a timely way.
Department for Education - Holiday Activities and Food Programme 2020
£1,057,043	01/04/2020	To make free holiday-club places available to children who are eligible for and receiving benefits-related free school meals.
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Cohesion Sheffield: Living Together
£110,000	11/03/2019 24	Voluntary Action Sheffield supports voluntary communities and organisations in Sheffield at all stages of development. This grant will support the organisation to develop and grow Cohesion Sheffield, which delivers the Citywide Cohesion Strategy ....more Voluntary Action Sheffield supports voluntary communities and organisations in Sheffield at all stages of development. This grant will support the organisation to develop and grow Cohesion Sheffield, which delivers the Citywide Cohesion Strategy Framework for Action and promotes cross-sector partnerships to support integration.
National Lottery Community Fund - New Beginnings
£445,451	23/01/2019 36	The project will help adult refugees and asylum seekers to establish contacts, friendships, purpose and live fulfilling lives, where they are in control and make informed choices to improve their future.
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Sheffield Together Cohesion Hub: Valuing and Welcoming people
£60,000	30/01/2017 24	VAS aim to test whether a city-led cohesion strategy and cross-sector partnership can influence policy across a range of statutory and non-statutory agencies, helping them to incorporate welcoming approach to migration in Sheffield, as well as ....more VAS aim to test whether a city-led cohesion strategy and cross-sector partnership can influence policy across a range of statutory and non-statutory agencies, helping them to incorporate welcoming approach to migration in Sheffield, as well as evaluate the impact of their approach.
National Lottery Community Fund - New Beginnings
£433,792	04/05/2016 35	Refugees and asylum seekers will be supported to help them integrate into their new community and move into employment through access to workshops, training courses, employment and volunteering opportunities. They will benefit from buddies who will ....more Refugees and asylum seekers will be supported to help them integrate into their new community and move into employment through access to workshops, training courses, employment and volunteering opportunities. They will benefit from buddies who will provide support, and help with access to wider support services and activities such as libraries, sports and community classes. They will also be encouraged with job searches, applications and preparation for interviews.
National Lottery Community Fund - New Arrivals New Beginnings
£25,284	16/02/2016 11	New Arrivals New Beginnings
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Voluntary Action Sheffield
£10,000	26/06/2012	Towards enabling refugees and asylum seekers in Sheffield to access the benefits of volunteering, enhancing their skills, employability and building stronger links with local communities.

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Trustees (11)

Legal constitution

• Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 07/10/1963, number: 223007
• Registered at Companies House on 16/08/1926, number: 00215695

Gift Aid

• Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Filing Record

Main office

V A S
The Circle
33 Rockingham Lane
Sheffield
S1 4FW

Objectives

TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, PRINCIPALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF THE CITY OF SHEFFIELD AND ELSEWHERE (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE AREA OF BENEFIT) AND, IN PARTICULAR, BUILD THE CAPACITY OF THIRD SECTOR ORGANISATIONS AND PROVIDE THEM WITH THE NECESSARY SUPPORT, INFORMATION AND SERVICES TO ENABLE THEM TO PURSUE OR CONTRIBUTE TO ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

CITY OF SHEFFIELD