NORFOLK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

Who they support

OUR CORE WORK IS TO MANAGE DONOR FUNDS FROM INDIVIDUALS, COMPANIES AND CHARITABLE TRUSTS AND TO PROVIDE SMALL LOCAL VOLUNTARY AND COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS WITH GRANTS, ADVICE, SIGNPOSTING, GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT. ON A SMALLER SCALE WE ALSO MANAGE FUNDS THAT AWARD GRANTS TO SUPPORT BURSARIES AND APPRENTICESHIPS.

www.norfolkfoundation.com

accounts@norfolkfoundation.com

01603623958

1st Floor North
Carmelite House
2 St. James Court
NORWICH
NR3 1SL


Charity registered in England & Wales, No: 1110817
Charity Commission for England and Wales
Analysis of Grants Made
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  • In this period 35 donations have been made totalling £1,306,666 to 25 organisations
  • This grant maker is prepared to support unregistered organisations

Where are the Beneficiaries?
How big are the Recipients? ?
  • Average annual spending of registered grantees: £1,866,432
Which activities are being funded?
How old were the charities when supported?
Growth in Spending
(per annum over last 3 years)
Main Overlaps with other Grant Makers ?
By ValueBy Number
National Lottery Community Fund 65% 56%
Sport England 32% 16%
Power to Change 18% 8%
DCMS 16% 32%
Tudor Trust 13% 12%
Comic Relief 12% 12%
BBC Children in Need 12% 12%
Henry Smith Charity 12% 8%
People's Health Trust 11% 8%
Postcode Innovation Trust 10% 4%
Sole supporter: 24% by number, 25% by value.
Individual Grants Made
When Amount/
Spending
Recipient To be used for
12/07/2023 £48,198
£693,853
AFGHANISTAN AND CENTRAL ASIAN ASSOCIATION To launch an Arts and Culture Hub in Great Yarmouth for young Afghan, Ukrainian and other refugees.
12/07/2023 £6,750
EAST NORFOLK DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL To engage between 50 and 100 volunteers from within the diverse communities in Great Yarmouth and from parents and carers of school children who are isolated.
12/07/2023 £17,836
£155,183
FEATHERS FUTURES CIO To recruit and train 40 additional volunteers over two years to support the charity's activities in Great Yarmouth helping to reach 260 people at risk of or experiencing loneliness.
12/07/2023 £71,051
£123,552
GREAT YARMOUTH PATHWAY To employ a number of new positions with the aim of increasing infrastructure for volunteer development evaluation and training for the Pathway Café and the Yarmouth and Magdalene Foodbank.
12/07/2023 £94,042
£396,220
GYROS To develop GYROS' volunteer scheme for 2 refugee demographic 1) aging refugees 2) refugees that have been in GY for less than 2 years
12/07/2023 £18,790
£511,568
HOME-START NORFOLK To host 2 opportunities for volunteering. 1= 5 session training course to become committed home-visitors. 2= one off occasions to volunteer with their fundraising group.
12/07/2023 £101,749
£3,154,424
MANCROFT ADVICE PROJECT (MAP) To recruit and train five young volunteer youth workers in Great Yarmouth and recruit 15 to 20 further local volunteers to lead a volunteering campaign.
12/07/2023 £79,196
£418,168
MENSCRAFT To support more men who are chronically isolated to take part in positive activities and provide a supportive pathway into volunteering opportunities in their neighbourhoods.
12/07/2023 £112,989
£272,121
ST GEORGE'S THEATRE To coordinate a 3-part project. 1= connecting with others, delivered by DIAL. 2= supporting volunteers to befriend visitors and put on activities at a volunteer café. 3= helping people to connect to meaningful opportunities in their lived environment.
12/07/2023 £71,051
ST MARY MAGDALENE PCC (GORLESTON) To employ a series of position to increase the support infrastructure for volunteers that participate in the following church groups: 1. Bridge Hot Lunch Club and Drop in. 2. New Creative activities and gardening project at the Drop in. 3. Magpies parent, baby and toddler group. 4. Forever Young group. 5. Mags youth club. 6. Open House Drop in. 7. StMM Foodbank centre (part of the Yarmouth & Magdalen Foodbank)
12/07/2023 £128,050
THE BREAD KITCHEN CIC To enhance and develop their pilot from year 1 funding by increasing opportunities and support for volunteers, including opportunities to gain new qualifications.
12/07/2023 £120,000
THE SHOEBOX ENTERPRISES CIC To employ a Community Development Worker and a Shoe Box Community Kickstarter to 'deepen the reach' of volunteer opportunities in 3 boroughs of Great Yarmouth.
12/07/2023 £135,398
VOLUNTEER IT YOURSELF CIC To deliver six new projects in Great Yarmouth each involving 20 young volunteers and five mentors helping to refurbish and renovate local community venues and facilities that host community activities, services and amenities.
12/07/2023 £87,687
WASTESMITHS CIC To offer 4 projects which will develop communities across GYB. Working around the themes of growing, creating, sharing and repairing, the offers are: dye gardens, mend with friends, a workshop, and a community cinema. The project will create around 300 opportunities for individuals to engage and volunteer sustainably.
11/07/2023 £10,000
ACTION COMMUNITY ENTERPRISE CIC LIMITED To run a 4-stage programme to encourage progression into volunteering
11/07/2023 £68,546
£124,392
AGE CONNECTED GREAT YARMOUTH To establish a telephone befriending service and a rural outreach service in Great Yarmouth District engaging 60 volunteers and reaching 100 people at risk of, or experiencing loneliness.
10/02/2023 £1,750
£124,392
AGE CONNECTED GREAT YARMOUTH To support a range of volunteering activities and training at their hub in Great Yarmouth.
10/02/2023 £3,000
BACK TO BASICS BUSHCRAFTERS CIC To recruit and train additional volunteers to help deliver sessions.
10/02/2023 £1,342
GORLESTON CLIFFTOP FESTIVAL To hold a series of pop up events that will aim to identify barriers to volunteering in Gorleston.
10/02/2023 £13,670
£396,220
GYROS To build a significant volunteering scheme mainly but not exclusively for people who have English as a second or other language.
10/02/2023 £1,295
£3,154,424
MANCROFT ADVICE PROJECT (MAP) To undertake a small research project into young people’s attitudes and experiences towards volunteering in Great Yarmouth,
10/02/2023 £15,180
£418,168
MENSCRAFT To develop and implement a qualitative research project, which seeks to explore local men's attitude and knowledge of volunteering, voluntary organisations, and participation / engagement into this kind of activity.
10/02/2023 £5,650
£272,121
ST GEORGE'S THEATRE To fund the Great Yarmouth Volunteer Café offering a 'menu' of volunteer opportunities.
10/02/2023 £9,194
£4,812,897
VOLUNTARY NORFOLK To undertake research, evaluation and strategic planning to strengthen and join up the Voluntary Norfolk's work in GY.
10/02/2023 £6,360
WASTESMITHS CIC To carry out a series of activity to enable further and longer engagement of volunteers.
03/02/2023 £10,080
£138,136
CARERS VOICE NORFOLK AND WAVENEY Engagement and research to uncover ways in which the talents and assets of local communities can be better harnessed through volunteering and social action.
03/02/2023 £4,500
£461,549
DIAL GREAT YARMOUTH To develop a new training programme aimed at increasing access to volunteering for people who are lonely and isolated.
03/02/2023 £15,122
EDFORDS CARE FARM COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY To provide set up costs for a volunteering programme and provide volunteering opportunities for eight weeks to the end of March 2023.
03/02/2023 £20,000
THE SHOEBOX ENTERPRISES CIC To complete a feasibility study in how the organisation may introduce elements of our successful Shoebox Community Hub model into communities in Great Yarmouth.
31/01/2023 £1,000
£19,784
EAST NORFOLK DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL To enhance a planned volunteer training session by providing additional resources
31/01/2023 £2,171
£63,455
GET ME OUT THE FOUR WALLS To provide four social meets in Great Yarmouth during February and March 2023 for families.
31/01/2023 £4,000
£200,789
SHRUBLANDS YOUTH AND ADULT CENTRE CHARITABLE TRUST To hire a Volunteer Coordinator to support both existing and new volunteers.
31/01/2023 £12,100
THE BREAD KITCHEN CIC To develop a wellbeing garden at the James Paget University Hospital, and to develop research and outreach methods to engage more volunteers.
30/01/2023 £6,194
£155,183
FEATHERS FUTURES CIO To work on a number of areas of volunteer recruitment and development within the organisation.
30/01/2023 £2,725
£16,077,812
ST ELIZABETH HOSPICE To develop and deliver the Compassionate Conversations volunteer project.
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Cumulative Grants
Amount Recipient
£140,150 THE BREAD KITCHEN CIC
£140,000 THE SHOEBOX ENTERPRISES CIC
£135,398 VOLUNTEER IT YOURSELF CIC
£118,639 ST GEORGE'S THEATRE
£107,712 GYROS
£103,044 MANCROFT ADVICE PROJECT (MAP)
£94,376 MENSCRAFT
£94,047 WASTESMITHS CIC
£71,051 ST MARY MAGDALENE PCC (GORLESTON)
£71,051 GREAT YARMOUTH PATHWAY
£70,296 AGE CONNECTED GREAT YARMOUTH
£48,198 AFGHANISTAN AND CENTRAL ASIAN ASSOCIATION
£24,030 FEATHERS FUTURES CIO
£18,790 HOME-START NORFOLK
£15,122 EDFORDS CARE FARM COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY
£10,080 CARERS VOICE NORFOLK AND WAVENEY
£10,000 ACTION COMMUNITY ENTERPRISE CIC LIMITED
£9,194 VOLUNTARY NORFOLK
£7,750 EAST NORFOLK DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL
£4,500 DIAL GREAT YARMOUTH
£4,000 SHRUBLANDS YOUTH AND ADULT CENTRE CHARITABLE TRUST
£3,000 BACK TO BASICS BUSHCRAFTERS CIC
£2,725 ST ELIZABETH HOSPICE
£2,171 GET ME OUT THE FOUR WALLS
£1,342 GORLESTON CLIFFTOP FESTIVAL

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Charity Commission for Northern Ireland
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