Cora Foundation

The Foundation prioritises funding for children and young people, health and wellbeing, poverty alleviation, family support, racial equity, community development, mental health, and social inclusion. Supported activities include capacity building, advocacy, core costs, unrestricted grants, revenue funding, and services addressing substance misuse, homelessness, and community infrastructure. All funding is restricted to work within Scotland, with a particular emphasis on grassroots organisations operating in urban disadvantaged communities.

Eligible applicants are registered charities and community groups based solely in Scotland. The Foundation strongly favours grassroots organisations with direct community accountability and typically supports small-to-medium sized groups rather than large institutions without strong local ties. There are no religious restrictions on applicants, and the Foundation welcomes organisations serving a wide range of beneficiary groups within its priority areas.

Corra does not fund work or organisations based outside Scotland. It also tends not to support large organisations that lack strong connections to the communities they serve, focusing instead on smaller, locally rooted groups.

Corra Foundation practices trust-based philanthropy, offering flexible support including core costs, unrestricted grants, and revenue funding. It uses collaborative funding and participatory decision-making to shift power to communities, and welcomes unsolicited applications. The Foundation aims to minimise bureaucracy and avoid prescriptive funding conditions.