Northamptonshire Community Foundation

Could Northamptonshire Community Foundation fund your project? Check fit free. Draft if yes — or shortlist better matches.

Typical grants: £500 – £50,000
Where they fund: Northamptonshire
Applications: Accepted
How to apply: Online form

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About Northamptonshire Community Foundation

The Randal Charitable Foundation Fund, managed by Northamptonshire Community Foundation, offers grants to help tackle some of the county's most pressing social challenges. The fund's mission is to support vulnerable people and communities across Northamptonshire by channelling resources to small, locally led organisations. It operates with a particular focus on healthcare, poverty, mental health, and other critical needs. The fund is run by the Community Foundation, which connects donors with local causes and aims to build resilient communities through sustainable funding. It prioritises transparency and equity, publishing its grant data and working closely with partners to meet evolving local needs.

What Northamptonshire Community Foundation funds

The fund supports projects addressing healthcare for the vulnerable, mental ill-health, poverty, women and children at risk of violence or exploitation, prisoner rehabilitation, and education for the most disadvantaged. Grants can be used for core costs, capital works, and project delivery. All funded work must take place within Northamptonshire, and the fund prioritises activities that directly benefit local people facing the greatest disadvantages. The focus is on thematic areas such as support services for victims of domestic abuse, mental health support, and programmes that help disadvantaged children and young people gain access to education and skills.

Who can apply

Eligible organisations include registered charities, constituted community groups, community interest companies, social enterprises, and companies limited by guarantee with charitable aims. Applicants must be small and locally managed, based in Northamptonshire, and deliver projects within the county. Social enterprises with a Person with Significant Control are not funded. The fund does not support statutory organisations or groups with significant financial reserves exceeding half of their annual running costs, except for specific purposes. The priority is grassroots organisations working directly with vulnerable people in the county.

What Northamptonshire Community Foundation doesn't fund

The fund does not support statutory organisations, overseas trips, or social enterprises with a Person with Significant Control. Groups with significant financial reserves (exceeding half of their annual running costs) are generally not supported, except for specific purposes. It also does not award repeat grants to groups already funded in the same rolling cycle.

How they like to fund

Grants are one-off and must be spent within 12 months of receiving the award. The fund welcomes unsolicited applications through the Community Foundation and operates a rolling programme with no specified multi-year commitments. The fund supports core costs, capital works, and project delivery, providing flexible funding for locally run organisations across Northamptonshire.

How much does Northamptonshire Community Foundation give?

Northamptonshire Community Foundation runs one grant programme. Every figure below is sourced from their published guidance.

£500 – £50,000

Last verified 8 August 2026 · 12 sourced facts

Randal Charitable Foundation FundRolling applications

Online application form
Single-year grants

Those are the published figures. What your charity could realistically get — and whether you'd clear their rules on income, location and legal structure — is what the free fit check answers.

What Northamptonshire Community Foundation funds — and what they won't

Their stated priorities

The fund supports projects addressing: Healthcare for the vulnerable, Tackling mental ill-health, Alleviating poverty, Women and children at risk of violence or exploitation, Prisoner rehabilitation, Education of the most disadvantaged.

Where they fund

Northamptonshire

Costs they'll cover

Core costsCapital works & buildingsProject delivery

The full exclusions list (5)

Groups previously awarded a grant through this fund earlier this year cannot apply
Groups with significant financial reserves (exceeding half annual running costs) will not be granted except for specific purposes
No overseas trips
Social enterprises with a Person with Significant Control (PSC) are not funded
Statutory organisations are not supported

Good to know

FaithNo restriction

Focus areas

Poverty & hardshipHomelessnessChildren & youthDisabilityOlder people

How to apply to Northamptonshire Community Foundation

Northamptonshire Community Foundation takes applications via online form.

Published programme route: online application form.
Check whether your charity is in scope before you spend time on a full bid.

What Northamptonshire Community Foundation's application asks

We hold the 6 questions from Northamptonshire Community Foundation's application form, word for word — so you know exactly what you're signing up to answer.

Question 1

“How long have you known the Project?”

Question 2

“In what capacity do you know the Project?”

4 more questions from their form, plus answers drafted from your charity's real data if you decide to apply.

How it works

1
Describe your project. Once — used for this funder and others.
2
See if this could be a fit. Honest check on cause, place, size, and rules.
3
Draft if yes. From your real data — or move on if not.

See if Northamptonshire Community Foundation could be a fit. Draft if yes.

Frequently asked questions

How much funding does Northamptonshire Community Foundation provide?

Northamptonshire Community Foundation typically provides grants of £500 - £50,000.

Where does Northamptonshire Community Foundation fund charities?

Northamptonshire Community Foundation funds charities operating in Northamptonshire.

Does Northamptonshire Community Foundation accept unsolicited applications?

Northamptonshire Community Foundation accepts unsolicited applications from eligible organisations. Current programme status is on this page — do not assume a round is open.

What does Northamptonshire Community Foundation not fund?

Their published exclusions include: Groups previously awarded a grant through this fund earlier this year cannot apply; Groups with significant financial reserves (exceeding half annual running costs) will not be granted except for specific purposes; No overseas trips; Social enterprises with a Person with Significant Control (PSC) are not funded; Statutory organisations are not supported. The full exclusions list is further up this page.

How do I apply for funding from Northamptonshire Community Foundation?

Northamptonshire Community Foundation takes applications via online form. Published programme route: online application form.