Worcestershire Community Foundation Limited

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

Typical grants: £2,000 – £5,000
Where they fund: Worcestershire
Applications: Accepted
How to apply: Online form

Works for Registered charities, CIOs, CICs and community groups.

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worcscf.org.uk

About Worcestershire Community Foundation Limited

Worcestershire Community Foundation Limited is the independent community foundation for Worcestershire, established in 2003. It works to strengthen local communities by enabling philanthropy and making targeted grants to address unmet needs. Guided by resident trustees with deep local knowledge, the foundation focuses on lasting change through transparency, partnership, and community empowerment. It champions bottom-up solutions, supporting voluntary organisations to thrive across the county.

What Worcestershire Community Foundation Limited funds

The foundation funds work that addresses poverty and hardship, supports older people, improves mental and physical health, and helps unpaid carers. Priority areas include cost of living and food and fuel poverty, ageing well, reducing social isolation and loneliness, and supporting people to stay safe and well in their community. Grants can cover core costs, salaries, project delivery, equipment, training, events, and transport. All funded activity must benefit residents of Worcestershire.

Who can apply

Registered charities, community interest companies, social enterprises, and community groups based in Worcestershire can apply. Organisations must have been established for at least 12 months, have at least three directors, and have financial accounting records covering at least 12 months. CICs must have an asset locked body and earn at least 50% of income through trading. The foundation prioritises smaller, grassroots organisations.

What Worcestershire Community Foundation Limited doesn't fund

The foundation does not fund projects that are the responsibility of statutory services, activities promoting party-political activity, activities generating private profit, or individual sponsorship. Faith-based activities are also excluded. Organisations that received a grant in the previous funding round are not eligible to apply again in the subsequent round.

How much does Worcestershire Community Foundation Limited give?

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

Last verified 8 August 2026 · 19 sourced facts

Strengthening Worcestershire Fund 2025Currently closed

£2,000 – £7,500

Online application form
Decisions in ~8 weeks
Single-year grants
Match funding required

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 Worcestershire Community Foundation Limited funds — and what they won't

Their stated priorities

["Cost of living / food and fuel poverty","Ageing well","Reducing social isolation and loneliness","Supporting people to stay safe and well in their community","Information, advice and guidance","Supporting unpaid carers"]

Costs they'll cover

Core costsSalariesProject deliveryEquipmentCapital works & buildingsTrainingEventsTransport

They don't fund

FaithCapital works & buildingsOrganisations established less than 12 monthsCICs registered for less than 12 monthsCICs without an asset locked bodyCICs with less than 50% of income earned through tradingOrganisations with fewer than 3 directorsOrganisations with financial accounting records of less than 12 monthsApplicants who received a grant in the previous round in 2024

The full exclusions list (4)

Projects which are the responsibility of statutory services
Activities promoting party-political activity
Activities generating private profit
Individual sponsorship

Good to know

FaithNo restriction

Focus areas

Poverty & hardshipMental healthOlder peopleCommunity

How to apply to Worcestershire Community Foundation Limited

Worcestershire Community Foundation Limited 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 Worcestershire Community Foundation Limited's application asks

We hold the 13 questions from Worcestershire Community Foundation Limited's application form, word for word — so you know exactly what you're signing up to answer.

Question 1

“Please describe the overall aims and objectives of your organisation and the activities or services your organisation provides”

Max 150 words

Question 2

“Please describe your project and its main aims.”

Max 350 words

11 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 Worcestershire Community Foundation Limited could be a fit. Draft if yes.

Frequently asked questions

How much funding does Worcestershire Community Foundation Limited provide?

Worcestershire Community Foundation Limited runs one grant programme — Strengthening Worcestershire Fund 2025: £2,000 – £7,500.

Where does Worcestershire Community Foundation Limited fund charities?

Worcestershire Community Foundation Limited funds charities operating in Worcestershire.

Does Worcestershire Community Foundation Limited accept unsolicited applications?

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

What does Worcestershire Community Foundation Limited not fund?

Their published exclusions include: Projects which are the responsibility of statutory services; Activities promoting party-political activity; Activities generating private profit; Individual sponsorship. The full exclusions list is further up this page.

How do I apply for funding from Worcestershire Community Foundation Limited?

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