Community Foundation for Staffordshire and Shropshire grants
Community Foundation for Staffordshire and Shropshire makes grants to charities and community groups in Staffordshire and Shropshire, with most of its own programmes open year-round.
Guidance last checked 16 July 2026· from the funder’s own website
Overview
Most of the programmes funded directly from this foundation's own funds are open year-round, so you can submit an application at any time. It says it is currently able to offer some form of funding to at least 75 per cent of eligible applicants. It accepts applications from a diverse range of organisations. These include registered charities, social enterprises, charitable incorporated organisations, constituted community groups, voluntary groups and companies with charitable aims. Funds it manages on behalf of others have their own windows, so check which of those are open. Its area is Staffordshire and Shropshire, and its governing objects reach into surrounding counties and areas, so ask if you are near the edge. If you are successful, you will never be waiting more than 28 days for the money.
What they fund
Charity Commission records list the Foundation under the prevention or relief of poverty, education or training, health, and other charitable purposes. Its objects cover any charitable purpose for the benefit of the community in Staffordshire and its surrounding counties and areas.
Who and where
The register records a wide set of beneficiaries, including people with disabilities, children and young people, older people, people of a particular ethnic or racial origin, other defined groups, other charities and voluntary bodies, and the general public. It is listed as working in the West Midlands.
Who they help
Where they fund
What Community Foundation for Staffordshire and Shropshire says in its own guidance
Quoted directly from the funder’s own website, with a link to the page each quote came from. Always the most current word is theirs — check the source before you apply.
What they say they're looking for
“Currently we are able to offer some form of funding to at least 75% of eligible applicants”
Source: staffordshire.foundation — The Funding Process – Community Foundation for Staffordshire & Shropshire →
Who they say they'll fund
“We accept applications from a diverse range of organisations, including registered charities, social enterprises, charitable incorporated organisations, constituted community groups, voluntary groups and companies with charitable aims”
Source: staffordshire.foundation — The Funding Process – Community Foundation for Staffordshire & Shropshire →
“We are the registered, recognised and accredited Community Foundation for Staffordshire and Shropshire”
Source: staffordshire.foundation — Community Foundation for Staffordshire & Shropshire – Supporting our communities →
What they say they won't fund
“Projects that promote religion or seek to influence people's religious choices are not eligible to apply for funding”
Source: staffordshire.foundation — The Funding Process – Community Foundation for Staffordshire & Shropshire →
“Projects that promote a particular political cause or try to influence people's political choices towards a political party are not eligible for funding”
Source: staffordshire.foundation — The Funding Process – Community Foundation for Staffordshire & Shropshire →
“statutory authorities for core funding or work that they have a statutory responsibility to provide, schools for any work that is linked to a building or any part of a statutory responsibility or curriculum, hospitals, private businesses and solely commercial ventures”
Source: staffordshire.foundation — The Funding Process – Community Foundation for Staffordshire & Shropshire →
How they say to apply
“Payments are usually made at the end of the month in which we receive your signed agreement, meaning that, if successful, you will never be waiting more than 28 days to receive the funding”
Source: staffordshire.foundation — The Funding Process – Community Foundation for Staffordshire & Shropshire →
“Most of the programmes funded directly from our own funds are open year-round, so you can submit your application at any time”
Source: staffordshire.foundation — The Funding Process – Community Foundation for Staffordshire & Shropshire →
Their charitable objects
As registered with the Charity Commission (their formal purposes):
The promotion of any charitable purpose for the benefit of the community or any part thereof in staffordshire and its surrounding counties and areas and in particular the advancement of education, the promotion and preservation of good health both mental and physical and the relief of poverty and sickness.
How to approach them
Start with the official sources — they’re always more current than any directory, including this one.
Common questions
How much does the Community Foundation typically give?
The Foundation manages a number of separate funds, and the material it publishes does not set out a single typical grant size. Check the size limits on the individual fund you are applying to. For scale, its latest reported financial year records £1,868,329 in grants to organisations and £2,776,962 in grants to individuals.
What does the Community Foundation fund?
Its objects are the promotion of any charitable purpose for the benefit of the community in Staffordshire and its surrounding counties and areas. In particular they name the advancement of education, the promotion and preservation of good health both mental and physical, and the relief of poverty and sickness.
Who can apply?
A diverse range of organisations, including registered charities, social enterprises, charitable incorporated organisations, constituted community groups, voluntary groups and companies with charitable aims. The Foundation covers Staffordshire and Shropshire, and its objects extend to surrounding counties and areas, so check with it if you are just outside.
What won't it fund?
It does not fund statutory authorities for core funding, or for work they have a statutory responsibility to provide. It does not fund schools for work linked to a building or to statutory responsibility or curriculum, nor hospitals, private businesses or solely commercial ventures. Projects that promote religion or seek to influence people's religious choices are not eligible. Nor are projects that promote a particular political cause or try to influence people's political choices towards a political party.
How do I apply?
Most of the programmes funded from its own funds are open year-round, so you can apply at any time. Payments are usually made at the end of the month in which it receives your signed agreement. Check the funder's own website (staffordshire.foundation) and its Charity Commission entry (charity number 1091628) for current guidance and dates, as processes can change.
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