Two Ridings Community Foundation grants
Two Ridings Community Foundation is a regional community foundation giving around £2.4m a year across Yorkshire and the Humber, with a typical grant of £2,000.
Guidance last checked 16 July 2026· from the funder’s own website
Overview
Two Ridings Community Foundation is a regional community foundation supporting organisations across Yorkshire and the Humber. In its latest year it gave around £2.4m to organisations, with a typical grant of £2,000 and most grants falling between £1,755 and £5,000, based on 1,021 recorded grants up to 2024. It funds general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty, economic and community development, and education and training, and it helps groups including disabled people, children and young people, people of a particular ethnic or racial origin, and elderly people.
What they fund
Two Ridings Community Foundation funds general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty, economic and community development, and education and training.
Who and where
It supports other charities and voluntary bodies helping disabled people, children and young people, people of a particular ethnic or racial origin, the general public and elderly people, across the region of Yorkshire and the Humber.
Who they help
Where they fund
What Two Ridings Community Foundation 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.
Who they say they'll fund
“Have at least three unrelated trustees, directors or management committee members.”
Source: tworidingscf.org.uk — How to apply for funding at Two Ridings Community Foundation →
What they say they won't fund
“Organisations that mainly give funds to other organisations or individuals”
Source: tworidingscf.org.uk — How to apply for funding at Two Ridings Community Foundation →
“Work which has already started or taken place / retrospective funding”
Source: tworidingscf.org.uk — How to apply for funding at Two Ridings Community Foundation →
“National organisations (note this does not include locally constituted and managed branches of national or large charities)”
Source: tworidingscf.org.uk — How to apply for funding at Two Ridings Community Foundation →
Income limits they mention
“As a general rule, we will only consider an application from an organisation with a total annual income of under £500,000 per annum”
Source: tworidingscf.org.uk — How to apply for funding at Two Ridings Community Foundation →
How they say to apply
“After your grant period, you will not be eligible to apply for further grants from this scheme until we have received this form, as it finalises your grant.”
Source: tworidingscf.org.uk — How to apply for funding at Two Ridings Community Foundation →
“All eligible applications will be considered by the decision making panel. The final decision cannot be changed, and no discussion will be entered into”
Source: tworidingscf.org.uk — How to apply for funding at Two Ridings Community Foundation →
What a typical grant looks like
| Typical (median) grant | £2,000 |
|---|---|
| Middle half of grants | £1,755 – £5,000 |
| Grants published openly | 1,021 |
| Most recent published grant | 2024 |
Recent grants
- HOPING York Street KitchenGrant to HOPING York Street Kitchen£2,288March 2024
- The Hut York LtdGrant to The Hut York Ltd£2,000March 2024
- Kyra Women's ProjectGrant to Kyra Women's Project£2,000March 2024
- ACES Bridlington Club and Friends by the SeaFunding to run the ACES Town Black History Month 2024 event. Bringing the community together to celebrate and showcase the diversity of their communities.£2,000March 2024
- Gatecrasher Productions CICFunding to run stage craft sessions with young people (11-15) in Filey. This is a pilot project and is to cover staff costs, there will be workshops over a week period in the summer holidays culminating in a performance.£2,000March 2024
- Hensall Parish CouncilFunding towards the purchase of two shelters and benches for a local community garden.£2,000March 2024
From grants Two Ridings Community Foundation publishes openly via 360Giving (the UK open grants-data standard), used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence.
Their charitable objects
As registered with the Charity Commission (their formal purposes):
A) the promotion of any charitable purposes for the benefit of the community in the city of york, the county of north yorkshire, the county of the east riding and the city of hull, and in particular the advancement of education, the promotion of good health (both mental and physical), and the relief of poverty and…
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 Two Ridings Community Foundation typically give?
Based on 1,021 recorded grants (the latest from 2024), the median grant was £2,000, with the middle half of grants falling between £1,755 and £5,000.
What does Two Ridings Community Foundation fund?
It funds general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty, economic and community development and employment, and education and training, for the benefit of communities across Yorkshire and the Humber.
Who can apply to Two Ridings Community Foundation?
Applicant organisations must have at least three unrelated trustees, directors or management committee members, and as a general rule the foundation will only consider organisations with an annual income under £500,000. It cannot fund national organisations (though local branches of national charities can apply), or organisations that mainly give funds to other organisations or individuals.
What won't Two Ridings Community Foundation fund?
It does not fund retrospective work — projects that have already started or taken place — nor national organisations (excluding locally constituted and managed branches), nor organisations that mainly give funds to other organisations or individuals.
How do I apply to Two Ridings Community Foundation?
Applications are considered by a decision-making panel, whose final decision cannot be changed and is not open to discussion. After a grant period, organisations must submit an end-of-grant report before they can apply again to the same scheme. For current guidance, check the foundation's website (www.tworidingscf.org.uk) or its Charity Commission entry (charity number 1166471).
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Contains public sector information from the Charity Commission for England and Wales licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and grants data from 360Giving used under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0. Figures are derived (filtered and summarised by TrusteeMeetings), not republished unchanged. About the data · Terms of use. This page is a starting point for your own research, not a promise of funding, and is not endorsed by or affiliated with Two Ridings Community Foundation.