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Funders index: Sports
- Active Women and Girls Foundation
- Arthur J C Kendall Memorial Fund
- Avon Tennis
- Barclays Football Fund
- Bluespark Foundation
- Boris Karloff Charitable Foundation
- Cash for Clubs
- Community Sport & Recreation Awards
- Cricket Foundation
- Dan Maskell Tennis Trust
- Dickie Bird Foundation
- Football Foundation
- Fred Perry Tennis Trust
- Gear Up for Sport
- Happy Lane Fund
- Jordan Sinnott Foundation trust
- Keith Coombs Trust
- Kits 4 Kids Grants
- Maverick Stars Trust
- Mike Procter Foundation UK
- Peter Harrison: Opportunities Through Sport
- Platinum Jubilee Sports Activities
- Ready – sport without boundaries
- Rowing Foundation
- Sir Stanley Matthews Foundation
- Sport England
- Sport Relief
- The Avon Squash and Racketball Association
- The Lord Taverners Disability Sports Programme
- The National Hockey Foundation
- The Tony Coles Charitable Trust For The Development Of Youth Cricket
- The Toyota Parasport Fund
- Wooden Spoon – The childrens charity of Rugby
- Wesport
- Youth Sports Trust
Active Women and Girls Foundation.
Access to sport for girls and women. See website for more detailed information.
Email: info@activewomenandgirls.org.uk
Call: 07941 334956
https://activewomenandgirls.org.uk/
Registered address: Active Women and Girls Foundation c/o Gibson Whitter Accountants Larch House, Parklands Business Park Denmead, Hampshire
Registered charity in England and Wales: number: 1193290
Arthur J C Kendall Memorial Fund
Aims to encourage, promote and develop participation in athletics as a means of promoting physical health in the youth (under 21) of the community and to ensure where possible that poverty shall not be a restricting factor in such an involvement.
16 Poyntell Crescent
Chislehurst
BR7 6PJ
Phone: 02087787167
FFI:
Avon Tennis
Avon Tennis has made available funds to help Clubs promote and develop tennis, especially through increasing membership, participation, regular play, coaching and competition for all ages. These funds are available to assist with small size projects that are below the normal minimum amount provided by the various LTA funding schemes and where other funding may not be available. Funding will be available either by way of a grant (up to £5,000) or an interest free loan (maximum of £10,000).
Examples of where funds have been allocated to date include several school outreach programmes where coaches have delivered “tennis taster” sessions in schools and as a consequence recruited juniors into their club programme with many (plus their parents) taking out actual club membership.
In addition, Clubs may also apply for loan funding to assist the delivery of capital projects in those cases where full funding is not readily available either through club funds or third party monies. Priority will be given to projects involving floodlighting, renewal of court surfaces, club buildings and security fences. In these instances funding will be limited to a maximum of £10,000 but no more than 50% of the project costs.
Barclays Football Fund
Grants are available to UK not-for-profit organisations, including community groups, youth groups and traditional football clubs, to make football more inclusive and accessible within communities.
Community sports groups can apply to receive:
- £1000 Access Grants to spend on increasing underrepresented young people’s access to play
- Up to £5000 Deep Impact grants available for existing fund recipients
- Coaching grants to get more women qualified to coach girls’ football at a grassroots level
- Access to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion training and resources
- Exclusive opportunities to apply for Premier League and Barclays FA Women’s Super League tickets, mascot opportunities and exclusive promotional experiences
FFI: https://sported.org.uk/barclays-community-football-fund-2/
Blue Spark
We support a wide range of projects initiated by many different organisations and individuals. We value academic, vocational, artistic and sporting endeavour in equal measure but we are particularly keen to support projects which will help enhance the self-confidence, team working skills and future employability of children and young people.
Projects which we support include:
• Drama
• Music
• Sport
• Art and design
• Debating
• Public speaking
• Academic education
• Vocational training
• Community projects
• Enterprise projects
• Educational excursions
This list is illustrative and not exclusive as to the types of project that we support.
FFI: http://bluesparkfoundation.org.uk/
Boris Karloff Charitable Foundation
The Boris Karloff Charitable Foundation issues grants to charitable organisations with particular emphasis on those connected with the performing arts and the promotion of cricket.
There is no minimum or maximum amount you can apply for.
Deadline: Continuous rolling programme.
For more information and how to apply please contact:
RUSSELL COOKE SOLICITORS, 2 PUTNEY HILL, LONDON , SW15 6AB.
Phone: 020 8394 6488
Cash for Clubs
Cash4Clubs is a sports funding scheme, giving clubs a unique chance to apply for grants to improve facilities, buy new equipment, gain qualifications and invest in the sustainability of their organisation.
The Cash 4 Clubs scheme has given out sports grants to many deserving recipients and is committed to funding even more sports clubs in the future. We offer small grants of 2,000 GBP/Euro to community sports clubs and organisations across the UK and Ireland.
Due to an unprecedented volume of applications received, the Cash4Clubs 2023 programme is now closed to new applicants. Check website for updates in 2024.
Community Sport & Recreation Awards
We believe that the power of sport and recreation can change lives and bring communities together.
Our awards have been celebrating grassroots sport and recreation for over twenty years, and we champion grassroots work on a national scale, using examples of best practice to drive positive, societal change.
The awards provide tangible evidence of the impact of grassroots sport and recreation on communities.
This fund should reopen towards the end of the year – usually November time.
https://www.sportandrecreation.org.uk/pages/community-sport-and-recreation-awards
Cricket Foundation
The Cricket Foundation is an independent charity that raises funds to deliver its two cricket programmes: the schools’ cricket programme, ‘Chance to Shine’, and inner-city cricket programme, ‘StreetChance’.
They also have a range of free resources for schools.
FFI: visit: http://www.chancetoshine.org
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Dan Maskell Tennis Trust
Grants available to help disabled people in the UK to play tennis through the purchase of wheelchairs, tennis equipment and grants for coaching.
Dickie Bird Foundation
The vision of the Foundation is to assist young people under 16 years of age to participate, to the best of their ability, in the sport of their choice irrespective of their social circumstances, culture or ethnicity and to ensure that, in doing so, they improve their chances both inside and outside sport.
Grants provided by The Foundation are limited to no more than £500 per individual so that they can spread their funds widely to the neediest individuals
Please note that Grants are payable to disadvantaged children aged under 16 for essential sports equipment. Travel or coaching are not payable. Payment is for individuals therefore teams/groups should not apply.
Football Foundation
Whether it’s a set of new goalposts, refurbishing current facilities or state of the art 3G pitches The Football Foundation offers grants and schemes which are funded by The Premier League, The FA and Government.
Where do they fund? Funding is provided in a large number of locations in the United Kingdom. The amount of funding available is dependent on your area, so if you’d like to find out more view our https://localplans.footballfoundation.org.uk/
What they will fund: They can help fund a wide range of things from new kit to new pitches and most things in between. If it can help improve your local football facilities, grow participation in the game and enrich the lives of people in your community they will be excited to hear your ideas.
Applications are made online.
How to apply: visit their website for updated information on the above schemes:
Fred Perry Tennis Trust
Our mission is to improve access to youth grassroots tennis.
By refurbishing community courts and sponsoring accessible coaching programmes for the local community, we want to encourage participation in youth tennis across the UK.
For general or press enquiries please contact tennistrust@fredperry.com
Gear Up for Sport
Gear Up for Sport
Each month, the Arnold Clark Community Fund will be giving away 150 sports kits to support youth sports teams. From basketball to boxing, rugby to running clubs, any youth team with up to 30 members aged 4-15 is eligible to enter.
https://www.arnoldclark.com/community-fund
Happy Lane Fund
The Happy Lane Fund is a fund to support all communities across the area of Avon. This is the four Unitary Authorities of Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.
The fund has a focus on the following communities.
• People from Culturally Diverse Communities
• Disabled People
• People with Long Term Health Conditions
• People on Low Incomes
• Refugees
Main Fund – This is for longer term projects. They would like new groups to be established and run all year round, so that individuals have the opportunity of a lifelong participation in tennis. Grants of £800 are made to an organisation. This might be a community group, charity or tennis club. We would then hope this would either contribute towards, or pay for the costs of running the group for one session a week for 40 weeks of the year.
Wesport will endeavour to support community groups to find a suitable tennis venue and coach (if required) and likewise will do the same for tennis venues that wish to offer tennis to local community groups.
The above structure is one that we know works and provides a long term opportunity for individuals and groups. This often leads to the activity becoming a habit. They are completely flexible and are very open to other methods to breakdown barriers and to get people on court. A phone call is often the easiest way to discuss these ideas, so get in touch.
Small Projects – This pot is for small amounts up to £100 (ish!). This might be to assist with attending some training, purchasing a piece of equipment, servicing a wheelchair or assisting with the costs of attending an event for example.These awards can be made in a shorter timescale. To apply or discuss your needs then please contact Richard Colman directly.
Jordan Sinnott Foundation Trust
Grants of up to £5,000 are available for UK clubs and projects which will enable disadvantaged children and young people aged 5-21 to participate in sport.
Keith Coombs Trust – change to:
Gives grants to support amateur sport.
Address: S & U PLC, 2 Stratford Court, Cranmore Boulevard, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B90 4QT
Phone: 01217057777
http://www.totalgiving.co.uk/charity/the-keith-coombs-trust
Email: christineingram@suplc.co.uk
Keith Coombs Trust
Address:S & U PLC, 2 Stratford Court, Cranmore Boulevard, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B90 4QT
Phone: 01217057777
http://www.totalgiving.co.uk/charity/the-keith-coombs-trust
Email: christineingram@suplc.co.uk
Kits 4 Kids Grants – Poundland Foundation
Local kids’ sports teams can apply for a grant of up to £750 to be spent on new kit (clothing).
We’ll be opening another application window later this year.
www.poundlandfoundation.org.uk
To register your interest please email: foundation@poundland.co.uk
Maverick Stars Trust
Offers support to boxing clubs through a variety of schemes. Follow the link below to see the full range of projects they support: https://maverickstarstrust.co.uk/our-schemes
Address: Pax Meadow, Hall Lane, Mobberley, KNUTSFORD, Cheshire, WA16 7AE
Phone: 07721407166
Email: enquiries@maverickstars.co.uk
Website: www.maverickstars.co.uk
Mike Procter Foundation UK
Will fund sporting activities and equipment for young people in Bristol, Bath and Gloucestershire (in particular cricket).
Contact Information:
Address: 8 THE BREACH, DEVIZES, SN10 5BJ
Phone: 07843593872
Peter Harrison Opportunities through Sport
They accept applications for this programme from charities and CASCs throughout the UK that support organisations and activities that use physical activity to enable disabled people and those who face disadvantage to fulfil their potential and to develop personal and life skills.
The Trustees welcome applications for physical activity initiatives that:
• Provide a focus for skills development and confidence building
• Have a strong training and/or educational theme
• Provide sporting equipment or facilities for disabled or disadvantaged people
• Have a high degree of involvement from beneficiaries and those with lived experience
• Have a plan for sustainability
They will consider applications for capital, revenue or project funding.
FFI: http://www.peterharrisonfoundation.org/opportunities-through-sport
Platinum Jubilee Sports Activities Fund
Sport England has launched a new £5 million fund to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee that aims to use sport and physical activity to bring communities together and tackle inequalities.
Grants of between £300 and £10,000 are available to community organisations to support new projects that inactive people to get active, or less active people to become more active. The funds could be used for things such as facility hire and coaching costs, or even small capital improvements.
Priority will be given to projects working with people living in areas of disadvantage, as defined by the Indices of Multiple Deprivation areas 1-3.
Eligible types of organisations that can apply are:
• community amateur sports clubs
• unregistered voluntary and community organisations with a not-for-profit constitution
• registered charities
• not-for-profit companies and CIC’s (limited by guarantee without share capital or charitable incorporated organisation) and without persons of significant control
Applications can be submitted at any time.
FFI: https://www.sportengland.org/news/queens-platinum-jubilee-activity-fund-launched
READY – sport without boundaries
READY raises money to help young people with disabilities play sport and take part in healthy activities for fun and fitness. Over the years they’ve helped hundreds of children with grants for racing wheelchairs, basketball wheelchairs, blind cricket, ramps, prosthetics, seated skis, team kit, racing gloves, specialist hearing aids, gym equipment, swimming lessons, facilities and transport for kids, carers and even ponies!
The grants they make can be truly life changing.
Rowing Foundation
The Foundation gives grants of £500-£4,000 (up to 50% of the overall cost of the project) to help organisations and clubs involved in on water elements of the sport of Rowing who are individually affiliated to British Rowing (other than via their governing body) and whose requirements may be too small or who may be otherwise ineligible for an approach to the National Lottery or other similar sources of funds.
Funds are limited and statistically the Foundation favours giving grants for equipment that will be used on the water and exclusively for juniors and the disabled of all ages.
FFI: www.therowingfoundation.org.uk
Sir Stanley Matthews Foundation
To educate and assist young persons in and around the city of stoke-on-trent and elsewhere as the trustees decide through their leisure time activities (and, in particular, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing the game of football) so as to develop their physical mental and spiritual capacities that they may grow to full maturity as individuals and members of society and that their conditions of life may be improved.
FFI: www.sirstanleymatthews.co.uk/u>
Sport England
In April 2024 they launched the Movement Fund, designed to streamline the process of applying for funding from us. The £160 million fund offers crowdfunding pledges, grants – of up to £15,000 – and resources to help projects that encourage active lifestyles and create enriching experiences for local communities.
FFI:
Sport Relief
Sport for Change work is focused on three areas:
- Using sport to bring about positive social change across Comic Relief’s four key issue areas.
- Growing the sport for change space by advocating for the power of sport, supporting funded organisations to demonstrate their impact, and working with organisations who are new to using sport in their approach.
- Working with strategic partners to develop and deliver Sport for Change programmes.
They have a useful guide(opens in new window) to applying for Sport for Change funding. It includes information about what makes a good project and a handy checklist for things you need to think about before applying for a grant – recommended reading!
FFI: https://www.comicrelief.com/your-impact/how-we-make-grants/sport-for-change
The Avon Squash and Racketball Association
Promote the game of Squash and Racketball to Juniors and Adults of all abilities, from beginners to players who represent the county.
The Lord Taverners – Disability Sports Programmes
They support sporting and recreational activities for young people living in poverty, living with disabilities and/or special needs:
- Supplying specially adapted minibuses and sports wheelchairs, giving young people vital transportation and access to sport and recreation
- Creating new pathways for their participation, development and competition in sport
- Providing play, sports and sensory equipment
For further information please contact: Nicky Pemberton Head of Foundation Tel: 020 7025 0015 Fax: 020 7821 2829 or visit the website at https://www.lordstaverners.org/what-we-do
The National Hockey Foundation
The National Hockey Foundation provides grants of between £10,000 and £75,000 to organisations to support Young People (up to 21 years) to take part in Hockey activities. Applications are invited from a wide range of organisations including Sports Clubs, Schools, other educational institutions Registered Charities and not-for-profit companies.
The Foundation will support capital or revenue costs in relation to specific projects. Examples of costs that will be considered by The National Hockey Foundation include equipment purchase, building/court refurbishment and larger capital projects. Additional eligible costs could include training, educational equipment, transport and project staff costs.
Due to the Foundation’s connection with the National Hockey Stadium in Milton Keynes, additional funding is available to support Young People to take part in wider sporting activities in the town. On the National level, the Foundation will only support projects that help Young People to take part in Hockey activities.
For more information please visit the website. Use the email link to check whether your project fits their criteria.
Email: nathockeyfoundation@gmail.com
W: https://thenationalhockeyfoundation.wordpress.com/
The Tony Coles Charitable Trust For The Development Of Youth Cricket
The Tony Coles Charitable Trust For The Development Of Youth Cricket provides grants to individuals and organisations for:
- Education/training
- General charitable purposes
- Amateur sport
- People with disabilities
- Children/young people
Where The Tony Coles Charitable Trust For The Development Of Youth Cricket operates:
- Dorset
- Somerset
- Cornwall
- Devon
Address: 28 Bakers Close, Bishops Hull, Taunton, TA1 5HD
Phone: 01823 270922
Email: NIGELMANLEY52@HOTMAIL.COM
The Toyota Parasport Fund
The Toyota Parasport Fund has now launched! This exciting new UK-wide programme aims to help activity providers improve the quality and quantity of sport and activities available to disabled people.
This £200,000 funding opportunity is available to support specialist equipment and training (depending on location). Open exclusively to those registered on Parasport, the application process and what’s on offer differs between each of the home nations so check out the relevant links below for more info.
Run a club, activity or event for disabled people? Interested in applying, but not yet registered on Parasport?
Click here to register and be eligible for this and a host of other opportunities.
https://www.sportengland.org/funds-and-campaigns/disability/toyota-parasport-fund
Wesport
They are a sports charity that is passionate about helping people become more physically active and enjoy the benefits that an active lifestyle can bring.
They started work in April 2006 when they became a registered charity and the Active Partnership for the West of England. This means that we work across the four Unitary Authorities of:
• Bath and North East Somerset,
• Bristol,
• North Somerset and
• South Gloucestershire
by championing sport and physical activity.
Wooden Spoon – The children’s charity of Rugby
Since 1983, they have committed in excess of £28 million to 1,000 projects, and their enduring drive to support children with disabilities or facing disadvantage has benefited more than one million lives. If your project is in the UK or Ireland and shares our aim of making a positive impact on the lives of children and young people, it may be eligible for a Wooden Spoon grant.
To find out if an organisation close to your heart is eligible for funding, please visit: https://woodenspoon.org.uk/apply-for-a-grant/
Youth Sports Trust
The Youth Sport Trust is the UK’s leading charity improving every young person’s education and development through sport and play. Please visit the website for information on their current schemes:
