West Yorkshire

Calderdale Council

Here you can find a wide variety of grants to support people and communities.

City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council

EAST Bradford East - Community Chest and Area Committee Funding

KEIGHLEY Keighley - Community Chest and Area Committee Funding

SHIPLEY Shipley - Community Chest Funding

SOUTH Youth and Community Chest Area Committee Funding

WEST Bradford West - Community Chest and Area Committee Funding

Community First Yorkshire 

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Community Foundations

Calderdale, Leeds (and Bradford), One Community Foundation (Kirklees)

All Community Foundations (UK)

Providing support, information and services for the voluntary sector in Leeds and Bradford.

Council for Voluntary Service (CVS): NOVA

Providing support, information and services for the voluntary sector in Wakefield and District.

Council for Voluntary Service (CVS): Voluntary Action Calderdale

Providing support, information and services for the voluntary sector in Calderdale.

Council for Voluntary Service (CVS): Voluntary Action Leeds

Providing support, information and services for the voluntary sector in Leeds (via the Doing Good Leeds website).

Council for Voluntary Service (CVS): Volunteering Kirklees

Providing support, information and services for the voluntary sector in Kirklees.

Kirklees Local Offer

Support, services and activities for young people (aged 0-25) with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in Kirklees.

Leeds City Council

Schools and education services offered by Leeds City Council.

SHINE offers support to projects that can make a real difference to the attainment of children from disadvantaged backgrounds in the north of England.

Wakefield Council

Information and services for schools provided by Wakefield Council.

West Yorkshire Sport

Funding provided for West Yorkshire (Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds and Wakefield).

Yorkshire Agricultural Society

Offers small grants to help with projects, for example school trips to farms, a project relating to farming and food, or developing your outside space for wildlife or growing.

Yorkshire Funders Forum

Funding resources.

Yorkshire Gardens Trust

The YGT has a history of supporting schools in various ways and also has a 'YGT for SCHOOLS' scheme.

Local service organisations

Find your local Lions Club or Rotary Club.

Tip: For Lions Club, search using town names for the most accurate results.

National retailers' local branches

National retailers can also assist local schools. Please reach out to your local branches for the following retailers: 

The Asda Foundation, Co-op (Local Community Fund), Pets At Home, Tesco Community Grants (contact peter.murphy@groundwork.org.uk), The WHSmith Trust (Community Grants), Wickes Community Programme

Online contact/email: ASDA

Visit in person: Aldi, Co-op, Iceland, Lidl, Marks & Spencer–M&S store locator, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, SPAR–SPAR store locator, Tesco-Tesco store locator, Waitrose

The National Lottery Community Fund

The National Lottery Community Fund distributes over £600m a year to communities across the UK.

Review successful grant awards from your local area of Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds, Wakefield

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