Making Local Life Better Fund – CLOSED (re-opening date TBC)
A note about the fund… You know when the builders say it’ll be all done in a few weeks and six months later, there’s still plaster everywhere, and…
Coffee Morning Chat with LRCF Grants Team
Are you a charity or not-for-profit organsiation working in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland? If so, then come along to our coffee morning to speak to our grants team…
The Richard Bonney Literary Fund – OPEN
A new funding round is opening for 2024. Applications will be accepted from 1st January 2024 and be considered on a rolling basis throughout the year. Please apply…
Thank you to our Volunteers!
Leicestershire and Rutland Community Foundation want to say a massive THANK YOU during volunteers week to all of our phenomenal…
Nominate a deserving voluntary group for The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service
This is the highest award that can be given to voluntary groups across the UK, and you could help more Leicestershire groups win this prestigious award. So, if…
Covid Pandemic
Over 2020 and early 2021, we gave around £1.25m in grants to the local charitable groups working tirelessly with those hardest hit by the pandemic. Our grateful thanks…
High Sheriff of Rutland’s award for service to the community
It was a proud moment for the Leicestershire & Rutland Community Foundation team when the outgoing High Sheriff of Rutland, Richard Cole, presented the High Sheriff’s award at…
New fund launches to deliver better futures through sport
Developing life skills Building strong communities Improving mental health Developing employability skills Reducing crime and anti-social behaviour The fund will open for applications on Monday 12th April and full…
Resilience and Recovery Loan Fund deadline extended
The Resilience and Recovery Loan Fund (RRLF) is a new fund for social enterprises and charities that are improving the lives of people across the UK who are…
Practical Support and Hope for Pandemic Mums and Babies
The Bobby Dhanjal Foundation has given much needed help to charity Baby Basics Leicester, via Leicestershire and Rutland Community Foundation. Baby Basics is a volunteer-led charity supporting vulnerable…