A £100,000 appeal has been launched to help small charities in North Yorkshire survive the winter.
Two Ridings Community Foundation, which coordinates giving in North Yorkshire and East Yorkshire, is running the Surviving the Covid Winter appeal until January 26.
Donations will fund grants of up to £10,000 to voluntary organisations.
Two Ridings Community Foundation usually runs a winter fuel appeal but has altered its plans this year to help charities struggling on the frontline in the battle against covid.
Not-for-profit groups based in North Yorkshire and East Yorkshire with annual turnover of less than £500,000 will be eligible to apply for grants to use as unrestricted funding.
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Jan Garrill, chief executive of the foundation, said:
“There is seemingly no precedent for these times. What I do know is now is the time to give. Whether you are able to donate £10 or £10,000 we urge you to support this campaign.
“In these times, it is important that we look out for one another and stand shoulder to shoulder with people and communities”.
Information on how to donate is available here.
Bettys and Taylors Family Fund offers grants of up to £4,000Not-for-profit organisations, including schools and parish councils, are being invited to apply for grants of between £500 and £4,000 for food projects that improve the lives of young people in Yorkshire.
The Bettys and Taylors Family Fund has provided funding for the initiative, which opened for applications this week.
Organisations have until November 9 to submit bids.
Examples of eligible projects include cookery courses, food hygiene training and healthy eating initiatives.
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The fund supports food schemes because food is key to the business of Bettys and Taylors of Harrogate.
The guidance notes for organisations interested in applying say the fund “actively encourages applications to include costs for overheads (staff, rent, equipment, utilities etc.) that the project will incur”.
Organisations from all of Yorkshire can submit bids to York-based Two Ridings Community Foundation, which is distributing the funding.
Schools can only bid for projects that fall outside their curricular activities.
Contact Two Ridings Community Foundation on 01904 929500 for further information.
Charities and community groups in North Yorkshire fighting the impact of coronavirus are being invited to apply for grants of up to £10,000 and £50,000.
Two separate funders are offering the grants for organisations helping people overcome the effects of the pandemic.
Two Ridings Community Foundation will begin accepting applications for its coronavirus community fund on Monday. Applicants must demonstrate how they would use the grants, worth up to £10,000, to help beneficiaries become more self-sufficient and resilient in the wake of coronavirus.
Not-for-profit organisations in North Yorkshire, York, East Riding of Yorkshire or Hull can submit bids providing they meet the eligibility criteria, which include having a management committee with at least three unrelated members and a bank account in the group’s name.
Organisations can also apply in partnership with other not-for-profit groups for grants of up to £30,000. Applicants with annual income of less than £500,000 will be prioritised.
Two Ridings Community Foundation, which is based in York, is the local distribution partner in North and East Yorkshire for funds raised by the National Emergencies Trust. The trust was set up to provide a more co-ordinated national response to emergencies.
Its coronavirus appeal has distributed £56m nationally so far through local distributors, such as Two Ridings Community Foundation. Full application details are available here.
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Small charities can also apply for grants of £50,000 from Lloyds Community Foundation’s covid recovery fund.
The fund, which opens on Monday, will offer the grants to 140 charities for initiatives that help people overcome complex social issues.
Carlos Chavez, the foundation’s manager for Yorkshire and the Humber, said many charities in the area “faced significant income losses and other challenges over the last six months” and it “wanted to support these charities to recover in the months and years to come so they can continue to be a lifeline to the people in their communities”.
More details are available here