What is Worcestershire Community Foundation?
We are an independent charity and the Community Foundation for Worcestershire. We are part of a national network of 47 Community Foundations and the UK’s fourth largest funding body.
During 23/24 we supported Worcestershire’s communities by giving out 93 grants; distributing £617,539 of funding to 64+ community groups across the county.
See our short video highlighting some of the projects we supported in 2023.
We would like to say a huge thank you to all the organisations and individuals who have helped us to support Worcestershire during what is, economically, a very difficult time. We continually look for further funding opportunities to support the voluntary and community sector to enable them to run their services for the benefit of Worcestershire residents.
What we do
We are a charitable hub for the whole county – dedicated to helping to ensure that Worcestershire is a place to thrive by supporting and providing a voice for the voluntary and community sector.
Who are we?
Our people are one of the most important elements of our work in Worcestershire
We are a streamlined organisation which operates in a very lean way to ensure that our overheads are kept to a minimum, enabling us to dedicate maximum resource to our grant programmes to benefit the county.
Our team comprises a voluntary board of local trustees working with a part-time Director and a part-time Grants & Funding Officer. We are proud to have Beatrice Grant, the Lord Lieutenant of Worcestershire, as our President, and a number of well-known voluntary patrons who support us in many ways. Many of our trustees and patrons sit on the boards of other local charities; all our team are long-term residents of Worcestershire and have in-depth knowledge and understanding of the county and its needs.
Our Impact
£ 2500000 +
Total grants
(2020-Jan 2025)
£ 617539
Total grants
(Apr 2023-Jan 2025)
£ 6640
Average Grant size
93 +
Number of grants
(Apr 2023-Jan 2025)
Testimonials
North Worcestershire Basement Project – Kelly Turner, Fundraiser“This is our second grant through Worcestershire Community Foundation, and we are very grateful for your continued support. We are seeing that local young people who are facing homelessness are increasingly battling multiple complex challenges, so being able to ensure our services are available county wide is very important to us and those we support.”
Our Way Self Advocacy – Cat Bennett, ManagerWe have found WCF to be very helpful and responsive to our queries. Our members have got a lot out of the project and we have already seen changes in people’s openness to Hate and Mate Crime. This project has supported the building and maintaining of partnerships with both the Police and Victim Support.
Oasis Warndon Community Hub“The support of the Worcestershire Community Foundation has allowed a real emergence of community empowerment, engagement and collaborative participation. The Get Set Grow project will impact this community intergenerationally and allow a safe space to learn, grow and provide for the future.”
Droitwich Spa and Rural Council for Voluntary Service“Thank you for this funding which has afforded many people opportunities to leave their homes, meet in a safe place and feel valued which has increased their confidence and wellbeing. All of the initiatives have reduced feelings of anxiety. Smiles from people are worth a more than words.”
Ruth Wharton, Comms, HR & Recruitment Manager, Sky Autism Support“SKY was delighted to receive a generous fund from #iWill … The greatest encouragement was the team spirit that blossomed as everyone played their part, whether big or small to make it happen!”
Our team
Our Partners
