Leeds Community Foundation

You can currently apply for these grants through our website 👇 Lunch Clubs Lead the Change Suicide Prevention Grants Addressing Mental Health Inequalities in Minority Ethnic Groups Learn more here: leedscf.org.uk/open-grants/

Lead the Change is open! Supporting young people to play a leading role in strengthening relationships, fostering understanding and building belonging in their communities. 💵 Grant: £123,353 📍 Location: Leeds 📆 Deadline: 22/04/2026, 12 noon 💻 Apply: leedscf.org.uk/lead-the-chang…

Settle in! It's time for our March news 👇 mailchi.mp/leedscf.org.uk…

📣 Now open! Suicide Prevention Grants Large grants and small grants for community initiatives aimed at people at risk of suicide 💵 Large grants: up to £25k 💵 Small grants: up to £10k 📍 Location: Leeds 📆 Deadline: 27/06/2026 at 12 noon 💻 Learn more: leedscf.org.uk/open-grants/

📣 Closing soon! Healthy Holidays 📆 Deadline: 31/03/2026 at 12 noon Supporting community organisations to provide engaging and fun activities and healthy food during the school holidays 💵 Grants: up to £22k 📍 Location: Leeds 💻 Apply: leedscf.org.uk/healthy-holida…

Just a few days until our March news lands! Want to get a copy in your inbox? Sign up here 👉 leedscf.org.uk/sign-up-to-our…

Communities and organisations have been strengthened thanks to our multi-year funding partnership with The Bartlett Foundation! Read all about the programme and the impact it's had here 👉 leedscf.org.uk/communities-an…

The grassroots organisations, projects and activities we fund help to improve people’s health and wellbeing, provide opportunities for learning and experiences, promote inclusion and so much more. Want to know more? Read about our impact on our website 👉 leedscf.org.uk/impact

We’re building a fairer Leeds for everyone! Since 2005, we've been supporting community organisations to make a difference for local people. Over the past 20 years, we’ve invested more than £70million in grants to benefit communities across our city and the wider region.

📣 Now open! Addressing Mental Health Inequalities in Minority Ethnic Groups £2.5k-£10k grants for Black-led community initiatives 🎯 Aim: reduce the rate at which Black men are detained under the Mental Health Act in Leeds 💻 Apply: leedscf.org.uk/addressing-men… With Synergi Leeds

If you’re interested in playing your part in building a fairer Leeds, we’d love to start a conversation. Get in touch at info@leedscf.org.uk.

The event was a great opportunity to reflect on the many ways we can all support local organisations, whether that’s hiring a space for your next meeting or making a transformational gift like Jimi.

We heard from Steph Taylor and Fran Etherington. They shared the journey of how The Old Fire Station was transformed by a generous donation from late Leeds businessman Jimi Heselden into the invaluable asset it is for the community today.

The sun was shining and conversations were flowing as we gathered at The Old Fire Station in east Leeds. It's a thriving hub for the community, and a brilliant example of what you can achieve with generosity and collaboration.

A big thank you to everyone who joined us this week for our first supporter event of the year!

📣 Check out our open grants! Healthy Holidays 💵 Grants: up to £22k 📍 Location: Leeds 📆 Deadline: 31/03/2026 at 12 noon Lunch Clubs 💵 Grants: allocated based on applications 📍 Location: Leeds 📆 Deadline: 17/04/2026 at 12 noon Learn more & apply 👉 leedscf.org.uk/open-grants/

"Supporting Leeds Community Foundation allows us to play a part in strengthening the wider city." We recently caught up with Sarah Limbert, Marketing Manager at @wp_leeds. Read the full interview on our website 👉 leedscf.org.uk/our-supporters…

During 2025, we invested more than £1.5m in local communities through our flagship programme The Leeds Fund. It takes the total given out through the fund since its launch in 2016 to nearly £4.5m 🙌 Read more about The Leeds Fund and the grant awards 👉 leedscf.org.uk/foundation-mak…

Couldn't make our Open Grants Briefing Event this week? Don't worry, you can catch up! Watch the session recording to hear about our grantmaking processes and upcoming funding opportunities 👇 youtu.be/pHfxWhmL2aY

We’re excited to be part of Lead the Change, a major funder collaboration that will invest £3.4m to empower young people to play a leading role in fostering understanding and strengthening relationships within communities 👉 ukcommunityfoundations.org/news/lead-the-…