The Alastair James Memorial Trust was established to commemorate the short life of Alastair James and celebrate the impact he had on those around him. Alastair James was the younger son of Noel (Jimmy) James OBE MC and his wife Cecilia (née Livingstone). He was born on 13 May 1954 in Oxford and was christened at St Giles Church Oxford by his great-uncle, the Rt Rev George Bell, Bishop of Chichester.

African & Caribbean Elders Service (ACES) was established in 1992 to provide the preventative components of support services to its users and carers, which included good quality day care for older people, with a focus on those from the Black and Global Majority communities living in and around Northamptonshire.

Northamptonshire Community Foundation are now supporting the legacy of the charity through the establishment of this funding programme, which will focus on awarding grant funding to Black and Global Majority-led organisations supporting older people in their communities.

The Small Green Arts Fund wishes to support a broad range of arts, culture and craft activity across the county, responding to and raising awareness of the climate crisis and encouraging local communities to look at ways of adapting and responding to climate change.

Northamptonshire Community Foundation is delighted to launch the Constance Travis Endowment Fund for Northamptonshire to help build a sustainable and safe future for Northamptonshire communities.

Northamptonshire Community Foundation has launched the Poverty Hurts Fund to help tackle increasing poverty and the impact of the current cost of living crisis for some of our most vulnerable local residents and those already experiencing financial distress. It aims to ensure that people who have been impacted by poverty can access support from local organisations. 

The SWEF Enterprise Fund looks to offer support of up to £500 for individuals living in Northamptonshire aged between 18-30 who are launching a new business or up to £2,000 for those running a new business that is within its first two years of trading.

The New Albion Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund has been established on behalf of New Albion Wind Limited to provide grants to projects which benefit residents in the parishes of Rushton and Pipewell.

The fund will support a range of charitable, educational, environmental and general community amenity projects to benefit residents in the local community around the wind farm site.

The Northamptonshire Queens Institute Fund will offer one-off grants up to £5000 for projects based in Northamptonshire that are all about improving health and wellbeing.

The Margaret Giffen Community Fund supports projects up to £3000 tackling disadvantage and poverty across Corby, Kettering and North Northamptonshire.

The Compton Fund wish to support arts, culture and heritage projects across Northamptonshire. The fund will offer awards between £500 and £3000.

Projects will be considered across a range of arts, culture and heritage based projects.

The Burton Wold Community Wind Farm Fund has been established on behalf of Laing Construction to provide grants to projects which benefit residents in the parishes of Burton Latimer and Cranford around the wind farm site.

The Winwick Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund has been established on behalf of Cubico Sustainable Investments to provide grants to projects which benefit residents in the parishes of Winwick, Cold Ashby, West Haddon and Guilsborough.

The Yelvertoft Wind farm Community Benefit Fund has been established to provide grants to projects which benefit residents in the parishes of Clay Coton, Crick, Lilbourne or Yelvertoft.

St Giles Charitable Trust is working towards United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 1: No Poverty.

We are calling on projects to apply to the St Giles Charitable Trust for up to £5000 for targeted activity addressing poverty in Northampton.

IM Properties, in partnership with Northamptonshire Community Foundation, have established the Towcester Park Community Fund.  This fund aims to support projects in Towcester, Tiffield, Greens Norton and Easton Neston that will strengthen communities, enhance the natural environment and promote positive change.

The John Chard-Young Legacy Fund is a bursary scheme providing Adrenaline Alley sporting, Active In Motion (A.I.M) Health & Wellness Centre and counselling sessions to help improve the overall wellbeing of those in need. John Chard-Young was the co-founder and inspiration behind Adrenaline Alley, one of Europe’s largest indoor BMX and Skateboard Parks and safe space for those interested in urban sports.

Harry’s Fund is a bursary scheme to make individual awards to young people with neurodiverse conditions such as Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) or ADHD to support their education and/or health and wellbeing.

The High Sheriff Care Leaver and Estranged Student Fund makes individual awards to support employability for Care Leavers and Estranged Students graduating from the University of Northampton, to have a meaningful impact on an individual’s future education, employment, aspirations and quality of life.