Mansfield Building Society

Community Support Scheme

Mansfield Building Society's Community Support Scheme gives small awards, typically £250-£1,000, to charitable and community groups benefiting people in its heartland of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. It funds activities and projects promoting health and wellbeing, participation in the arts, youth activities, and benefiting the environment. Applications are requested by email and considered by a panel, usually three times a year.

You could get
£250 – £1,000
no fixed round
Deadline
Rolling
apply any time
Effort
Light
short form, little evidence needed

Who can apply

  • Charitable and community groups whose activities and projects benefit people in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire (the Society's heartland)
  • The page does not set out further rules on organisation type, income or governance

What it funds

Activities and projects by charitable and community groups in four categories:

  • Promoting and supporting health and wellbeing
  • Promoting and encouraging participation in the arts
  • Promoting and supporting youth activities
  • Benefiting the environment

What it will not fund

  • Individuals (not usually)
  • Party political activities
  • Promotion of religious causes
  • Animal charities
  • Commercial enterprises
  • Day to day running costs
  • Sponsorship of an event

How to apply

  1. Email communitysupportscheme@mansfieldbs.co.uk to request an application form
  2. Complete and return the application form
  3. Your application is considered by a panel that includes two independent members, which usually meets three times a year

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