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Cornwall Community Foundation

Cornish Metals Community Fund

Grants of £500 to £3,000 from Cornish Metals, which is working to reopen the South Crofty tin mine beneath Pool and Camborne, run by Cornwall Community Foundation for grassroots groups, charities and CICs supporting vulnerable and underserved people in the communities around the mine. Priority goes to groups closest to South Crofty. Core and project costs are eligible. Applications open on 16 November and close at 9am on 17 December 2026.

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You could get
£500 – £3,000
Deadline
35 days left
17 December
Effort
Moderate
full application with documents

Who can apply

  • Grassroots groups, charities and CICs operating in the communities surrounding the South Crofty mine site (Pool and Camborne, Cornwall) and the wider area, with priority for groups closer to South Crofty and those representing vulnerable and underserved people
  • Applicants must meet Cornwall Community Foundation's general criteria: not-for-profit with charitable activities (registration not required), based in Cornwall or the Isles of Scilly, a minimum of three unrelated members on the management committee, no overdue monitoring reports with the Foundation, and no significant free reserves

What it funds

  • Groups and projects working to support vulnerable and underserved people in their communities

Core and project costs. The grant's categories are children and young people, fuel poverty and financial hardship, homelessness, mental health and wellbeing, and older people.

What it will not fund

  • Commercial profit making organisations
  • Organisations with significant free reserves
  • Statutory or public sector organisations such as health authorities, schools, hospitals, parish and town councils
  • Contributions to an endowment, payment of deficit funding or repayment of loans
  • Grant making organisations or bodies who fundraise or distribute grants on behalf of other organisations
  • Activities or projects which have already happened
  • Regional offices of national bodies that do not benefit local people
  • Organisations whose beneficiaries are not people
  • Organisations or projects intended to influence people's religious choices or to promote a particular belief
  • Individuals or projects that help only one individual
  • The promotion of political causes

How to apply

  1. Check you meet Cornwall Community Foundation's eligibility criteria and have your supporting documents ready
  2. Apply online through the Foundation's portal between 16 November 2026 and 9am on 17 December 2026
  3. A panel discusses applications in January 2027; decisions and payments are due in February 2027

For questions or support with an accessible application, contact Lucy DeGlanville, Grants Officer, on 01566 779333; a grant support call with the Community Outreach Officer can also be booked.

Have ready

  • Constitution, Articles of Association or a set of governing rules
  • Confirmation you have a minimum of three unrelated members on your Management Committee
  • Most recent end-of-year accounts
  • Bank statement no more than three months old
  • Up-to-date safeguarding policy, with a named designated safeguarding lead

Documents are uploaded as PDFs with the application.

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