Community foundation · Registered charity 1057923
Devon Community Foundation: grants and who they fund
Devon Community Foundation published 735 grants to organisations from 11 Oct 2023 to 16 Apr 2026, worth £4.8m in total. The typical (median) grant was £5,000, and Exeter 004E was the area funded most often.
Stated aims
What the charity says it does (Charity Commission register):
DCF is privileged to be working alongside people who are motivated by wanting to make a difference across Devon.We use our knowledge of local needs and the voluntary sector to manage the distribution of funds to achieve sustainable outcomes, awarding financial and other support on behalf of our partners and donors.In this way we address disadvantage and achieve inspiring change in our communities.
Charitable objects (governing document):
The company is established for the objects expressed in the memorandum of association or any other for the charitable purpose for the benefit of the community in the county of devon and, at the Trustees discretion, outside the county of devon
Where it operates (Charity Commission register):
- Devon
- Plymouth City
- Torbay
Grant sizes
Grants to organisations from 11 Oct 2023 to 16 Apr 2026. Smallest £200, largest £80k, average £6,543.
| Grant size | Grants | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under £1,000 | 25 | 3% |
| £1,000 to £4,999 | 281 | 38% |
| £5,000 to £9,999 | 298 | 41% |
| £10,000 to £49,999 | 127 | 17% |
| £50,000 to £99,999 | 4 | 1% |
| Year | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 149 | £753k |
| 2025 | 207 | £1.2m |
| 2024 | 308 | £2.1m |
| 2023 | 71 | £739k |
Grant programmes
Programmes named most often in the published grants.
| Programme | Grants | Median grant |
|---|---|---|
| DCC Food Fuel and More | 141 | £5,000 |
| PCC Safer Communities | 111 | £5,000 |
| Donor Community Grants | 104 | £5,000 |
| Supporting the Supporters | 63 | £2,768 |
| Wellbeing Exeter | 39 | £12k |
| Batsworthy Cross Wind Farm Community Fund | 32 | £4,080 |
| CLASP Communities: Local Action on Suicide Prevention | 32 | £6,634 |
| Community Grants 2026 | 26 | £4,809 |
Example recipients
Registered organisations that received grants, largest first. Organisations only: grants to individuals are never shown.
| Organisation | Grants | Total | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exeter Community Initiatives | 13 | £293k | 2 Apr 2024 |
| CoLab Exeter | 13 | £219k | 2 Apr 2024 |
| St Sidwell's Community Centre | 9 | £91k | 5 Feb 2026 |
| Churches Housing Action Team (CHAT) Mid-Devon Ltd | 6 | £85k | 5 Feb 2026 |
| Exeter City Community Trust | 3 | £81k | 2 Apr 2024 |
| 361 Energy | 5 | £77k | 5 Feb 2026 |
| Food in Community CIC | 6 | £73k | 5 Feb 2026 |
| Anstey Community Hall | 2 | £71k | 23 Jan 2025 |
| Project Food | 7 | £70k | 30 Jan 2025 |
| Refugee Support Devon | 7 | £68k | 30 Mar 2026 |
| Okehampton Community Kitchen | 6 | £66k | 5 Feb 2026 |
| Sound Communities CIC | 3 | £65k | 17 Mar 2026 |
| Youth Arts & Health Trust | 3 | £60k | 26 Mar 2026 |
| Travellerspace | 5 | £58k | 26 Mar 2026 |
| The Olive Project | 10 | £52k | 8 Apr 2026 |
Areas funded
Beneficiary locations given in the grant data, by number of grants.
| Area | Grants |
|---|---|
| Exeter 004E | 32 |
| Exeter 008E | 27 |
| North Devon 008A | 19 |
| South Hams 003A | 15 |
| North Devon 014C | 13 |
| Plymouth 029C | 11 |
| East Devon 005C | 11 |
| North Devon 014A | 10 |
| Plymouth 026D | 10 |
| Mid Devon 004A | 10 |
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Source: grants data published by Devon Community Foundation through 360Giving (GrantNav data, fetched 23 Oct 2026), licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Figures are our own summary of that data: 735 grants to organisations awarded 11 Oct 2023 to 16 Apr 2026. Stated aims, charity number and areas of operation are from the Charity Commission register.
Licence: Contains public sector information from the Charity Commission for England and Wales, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Open Government Licence v3.0. Grants data from Devon Community Foundation, CC BY 4.0.
Last updated: 23 October 2026. Information only, not funding advice; check the funder's own guidance before applying. Brightbench is not connected to Devon Community Foundation.