Community foundation · Registered charity 1017504
Forever Manchester: grants and who they fund
Forever Manchester published 1,024 grants to organisations from 4 Oct 2023 to 8 Sept 2026, worth £2.9m in total. The typical (median) grant was £1,218, and Manchester was the area funded most often.
Stated aims
What the charity says it does (Charity Commission register):
Forever Manchester is a charity that raises money to fund and support community activity across Greater Manchester.
Charitable objects (governing document):
(1) the promotion of any charitable purposes for the benefit of the community in the county of greater manchester and in particular the advancement of education,the protection of good health both mental and physical and the relief of poverty,distress and sickness and the provision of facilities in the interests of social welfare (2) such other exclusively charitable purposes as are or may be beneficial to the community in the county of greater manchester
Where it operates (Charity Commission register):
- Bolton
- Bury
- Manchester City
- Oldham
- Rochdale
- Salford City
- Stockport
- Tameside
- Trafford
- Wigan
Grant sizes
Grants to organisations from 4 Oct 2023 to 8 Sept 2026. Smallest £225, largest £140k, average £2,843.
| Grant size | Grants | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under £1,000 | 151 | 15% |
| £1,000 to £4,999 | 727 | 71% |
| £5,000 to £9,999 | 77 | 8% |
| £10,000 to £49,999 | 67 | 7% |
| £100,000 to £249,999 | 2 | 0% |
| Year | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 210 | £954k |
| 2025 | 389 | £1.1m |
| 2024 | 346 | £719k |
| 2023 | 79 | £168k |
Grant programmes
Programmes named most often in the published grants.
| Programme | Grants | Median grant |
|---|---|---|
| Auto Trader Community Fund | 131 | £1,000 |
| Zuto Make A Difference Fund | 119 | £1,000 |
| Together Energy Fund | 116 | £2,500 |
| Forever Manchester Awards | 99 | £1,000 |
| Stagecoach Greater Manchester Fund | 78 | £2,215 |
| Bright Futures Fund | 71 | £5,000 |
| CDL Fund | 64 | £1,000 |
| Voicescape Community Fund | 55 | £1,000 |
Example recipients
Registered organisations that received grants, largest first. Organisations only: grants to individuals are never shown.
| Organisation | Grants | Total | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Be The Change Youth Project CIC | 5 | £156k | 8 Sept 2026 |
| Odd Arts | 1 | £140k | 28 Aug 2026 |
| Bury Defence Academy | 6 | £45k | 3 Jun 2026 |
| Deeplish Community centre Association | 4 | £38k | 3 Jun 2026 |
| Family Unit Trust | 5 | £37k | 3 Jun 2026 |
| Oldham Play Action Group | 3 | £35k | 3 Jun 2026 |
| Cancer Care Diaspora | 2 | £25k | 3 Jun 2026 |
| Redeemed Christian Church of God Strong Tower Miracle Arena | 2 | £25k | 3 Jun 2026 |
| Belz Communities | 2 | £25k | 3 Jun 2026 |
| Moss Side Fire Station Boxing Club CIO | 3 | £25k | 22 May 2025 |
| Leigh Youth and Community Development Trust | 2 | £25k | 3 Jun 2026 |
| Caring and Sharing Rochdale | 2 | £24k | 3 Jun 2026 |
| Westcroft Community Centre | 3 | £24k | 3 Jun 2026 |
| Make Build Grow C.I.C. | 4 | £24k | 3 Jun 2026 |
| Empower Youth Zones, trading as HideOut Youth Zone | 1 | £22k | 23 Jan 2024 |
Areas funded
Beneficiary locations given in the grant data, by number of grants.
| Area | Grants |
|---|---|
| Manchester | 284 |
| Stockport | 117 |
| Bolton | 93 |
| Wigan | 92 |
| Tameside | 92 |
| Salford | 85 |
| Oldham | 80 |
| Trafford | 76 |
| Bury | 68 |
| Rochdale | 31 |
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Source: grants data published by Forever Manchester 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: 1,024 grants to organisations awarded 4 Oct 2023 to 8 Sept 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 Forever Manchester, 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 Forever Manchester.