Community foundation · Registered charity 1094935
Herefordshire Community Foundation: grants and who they fund
Herefordshire Community Foundation published 1,361 grants to organisations from 2 Oct 2023 to 30 Jun 2026, worth £1.8m in total. The typical (median) grant was £568, and Herefordshire 012C was the area funded most often.
Stated aims
What the charity says it does (Charity Commission register):
Herefordshire Community Foundation is a local, independent grant making organisation. It develops local philanthropic giving in order to support local activities and also adminsters a variety of different charitable funds. Grants can be given to local charities or community groups and cover all ages and many different activities. The organisation normally works within the county boundaries.
Charitable objects (governing document):
1. The promotion of any charitable purposes for the benefit of the community in the county of herefordshire and in particular the advancement of education the protection of good health both mental and physical and the relief of poverty and sickness;2. Other exclusively charitable purposes in the United Kingdom and elsewhere which are in the opinion of the Trustees beneficial to the public including the community in the county of herefordshire.
Where it operates (Charity Commission register):
- Herefordshire
Grant sizes
Grants to organisations from 2 Oct 2023 to 30 Jun 2026. Smallest £60, largest £56k, average £1,311.
| Grant size | Grants | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under £1,000 | 984 | 72% |
| £1,000 to £4,999 | 307 | 23% |
| £5,000 to £9,999 | 47 | 3% |
| £10,000 to £49,999 | 22 | 2% |
| £50,000 to £99,999 | 1 | 0% |
| Year | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 189 | £286k |
| 2025 | 523 | £646k |
| 2024 | 482 | £705k |
| 2023 | 167 | £148k |
Grant programmes
Programmes named most often in the published grants.
| Programme | Grants | Median grant |
|---|---|---|
| Household Support Fund | 793 | £500 |
| Iron Fund | 124 | £1,962 |
| Small Sparks | 65 | £1,000 |
| Joanies | 44 | £2,600 |
| Herefordshire Educational Fund | 38 | £727 |
| joanies | 28 | £3,000 |
| Becket Bulmer | 25 | £2,000 |
| High Sheriff | 24 | £1,000 |
Example recipients
Registered organisations that received grants, largest first. Organisations only: grants to individuals are never shown.
| Organisation | Grants | Total | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herefordshire Council | 47 | £81k | 23 Mar 2026 |
| Home-Start Herefordshire | 29 | £55k | 16 Mar 2026 |
| Hope Support Services | 6 | £42k | 12 Jan 2026 |
| Herefordshire Green Network | 2 | £36k | 10 Dec 2024 |
| Connexus | 55 | £28k | 9 Mar 2026 |
| Growing Local CIC | 5 | £27k | 30 Jun 2026 |
| Hereford Community Farm Community Interest Company | 2 | £24k | 8 Jun 2026 |
| Carers of Herefordshire | 3 | £22k | 27 Jun 2025 |
| Individual | 34 | £22k | 30 Jun 2026 |
| Close House Projects | 4 | £21k | 28 Oct 2025 |
| Rural Media Charity | 2 | £21k | 19 Jan 2026 |
| @The Hub | 1 | £20k | 27 Mar 2024 |
| Marches Family Network | 6 | £20k | 8 Jun 2026 |
| @thehub CIC | 3 | £19k | 28 Oct 2025 |
| Open Arms Kington (OAK) CIC | 4 | £19k | 15 Dec 2025 |
Areas funded
Beneficiary locations given in the grant data, by number of grants.
| Area | Grants |
|---|---|
| Herefordshire 012C | 257 |
| Herefordshire 010B | 99 |
| Herefordshire 019F | 71 |
| Herefordshire 012D | 52 |
| Herefordshire 003D | 45 |
| Herefordshire 015B | 42 |
| Herefordshire 021A | 35 |
| Herefordshire 012A | 33 |
| Shropshire 036D | 32 |
| Herefordshire 005F | 28 |
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Source: grants data published by Herefordshire 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: 1,361 grants to organisations awarded 2 Oct 2023 to 30 Jun 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 Herefordshire 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 Herefordshire Community Foundation.