Community foundation · Registered charity 1094646
Northamptonshire Community Foundation: grants and who they fund
Northamptonshire Community Foundation published 537 grants to organisations from 3 Oct 2023 to 29 Sept 2026, worth £2.3m in total. The typical (median) grant was £3,000, and West Northamptonshire was the area funded most often.
Stated aims
What the charity says it does (Charity Commission register):
Encourage local giving and award grants to Northamptonshire community groups & projects
Charitable objects (governing document):
The objects ("the objects") for which the charity is established are:1. The promotion of any charitable purposes for the benefit of the community in the county of northamptonshire 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 community including those in the area of benefit.
Where it operates (Charity Commission register):
- Northamptonshire
Grant sizes
Grants to organisations from 3 Oct 2023 to 29 Sept 2026. Smallest £240, largest £200k, average £4,321.
| Grant size | Grants | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under £1,000 | 39 | 7% |
| £1,000 to £4,999 | 369 | 69% |
| £5,000 to £9,999 | 102 | 19% |
| £10,000 to £49,999 | 23 | 4% |
| £50,000 to £99,999 | 3 | 1% |
| £100,000 to £249,999 | 1 | 0% |
| Year | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 164 | £607k |
| 2025 | 231 | £1.1m |
| 2024 | 102 | £306k |
| 2023 | 40 | £356k |
Grant programmes
Programmes named most often in the published grants.
| Programme | Grants | Median grant |
|---|---|---|
| Constance Travis Endowment Fund for Northamptonshire | 119 | £2,000 |
| Queens Institute | 35 | £4,890 |
| Towcester Park Community Fund | 23 | £5,000 |
| HSF4 - vouchers | 21 | £4,286 |
| Cecil Pettit fund | 21 | £3,000 |
| Randal Charitable Foundation | 20 | £3,000 |
| Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund | 16 | £5,725 |
| SWEF Fund | 16 | £500 |
Example recipients
Registered organisations that received grants, largest first. Organisations only: grants to individuals are never shown.
| Organisation | Grants | Total | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| C2C Social Action | 10 | £62k | 29 Sept 2026 |
| Burton Latimer Town Council | 1 | £60k | 9 Jul 2025 |
| United African Association | 15 | £55k | 8 Jul 2026 |
| NN Contemporary Art | 3 | £55k | 15 Dec 2025 |
| Fermynwoods Contemporary Art Ltd | 3 | £54k | 4 Jun 2026 |
| Safe Kids Walking Ltd (trading as Brightwayz) | 1 | £50k | 25 Jul 2025 |
| Rushton Village Hall | 5 | £41k | 27 Apr 2026 |
| Shine! Arts & Well-Being CIC (SAWB CIC) | 3 | £34k | 23 Jun 2026 |
| En-Fold | 4 | £29k | 8 Jul 2026 |
| The McCarthy-Dixon Foundation | 6 | £28k | 30 Mar 2026 |
| Moulton Community CIO | 7 | £28k | 4 Jun 2026 |
| Yelvertoft Village Hall | 1 | £26k | 25 Jun 2026 |
| Northampton Town Football Club Community Trust | 5 | £25k | 18 May 2026 |
| Doddridge Centre Ltd | 6 | £25k | 1 Sept 2026 |
| SNVB | 7 | £24k | 19 Jun 2026 |
Areas funded
Beneficiary locations given in the grant data, by number of grants.
| Area | Grants |
|---|---|
| West Northamptonshire | 40 |
| North Northamptonshire | 25 |
| Northampton 025A | 19 |
| Northampton 021F | 17 |
| Kettering 001A | 15 |
| Northampton | 11 |
| Northampton 023D | 10 |
| Northampton 023C | 9 |
| South Northamptonshire 005D | 9 |
| Daventry 003E | 9 |
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Source: grants data published by Northamptonshire 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: 537 grants to organisations awarded 3 Oct 2023 to 29 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 Northamptonshire 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 Northamptonshire Community Foundation.