Fundholders

Over 150 local people, companies, organisations, charitable trusts and government agencies have set up named charitable funds at the Community Foundation. Although each fund is set up to reflect the donor's wishes, they all gain impact through being managed and invested together.

Grassroots Funds

  • Alastair Sawday Publishing Grassroots Fund - Building to a named fund
  • Ambassadors Grassroots Fund (BANES) - For general charitable purposes
  • Ambassadors Grassroots Fund (Bristol) - For general charitable purposes 
  • Anderson Grassroots Fund - For community projects particularly those focussing on elders
  • Anonymous Grassroots Fund - Building to a named fund
  • Ansty Grassroots Fund - For general charitable purposes
  • Arden Grassroots Fund - For projects tackling homelessness and addiction
  • Bath Half Marathon Grassroots Fund - To support sports, exercise and play activities in Bath and North East Somerset
  • The John Bretten Grassroots Memorial Fund - To support educational projects and those benefiting young people
  • Bristol Airport Grassroots Fund - To support community groups and projects within North Somerset and Bath & North East Somerset
  • Bristol Junior Chamber of Commerce Grassroots Fund - Building to a named fund
  • Bristol Water Grassroots Fund - For general charitable purposes
  • Churngold Grassroots Environment Fund - For environmental and educational projects
  • Sue & John Cottrell Grassroots Fund - Building to a named fund
  • Bob Clements Education Grassroots Fund - To support educational projects in Weston-super-Mare for young people
  • Clydesdale Bank Grassroots Fund - Building to a named fund
  • Cowslip Green Grassroots Fund - For projects with Christian values and projects in Bristol & North Somerset
  • Cullum Family Grassroots Fund - For general charitable purposes in Bath and North East Somerset
  • Denman Charitable Trust Grassroots Fund - To pump prime new activities for projects within South Gloucestershire & Bristol
  • Dixon Family Grassroots Fund - For general charitable purposes
  • Ebb Grassroots Fund - Building to a named fund
  • Fittleworth Grassroots Fund - For general charitable purposes
  • Joan Hawkins Grassroots Fund - For general charitable purposes with an emphasis on the arts
  • John Hollingdale Grassroots Fund - Building to a named fund
  • Laycock Family Grassroots Fund - For sporting and other educational projects for young people
  • Lee Family Grassroots Fund - Building to a named fund
  • Helen Moss Grassroots Fund - Building to a named fund
  • Pamela's Grassroots Fund - To support artistic and environmental projects in the West of England
  • Betty & Miles Parsons Grassroots Fund - For projects across the West of England with priority on groups in North Somerset and Bristol
  • Sheila Pollard Grassroots Fund - Supporting participation in music in North Somerset
  • Redcliffe Homes Grassroots Fund - For young people, homelessness and environmental projects in South Gloucestershire & North Bristol  
  • Peter Rilett Grassroots Fund - For general charitable purposes
  • Rolls Royce Grassroots Fund - For projects in Bristol and South Gloucestershire
  • Tim & Liz Ross Grassroots Fund - For projects in South Gloucestershire
  • Saffery Champness Grassroots Fund - For general charitable purposes
  • Charlie Scherer Grassroots Fund - Building to a named fund
  • Mary Smallwood Grassroots Fund - For projects in North Somerset
  • Mathew Smallwood Grassroots Fund - For projects in North Somerset
  • Paul Smallwood Grassroots Fund - For projects in North Somerset
  • Tim Stevenson Grassroots Fund - To support projects for young people
  • Diane and Murray Stewart Grassroots Fund - For community groups in Bristol & North Somerset that support families with mentally and physcially disabled children
  • Stride Treglown Grassroots Fund - For general charitable purposes
  • Talking Your Language Grassroots Fund - For projects supporting children and young people in Bristol 
  • Julian & Lindsay Telling Grassroots Fund - For general charitable purposes
  • Tidmarsh Grassroots Fund - For general charitable purposes 
  • Tolchard Family Grassroots Fund - Building to a named fund
  • Top Birds Grassroots Fund - For general charitable purposes
  • Stephen and Sally Trinder Grassroots Fund - For projects supporting older people & young people
  • Wesport Grassroots Legacy Fund - For support of community sports and physical activity projects
  • Whitewood Grassroots Legacy Fund - Building to a named fund
  • Youngwood Grassroots Fund - For projects in Bristol

      Named funds held by companies and organisations

    • Alastair Sawday Publishing Fund - For projects nominated by the donor
    • Alcan Packaging Bristol Fund - For general charitable purposes, preferably within East Bristol
    • Allied Domecq Charitable Fund - To support young people and homeless people
    • Allianz Fund - For projects in South Gloucestershire and parts of Bristol
    • Arnos Vale Cemetery Fund - For the maintenance, repair and management of the cemetery
    • Avon Ambulance Staff Benevolent Fund - To support the welfare of its staff
    • AWW Fund - For projects which improve health and the environment in Bristol
    • AXA Fund - For general charitable purposes
    • AXA Enterprise Fund - To support projects helping young people
    • Bank of Ireland UK Charitable Fund -To support youth projects throughout the West of England
    • Barclays Wealth - To help break the cycle of poverty, disadvantage and debt to give people a brighter future
    • Bath Half Marathon Fund - To support sports, exercise and play activities in Bath and North East Somerset
    • BDO Stoy Hayward Fund - For projects nominated by the donor
    • Bristol Alliance Fund - To support groups in the immediate vicinity of redevelopment of Broadmead
    • Bristol Chamber of Commerce & Initiative Endowment Fund - For general charitable purposes
    • Bristol Collection Box Scheme - To support the resettlement of homeless people
    • Bristol Port Company Fund - For general charitable purposes in Avonmouth, Shirehampton and North Somerset
    • Bristol Water Fund - For projects nominated by the donor
    • Bristol & West Endowment Fund - To support housing initiatives and personal financial management
    • Bristol & West '97 Fund - For general charitable purposes
    • Burges Salmon Charitable Trust Fund - For general charitable purposes
    • Business Women West Fund - To support projects benefiting disadvantaged women
    • Cadbury Fund - For general charitable purposes, preferably in and around Keynsham
    • Catalist Fund - For general charitable purposes
    • Chairman's Fund - For general charitable purposes in Bath & North East Somerset
    • Churngold Environmental Fund - For environmental and educational projects
    • Clerical Medical Investment Group Fund - To support the community foundation's core activities
    • Clydesdale Bank Fund - To support charitable projects in Bristol
    • Colston Girls' School Fund - To benefit young people, especially girls and young women
    • Community at Heart Endowment Fund - To benefit the Barton Hill neighbourhood
    • Converging World Fund – For projects that off-set carbon emissions
    • Corixa Fund - For general charitable purposes
    • Courage Brewery Fund - For general charitable purposes
    • Deeley Freed Fund - To provide opportunities for disadvantaged young people in South Bristol
    • Elizabeth Shaw Fund - For general charitable purposes
    • Exploratory Fund - To encourage public understanding of science
    • Falcon Group Fund - For projects nominated by the donor
    • Gannett Foundation Fund - For projects nominated by the donor
    • GWR FM Bristol Kidz Fund - For educational projects
    • Harveys of Bristol Fund - To support the community foundation's core activities
    • The Henry Smith Charity - For projects selected by the Henry Smith Charity
    • Hewlett-Packard Bristol Fund - To eliminate discrimination and promote educational initiatives
    • Institute of Physics Publishing - For general charitable purposes
    • JP Morgan Fleming Fund for Education - To support educational initiatives
    • John Laing Fund - For addressing housing and homelessness issues
    • KPMG Fund - For addressing housing and homelessness issues
    • The Mall's Fountain Charity Fund - For local charities within a 25 mile radius of The Mall, Cribbs Causeway
    • Marble Mosaic Fund - For general charitable purposes in North Somerset
    • May Gurney Fund - For projects helping young people and the long term unemployed get back into work
    • Mercers Company Fund - For projects supporting elderly people
    • Mosaic Management Consultancy Fund - For general charitable purposes
    • Nisbets Fund - For projects helping young people in North Bristol
    • Osborne Clarke Endowment Fund - To support the community foundation's core activities
    • Osborne Clarke Charitable Fund - For projects nominated by the donor
    • Pattersons Fund - For projects helping young people in Bristol
    • Redcliffe Homes Fund - For projects in South Gloucestershire
    • Rolls-Royce Fund - To benefit disadvantaged people in Bristol's northern fringe
    • The Rose Bowl Fund - To make amateur drama awards
    • Rotary Club of Weston-Super-Mare Fund - To support projects in North Somerset
    • Society of Merchant Venturers Fund - To support the community foundation's core activities
    • Stride Treglown Fund - For environmental and arts projects
    • Talking Your Language Fund - For projects supporting children and young people in Bristol
    • TLT Solicitors Fund - For projects nominated by the donor
    • Unilever HPC Export Fund - For general charitable purposes
    • University of Bristol RAG Fund - For projects supporting children, homeless and terminally ill people
    • University of the West of England Endowment Fund - For educational projects within local state schools
    • University of the West of England Vice Chancellor's Fund - For projects nominated by the donor
    • Upper Horfield Neighbourhood Endowment Fund - To support Upper Horfield Community Trust's core activities
    • Veale Wasbrough Vizards Fund - For general charitable purposes in Bristol
    • Wards Centenary Fund - For projects nominated by the donor
    • Wesport Athlete Legacy Fund - Supporting the development of athletic excellence for individuals
    • Western Power Distribution Community Fund - For general charitable purposes
    • Zenith International Community Fund - For projects nominated by the donor
    Named Funds held by Individuals, Families & Charitable Trusts
    • Armeno Fund - To fund projects that benefit young people in Bristol
    • Arden Fund - For projects tackling homelessness and addiction
    • Awdry Fund - For projects nominated by the donor
    • Badger Fund - For projects nominated by the donor
    • R W Barnes Educational Fund - To provide bursaries for students studying at Bath, Cambridge or Imperial College London
    • Bramble Fund - To support community safety projects through the High Sheriff's Fund
    • Bristol Community & Voluntary Sector Fund - To strengthen the infrastructure of Bristol's voluntary sector
    • Bristol Fund for the Care & Resettlement of Offenders - To support people in prison, ex-offenders and their families in Bristol
    • J & M Britton Charitable Trust - For projects nominated by the donor
    • Anthony & Gabrielle Brown Fund - To support educational and other projects that benefit young people
    • Burke Family Fund - For general charitable purposes
    • Chantry Fund - To support community safety projects through the High Sheriff's Fund
    • Claisse Family Fund - To support projects benefiting young people
    • Cowslip Green Fund - For projects with Christian values and projects in North Somerset
    • Harry Crook Foundation - To benefit disabled people in East Bristol  
    • Florence Denning Fund - For projects supporting older people (Legacy)
    • Dixon Family Grassroots Fund - For families facing social and/or economic exclusion
    • J R Dunn Fund - For general charitable purposes
    • Durie Family Fund - To support the community foundation's core activities
    • Roger Guck Bursary Fund - To provide bursaries for students of architecture at the University of the West of England
    • Harptree Fund - For projects nominated by the donor
    • Walter Hawkins Fund - For general charitable purposes with a special interest in the Arts
    • Alfred Hill Fund - For projects nominated by the donor
    • Hughes Family Fund - For projects nominated by the donor
    • Mr & Mrs Richard Johnson Fund - For projects nominated by the donor 
    • Johnstone Family Fund - To support educational projects 
    • Lalonde Fund - To benefit young people
    • Lee Family Fund - For projects supporting elderly people in the West of England
    • Lloyd Robinson Family Fund - For general charitable purposes
    • Geoff & Jackie Matthews Fund - To support the community foundation's core activities
    • McArthur Fund - For projects benefiting young people nominated by the donor
    • McGreevy Fund - For helping people with disabilities
    • Needham Cooper Charitable Trust - For projects nominated by the donor
    • David & Julia Norton Fund - To support the community foundation's core activities
    • Pontin Charitable Trust - To support the community foundation's core activities
    • Pople Charitable Trust - To benefit disadvantaged young and older people
    • Raja Rammohun Roy Trust Fund - To support the restoration and maintenance of Raja Rammohun Roy’s tomb in Arnos Vale Cemetery
    • Red Trousers Fund - For projects nominated by the donor
    • Roger & Affra Baird - To support community safety projects through the High Sheriff’s Fund
    • E S & A Robinson Family Fund - For general charitable purposes
    • Tim & Liz Ross Revenue Fund - For projects nominated by the donor
    • Serchio Fund - To support projects helping young people
    • Sherwood Fund - For projects nominated by the donor
    • John and Paula Spielman Fund - To benefit young people
    • Sport Comic Relief Fund - To encourage sport in disadvantaged communities
    • Sport Relief Community Cash - For small voluntary organisations tackling disadvantage in their local community
    • St James Trust - For projects nominated by the donor
    • St Mary's Tyndalls Park Trust Fund - For projects in Bristol working with young offenders and those at-risk of offending
    • Steel Charitable Trust - To support projects in North Somerset
    • Alan Stevenson Family Fund - For projects nominated by the donor
    • Tim Stevenson Family Fund - To support young people 
    • Stobart Family Fund - To fund projects in B&NES, excluding those specifically supporting young people or sporting activities
    • Stoke Park Group Friends' Fund - To continue the charitable activities previously performed by the League of Friends of the Stoke Park Group
    • Storvik Family Fund - For general charitable purposes  
    • Andrew Thornhill Fund - To support educational initiatives
    • Tidmarsh Fund - For projects benefiting young people nominated by the donor
    • Tips & Wrinkles Fund - For older people in need
    • Verdon-Smith Family Charitable Trust - For projects nominated by the donor
    • Wilde Family Fund - To support projects nominated by the donor
    • Sir John Wills Charitable Trust - For projects nominated by the donor's family
    • The Youngwood Fund - To support projects in North Somerset
    • Zair Family Fund - To support the community foundation's core activities
    • Zetor Fund - For general charitable purposes
    Named Funds Set up by Government/Public Bodies
    • Active Bristol - For physical activities that encourage improved general health 
    • Bath and North East Somerset Safer and Stronger Neighbourhoods Fund - For projects that build strong communities where people feel safe and secure
    • Bristol Children & Young People's Partnership Fund - For young people’s activities, this year focusing on transition from primary to secondary school
    • Bristol City Council Children & Young People's Services Aiming High for Disabled Children Fund - Short breaks for disabled children and their families
    • Bristol City Council Community Safety & Environment Fund - To support community safety projects through the High Sheriff's fund
    • Bristol City Council Cycling City Community Fund - To support activities that promote cycling in communities that are not normally associated with such activities
    • Bristol City Council Development Fund - To support local community activities promoting community cohesion only in Bristol City
    • Bristol Legacy Commission Fund - For projects aiming to reduce poverty, increase participation & encourage social cohesion
    • Knowle West Neighbourhood Management Fund - At the discretion of the Knowle West Neighbourhood Management Team
    • Learning & Skills Council West of England Fund - To support educational and training initiatives
    • North Somerset Recession Fund - For projects in North Somerset providing emergency funding to sustain essential direct services that are seriously at risk due to the current recession
    • Safe & Stronger Communities Fund Community Chest - To support the work of local groups and organisations in the South Ward of Weston-super-Mare
    • South West Fund - To develop Community Foundations in the the South West

    Acorn Funds - Growing to named fund status of £15,000 over a number of years

    • Bragg Family Fund - Building to a named fund
    • Michael Lutley Fund - Building to a named fund
    • Withy King - Building to a named fund

    Themed Funds

    • Ambassadors Fund - Established with contributions from Quartet's Ambassadors
    • Bath & North East Somerset Fund - A fund within the community foundation to support communities in Bath and North East Somerset
    • The Bridge Foundation Fund - Furtherance of emotional wellbeing through support to the Bridge Foundation for Psychotherapy and the Arts
    • Bristol Young Professionals Fund - Established with contributions from young professional people in Bristol
    • Environment Fund - To support projects that improve and protect the environment
    • Fund for Older People – Supporting projects for older people in the West of England
    • Sitec Fund for Young People - To support projects helping young people aged 11-25 years
    • High Sheriff's Fund - To support community safety projects run by young people
    • North Somerset Fund - A fund within the community foundation to support communities in North Somerset
    • Young Bristol Challenge Fund - To support Young Bristol’s core costs