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The Very Group Fund currently supports the Coram Beanstalk Charity, which helps adults and young people to improve their reading.

Accountancy and advisory firm MHA launched its own North West regional charitable foundation in 2023. The 1892 Foundation funds projects that promote financial literacy and nurture career and life skills for young people.

Jamie Carragher created the 23 Foundation in 2009, to help make a difference to the young people of Merseyside. His aim is to ‘help to give local kids a chance’.

The fund offers grants for local community groups and voluntary organisations who deliver projects aimed at supporting diverse communities, young people and LGBTQ+, reducing social isolation, and those that address poverty and homelessness.

This fund supports community projects in Runcorn, including educational and diversionary projects for children and young people, and projects which help to reduce social isolation for older people.

The BHP Billiton Fund focuses on enhancing and conserving the local physical environment to benefit the wider community and improve people’s lives.

The Beechwood, Ballantyne and Bidston Village Big Local Partnership is the resident-led body responsible for managing the Big Local Programme in the local area, part of a £200 million investment by the Big Lottery Fund to support 150 neighbourhoods in England to make their area more resilient, confident and a good place to live.

The Blue Sky Foundation supports a wide range of projects that promote the health and well-being of children, young people and their families.

Using assets recovered through the Proceeds of Crime Act, this fund with Merseyside Police looks to make funding available for community projects that offer crime prevention initiatives or promote diversionary activities, such as prevention of anti-social behaviour, diversion away from criminal gangs and promoting diversity, equality and inclusion.

Evelyn Partners are a leading investment and financial planning firm. This fund was created to make a significant, positive impact on young people’s lives by supporting educational initiatives, health and wellbeing, and employability projects across both Merseyside and Halton.

Football for Change brings together football stars and business leaders with a collective goal to change the lives of young people in some of the most deprived communities in the UK. Launched by football icons including Trent Alexander-Arnold, Jamie Carragher and Conor Coady, Football for Change supports young people by funding life-changing projects in education, employment and sport.

Established for over 40 years, Financial Planning Corporation (FPC) is an independent financial planning and wealth management firm. The FPC Foundation supports a range of projects which primarily focus on financial inclusion and supporting people with managing personal finances.

The Halton Foundation Fund aims to help people suffering hardship and poverty who are in desperate need of support. It comprises of four separate funds.

The High Sheriff and Merseyside Police Charitable Fund aims to work with charities and community groups in Merseyside to support community safety, crime prevention and security initiatives in their locality.

Hill Dickinson is an international law firm which has been headquartered in Liverpool for over 200 years. The Hill Dickinson Foundation aims to make a positive contribution to the communities in which the firm operates by supporting local grassroots organisations and projects.

Investec offers international financial solutions to its private, institutional and corporate clients both abroad and in the UK. With an office in Liverpool, this fund supports a diverse range of projects across the city region, which are presented to the donor by the Community Foundation based on local need.

The John Goore Fund supports individuals living in the Lydiate area of Sefton, who are entering or continuing with higher education or training. This also includes adults who may need to re-train, perhaps after a period of unemployment or redundancy.

The main objective of the Joseph Harley Fund is to help young people aged 25 or under, and living in Formby, to undertake projects or activities that are based around education, cultural or training activities.

Current Knowsley Foundation Trust funds include:

The Fred Curran Trust aims to improve the lives of people with disabilities in Knowsley, through supporting community groups who provide sporting opportunities which improve skills and help individuals become more active.

The Huyton with Roby Trust funds a wide range of charitable projects which provide support, and the prevention and relief of poverty for those residing in the area.

The Medicash Fund supports voluntary and community groups across Merseyside delivering projects which will improve the health and well-being of the local communities.

The Momentum Group, based in Liverpool, is a family of businesses providing end-to-end property solutions. The fund focuses on helping the sustainability of organisations, to help to reduce carbon emissions and utility bills of community assets.

Northwood Together is the resident-led body responsible for managing the Big Local Programme in the local area, part of a £200 million investment by the Big Lottery Fund to support 150 neighbourhoods in England to make their area more resilient, confident and a good place to live.

The Olivia Rae Foundation was stablished by the family of Olivia Rae Clee-Barnett from Wirral, in loving memory of their daughter. The Foundation supports local young people to realise and develop their potential by undertaking new opportunities and activities that they may not otherwise have the chance to take part in.

Peels Ports 500 Fund is a long established fund and supports those projects which help disadvantaged people living in the port’s operational area – including Bootle, Birkenhead and Runcorn.

The Merseyside Police and Crime Commissioner’s Youth Diversion Fund supports community groups to deliver projects with children and young people, helping to reduce crime through diversionary activity at key parts of the year, such as summer school holidays and the Halloween and Bonfire Night period.

The Sefton MBC Educational Trust Fund supports young people in Sefton with grants towards education costs. The fund is currently used to match fund grants with the Education and Learning Fund and John Goore Trust.

The Ann and Ray Messer Foundation supports projects which help children and young people aged 11-25. The main focus is on enhancing mental health and well-being, supporting young children in crisis and preventing suicide.

The fund is targeted at arts, culture and sports activities that support young people aged under 25 years who may be more vulnerable to experiencing violence.

The W O Street Fund support projects which help to advance education and tackle poverty. The focus is on children and young people who are unable to meet their educational or living costs, and projects for older people, visually impaired and disabled people, particularly those who cannot afford medical or convalescent care.

The fund supports end of life care services at Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

The Christine Ann Foundation supports children and young people who come from disadvantaged backgrounds, or have experienced difficult, challenging or stressful situations, and need support to improve their life chances.

The Merseyside Community Investment Fund aims to bring together businesses, organisations and individuals to address urgent social issues, whilst making a modest financial commitment to collectively achieve a greater impact towards the improvement of our communities. This fund can be used to respond to local issues of concern to the community.

The Roy & Louise Rossiter Foundation Fund currently supports Bluebell Park School in Kirkby, Knowsley, helping to provide a higher quality of resources and activities.

The Fred Mill Fund was created to support a wide range of charitable projects which focus on improving the well-being of the local community – including tackling poverty, hardship, or other disadvantage. The fund supports our Merseyside Women’s Fund and also supports projects that help to reduce isolation for older people.

In 2018 the Merseyside Women’s Fund was established by the Community Foundation for Merseyside after our national membership body, UK Community Foundations (UKCF), secured a record £3.4m award from the DCMS Tampon Scheme. We received £70,000 from the allocation to enable us to launch the new Fund, which allowed us to respond to those issues effecting girls and women in Merseyside. The Merseyside Women’s Fund aims to raise £1m to ensure we continue to support local women.

This fund supports a wide range of charitable projects in the St Helens area which target children and young people, the elderly, and people with disabilities. Key areas of focus include prevention and relief of poverty, accommodation and housing, educations and training, and health and well-being.