Skip to content
CFLM Logo
Several wind turbines lined up on a sunny day

Community Benefit Funds

We work with the utilities sector, including wind energy companies, and the property and construction sector, who make a commitment to put money into a fund which is then made available to community groups. This is known as a Community Benefit Fund. 

By setting up a Community Benefit Fund your local community could benefit from a one-off gift, or a recurring annual donation linked, for example, to a renewable energy project. We understand it’s essential to plan the best use of that money and the best way to manage your funds. 

No matter where the money has come from, we work flexibly alongside all stakeholders to make sure it meets local priorities.  

We can help at any stage of setting up or managing a community fund: 

  • Designing a community fund 
  • Independent consultation with the community 
  • Preparing a fund strategy based on local priorities 
  • Putting in place and supporting effective governance. For example, setting up and running community panels or supporting company boards. 
  • Distributing funds (including open grantmaking and alternatives) 
  • Tracking impact 
  • Reviewing a fund to ensure it stays relevant

To find out how we can work together, contact:

Rae Brooke
CEO
07515 328162
rae.brooke@cflm.org.uk 

Karen Morris
Deputy CEO and Development Director
07973 409858
karen.morris@cflm.org.uk

Our impact

We exist to enrich and improve the lives of the people of Merseyside. It’s important we can evidence the impact we have made to all our stakeholders, so we have in place robust processes to enable us to do this.
Group of children stood outside posing with two adults and a veteran

Who we work with

We help individuals and organisations give to causes that matter to them. Click the logos to learn more about them.

Your support matters and we thank each and every one of you. Together we can make a difference.

The ACC Liverpool Group Logo
BHP Logo
Charitable Trusts Logo
Comic Relief Logo
Evelyn Partners Merseyside Charitable Fund Logo
Families Logo
Financial Planning Corporation Logo
Grosvenor Logo
Halton Borough Council Logo
Halton Chamber of Commerce and Enterprise Logo
Halton and St Helens Voluntary and Community Action Logo
Hill Dickinson Logo
23 Foundation Fund Logo
Knowsley Chamber Logo
Knowsley Council Logo
Liverpool City Council Logo
Liverpool One logo
Local Trust Logo
Medicash Logo
A yellow, red, and blue High Sheriff Badge
Merseyside Police Logo
Emily Spurrell Merseyside Police and Crime Commissioner Logo
Merseyside Violence Reduction Partnership Logo
Merseyside Woman of the Year Logo
MHA Logo
One Knowsley Logo
Rathbones Logo
Sefton Council Logo
Sefton CVS Logo
CFLM Logo
Momentum Group Logo
The Very Group Logo
Westminster Foundation Logo