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| Organisation Name | Project Title | Grant Paid | Region |
| The FASD Trust, Oxford | towards ongoing costs | £ 5,000 | England |
| Pavement, London | towards the costs of producing and distributing, 'The Pavement' magazine and online information for homeless people | £ 5,000 | England |
| Midshires Search and Rescue Organisation, Ampthill | towards converting a new van into an incident control vehicle | £ 5,000 | England, East |
| Sheringham and District Sports Association | towards works to provide disabled access to the sports facilities | £ 5,000 | England, East |
| All Saints with St Peter, Luton | towards the new Community Allotment Project Coordinator salary for 12 months | £ 5,000 | England, East |
| Baylham Parochial Church Council, Ipswich | towards instaling a toilet and kitchen in the church | £ 5,000 | England, East |
| Harrold Centre, Bedfordshire | towards renovating and improving The Harrold Centre | £ 5,000 | England, East |
| Lackford Parochial Church Council, Bury St Edmunds | towards building work for the church, including constructing a meeting room, a toilet and kitchenette | £ 5,000 | England, East |
| Prometheus Orchestra, Aldeburgh | towards ongoing costs in 2016/17 and recruiting a marketing assistant | £ 5,000 | England, East |
| North Norfolk Exhibition Project, North Walsham | towards the Cley 16 contemporary arts exhibition | £ 4,000 | England, East |
| Young People March, March | towards continuing a Saturday Afternoon Drop In for young people aged 11-20 | £ 4,000 | England, East |
| 1st Ingrave Scout Group, Brentwood | towards the scout hut kitchen | £ 3,000 | England, East |
| Shepreth Wildlife Conservation Charity | towards running costs of the Hedgehog Hospital | £ 3,000 | England, East |
| Friends of Harlow Cricket Club, Old Harlow | towards the installation of a cricket safety cage and artificial surface | £ 2,500 | England, East |
| Leigh Folk Festival Association, Leigh-on-Sea | towards the 2016 festival | £ 2,500 | England, East |
| Tweedway Hall Community Association, Romford | towards the cost of play equipment for 48 weeks of stay and play sessions | £ 2,500 | England, East |
| Suffolk Aviation Heritage Group, Highwoods | towards running costs | £ 2,500 | England, East |
| Filby Playing Field | towards equipment for the new community centre | £ 2,000 | England, East |
| Yaxley Community Centre | towards repairing the access entrance for the community centre | £ 1,700 | England, East |
| Mid Herts Raynet Group, Ware | towards replacing the mobile communication unit | £ 1,000 | England, East |
| Bridge Homelessness to Hope, Stoughton | towards a second co-ordinator to expand the mentoring project | £ 7,000 | England, East Midlands |
| Desford Colliery Band, Coalville | to cover a new flugel horn and one cornet | £ 5,000 | England, East Midlands |
| R.E.A.L., Kittering | towards the sports programme | £ 5,000 | England, East Midlands |
| Belper North Mill Trust, Belper | to continue and expand the craft project at the heritage site | £ 4,000 | England, East Midlands |
| Lilbourne Village Hall | to cover refurbishing the kitchen | £ 4,000 | England, East Midlands |
| Radford Visiting Scheme, Nottingham | towards ongoing costs in 2016/17 of supporting isolated and vulnerable people | £ 3,000 | England, East Midlands |
| Stanton in Peak Village Hall Management Committee, Matlock | towards repairs to the village hall to prevent water ingress | £ 3,000 | England, East Midlands |
| After18, Leicester | towards the ongoing costs of providing support to unaccompanied children refugees once they have turned 18 | £ 2,000 | England, East Midlands |
| Movement for All, Newthorpe | towards taking part in the Big Dance in 2016 | £ 1,000 | England, East Midlands |
| Earl's Court Youth Club, London | towards ongoing costs | £ 10,000 | England, London |
| Mark Evison Foundation, London | towards the part time post of Schools Project Co-ordinator to support the continuation and expansion of the schools award project enabling young people to undertake non curricular challenges | £ 10,000 | England, London |
| National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery Development Foundation, London | towards the 2016 'Letter in Mind' exhibition | £ 10,000 | England, London |
| Attic Theatre Company (London), Mitcham | towards presenting a production of "Great Expectations" at Merton Arts Space | £ 5,000 | England, London |
| Friends of Kensal Rise Library, London | towards the renovation of Kensal Rise Community Library | £ 5,000 | England, London |
| St Martin-in-the-Fields Christmas Appeal, London | towards the St Martin in the Fields Christmas Appeal to support homeless people in Central London | £ 5,000 | England, London |
| Stonecrabs Theatre, Deptford | towards the Young Directors Theatre Programme | £ 5,000 | England, London |
| Rehearsal Orchestra, London | towards offering subsidised course places during the 2017 season | £ 3,000 | England, London |
| Caris (Islington), London | towards the ongoing costs of the homeless shelter in 2017 | £ 2,500 | England, London |
| Lewisham Wrestling Club, London | towards venue hire in 2016/17 | £ 2,500 | England, London |
| Shelter From The Storm, London | towards ongoing costs of running the homeless shelter in 2017 | £ 2,500 | England, London |
| Grove Toddler Group, London | towards the running costs of the play group | £ 1,000 | England, London |
| Kilmarnock Road Children & Young People Family Resource Centre Limited, Hartlepool | towards a new part time Development Manager | £ 10,000 | England, North East |
| Aln Valley Railway Trust, Alnwick | towards a sewerage system to enable the creation of public toilets | £ 5,000 | England, North East |
| Hartlepool Bereavement Service | towards core costs | £ 5,000 | England, North East |
| Helping Hands For You, Redcar | towards core costs for the charity which supports older people in Redcar | £ 5,000 | England, North East |
| National Victims Association, Jarrow | towards activities during year end March 2017 | £ 5,000 | England, North East |
| Pendower Good Neighbour Project, Newcastle Upon Tyne | towards core costs | £ 5,000 | England, North East |
| Gateshead Older People's Assembly | towards the salary of the Development Manager | £ 4,000 | England, North East |
| St Barnabas' Church, Bournmoor, Houghton-le-Spring | towards renovating the community hall roof | £ 4,000 | England, North East |
| Bearpark Community Association | towards ongoing costs of the arts workshop for adults with learning disabilities | £ 3,000 | England, North East |
| Hearth Centre (Horsley), Northumberland | towards insulation and warm proofing of the community centre | £ 2,000 | England, North East |
| Trinity Methodist Church, Middlesborough | towards new stage equipment | £ 2,000 | England, North East |
| Hale Village Hall, Widnes | towards disabled access works as part of rebuild project | £ 10,000 | England, North West |
| Pemberton Old Wigan Brass Band | towards structural works as part of a project to improve the band's new premises | £ 7,000 | England, North West |
| 35th South West Cheshire (Wistaston) Scout Group, Crewe | towards phase 1 of the project to build a new scout hut | £ 5,000 | England, North West |
| Debt Advice Network, Cheshire | towards setting up a new construction industry training programme and test centre | £ 5,000 | England, North West |
| Skerton Community Association, Lancaster | towards core costs in 2017 | £ 5,000 | England, North West |
| Team Oasis, Toxteth | to cover one camera and associated equipment for a new film making and photography programme | £ 5,000 | England, North West |
| Viking Centre & Youth Club, Birkenhead | to supply sessional youth workers though a contracted provider from the beginning of 2017 for 9 months | £ 4,500 | England, North West |
| Merseyside Somali and Community Association, Toxteth | towards core costs | £ 4,000 | England, North West |
| The Leyland Project, London | towards running costs for the two community centres | £ 4,000 | England, North West |
| Britannia Aircraft Preservation Trust, Lewes | towards the restoration and preservation of a Bristol aircraft and its related history on the original grounds of Speke airport | £ 3,500 | England, North West |
| Wigan Flashes Conservation and Community Group | towards the development of a volunteer group to manage an area of woodland | £ 3,500 | England, North West |
| Rock-Currock Youth Project, Carlisle | towards school lunch clubs and holiday provision | £ 3,100 | England, North West |
| Annabelle's Challenge, Bury | towards ongoing work | £ 3,000 | England, North West |
| All Hallows Church, Cheadle | towards upgrading the kitchen facilities | £ 3,000 | England, North West |
| Macclesfield Community Artspace, Cheshire | towards core costs | £ 2,500 | England, North West |
| Piccadilly Symphony Orchestra, Blackburn | towards ongoing work | £ 2,500 | England, North West |
| Minerva Arts, Upton | towards the new youth theatre group in rural Malpas | £ 2,000 | England, North West |
| Workington Heritage Group | towards vertical map cabinets and sleeves for prints | £ 2,000 | England, North West |
| Sussex Community Foundation, West Sussex | towards completing the Education Centre building at Tuppenny Barn which will increase income and self-sustainability | £ 10,000 | England, South East |
| Antony Dale Trust, Brighton | towards the inaugural exhibition at the Secret Garden | £ 5,000 | England, South East |
| Hands and Gillingham Volunteer Centre | towards the Befriending Scheme and the Community Friendship Group | £ 5,000 | England, South East |
| St Luke's Methodist Church Centre Rochester | towards building a new external disabled ramp and step to the back door | £ 5,000 | England, South East |
| Epilepsy Lifestyle, Eastbourne | towards nighttime monitors for epilepsy patients | £ 4,000 | England, South East |
| ESTEEM, Shoreham | to cover a shortfall in funds for the year end March 2016 | £ 4,000 | England, South East |
| 3rd Newbury Scout Group, Shaw | towards building a new den | £ 3,500 | England, South East |
| Children Heard and Seen, Oxford | towards an intensive education programme in partnership with Oxforshire Fire and Rescue Service | £ 3,500 | England, South East |
| PATINA, Lewes | towards the 'Moving On' annual Lewes Festival | £ 3,000 | England, South East |
| Sussex Traditions, Arundel | towards the production of a searchable catalogue and database, initially of 4,000 items relating to Sussex folk songs | £ 2,500 | England, South East |
| Berkhamsted Under Fives Group | towards running the twice weekly drop in group supporting 17 families with a total of 21 children | £ 2,000 | England, South East |
| BEAT ROUTES, Slough | towards the running costs of the charity providing a creative arts programme and mentoring support for young people aged 13 to 25 years | £ 2,000 | England, South East |
| Winchester Chamber Music Festival Trust | towards general running costs of the April 2016 Winchester Chamber Music Festival | £ 1,500 | England, South East |
| The Katharine House Hospice Trust, Adderbury | towards the running costs of the hospice | £ 1,000 | England, South East |
| North Devon Environmental Trust, Braunton | towards Braunton Countryside Centre capital development | £ 7,500 | England, South West |
| Exmouth Unit 395 of the Sea Cadet Corps, Budleigh Salterton | towards a new building for the Sea Cadets and the wider community | £ 6,000 | England, South West |
| Sound Waves South West Music and Music Therapy Trust, Cornwall | towards continuation of music therapy sessions for 12 severely disabled children | £ 5,700 | England, South West |
| Croscombe Village Hall | towards a kitchen extension and accessible toilets | £ 5,000 | England, South West |
| Magic Carpet, Exeter | towards a new part time project worker and related costs | £ 5,000 | England, South West |
| Stand Against Violence, Taunton | towards employing a full time Educational Lead to support the delivery of the workshop programme to schools | £ 5,000 | England, South West |
| Stone Lane Gardens, Chagford | towards setting up a volunteers programme | £ 5,000 | England, South West |
| W.O.T.S Project, Sandleheath | towards the ongoing costs of providing activities on a double-decker bus for rural communities | £ 5,000 | England, South West |
| Bemerton Community, Salisbury | towards AV equipment for the newly refurbished community centre | £ 5,000 | England, South West |
| Bishops Lydeard Village Hall and Playing Field | towards a new permanent stage | £ 5,000 | England, South West |
| Lydney Community Centre Ltd | to employ a new sessional youth worker | £ 5,000 | England, South West |
| On Your Bike (Recycle), Taunton | towards staffing and training costs | £ 5,000 | England, South West |
| Solent Rescue, Gillingham | towards purchasing a new rescue vessel | £ 5,000 | England, South West |
| Shaftesbury Trinity Centre Trust, Madjeston | to cover installation of an accessible toilet in the community hall | £ 4,500 | England, South West |
| Bucks Cross Village Hall, Bideford | towards an extension to the village hall | £ 3,000 | England, South West |
| Church House Crowcombe, Taunton | towards the external fabric conservation of this community venue | £ 3,000 | England, South West |
| Scrubditch Care Farm, Cirencester | towards 2 existing full time staff members' salary costs and expand the project for adults with learning disabilities to 25 participants | £ 3,000 | England, South West |
| Brampford Speke Village Hall Trust | towards an extension to provide better storage for the village hall | £ 2,500 | England, South West |
| Accessible Coach Holidays, Exmouth | towards the cost of providing an accessible holiday for disabled people in August 2016 | £ 1,500 | England, South West |
| Parochial Church Council, Woolacombe | to cover a re-conditioned stairlift for access to the community room | £ 1,500 | England, South West |
| 1871 (Rugeley) Squadron Air Training Corps | towards ICT equipment to train young cadets (12-20 yr olds) and for operational activity | £ 5,000 | England, West Midlands |
| Friends of Castle Wood School, Coventry | towards a four-week summer scheme for children with special educational needs | £ 5,000 | England, West Midlands |
| Friends of Queen's Croft Community School, Lichfield | towards audio visual equipment for the new sensory suite | £ 5,000 | England, West Midlands |
| Northpoint Church, Bell Green | towards purchasing a new van and updating the minibus to support the food service for the homeless and low income families | £ 5,000 | England, West Midlands |
| Stourbridge and District Scout Council | towards improvements to provide a more suitable, environmentally friendly building | £ 5,000 | England, West Midlands |
| Worcester CASH Community Advice & Support | towards ongoing costs of this charity providing financial advice for disadvantaged people | £ 5,000 | England, West Midlands |
| Mercian Ability Partnership, Tamworth | towards core costs of the organisation which supports people living with disabilities within Tamworth and the surrounding areas of Southern Staffordshire and North Warwickshire | £ 5,000 | England, West Midlands |
| Stratford Historic Buildings Trust, Shipston-on-Stour | towards the restoration and refurbishment of the Grade I listed Old Toll House | £ 5,000 | England, West Midlands |
| Madley Environmental Study Centre | towards increasing the hours of the Education Officer and printing a marketing leaflet | £ 4,500 | England, West Midlands |
| Lower Broadheath Memorial Hall, Worcester | towards updating community facilities | £ 4,000 | England, West Midlands |
| Birmingham Chinese Society, Digbeth | towards expanding the Elders Wellbeing Project | £ 3,000 | England, West Midlands |
| Asha, Stoke on Trent | towards 10 replacement computers and volunteer expenses for the homework clubs | £ 2,500 | England, West Midlands |
| Sikh Nari Manch UK, Erdington | towards running costs of the jobs club and computer club | £ 2,500 | England, West Midlands |
| St Catherine's, Tugford PCC, Craven Arms | towards urgent repairs at this small rural church to facilitate community use | £ 2,500 | England, West Midlands |
| Ironbridge Brass Band Festival, Telford | towards additional youth workshops prior to the Brass Band annual festival at the Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Site | £ 2,000 | England, West Midlands |
| Fields Millennium Green Trust, Birmingham | towards the core costs of maintaining this green public space in 2016 | £ 1,000 | England, West Midlands |
| Amy's House, Handsworth | towards launching Molly's Mates, a life skills programme for young adults with disabilities | £ 6,000 | England, Yorkshire and Humberside |
| Grimethorpe Activity Zone (GAZ) | towards increased activities for young people | £ 5,000 | England, Yorkshire and Humberside |
| Huddersfield Support Group for Autism | towards the summer playscheme | £ 5,000 | England, Yorkshire and Humberside |
| St Mary the Virgin Church, Strensall | towards rebuilding a larger church hall | £ 5,000 | England, Yorkshire and Humberside |
| Spring Bank Community Association, Hull | towards the salary of a Manager/Volunteer Trainer/Co-ordinator | £ 5,000 | England, Yorkshire and Humberside |
| Garforth Brass, Leeds | to cover the purchase of 15 instruments for the new training band | £ 4,000 | England, Yorkshire and Humberside |
| Goathland Community Hub & Sports Pavilion, Whitby | towards the building of a new community hub | £ 4,000 | England, Yorkshire and Humberside |
| Access Space Network, Sheffield | towards delivering digital creativity workshops for people with autistic spectrum conditions | £ 3,500 | England, Yorkshire and Humberside |
| York Neighbours | towards running costs in 2016/17 of this charity supporting people aged over 65 | £ 3,000 | England, Yorkshire and Humberside |
| Ecclesfield Priory Players | towards replacing the theatre windows at this community facility | £ 2,500 | England, Yorkshire and Humberside |
| Stocksbridge Community Care Group, Sheffield | towards the weekly drop-in activity sessions for older people to prevent loneliness and isolation | £ 2,500 | England, Yorkshire and Humberside |
| Avalunch Community Services, Mexborough | towards core running costs of the community meal service | £ 2,000 | England, Yorkshire and Humberside |
| Doncaster Conversation Club | towards ongoing costs in 2016 | £ 1,000 | England, Yorkshire and Humberside |
| Grimsby and Cleethorpes Unit 162 of the Sea Cadet Corps | towards purchasing a boat and trailer | £ 1,000 | England, Yorkshire and Humberside |
| Delphi Trust, Sheffield | towards the 2016 St Andrew's Music Festival | £ 1,000 | England, Yorkshire and Humberside |
| Feeny Community Association Limited | towards running costs to support a range of community activities | £ 5,000 | Ireland |
| Home-Start Omagh District | towards core costs of offering support to young vulnerable families in 2017 and 2018 | £ 5,000 | Ireland |
| Pepper Johns Memorial, Killyleagh | towards renovating a derelict building to create a community space | £ 4,000 | Ireland |
| Mother Goose Playgroup, Balycastle | towards the posts of Playgroup Leader and Assistant Leader | £ 3,500 | Ireland |
| Belfast Eagle Sea Cadets, Belfast | towards a new safety boat | £ 3,000 | Ireland |
| Greengables Playgroup, Carrickfergus | towards ongoing costs in 2016/17 | £ 3,000 | Ireland |
| Greysteel Playgroup, County Derry | towards staff salaries | £ 3,000 | Ireland |
| REACH Across, L'Derry | towards running costs of the youth charity in 2016/17 | £ 3,000 | Ireland |
| Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann Craobh Boirche (Mourne Branch), Newry | towards running costs of this charity supporting traditional Irish culture | £ 2,000 | Ireland |
| Crow's Nest Community Playgroup, Coleraine | towards the shortfall on running costs for 2016/17 to operate the playgroup | £ 2,000 | Ireland |
| RAMS NI (Limited), Belfast | towards treatments for 100 economically disadvantaged MS sufferers and their carers | £ 6,000 | Northern Ireland |
| Enagh Youth Forum, Strathfoyle | towards ongoing costs | £ 5,000 | Northern Ireland |
| MAC (NI), Rostrevor | towards setting up the new Mourne Park activities for young people with autistic spectrum disorder | £ 5,000 | Northern Ireland |
| Maghera Historical Society, Londonderry | towards ongoing costs | £ 5,000 | Northern Ireland |
| Stage Beyond Theatre Company, Londonderry | towards a full stage production of Rashomon | £ 5,000 | Northern Ireland |
| Down Right Brilliant, Newry | towards expanding activities on offer to children with Down's Syndrome | £ 4,000 | Northern Ireland |
| Urras Eachdraidh Uibhist a'Deas, Isle of South Uist | towards building an extension to the original museum complex | £ 10,000 | Scotland |
| Dundonnell Mountain Rescue Team, Munlochy | towards the construction of a base at Dingwall | £ 6,000 | Scotland |
| Company Chordelia, Glasgow | towards core costs in 2016/17 | £ 5,000 | Scotland |
| Kirkmichael Trust, Dingwall | towards the Kirkmichael (Black Isle) Heritage Centre project | £ 5,000 | Scotland |
| North Kelvin Sports Development Group, Glasgow | towards sustaining the post of the Volunteer Co-ordinator | £ 5,000 | Scotland |
| Love Learning Scotland, North Lanarkshire | towards ongoing costs of the service designed to bridge the gap between social care services and education where no current statutory provision exists | £ 5,000 | Scotland |
| Perth Methodist Church | towards refurbishment to improve facilities to increase community use | £ 5,000 | Scotland |
| Visual Arts Scotland, Musselburgh | towards core costs in 2017 | £ 5,000 | Scotland |
| Carron Connect Partnership, Langlees | towards ongoing costs of providing activities for older members of the community | £ 4,000 | Scotland |
| Crookston Community Group | towards core costs in 2016/17 | £ 4,000 | Scotland |
| Duke Of Edinburgh's Award South Ayrshire Association, Ayr | towards IT hardware and development of a new website | £ 3,400 | Scotland |
| 4 Arts - Make a Difference, Dunfermline | towards ongoing costs | £ 3,000 | Scotland |
| Laurencekirk Scout Group | towards refurbishment of the scout hut toilet and cloakroom | £ 3,000 | Scotland |
| St Ninian's Stay and Play Family Support Group, Dundee | towards a new database system for this charity working with vulnerable families | £ 3,000 | Scotland |
| Taymara, Newport-on-Tay | towards running costs of the sea training charity | £ 3,000 | Scotland |
| St Columba Playgroup, Paisley | towards the annual running costs of the playgroup | £ 2,500 | Scotland |
| Cetacean Research & Rescue Unit, Banff | towards new safety equipment | £ 2,000 | Scotland |
| Engross Theatre Group, Penicuik | towards a new duo of plays to tour to schools | £ 2,000 | Scotland |
| Scots Fiddle Festival, Edinburgh | towards the November 2016 festival | £ 2,000 | Scotland |
| Special Needs Adventure Playground, Calderwood | towards enabling children with special needs from low income families to partake in the summer holiday programme | £ 1,500 | Scotland |
| National Heritage Ironwork Trust, Somerset | towards the creation of a glossary of heritage ironwork vocabulary for the craft sector to provide a common understanding for all those involved in care and conservation | £ 2,000 | U. K. |
| Bridgend Valleys Railway Company, Pontycymer | towards components needed to reinstate the Gawr Valley Line and apply for certification to run a passenger service | £ 7,000 | Wales |
| Bridgend YMCA | towards extending the hours of the Development Worker to set up more youth projects at the YMCA | £ 5,000 | Wales |
| Cwm Community Action Group, Betws y Coed | towards phase 1 of the Snowdonia Slate Trail project (way marking and creating trail) | £ 5,000 | Wales |
| Making Music Changing Lives, Cardiff | towards the cost of providing tuition in classical music to children living in deprived areas of Cardiff, Ely and Caerau | £ 5,000 | Wales |
| Canolfan Gymdeithasol Llanbedr, Gwynedd | towards refurbishment and expansion of the village hall | £ 5,000 | Wales |
| Newport Memorial Hall | towards conserving the medieval kiln and creating an educational interpretation area | £ 5,000 | Wales |
| St David's Laleston, Laleston | towards phase 1 of refurbishing the church hall | £ 5,000 | Wales |
| Welsh Chamber Orchestra Ltd, Bridgend | towards a tour of work by female composers | £ 4,500 | Wales |
| Monmouthshire Meadows Group | towards the purchase of Kingcoed Meadows | £ 4,000 | Wales |
| Pennard Parish Hall, Parkmill | towards a new heating system | £ 3,000 | Wales |
| Welshpool Community Transport, Leighton | towards taxi tokens for people with mobility issues living in rural Powys | £ 2,500 | Wales |
| Bellevue Playgroup Limited, Wrexham | towards ongoing costs | £ 2,500 | Wales |
| Friends of 10th Barry Guide Group | towards repairing the floor and drainage system | £ 2,500 | Wales |
| Clwb Plant Llandegfan Kid's Club, Menai Bridge | towards IT equipment for use by the after school club and holiday club | £ 2,400 | Wales |
| St George's Church (Church Hall) Cwmparc | towards refurbishing the church hall kitchen | £ 2,000 | Wales |
| Carmel Village Hall | towards improvements to the hall | £ 2,000 | Wales |
| Briton Ferry Silver Band | towards the cost of attending the National Brass Band Competition | £ 1,500 | Wales |
| Total: 189 items | £ 755,300 | ||
The Foyle Foundation is a company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales No. 4006216. Registered as a Charity No. 1081766.