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Scottish Community Foundation

The Scottish Community Foundation is a charity dedicated to strengthening communities by awarding grants that make a genuine difference to the lives of local people.

We can help individuals, families, companies, charitable trusts, in fact anyone who wants to give something back. We also provide services for their financial and legal advisers.

Similarly, organisations and charities can apply for a grant and create a lasting impact in their community.

The Scottish Community Foundation was set-up in 1996 to provide funding for small charities and community groups and raises money by asking individuals, companies and charitable trusts to support communities and causes in which they have an interest. 

We also raise valuable funds through our flagship event the Caledonian Challenge, currently sponsored by the Royal Bank of Scotland, and other events, to distribute as grants to charity. 

The Foundation works with a range of partners, including Sky television, Dunfermline Building Society, Comic Relief and The BIG Lottery Fund.

Since our inception we have awarded over £14M in grants ranging from as little as £50 to as much as £200,000, to support community activity throughout Scotland.

Local priorities

Dundee (Charleston)

1. Develop community managed, sustainable, accessible and effective community facilities for the use of all the residents in Charleston
2. Develop a strong community spirit in Charleston by encouraging accessible and rewarding community participation for residents through the support and development of new and existing community groups
3. Enable residents to feel safer in the community by supporting community led safety initiatives and encouraging inter-agency development and investment in Charleston

Glasgow (Drumchapel)

1. To support parents to manage their responsibilities and improve their families’ quality of life
2. To promote and value volunteering generally, and to engage young people as active participants in their community in particular
3. To enable organisations active in Drumchapel to undertake innovative approaches to raise awareness of and increase uptake of local opportunities, activities and initiatives, particularly amongst the “hard to reach”

Glasgow (Greater Pollok)

1. Develop the ability of community and voluntary, and social economy organisations operation in the Greater Pollok area to manage, develop and sustain facilities for community activity
2. Raise the level of community spirit in Greater Pollok by increasing community activity rate through volunteering, and community and voluntary organisations, and by enhancing the sense of community pride and self-image
3. Enable young people to contribute to the regeneration of Greater Pollok, particularly through the provision of services that are developed by and for young people

Glasgow (Penilee)

To improve the quality of life of the Penilee area by involving the community in the improvement of the local environment.

Glasgow (Toryglen)

To improve the quality of life in the Toryglen area by involving the community in the improvement of the local environment

North Lanarkshire (Abronhill)

1. Enabling all residents of Abronhill to engage within their community through action in order to develop and maintain their wellbeing and self esteem
2. Improve open spaces to provide accessible and effective opportunities for the community to engage in social, recreational and leisure and physical activity

North Lanarkshire (Brannock)

1. Enable Brannock area residents to improve and maintain their own health and wellbeing through individual and community action
2. Enable young people of the Brannock area to have greater involvement in designing and delivering services for young people, and so contribute to the sustainable regeneration of the Brannock area
3. Raise the level of community spirit in the Brannock area by increasing the community activity and enhancing a sense of community pride and self-esteem

Renfrewshire (Thrushcraigs)

Meeting the needs of young people in Thrushcraigs: engaging them in services and activities which reflect their needs and interests and creating constructive opportunities for them to use their leisure time in ways which do not conflict with the interest of other residents

Renfrewshire (Linwood)

1. Maximising the usage and value to the community of Linwood’s public spaces and community buildings
2. Enabling Linwood’s residents to improve and maintain their own health and wellbeing through individual and community action

South Ayrshire (Maybole)

1. Connecting people and places
2. Building capacity within the local voluntary sector
3. Improving facilities for community activities
4. Encouraging engagement with the local environment
5. Cross-cutting priority theme: engaging young people

South Lanarkshire (Larkhall and surroundings)

1. Develop and support new and existing, coordinated and fully accessible services for young people in the FS area. Engage young people in the decision-making process and community involvement
2. Develop a strong community spirit in the FS area by encouraging accessible and rewarding community participation for residents through the support and development of community resources and facilities
3. Promote partnership working to develop a positive and welcoming environment in the Fair Share area by developing community led solutions to crime/fear of crime and improvements to the appearance of the area

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