+Extra funding for essential community services such as food banks, baby banks and more
There's up to £50,000 available in match funding grants for food banks, baby banks, hygiene banks, clothing banks and similar services across the UK. Start a crowdfunding project to support your local community and boost your fundraising, so more families can receive help when they need it most.
Raise funding for your essential community services on Crowdfunder, and you could see your donations matched, doubling your impact.
Food banks
Clothing banks
Uniform exchanges
Repair cafes
Baby banks
Community fridges
Soup kitchens
Period poverty banks
Zarach is aiming to provide 1000 beds to children affected by bed poverty this Christmas - we...
We're fundraising to keep the Coexist Kitchen running in 2025, bringing people together through...
Help us to continue to provide a lifeline to families & children under 5 living in poverty in Thanet
Helping to keep older people warm in their homes - heating the person when they cannot afford to...
Silver Road Community Centre is a volunteer run food bank that is open on Saturdays and...
Help us make christmas extra special for families in need by providing christmas food and treats...
A food parcel to a family referred to High Peak Foodbank over winter means children and parents...
Help Bournemouth Foodbank provide food and support to local families in crisis this Christmas.
We keep perfectly good items away from landfill/furnace and redirect, helping low income...
We’re raising £50,000 to meet rising demand, ensuring we can keep providing essential food,...
To raise enough funds to run our food bank @ St. Matthias for another year. Our food bank...
Chesterfield Foodbank provides emergency food and essentials to local people in financial...
Begin by adding a project and telling us your story
We'll tell you if you're eligible for any of our available funds
Apply for +Extra funding and our partners may match fund your project
Up to £50,000
Aviva Community Fund
Up to £30,000
Plymouth City Change Fund
Up to £10,000
Crowdfund Salford
Up to £5,000
Crowdfund Cornwall
Up to £5,000
Crowdfund Lambeth
Up to £2,000
Crowdfund Fife
Up to £2,000
Palmers Brewery Community Fund
Up to £2,000
VIVID Plus Investment Vault
Mama to Mama wanted to ensure that every newborn baby is given the essentials they need to give them the best start in life, whilst giving their caregivers the hope and confidence they deserve.
Hackney Migrant Centre has long been a vital part of its community, founded to stand in solidarity with migrants in Hackney, London, and beyond. Today, their mission is more urgent than ever.
Bow Foodbank was started by local residents to ensure none of their neighbours go without food. The current cost of living crisis meant the need for their services is higher than ever.
We know your time is precious and we want to make sure you put forward a project that meets our eligibility criteria. Whether you’re trying to secure food bank grants, to raise money for a local baby bank, or fundraise for another community cause, please read our eligibility checklist before submitting an idea.
Typical eligibility criteria:
Find out more about all our live match funding.
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Crowdfunding food banks, baby banks, hygiene banks and other important community projects is easy with Crowdfunder. Create your community group or food bank fundraising page, and let supporters fund your cause. Our platform puts your cause in front of a bigger crowd, outside of your local community. You’ll be able to promote your campaign to more people, including public sector and corporate organisations.
It’s really easy to start crowdfunding for food banks or other community causes with Crowdfunder:
The benefits of crowdfunding for food banks, baby banks and other community projects include:
All kinds of community groups are eligible to launch fundraising projects on Crowdfunder. Start a food bank fundraising campaign to boost your donations in the run-up to Christmas, raise money for a new baby bank in your area, secure funds to launch a brand new hygiene bank, or crowdfund for a venue for your clothing bank, soup kitchen, or community shelter.
We have up to £50,000 available in matched funding grants for food banks and other community projects from our public sector, corporate and local authority partners. If you’re raising money for a local cause or food bank, matching donations can be transformative to your fundraising, potentially doubling your overall total.
Search for live match funds via the Crowdfunder site to find grants you may be eligible for, then apply and wait to find out if your funds will be matched when you reach a certain total. Each of our +Extra funding partners will pledge to match donations at a different amount, so always read the criteria thoroughly before applying for match funding for food banks or any other causes.