Cornwall Council: Community Chest Fund
Get up to £1,000
Supporting ‘not for profit’ organisations who deliver a wide range activities and projects that enrich and engage local communities.
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Supporting communities to make great ideas grow
Cornwall Council is looking to support not-for-profit organisations working with local communities in Cornwall.
Do you have a great idea for a project or initiative that needs funding? Cornwall Council is looking to support not-for-profit organisations working with local communities in Cornwall.
We want to inspire individuals, community groups, charities and businesses to grow local projects and enhance nature with extra funding.
See the funds available in in Cornwall+Extra funding for projects in Cornwall
Get extra funding towards your crowdfunding project
Cornwall Council: Grow Nature Seed Fund
Get up to £1,000
Any locally constituted and recognised ‘not for profit’ organisation which seeks to serve the people or wildlife of Cornwall could be eligible.
Cornwall Social Inclusion Fund
Get up to £5,000
Funding for projects that aim to improve social inclusion and wellbeing for people in Cornwall.
Creative Cornwall Calling Fund
Get up to £1,000
During this challenging time for our creative industries, our Creative Cornwall Calling campaign aims to support projects and ideas across all of Cornwall.
Crowdfund Cornwall Climate Emergency
Get up to £5,000
The new Cornwall Climate Emergency funds support communities, organisations and councils to develop projects and activities that will help Cornwall become carbon neutral and tackle climate change.
Devon & Cornwall Police: Community Resilience Fund
Get up to £5,000
Funding for projects that aim to increase community resilience within local communities and help to support vulnerable people.
Projects in Cornwall
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Cornwall Fuel Bank
Following the success of our Cornish Fuel Bank crowdfunder, we are now accepting ongoing donations of support.
£33,873 raised
92 supporters
We did it!
Beach Guardian Recycle and Plant Trees in Cornwall
We will Reuse the plastic bottles that we collect on our beach cleans as pots for plants and bee hotels to work with local communities
101% raised
£5,092 total
We did it!
Port Isaac - Haul for our Hall!
We are raising money to improve Port Isaac's Village Hall
104% raised
£10,476 total
We did it!
Grow Outdoors at Sowenna
Raise £12,000 for sensory gardens and horticulture at Sowenna to support young people with severe mental health illness to get better
135% raised
£16,220 total
We did it!
ReFILL Shop, zero waste
Love Bude, hate waste? Help us open ReFILL Shop. Lets reduce packaging, shop locally, ethically and buy just as much as we need.
118% raised
£12,990 total
We did it!
Cornwall Search and Rescue Team
The project is for funding towards equipment which is needed to continue our work to help search and rescue people across the county
116% raised
£3,508 total
We did it!
Wild Truro
We aim to significantly increase the population of various wildlife species within the urban environment but creating habitat.
150% raised
£750 total
We did it!
Sancreed for Nature
This is a Sancreed village matched funded project to create a better place for wildlife, plants, birds & insects for the benefit of all.
168% raised
£842 total
Ready to raise funds for your idea?
Other ways we can help
Get to grips with the basics and prepare to take the next step with our introduction on Crowdfunder Learn.
Enroll for freeAccess extra funding in Cornwall with Crowdfunder
Thinking of crowdfunding for a project in Cornwall? Want to find out how you can access Cornwall Council funds into the bargain? Catch up on how you can in our Crowdfund Cornwall webinar with Council CEO Kate Kennally and Cllr Sue James (Environment).
How +Extra funding works
Start a project
Start a new project on Crowdfunder, tell us the basics and a rough outline of your story. Then we can show you funds that you may be eligible for.
Apply for funding
You can then choose to make an application for a relevant fund. If a partner likes your project, they may agree to support it.
Start crowdfunding
Start raising money from the crowd and once you reach an agreed percentage of your target, one of our partners could boost your total with a large donation.
Learn how to crowdfund with our guides
1. Planning your project
Learn the basics of crowdfunding and where to start
How to plan your crowdfunding project2. Creating your project
Get inspired on how to create the perfect project page
Learn how to create your crowdfunding project3. Running your project
Learn how to connect with your crowd and keep up momentum
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