South Yorkshire's Community Foundation helps individuals and businesses who want to give generously to support income generation for our wide-ranging grant programmes.
Giving - to community organisations and helping people, businesses to give - is what we have been passionate about for almost 40 years.
SYCF is the region’s largest local grant giving charity.
Every year, we support hundreds of community projects and organisations across Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield with grant funding. Since 1986, the Community Foundation has given out almost £40m to grassroots groups.
Over 40 years, the Foundation has created a remarkable legacy of empowering communities, supporting local charities and making a lasting difference across in South Yorkshire's communities.
It's A Giving Thing!
Our year of Giving in 2024
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£ 1315398
Total distributed
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423
Grants approved
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96608
Individuals supported
News & Updates


SYCF Community Grants programme to open in September
South Yorkshire’s Community Foundation (SYCF) has announced its Community Grants programme will reopen in September 2025.
South Yorkshire


Meet the team: Alison Wade
Introducing our finance manager, Alison Wade – she’s responsible for the day-to-day management of all the Foundation’s financial activity.
South Yorkshire


Helping charities to innovate with Knowledge Transfer Partnerships
We’re working with The University of Sheffield championing Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs) to support local charities to grow, become more sustainable and innovate.
Sheffield


Banner Cross High Street project signed, sealed and delivered!
A mini-transformation project to boost business on a Sheffield high street has been completed with support from South Yorkshire’s Community Foundation (SYCF).
Sheffield