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| Organisation Name | Project Title | Grant Paid | Region |
| Wereham Village Hall, King's Lynn | towards building a new energy efficient Community Hub | £ 7,500 | East |
| Marshland St James & District Community & Sports Centre, Norfolk | towards capital project to build a new community/sports building in Marshland St James, Norfolk | £ 7,500 | East |
| Leaside Church, Ware | towards building improvements | £ 7,500 | East |
| Transition UK, Luton | towards costs in the financial year end May 2018 | £ 5,000 | East |
| Stepping Stones Pre-School, Suffolk | towards specialist furniture for new pre-school building | £ 5,000 | East |
| Sproughton Parochial Church Council, Ipswich | towards the final phase of the redevelopment of the Church Hall building | £ 5,000 | East |
| Potton History Society, Potton | towards adding an archive store to the existing community building at Mill Lane, Potton | £ 5,000 | East |
| Friends of Drayton Junior School | towards repanelling the swimming pool | £ 5,000 | East |
| Finchingfield Guildhall Trust | towards the manager's salary | £ 5,000 | East |
| Brook Street Band, London | towards development of a new outreach programme (£3K) and the biennial festival for 2017 (£2K) | £ 5,000 | East |
| Young People Taking Action, Leiston | to cover the counselling project for young people | £ 4,500 | East |
| Spinning Wheel, Diss | towards a touring production of the Christmas Carol in December 2017 | £ 4,000 | East |
| PHOEBE, Ipswich | towards ongoing costs in the year end March 2018 | £ 3,500 | East |
| Sustainable Living Initiative, Norwich | towards ongoing costs of this commuity garden initiative in 2017/18 | £ 3,000 | East |
| Norfolk Association for the Disabled (NAD), Norwich | towards core costs to maintain extended opening hours | £ 3,000 | East |
| Colchester Toy Library | towards a laptop and specialist software plus a contribution to volunteer expenses and ongoing costs in 2017/18 | £ 3,000 | East |
| Sandy Helping Hands Counselling & Guidance Centre | towards ongoing costs over two years following the loss of three sub contracts due to funding cuts | £ 2,500 | East |
| Hope and Encouragement for Lone Parents, Heybridge | towards core costs in 2017/18 | £ 2,000 | East |
| Simple 8 Theatre Company, Milton-under-Wychwood | towards a new co-production of A Passage to India to be performed in regional venues and London | £ 9,000 | East Midlands |
| BACKLIT, Nottingham | towards core costs of this gallery and studio provider in 2017 | £ 7,500 | East Midlands |
| Hope Springs Recovery Centre, Chesterfield | towards ongoing costs in 2017 | £ 5,000 | East Midlands |
| Shepshed Toy Library | towards core costs | £ 2,000 | East Midlands |
| Open Minds, Nottingham | towards ongoing costs | £ 1,500 | East Midlands |
| Sabotage Theatre Company, Brighton | towards the cost of "The Looker" tour in South East England in summer 2017 | £ 6,000 | England |
| Ardent Theatre Company, London | towards the ARDENT8 professional development programme for eight young graduates from Bournemouth College | £ 5,000 | England |
| Castlehill Foundation Ltd, Portadown | towards new equipment for this charity providing support for victims and survivors in Northern Ireland | £ 5,300 | Ireland |
| Youth Lyric, Crossgar | towards 5 Festivals project | £ 5,000 | Ireland |
| Burnfoot Community Development Association, Dungiven | towards the core costs of Burnfoot Playgroup | £ 4,000 | Ireland |
| City Afc Special Olympic Club, Newry | towards a secondhand mini bus for this charity providing sports training for people with learning and physical disabilities | £ 3,000 | Ireland |
| Little Rascals Community Playgroup, Limavady | towards core costs of the playgroup | £ 2,500 | Ireland |
| Commedia of Errors Theatre Company | to cover IT and other equipment | £ 2,500 | Ireland |
| Carebears Community Playgroup, Newtownstewart | towards core costs in 2017/18 | £ 2,500 | Ireland |
| Doagh Preschool Playgroup | towards core costs | £ 2,000 | Ireland |
| Areema Residents Association, Dunmurry | towards the running costs of the 'community flat' in the year end March 2018 | £ 1,000 | Ireland |
| Havelock Family Centre, Southall | towards refurbishing the community/family centre | £ 10,000 | London |
| North London Samaritans | towards building a Samaritans and Community Centre - 'The Shaftesbury Hall Community Hub' | £ 10,000 | London |
| YES: Youth Encouragement & Socials, London | towards Breakfast Bar with Big Brother | £ 5,000 | 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 | London |
| National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery Development Foundation, London | towards A Letter in Mind 2017 exhibition | £ 5,000 | London |
| Friends of Barham Library, London | towards 16 performances of Librarian Theatre's production of Alice in Wonderland at four community libraries in Brent | £ 5,000 | London |
| Croydon Youth Theatre Organisation, London | towards ongoing costs | £ 5,000 | London |
| CARIS Camden, London | towards CW4S, the Night Shelter Programme in LB Camden | £ 5,000 | London |
| Bridging the Gap Islington, London | to cover mentors for 10 homeless or vulnerable people | £ 5,000 | London |
| Block 336, London | towards hosting the New Contemporaries 2017/18 exhibition | £ 5,000 | London |
| Shapeshifter Productions, Walthamstow | towards increasing the hours of the General Manager and creating the position of Young Associate Producer | £ 4,000 | London |
| Amici Dance Theatre Company, London | towards performing two existing full company shows at the Lyric Hammersmith from 22-27 May 2017 | £ 4,000 | London |
| Music Therapy Lambeth, London | towards Early Years family group music therapy | £ 3,000 | London |
| Learning Through Horses, London | towards one 12 week Employability Skills Programme for vulnerable young people | £ 3,000 | London |
| London English Song Festival | towards two free of charge educational matinee performances for schools in July 2017 | £ 2,000 | London |
| Metropolitan Community Church of North London | towards the shortfall for the homeless shelter for 2017 | £ 1,500 | London |
| Denton Youth & Community Project, Newcastle upon Tyne | towards the cost of the Business Development Manager and a contribution to core costs | £ 7,000 | North East |
| The Parish Church of Auckland St. Helen, Bishop Auckland | towards building an extension to be used as a community facility | £ 5,000 | North East |
| Seaham Unit 299 of the Sea Cadet Corps | to cover 10 kayaks and accessories | £ 5,000 | North East |
| Heartbeat (Help, Education and Resources to Bring Everyone All Together), Seaham | towards the Children's and Young People Group activity costs | £ 5,000 | North East |
| Greater Walker Community Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne | towards ongoing costs in the yearend March 2018 of this charity supporting vulnerable older people in the Greater Walker area | £ 5,000 | North East |
| Friends of Jesmond Library, Newcastle upon Tyne | towards refurbishing the first floor of the library | £ 5,000 | North East |
| Easington Colliery Band, Washington | towards new brass instruments | £ 5,000 | North East |
| 111 (Sunderland) Squadron - Air Training Corps | towards a light-weight, wheelchair accessible minibus | £ 4,000 | North East |
| Vale Mill Trust, Blaydon | towards staff costs at this heritage site and working museum | £ 4,000 | North East |
| 28th South Shields, 4th East Boldon Scout Group | towards updating the windows and doors at the recently acquired outdoor centre | £ 3,800 | North East |
| Breathing Space, Durham | towards the Project Co-ordinator's salary at the charity offering support for the local community | £ 3,000 | North East |
| The Friends of the North Pennines and European GeoPark, Stanhope | towards working with school children and community groups on the summer activity programme and September weekend event | £ 2,500 | North East |
| Greatham Sports Field Association, Hartlepool | towards installing toilets and showers in the changing rooms | £ 2,500 | North East |
| Featherstone Village Hall, Haltwhistle | towards repairs to the community hall | £ 2,000 | North East |
| 4th Washington Scout Group | towards camping equipment | £ 1,500 | North East |
| Whalley Educational Foundation | towards creating a multi use venue in the hall | £ 5,000 | North West |
| Wallasey Sea Cadets | towards building improvements | £ 5,000 | North West |
| Oakhanger Methodist Church, Crewe | towards building a new community hall | £ 5,000 | North West |
| Flookburgh & District Recreational Charity Trust, Grange over Sands | towards the Moor Lane Play project - the building of a new playground and recreation area | £ 5,000 | North West |
| Dingle Multi Agency Centre, Liverpool | towards the continuation, development and expansion of two ongoing programmes/clubs | £ 5,000 | North West |
| British Deaf History Society, Warrington | towards improving the Deaf Museum and Archive's display facilities | £ 5,000 | North West |
| Oasis Centre for Young People, Cheshire | to cover the cost of the junior youth club in 2017 | £ 4,500 | North West |
| OJ's Sensory Interaction Trust, Longridge | towards core work, providing holiday clubs and activities for children with autism | £ 4,000 | North West |
| 5th Stalybridge Scout Group | towards building an extension to include unisex and disabled access toilets | £ 4,000 | North West |
| Winterley Methodist Church, Sandbach | towards renovation of the existing building | £ 4,000 | North West |
| Windmill Youth Development Group, Blackpool | towards an intensive skills development programme for disengaged young people | £ 4,000 | North West |
| Elworth Methodist Church, Crewe | towards converting a part of the building into a coffee lounge and community room | £ 3,500 | North West |
| St Bede with St Clement Toxteth, Liverpool | towards installing a new heating system | £ 3,000 | North West |
| Millennium Youth Bar Trust, Bramhall | towards ongoing costs of this youth centre | £ 3,000 | North West |
| Methodist Centre, Liverpool | towards the elders activity and luncheon club | £ 3,000 | North West |
| Brookfield Spaceplace, Preston | towards a community development creative arts project | £ 3,000 | North West |
| Bridging the Gap (Manchester) | to support the work of the foodbank | £ 2,500 | North West |
| Europia, Manchester | towards core costs | £ 2,000 | North West |
| Port Sunlight Orchestral Society, Wirral | towards a PA system for regular performances | £ 1,400 | North West |
| Rainbow Valley, Aberfoyle | towards a new P/T administrator post | £ 8,000 | Scotland |
| Watermill Foundation, Cawdor | towards ongoing costs of this charity in 2017/18 | £ 5,000 | Scotland |
| Russian Arctic Convoy Museum Project, Achnasheen | towards the Development Manager salary at the new exhibition centre in Aultbea | £ 5,000 | Scotland |
| People First Fraserburgh | towards the drop-in project for people with learning disabilities | £ 5,000 | Scotland |
| Highlight Arts, Edinburgh | towards the salary of the the new Executive Director for one year (2017/18) | £ 5,000 | Scotland |
| Scottish Centre for Personal Safety, Ardrossan | towards renovating the side room into a fully equipped Training Room | £ 4,000 | Scotland |
| Peebles Scout Group | to replace the existing scout hut | £ 4,000 | Scotland |
| Citadel Arts Group, Edinburgh | towards delivery of two new plays in Leith entitled 'Stories of the Sea' | £ 4,000 | Scotland |
| Broughty Ferry YMCA | towards refurbishment costs to improve two rooms to use for community activities | £ 3,500 | Scotland |
| Toybox Lee Avenue, Glasgow | towards ongoing costs of running the Playstation service for children visiting HMP Barlinnie | £ 3,000 | Scotland |
| Annan & District Day Centre | towards ongoing core costs in 2017/18 at this centre providing services for people aged over 60 | £ 3,000 | Scotland |
| Aberdeenshire Sailing Trust | towards six children's sailing boats to teach primary aged children and young people with disabilities | £ 3,000 | Scotland |
| 44th Dundee Company Boys' Brigade, Broughty Ferry | towards camping and outdoor equipment | £ 3,000 | Scotland |
| Inverurie Music | towards core costs | £ 2,500 | Scotland |
| Just Cycle Ltd, Galashiels | towards ongoing costs for this charity which recycles and re-uses unwanted bikes for people on low incomes | £ 2,500 | Scotland |
| Cornfields, Inverurie | towards ongoing costs in 2017 of this charity supporting people who have experienced trauma | £ 2,500 | Scotland |
| Girl Guiding Orwell District, Milnathort | towards renovating and upgrading the old scout section | £ 2,000 | Scotland |
| Clydebank District Choir | towards a new care home project | £ 1,500 | Scotland |
| Stornoway Singers, Isle of Lewis | towards purchasing a rehearsal piano | £ 1,000 | Scotland |
| CancerWise, Chichester | towards core costs of this charity supporting cancer patients and their families in West Sussex and East Hampshire | £ 7,500 | South East |
| Faversham Assistance Centre | towards one new van | £ 7,000 | South East |
| Music at Malling, West Malling | towards the outreach programme at the 2017 festival | £ 5,000 | South East |
| Guessens District of the Guide Association, Welwyn | towards replacing the guide hut | £ 5,000 | South East |
| Aspire Ryde | towards increasing paid staff hours | £ 5,000 | South East |
| Arensky Chamber Orchestra, Sevenoaks | towards the 2017 South East Residency and to launch the 2018 Residency plans | £ 5,000 | South East |
| 1st Portsmouth Sea Scouts | to purchase one RS Quest Sailing Dinghy | £ 5,000 | South East |
| Friends of Chawton Church, Alton | towards a statue of Jane Austen at Chawton Church | £ 4,500 | South East |
| Community Advice Support and Education (CASE), Brighton | to complete the refurbishment of drop-in centre, specifically for equipment and furnishings for the kitchen and offices | £ 4,500 | South East |
| Oxford International Biomedical Centre (OIBC), Abingdon | to cover two Scientists in Schools events | £ 4,000 | South East |
| Louie's Helping Hands, Westbrook | towards art therapy for children with multi-sensory impairments | £ 4,000 | South East |
| Crown Centre for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Maidenhead | towards providing activities and services during the year end March 2018 | £ 3,500 | South East |
| Royal Tunbridge Wells Festivals, Cowden | towards the October 2017 Festival | £ 3,000 | South East |
| Monty's Community Hub, Southampton | towards the premises core costs in 2018 including utilities, insurance and cleaning | £ 2,500 | South East |
| Medway Watersports Trust Limited, Gillingham | towards core costs during the transitional period and to support the 2017 summer programme | £ 2,500 | South East |
| Children's Concerts, Chichester | to assist with the cost of coach transport for one additional and final year to enable children from state primary schools to attend concerts | £ 2,500 | South East |
| 1st Sarisbury Green Scout Group, Southampton | towards a new scout hut | £ 2,500 | South East |
| Sage Dance Company, Farningham | towards a choreographic skills project | £ 2,000 | South East |
| 11th Bognor Scout Group, North Bersted | towards works to the scout hut | £ 2,000 | South East |
| Thomas A'Becket Infant School, West Worthing | to cover fit out costs of a multi-functional theraputic quiet room within the school | £ 1,500 | South East |
| Plymouth & Devon Schools Sailing Association | to cover a Wayfarer sailing dinghy to be called 'Christina' | £ 8,500 | South West |
| Shaftesbury & District Carers Association | towards HOPE2Grow, a community gardening scheme | £ 7,500 | South West |
| Whitestaunton Parish Church Council | towards the construction of the community room | £ 5,000 | South West |
| Westcountry Health Education and Research Enterprise, Wellington | towards ongoing costs of this centre supporting adults with disabilities | £ 5,000 | South West |
| Cygnet Training Theatre & Cygnet Research Library, Exeter | towards 'Community Play - Fire at The Clarence' | £ 5,000 | South West |
| The Pod, Frome | towards core costs | £ 4,000 | South West |
| Lighthouse at Weston, Weston-super-Mare | towards the expanded arts and crafts activities | £ 4,000 | South West |
| Britannia Museum Trust - Oral History Project, Dartmouth | to cover equipment for the Oral History touring exhibition | £ 4,000 | South West |
| PCC of Fifehead Magdalen, Gillingham | towards repairing and stabilising the central memorial in the chapel | £ 3,000 | South West |
| Family Counselling Trust - Wiltshire, Warminster | towards therapy sessions for low income families | £ 3,000 | South West |
| Christchurch Community Partnership | towards the Christchurch Angels befriending service in 2017 | £ 3,000 | South West |
| 1st Callington Scout Group | towards improvements to the community hut and grounds | £ 3,000 | South West |
| Budleigh Salterton Music Education Trust | towards the music education charity supporting music tuition, setting up of school music groups and teacher training | £ 2,000 | South West |
| The Shackleton Foundation, London | to support a new social enterprise | £ 10,000 | U. K. |
| Porthmadog Parochial Church Council | towards the refurbishment of the Church Hall | £ 6,000 | Wales |
| Advice Mid Wales - (Bro Ddyfi Advice Centre), Machynlleth | towards the core costs of running the Money, Debt and General Advice Service during the yearend May 2018 | £ 5,000 | Wales |
| Powys Museums' Education & Access Trust, Welshpool | towards an engagement programme to support the Vikings Exhibition at Powysland Museum in summer 2017 | £ 4,500 | Wales |
| Trimsaran Family Centre, Cydweli | towards salaries and running costs in 2017/18 | £ 4,000 | Wales |
| XL Wales, Swansea | towards the Director's salary in 2017 | £ 3,000 | Wales |
| Cardiff City Community Table Tennis Club | to cover kitchen equipment for a volunteer-run cafe at the new building | £ 3,000 | Wales |
| Shakespeare Link, Llanwrthl | towards a Marquee for outdoor performances | £ 2,500 | Wales |
| Mountain Ash YMCA | towards ongoing costs | £ 2,000 | Wales |
| St John's Church Essington | towards building a new community facility annex | £ 7,500 | West Midlands |
| S.N.A.P., Cannock | towards the life skills project for adults and children with learning difficulties | £ 6,000 | West Midlands |
| Hunters Hill Charitable Trust, Bromsgrove | towards the school farm (to benefit special needs pupils) | £ 6,000 | West Midlands |
| West Chadsmoor Family Centre, Cannock | towards a mental and physical health programme for families in the local community | £ 5,000 | West Midlands |
| Walsall Foster Carers Association | towards a life skills programme for 20 young adults moving from the care system and entering supported living | £ 5,000 | West Midlands |
| This Way Up Youth Project, Solihull | towards core costs | £ 5,000 | West Midlands |
| Tamworth and Lichfield Sea Cadets | towards the cost of a new boat trailer and three canoes | £ 5,000 | West Midlands |
| North Staffs Asperger/Autism Association, Stoke on Trent | towards core costs | £ 5,000 | West Midlands |
| Marchington Village Hall, Uttoxeter | towards phase three of refurbishment of the village hall | £ 5,000 | West Midlands |
| Ledbury Amateur Dramatic Society | towards the new studio and ventilation project | £ 4,000 | West Midlands |
| Gospel Oak Community Centre, Birmingham | towards "Who Cares?", a project aimed at helping young carers better cope with their responsibilities | £ 4,000 | West Midlands |
| Friends of Victoria School, Birmingham | towards sensory drama provision for one day a week at Victoria Special School | £ 4,000 | West Midlands |
| Chefspot Ltd, Hereford | towards another staff member to increase the number of beneficiaries at the community cafe which provides employment based training for people with learning difficulties | £ 4,000 | West Midlands |
| Old Post Regeneration Association, Swadlincote | towards replacing the boiler at this village hall | £ 3,500 | West Midlands |
| Whittington Music Festival, Oswestry | towards the 2017 chamber music festival | £ 3,000 | West Midlands |
| National Youth Recorder Orchestras of Great Britain, Birmingham | towards ongoing costs in the year end August 2018 | £ 3,000 | West Midlands |
| Central England Lipreading Support Trust, Kenilworth | to cover one lipreading course in 2017/18 | £ 2,700 | West Midlands |
| Rugby Autism Network | to cover five Curly Hair Project training courses for parents and carers of those on the spectrum | £ 1,700 | West Midlands |
| Yetton Together, Kirkheaton | towards installing two accessible toilets | £ 10,000 | Yorkshire and Humberside |
| Shopmobility Sheffield | towards running costs in 2017/18 | £ 5,000 | Yorkshire and Humberside |
| Shabang Inclusive Learning, Huddersfield | towards core costs in 2017/18 | £ 5,000 | Yorkshire and Humberside |
| Mainstay, York | towards core costs of this mental health charity | £ 5,000 | Yorkshire and Humberside |
| Imagine If Theatre Company, Leeds | towards performing 'You Forgot the Mince' at five theatres and 10 prisons across the UK | £ 5,000 | Yorkshire and Humberside |
| Grenoside Community Association, Sheffield | towards upgrading the community centre's utilities | £ 5,000 | Yorkshire and Humberside |
| Asperger's Children and Carers Together, Sheffield | towards ongoing activity | £ 5,000 | Yorkshire and Humberside |
| African Women's Health Group, Sheffield | towards the core costs of the part-time Project Manager for one year | £ 5,000 | Yorkshire and Humberside |
| Best Hope, Hull | towards a new youth music club | £ 4,000 | Yorkshire and Humberside |
| 19th Doncaster Askern Scout Group | towards refurbishing the scout hut toilets | £ 3,000 | Yorkshire and Humberside |
| The All Saints Landmark Centre, Bradford | towards the IT and Job Search scheme in 2018 | £ 2,500 | Yorkshire and Humberside |
| Safety First Community Training Centre, Bradford | towards reading and writing sessions for up to 25 adult learners | £ 2,500 | Yorkshire and Humberside |
| Northern Opera Group, Leeds | towards the first Left Bank Opera Festival to take place in Leeds at the end of August 2017 | £ 2,500 | Yorkshire and Humberside |
| Concord Drum and Bugle Corps, Sheffield | towards replacement drums | £ 2,500 | Yorkshire and Humberside |
| Hellifield Institute | towards modular sections to increase the size of the temporary stage at this village hall | £ 2,300 | Yorkshire and Humberside |
| Oakworth Pre-School, Keighley | towards rent of the hall used by the pre-school | £ 2,000 | Yorkshire and Humberside |
| Ackworth Community Library, Pontefract | towards developing the mobile school library service in this area of Yorkshire in 2017/18 | £ 2,000 | Yorkshire and Humberside |
| Total: 180 items | £ 747,200 | ||
The Foyle Foundation is a company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales No. 4006216. Registered as a Charity No. 1081766.