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Sheffield charities
1,320 charities and community organisations registered in Sheffield. Search by what they do, where they work and how big they are.
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- The Sheffield Media and Exhibition Centre LimitedArts, culture, heritage and scienceEducation and trainingEducation through cinema exhibition and outreach activities. Extending cultural cinema and developing broader understanding of film through programmes and festivals.Sheffield
- The Sheffield Music SchoolArts, culture, heritage and scienceEducation and trainingSheffield Music school, which is held every Saturday morning, aims to offer quality music making in a fun, friendly and nurturing environment. We support pupils from…Sheffield
The Sheffield Philharmonic ChorusArts, culture, heritage and scienceThe objects of Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus are to advance the education of the general public in choral music by the regular performance of such music from…Sheffield- The Sheffield Retired GreyhoundsAnimalsEducation and trainingThe Sheffield Retired Greyhounds organisation operates to take in ex racing greyhounds from the Sheffield area, as we have limited kennel spaces available.Sheffield
- The Sheffield Royal Society for the BlindDisabilityThe Charity provides a comrehensive range of services to support visually impaired people in the city of Sheffield.Sheffield
- The Sheffield Usrah GroupCommunity development and employmentDisabilitySheffield
- The Sheffield Wheelchair Sports ClubAmateur sportGeneral charitable purposesWe supply users, specifically members confined to a wheelchair, or those who need to compete from a wheelchair, with the facilities and equipment to participate in…Sheffield
- The Sheffield Youth OrchestraArts, culture, heritage and scienceEducation and trainingThe advancement of the musical education of young people. To increase their knowledge, understanding and love of music, their ability to develop musically and to give…Sheffield
The Sir Graeme J. Davies ScholarshipEducation and trainingThe charity will provide financial support for students and prospective students to attend the British University Vietnam.Sheffield- The Sir Henry Stephenson EndowmentEducation and trainingReligious activitiesIncome from the endowment is used to support a visiting professorship, financial support and funding for residential experiences for University of Sheffield students and graduates meeting…Bolsover Street
- The Sir Hugh and Lady Sykes Charitable TrustGeneral charitable purposesTo make contributions to the expenses of any establshed charitable institution foundation or trust or to the cost of any projects of education study or research…Hope Valley
- The Snowdrop ProjectHealth and saving livesHuman rights, equality and diversitySnowdrop Project exists to empower survivors of human trafficking to live lives that are no longer defined by their past and we work to reduce the…Sheffield
- The Spencer Charitable TrustGeneral charitable purposesThe SCT addresses social inequality and poverty. We create grants with agencies and projects that provide shelter and material assistance, improve social mobility, and fight prejudice.…Sheffield
- The Spirit of Sheffield Children’S TrustGeneral charitable purposesTo provide services to children who are in need, hardship or distress, sick, convalescent, handicapped or infirm within the boundaries of the City of Sheffield.Dronfield
- The St Kieran TrustGeneral charitable purposesSt Kieran Trust makes grants to charities registered in the UK and the Republic of Ireland with the aims of: alleviating poverty and homelessness, enabling access…Sheffield
- The Stannington Brass BandArts, culture, heritage and scienceBrass BandSheffield
- The Steel Valley ProjectCommunity development and employmentEducation and trainingManage habitats for the benefit of wildlife,people,heritage/landscape.Encourage access to open green space/wider countryside.Deliver environmental/education/interpretation to local schools/wider population.Provide support, advice, training & supervision to volunteers, trainees…Stocksbridge
- The Stoney Middleton Reading RoomOther charitable purposesThe funds from the sale of the old reading room in Stoney Middleton is to be used for the benefit of the inhabitants of Stoney Middleton.Hope Valley
- The Student Cross AssociationReligious activitiesThe Student Cross Association helps needy pilgrims to take part in the annual cross-carrying pilgrimage to Walsingham each Easter.Sheffield
- The Suit WorksDisabilityGeneral charitable purposesThe Suit Works is a free service based in the Sheffield City Region to help unemployed people to succeed at interview by building confidence through personal…Sheffield
- The Swann-Morton FoundationAnimalsDisabilityThe advancement of education through study and research in the fields of surgery and medicine to individuals, groups, organisations and other charities engaged in the care,…Sheffield
- The Taylor InstitutionPreventing or relieving povertyThe relief of need of members of the Church of England who live within the boundary of the old Township of Ecclesall Bierlow in the City…Ringinglow Road
- The Tinsley Area Trust FundGeneral charitable purposesDistribution of small grants on an annual basis to local voluntary and community groups in Tinsley, Sheffield.Sheffield
- The Tomlinson CharityReligious activitiesTo provide funds for the upkeep of the choir and organ of Dronfield Parish Church.Dronfield
Charity details come from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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National Lottery grant database
Lottery money in Sheffield
Every National Lottery distributor files its awards in one government database. Sheffield has had 8,588 awards worth £629.1m since 1995, from the Community Fund and its predecessors, Arts Council England, Sport England, UK Sport, the Heritage Fund, the BFI and the Millennium Commission. Awards to individuals (3,057 of them, mostly athlete performance awards filed at the English Institute of Sport in Darnall) are counted but never named.
- Awards since 1995
- 8,588
- Awarded in total
- £629.1m
- Awards to organisations, last 12 months
- 225
- Awarded to organisations, last 12 months
- £20.6m
By good cause: Community, health, education and environment £197.6m (2,844 awards); Sport £228.1m (3,332 awards); Arts £110.9m (2,024 awards); Heritage £67.7m (369 awards); Millennium projects £24.7m (19 awards).
Wards with the most Lottery money: City (£227.0m), Darnall (£198.6m), Broomhill and Sharrow Vale (£43.2m). Each area page carries its own ward's figures.
Newest awards to Sheffield organisations
- Green City Action £20,000
- Friends of Firth Park £19,994
- JUDOOR & JUSOOR (J&J) CIC £20,000
- Tinsley Community Allotment £20,000
- FILMFAM CIC £19,870
- South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority £531,045The woodlands of South Yorkshire are vital habitats for rare and specialist species in a densely populated region. They are also deeply entwined with local heritage and culture, from prehistory to…
- The Counselling and Therapy Hub CIC £20,000
- High Green Development Trust Limited £18,000
- Sheffield Philharmonic Orchestra £6,062
- Roots Mbili Theatre £250,000
- Create Sheffield £70,000
- Voluntary Action Sheffield £358,723
National Lottery grant data from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, Open Government Licence v3.0. Checked 28 Oct 2026. National Lottery grant database · Sheffield export (CSV) · All data sources
360Giving Data Registry
Independent trusts' grants in Sheffield
Six independent trusts publish every grant they make in the 360Giving Data Standard. Between them they have filed 486 grants worth £21.7m to 257 Sheffield organisations since 2003. A grant counts here when the recipient is a Sheffield charity on this site, has a Sheffield postcode, names Sheffield as its town or where the money is spent, or carries Sheffield in its name. These are past awards, not funding open to apply for.
6 more grants, worth £945,188 between them, were spent across Sheffield and other places; they are listed but not counted in the figures.
- Grants to Sheffield
- 486
- Awarded in total
- £21.7m
- Organisations funded
- 257
- Trusts
- 6
By trust: Garfield Weston Foundation £6.1m (188 grants); Esmée Fairbairn Foundation £8.3m (86 grants); Paul Hamlyn Foundation £4.4m (51 grants); Youth Music £680,193 (14 grants); The Foyle Foundation £1.6m (138 grants); Architectural Heritage Fund £745,658 (9 grants).
Largest grants
- Harmony Works Trust £1.0m
- Sheffield and Rotherham Wildlife Trust £940,000Land Purchase Facility transaction for Ughill Hall Farm
- YMCA White Rose £800,000A grant to YMCA White Rose for Right Here: Sheffield Pilot Site
- Sheffield Theatres Trust £702,400Weston Culture Fund
- Sheffield and Rotherham Wildlife Trust £515,000An investment in the purchase of Greno Woods.
Newest grants
- Sheffield Working Women's Opportunities Project £35,000
- The Parson Cross Community Development Forum £10,000
- The University of Sheffield £10,000a TASK fund donation towards bird population studies on Skomer
- Snowdrop Project £60,000
- Sheffield Community Media Limited £15,000
- Sheffield Wildlife Trust £10,000
- Stand As One £3,000
- Manor Community Transport £3,000
- Heeley City Farm £80,000
- Edale Village Hall and Playing Field £5,000
- S1 Artspace £95,983
- Support Dogs £150,000
Grants data published in the 360Giving Data Standard by Garfield Weston Foundation, CC BY 4.0 (dataset); Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, CC BY 4.0 (dataset); Paul Hamlyn Foundation, CC BY 4.0 (dataset); Youth Music, CC BY 4.0 (dataset); The Foyle Foundation, CC BY 4.0 (dataset); Architectural Heritage Fund, CC0 1.0 (dataset). Checked 26 Oct 2026. 360Giving Data Registry · All data sources