Keepmoat Community Fund
Building Stronger Communities Together
Keepmoat is one of the UK’s leading partnership homebuilders, delivering high-quality, affordable homes and creating places where communities can thrive.
At the heart of Keepmoat’s vision is a simple promise: to work alongside local people and partners to create thriving, resilient and inclusive communities. We believe strong communities are built through partnership, opportunity and investment, which is why we work closely with local authorities, housing associations and community organisations to create lasting social value.
Through initiatives that support local employment, skills development, community activities and environmental improvements, we invest in creating stronger, more resilient neighbourhoods. We are also committed to supporting local charities, community groups and organisations delivering projects that make a positive difference in the communities where we work.
The Keepmoat Community Fund is one of the ways we bring this promise to life.
The Keepmoat Community Fund
Through the Keepmoat Community Fund, we provide grants of £250–£2,000 to support local charities, community groups and organisations delivering projects that make a positive difference in the communities where we work.
Whether it's improving local spaces, supporting residents, creating opportunities for young people or bringing communities together, we're committed to helping projects that create lasting impact.
Funding applications are reviewed three times a year by the Keepmoat Charity Committee.
Our Charity Partner: Magic Breakfast
Keepmoat is proud to partner with Magic Breakfast, a national charity tackling child hunger by providing free, nutritious breakfasts to children and young people across the UK.
As a business, we are aiming to raise £250,000 over three years, helping ensure more children start the school day ready to learn and succeed. Through fundraising, volunteering and school engagement activities, colleagues across Keepmoat are supporting Magic Breakfast's mission to remove hunger as a barrier to education.
Because building stronger communities starts with supporting the people who live in them.
Next funding round closes: 31st July 2026
Before applying, please read our Terms & Conditions and Frequently Asked Questions below.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is The Keepmoat Community Fund?
The Keepmoat Community Fund consists of funds which Keepmoat applies to make grants which help enhance the lives and opportunities of the people that live in the communities that Keepmoat build homes, in relation to:-
- Education
- Well being
- Environment
- Sport
Who can apply?
You are eligible to apply for a Keepmoat Community Fund grant if you:
- Are a UK registered charity or UK based community group; and
- Have a UK Bank Account
What can I apply for?
Grants made from the Keepmoat Community Fund fall into four categories: (A) Education, (B) Well Being (C) Sport, (D) Environment.
In considering grant applications, the Keepmoat Charity Committee will consider requests to fund opportunities that will enable a person to learn and/or develop new skills or take part in a character-building experience or activity. Having considered the applications. The Charity Committee will recommend that grants are made for those applications which they consider will best support these opportunities.
For example, funding for could be given for:
- a piece of equipment
- an activity
- a training course
We are keen to hear about the impact the opportunity will have on the applying organisation and what it is hoped that the grant will help the organisation to achieve.
How much can I apply for?
Applications up to the value of £2,000 will be considered.
If your application is successful, where possible, we will pay for your request rather than release actual monies, i.e. payment will be made directly to the provider of the service or equipment needed for your opportunity.
Exclusions – What can’t I apply for?
The Keepmoat Charity Committee will NOT consider requests for the following:
- groups who are designed to generate profit.
- individuals (members of the public can not apply on behalf of organisations).
- politically based organisations; or
- opportunities that should be financed by statutory services.
This is not an exhaustive list.
Decision-making
Keepmoat’s decision is final and save as set out in these FAQs, no further discussion or correspondence will be entered into once a decision has been made.
How do I apply?
Application is online only.
When can I apply?
There are three funding rounds every year.
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Round |
Application opening dates |
Application closing dates |
Decisions Communicated |
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1 |
November |
December |
February |
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2 |
February |
March |
May |
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3 |
June |
July |
September |
What will the Keepmoat Charity Committee consider?
- The goals of the initiative.
- The difference the group/organisations creates to the local community.
- The impact the grant will make to the community/group.
Who decides?
If your application meets with the criteria set out above, it will go to the Keepmoat Charity Committee to be assessed. Having considered the applications. The Charity Committee will make recommendations as to the grants which they consider should be made. However, before they make a recommendation, they may require further information from you or your Referee. This will provide an opportunity for us to discuss your application in further detail.
What happens if my request for funding is approved?
When you are notified that your application has been successful, we will request your bank details and arrangements will be made to fund your request.
In accordance with our terms and conditions, to help us monitor and evaluate the grants made, we will contact you to request evidence of how the funds have been used and to find out how you and your group have benefited. We will want to share your stories so please be prepared to share photos and your stories.
We will be interested to hear about your progress and what impact you feel our funding has had. This will help us to make sure that we too have achieved what we set out to do.
If we do not receive any correspondence from either you or the provider of the opportunity within three months of our offer, we will assume that the funding is no longer required and it will, therefore, be withdrawn.
Grants must be used within six months for the purpose outlined in the application.
What happens if I am unsuccessful?
There is only limited funding available, and Keepmoat’s will be final. If your application is unsuccessful, we will be unable to enter into feedback discussions. We will inform you of the outcome at the earliest opportunity
Can I re-apply?
If you are unsuccessful you may re-apply for funding for another purpose in the following calendar year.
Only one successful grant per organisation per year will be made.
Ready to apply?
Complete the application form below.
Please note applications submitted before and after the advertised during round dates will not be considered.
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
By completing this application for consideration, you are accepting the Keepmoat Community Fund Terms and Conditions.
Keepmoat Community Fund Terms & Conditions
- Only one application for the fund is permitted per organisation per calendar year.
- By submitting an application for the scheme, applicants hereby warrant that all the information submitted by them is true, current and complete.
- Members of the public cannot apply on behalf of a charity or community group without the authority of the charity or community group.
- Applications for funding for political parties, organisations set up to make profit or individual sponsorship will not be accepted.
- All organisations must be UK based. If your organisation undertakes activities outside of the UK you must provide confirmation that any grant received will only be used in relation to UK activities
- All organisations must have a UK bank account. Bank details will only be requested from successful applicants and will be used for transferring funds only.
- Applications can only be submitted when a round of the Community Fund is open and applications submitted outside the published dates will not be considered.
- Applications must be made via the online application form provided and completed in full.
- We will not provide funding to:
- groups who are designed to generate profit;
- individuals;
- politically-based organisations
- Applications will be judged on the following criteria:
- the goals of the initiative and the difference this group/organisation creates to the local community; and
- the impact the donation will make to the community/group.
- Submitting an application form does not automatically confirm an allocation of funds. Whilst Keepmoat will consider all applications, unfortunately, it is unable to allocate funds to all applicants.
- Decisions on the award of funding will be made after the application window has closed.
- All allocated funds must be used within six months of receipt.
- Funding must not be transferred or given to any other party and must be used for community purposes outlined in the original application.
- Successful applications will receive a one-off payment up to £2,000 into the applicant’s bank account. Whilst applicants may nominate the amount of money they would like to request under the scheme Keepmoat reserve the right to determine the allocation of funds.
- The recipient will provide Keepmoat with proof of where the funds have been spent and what has been achieved.
- All grants will be awarded before the next round opens to ensure that the budget is fully allocated and makes the intended impact while funds are still available. This approach allows us to support successful groups in a timely manner and ensures that the Community Fund budget helps local initiatives without leaving resources unused. If successful groups cannot provide the relevant documentation within the required time frame, Keepmoat will be unable to proceed with the grant.
- By completing the application form applicants are consenting to:-
- Keepmoat undertaking necessary compliance checks against the organisation and its key personnel.
- Receiving communications from Keepmoat Group and its PR agencies;
- Keepmoat using and sharing any content on its social media channels and other media platforms, and by applying you grant the Keepmoat group of companies permission to do this.
- Keepmoat shall not be liable for any reason if funding is terminated, postponed or cancelled. Keepmoat’s decision is final in relation to all applications and no correspondence will be entered into.
- Keepmoat reserves the right to terminate, amend or modify the aims, actions and use of the Community Fund and these terms and conditions. Any change will be noted on the Keepmoat website.
- Your data will be used for contacting you about your application and will not be used for any other purpose, save as stated above.
- By submitting an application under the scheme, all applicants are deemed to accept these terms and conditions.
