The Gordon and Ena Baxter Foundation supports a huge variety of projects. Generally, applicants should demonstrate a sound management plan, and a clear benefit to communities in Moray and the Highlands and Islands. They will fund projects that cover one or more of the following: Education and Training, Health, Care, Sport, Arts and Heritage, and Conservation and Environment.

The Customer and Community Investment Fund (CCIF), is a funding scheme for community projects. The fund allows LNER to work in partnership with charities, their customers and the communities located along the LNER route. They are looking for projects that support our key themes of: Mental Health; Education; Employability; Diversity and Inclusion; Community Rail Partnership’s; Environment and Sustainability. However if your project does not fall within one of these areas they may still it.

The fund can contribute towards activities that will allow your business to introduce new and innovative workplace practices. Business are eligible for a grant to support: improving or maintaining a positive workplace culture; creatively using physical space to improve how employees work together; creating time to innovate; training associated with integrating technology which enables employees to share knowledge. Small-to-medium VAT-registered business based in Scotland (excluding Highlands and Islands) may apply. It is open to social enterprises and charities with a strong commercial and trading arm.

Funding is UK-wide although a preference is given to Scotland. Themes supported are: Services and Sea; Education & Training; Children & Youth; Science, Engineering & Technology; Agriculture & Horticulture; Tarland & Local Area.

Muirden Energy provide community benefit funds to local communities that host their wind farms.They fund a wide range of community projects. Auchenbadie has a single 225kW turbine which generates £450 of Community Benefit annually.

The Aberdeen Community Fund places priority on funding projects linked to education, the environment and economic regeneration – areas for which local people tell us they most value Trust support. Through our grants we aim to: create learning opportunities for young people and so raise their aspirations; break down barriers to employment through skills development; help protect the environment; support airport staff active in the community.

This Fund is provided by Ventient Energy, the owner of the Gordonstown Wind Farm. The fund will benefit charities and community groups within each of the Auchterless, Inverkeithny & Fisherford Community Council and the Fyvie and Rothienorman Community Council areas. The Fund purpose is to support activity which will sustain and develop the life of the community and ensure that the area is an attractive and vibrant place to live, work and visit. The two Community Councils have agreed that the fund will be split 80% to Auchterless, Inverkeithny & Fisherford and 20% to Fyvie, Rothienorman and Monquhitter.

Grants will support any aspect of sustainable development within communities in the Marr area. If they are related to larger schemes the grant can be used for project start-up costs or to help groups develop a project idea. The grant scheme also provides support, advice and help with the development of project aims and/or management. They have funded a wide range of projects including: transport initiatives, information directories, local communications networks, environmental improvement schemes, cultural and historical projects, and projects related to tourism.

The aim of the Trust is to support projects that fall into the category of providing a community benefit. In practice this might mean any project related to environmental issues, local community halls & schools or that supports youth activities. Other novel and imaginative projects will also be considered. The Trust will certainly consider all such possibilities and any organisation including clubs, schools, parent groups and community based or other similar organisations may apply for a Trust grant. If in doubt then please ask the Trust for further information or guidance.

The Trust aims to aid the prevention or relief of poverty, by providing accommodation. Furthermore, it aims to 'relieve those in need by reason of age, ill health and disability by making available financial assistance for medical treatment, for suitable alternative accommodation or for providing assistance so that the individual in need may remain in his/her/their current accommodation, which might otherwise have been unsuitable'. The Trust will consider applications from men and married couples, as well as individual ladies. The Trust is also able to offer support and donations to other charitable organisations.