Who do we fund?
Smaller local charities and voluntary groups within Bath & North East Somerset can apply for cash grants of up to £2,000 for sport, active lifestyle or play projects. The Bath Half Marathon Fund is managed through Quartet Community Foundation.
The lists below give you a flavour of the types of projects that have been funded recently. You can read more about some of our 2019 projects on our Grant Recipients page.
In 2019 we used Bath Half Runner donations to fund the following organisations' projects:
- Make a Move
Moving for Resilience (in Fosse Way School).
Amount awarded: £1000
- SWALLOW
Healthy Living Sessions.
Amount awarded: £1000
- Percy Community Centre
Replacement football goals for outside court.
Amount awarded: £1000
- Southside Family Project
Keynsham One Million Steps Challenge.
Amount awarded: £500
- First Steps (Bath)
Rugbytots in Twerton.
Amount awarded: £1000
- Genesis Trust
Life Skills : Yoga and Exercise for Wellbeing Course
Amount awarded: £500
- Three Ways School
Three Ways School Cycle Club
Amount awarded: £1000
- Bath Gateway Out & About
Get Out & Active.
Amount awarded: £500
- Sporting Family Change
Radstock Gym Equipment.
Amount awarded: £500
- Mentoring Plus
Open Access Youth Group.
Amount awarded: £500
- Carer's Centre BANES (Care Network)
Young Carers’ Play.
Amount awarded: £500
- Friends of Wheels for All (BANES)
Wheels indoors.
Amount awarded: £500
In 2018 we used Bath Half Runner donations to fund the following organisations' projects:
- Age UK Bath & North East Somerset
New slow-paced walking group for older people in Batheaston.
Amount awarded: £1000
- Carers Centre B&NES
14 activity days for 5-18yr old carers
Amount awarded: £986
- Community Bus
Weekly play sessions for babies and pre school children in Twerton.
Amount awarded: £1360
- Mentoring Plus
Training freelance drivers and assistants for activity sessions for disadvantaged young people.
Amount awarded: £1000
- Percy Community Centre
Warhammer and board games club for young people on the autistic spectrum.
Amount awarded: £1000
- St John’s Foundation
Funding for Lifestyle Change Project.
In 2018 Bath Half’s official local charity appeal was the Action Against Child Poverty Campaign. This campaign is coordinated by St John’s Foundation and funds the Lifestyle Change Project which is a a three-year targeted initiative being delivered in partnership by six local charities to address child poverty within Bath and North East Somerset.
The charities involved are Sporting Family Change, the Southside Project, Wansdyke Play Association, SWALLOW, Mentoring Plus and Off the Record.
Amount awarded: £19,940
- SWALLOW
SWALLOW FC’s participation in disability football league.
Amount awarded: £630
- Threeways School
Landing matts for PE sessions for special needs children.
Amount awarded: £1360
