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Charity grants for food banks, poverty relief and animal welfare
The Florence Foundation is a privately funded, grant-giving charity focused on backing organisations that make a real, tangible difference.
We provide direct funding to charities delivering vital support across Liverpool, Merseyside, Manchester, Cheshire and Lancashire - helping people facing hardship and supporting animal welfare in our communities.
We know your time is best spent creating impact, not filling out forms. That's why our application process us straightforward, transparent, and designed to get funding to you quickly.
If you're making a difference locally, we want to hear from you.
About us
The Florence Foundation, established in 2024, is a privately funded, grant-giving charity supporting small and medium-sized organisations across Liverpool, Manchester, Merseyside, Cheshire and Lancashire.
We fund charities working to alleviate poverty, address financial hardship, support food banks for people and pets, and enable pet rescue and adoption.
Our mission is simple: to improve lives through direct, practical support in communities across the North West—providing funding to charities making a real difference to people and the animals they care for.
Read more about our work with charity partners here.
Our Vision
Our vision is simple: no person or pet should go without the essentials - food, shelter and care.
Our Mission
Our mission is to fund front-line charities tackling poverty, food insecurity and pet welfare - delivering practical support where it's needed most.
Funding for charities supporting people and pets
We support small and medium charities, by funding practical projects - food banks for people and pets, homelessness support, financial crisis assistance, and pet rescue and adoption.
The Florence Foundation is already making a difference across communities in the North West of England.
To date, we have awarded over £147,000 in grants - and counting.
Grants recently awarded
In November our trustees met to review 22 grant applications. Here are just a few of the grants we approved.
Pet food bank receives funding
In partnership with the Smallshaw Hurst Community Action Group, we are launching our first Pet Food Bank.
Building on their existing community food bank, this initiative will help ensure that people facing hardship can keep their pets—preventing unnecessary separation and supporting wellbeing.
We are proud to support this project and the positive impact it will deliver locally. We also aim to use the insight gained to encourage other food banks to introduce pet food provision
Pet rescue and adoption
We have awarded a grant to Tiny Paws Manchester, a small animal rescue charity.
Our funding is supporting the construction of a new rodent retreat—expanding their capacity to care for and rehome animals at a time when demand is rising.
This investment will help more pets get the second chance they deserve.
Poverty and financial hardship
We have partnered with Maundy Relief in Accrington to fund a new out-of-hours drop-in service for residents in Hyndburn.
As demand rises—driven by unemployment and in-work poverty—this service will provide a safe, secure place for people to access vital support when it’s needed most.
Apply for charity funding
We fund charities making a real difference to people and pets in need.
If you’re considering applying, start by reviewing our application process to ensure you have everything required.
Applications are accepted via our online portal only. We are unable to respond to direct requests for grants.
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Our policies
We value transparency, which is why our policy documents are accessible for you to read and download. Everyone is invited to explore how we are positively impacting our communities alongside our charity partners.