Wessex Water Foundation
We donate more than £500,000 to community and environment-related projects every year.
What is the Wessex Water Foundation?
The Wessex Water Foundation provides funding to projects that strengthen communities and benefit the environment.
It has never been more important to both respond to the needs of our communities and make a firm commitment to support them now and in the future, and the Wessex Water Foundation allows us to do just that.
The foundation was launched in 2020 in partnership with the Somerset, Wiltshire, Dorset and Quartet Community Foundations, which help to ensure our funding goes towards the communities that are in most need of support.
Grants totalling at least £500,000 are distributed through our Community Fund and Environment Fund every year.
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Nearly £570,000
donated to charities in the 2023/24 financial year
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Over £100,000
worth of grants donated to environmental projects in 2023
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£167,000
worth of grants donated to community-based projects in 2023
Community Fund
The Community Fund supports charitable activities that aim to build stronger communities and improve the lives of local people.
In 2023, 59 charitable and community groups benefited from £167,000 of funding from our Community Fund.
Environment Fund
The Environment Fund supports green initiatives that aim to improve the environment and build more sustainable communities.
In 2023, 61 community groups benefited from over £100,000 of funding from our Environment Fund.
Avonmouth Area Community Fund
Alongside the expansion of our Avonmouth water recycling centre, the Wessex Water Foundation will be supporting projects that aim to improve the lives of people in the local area.
Applications will be open from 1 to 22 July 2024.
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61
groups received funding to improve the environment in 2023
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£70,000
spent supporting five-year environmental projects in 2023
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£230,000
spent supporting debt advice partners in 2023