The Mendip Hills Fund is a community fund set up to conserve and enhance the environment, communities and economy of the Mendip Hills. The fund supports local projects in the Mendip Hills area and has awarded over £60,000 to local community groups, charities and other voluntary organisations since the Fund opened in 2014. Grants will be made to projects that:

• conserve and enhance the landscape

• promote public understanding and enjoyment of the Mendip Hills

• support the social and economic wellbeing of the Mendip Hills

The Mendip Hills National Landscape Team promote and manage the fund with Somerset Community Foundation administering it.

Full details of grant criteria and how to apply are on the grants section of Somerset Community Foundation’s website https://www.somersetcf.org.uk/grants-funding/details/mendip-hills-fund/

The Mendip Hills Fund is a partnership between the Mendip Hills National Landscape https://mendiphills-nl.org.uk/ and Somerset Community Foundation (charity no 1094446). 80% of each donation will be used directly for project delivery, although larger donations may – with the express agreement of the donor – be used to build an endowment fund for the Mendip Hills area. For further information please call us on 01749 344949 for Somerset Community Foundation or the Mendip Hills National Landscape Team on 01761 462338.

Somerset Community Foundation is a grant-making charity that helps passionate people in Somerset change the world on their doorstep by funding local charities and inspiring local giving and philanthropy. Through our grant-making we aim to build stronger communities in Somerset where everyone has the opportunity to thrive. We provide rewarding and impactful ways for donors to give through us to the causes and places they care about most. Together, we fund amazing organisations and the passionate people within them that change lives every day https://www.somersetcf.org.uk/