Our funders
We couldn’t do any of it without the support of our funders.
We are grateful to our funders for the support they give us to make East Bristol a place of possibility for all. Our work is currently supported by :
The National Lottery Community Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund has supported a range of work at Eastside Community Trust through various funds.
Quartet Community Foundation
The Quartet Community Foundation have been enormously supportive during our organisational transformation and throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, supporting our Community Hub work, youth work, Food@Felix and more.
Bristol City Council
Bristol City Council provides support across our organisation. We work with them to deliver a number of community development, play, youth, citizenship and environmental projects.
Enovert Community Trust
We received £30,000 from Enovert Community Trust for improvements to accessibility, technology and environment at Easton Community Centre.
Power to change
Funding from Power to Change has supported the organisation in the upgrade of our spaces so we can rebuild after COVID-19
Garfield Weston Foundation
Support from the Weston Anniversary Fund grant is funding improvement work at Felix Road Adventure Playground.
Charity Aid Foundation
CAF provided financial support to that allowed us to support those in our community disproportionately affected by COVID-19 through the delivery of food and essentials parcels.
The Tudor Trust
The Tudor Trust grant has given us practical support with staffing costs and project work to be able to continue to support positive changes in our community.
Community Fund - Social Enterprise Support Fund
The Social Enterprise Support Fund has helped us cover the lost in traded income throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
Coronavirus Community Fund
Eastside Community Trust received funds from the Coronavirus Community Fund to support our Felix Nights programme of youth work until December 2020.
Cabot Circus Community Fund
The Cabot Circus Community Fund supports Food@Felix, allowing us to offer subsidised meals and cooking with children.
Co-op Foundation
The Co-op Foundation is funding a community research project Spaces to Connect. This research was undertaken to support our merger and ensure our community was consulted and able to feed into our new constitution and organisational plan.
New Deal for Communities
Bristol’s New Deal for Communities programme funded by Government from 2000-2010 allowed us to build four shops on Avonvale Road in Barton Hill. The rental income from these shops also helps fund our activity today.
Megawatt Community Energy Fund Grant
The Megawatt Community Fund has helped us make several improvement to our buildings to improve efficiency and reduce our carbon footprint.
University of Bristol
We are working with the University of Bristol, Bristol City Council and community partners on the co-production of an Integration Strategy for Bristol, and an Integration Toolkit for other UK urban contexts.