Manchester Pride Community Fund

Manchester Pride in association with the Lesbian & Gay Foundation are proud to announce that the final figure available for grants after this year’s successful Manchester Pride event is £33,750. Thanks must go to everyone who generously supported charities and community groups that weekend.

What is the fund?

Each year the Manchester Pride Community Fund gives grants of up to £1000 to support local LGBT groups with the aims of:

- Improving or enhancing health and wellbeing

- Improving or enhancing cultural and artistic endeavours

- Generally improving or enhancing quality of life of Greater Manchester’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans population.

How do you apply?

Applications for the Manchester Pride Community Fund 2009 are now closed but please check back in November 2010 to find out how you can apply.

Who you helped in 2009

These are the groups that benefited from the fund in 2009. The total fund distributed this year was £33,750.00

40+ Gay and bisexual men's group
42nd Street
Absolutely Dancing
Age Concern
Albert Kennedy Trust
Art Class
Asylum Support Housing Advice
BiPhoria
Black LGBT Group
Black North West
Carousel
Cocquettes
Edward Carpenter Community
Exposure
Gay in the UK
Gay Married Men's Group
Gaydio
Gaydio & Trec
Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit
Icebreakers
Keshet Manchester
Lesbian Community Project - Drop In
Lesbian Immigration Support Group
Let's do lunch
Manchester Concord
Manchester Lesbian & Gay Chorus
Manchester Parents Group
Manchester Sharks Water Polo Club
Manchester Stingers WFC
Marlin
MORF
Northern Flight Badminton Club
Northern Support Group
Northern Wave Swimming Club
Older Wiser Lesbians (OWLS)
Open Athletics
Pride Sports
Proud Tameside LGBT Network
Queer Up North
Queer Youth Network
Rainbow Families
Showbears
Slam Dunkin' Divas
Stepping Stones
The Metropolitan Community Church of Manchester
The Village Citizens Bureau
Trans Resource and Empowerment Centre (TREC)
Triangle Group
University of Manchester LGBT Society
Village Manchester Football Club
Wai Yin Chinese Women Society
Women's Space
Young Women's Health Project (LIK:t)