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Supporting local communities through small grants.

About us

Shaw Together is an independent charity established with the support of Shaw healthcare. We provide small, targeted grants to local projects that improve health, wellbeing and opportunity within communities.

Our focus is practical support: helping community-led initiatives reduce hardship, improve everyday wellbeing and bring people closer together.

Small grants

We offer grants ranging from £500 - £1,500.

Local impact

Supporting projects that benefit people and communities.

Reviewed Quarterly

Applications are reviewed by trustees throughout the year.

Our Mission

Shaw Together exists because small moments of support, in the right place at the right time, can make a real difference to people’s lives.

We support community-led projects that strengthen health, wellbeing and opportunity, particularly in areas where Shaw healthcare operates.

Our Vision

To help build stronger, healthier and more connected communities where people are supported to live well with dignity, opportunity, happiness and hope.

Our Values

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Compassion

We care about people first and act with kindness, understanding and respect.

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Wellbeing

Supporting healthier, happier and more connected communities.

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Positivity

We look for what can be improved, strengthened and made possible.

Shaw Together was established with the support of Shaw healthcare (Group) Ltd, which provides financial and administrative support. Shaw Together is a separate registered charity, independently governed by trustees who are responsible for all funding decisions.

Shaw Together Trustees

Funding We Offer

Funding for local projects that make a practical difference

Shaw Together is an independent charity established with the support of Shaw Healthcare Group. We provide small, targeted grants to local projects that improve health, wellbeing and opportunity within communities.

Our focus is practical support: helping community-led initiatives reduce hardship, improve everyday wellbeing and bring people closer together.

Grant Summary

Grant size - £500 to £1,500

Funding type - Full or part-funding

Review cycle - Quarterly

Decision-maker - Shaw Together trustees

Focus - Health, wellbeing, opportunity, hardship reduction and community benefit

What Shaw Together
Funding Supports

Shaw Together Funding supports community projects that make a positive difference to people living in areas where Shaw Healthcare operates.

Typical projects may aim to:

Improve everyday wellbeing
Reduce hardship, loneliness or isolation
Support health, dignity or opportunity
Bring people and communities together
Deliver clear benefit to a local community

How to Apply

  • Check eligibility - Make sure your project fits our charitable aims and community focus.
  • Complete the form - Tell us about your organisation, your project, the funding requested and the expected impact.
  • Trustee review - Applications are reviewed at quarterly trustee meetings.
  • Outcome confirmed - Applicants are notified after the review, normally within 10 working days of the meeting.

When can I apply?

Applications can be submitted at any time. They will usually be reviewed at the next available quarterly trustee meeting.

Apply Here

Any Questions?

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