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Makes donations to various charities for charitable or educational purposes and the trustees resolve. They have previously supported organisations in Aberdeen working in the fields of education, care, youth, disability, children, music, poverty, medical and churches.

Grants are made to groups across a wide spectrum of social, welfare, heritage, educational and community development activities. The majority of funding is directed at locally based work involving, and often initiated by, members of that local community.

The Banks Kype Muir Community Fund has been created to provide support to deliver local projects that provide social, economic and/or environmental benefit. Community groups, voluntary organisations and environmental projects that are charitable, educational, philanthropic or benevolent in purpose are eligible for this Fund.

The Royal Countryside Fund provides grants for projects from across the UK which are working to create resilient rural communities. This fund will support community-led projects that are pursuing innovative and strategic solutions to the challenges facing their rural area and improving the long-term viability and resilience of their community. Successful applicants will deliver projects along the themes of:• Keeping young people in the countryside• Powering up rural communities• Increasing environmental sustainability• Building emergency resilience in rural areasSuccessful projects will demonstrate how they are addressing one of more of the following objectives:• Working towards a long-term vision• Facilitating connectedness and collaboration • Demonstrating innovationThe fund has paused the current grant programme and won’t be accepting applications in the coming months. They are planning to launch a new, reshaped grant programme in the autumn.

provided by the Rumbling Bridge Hydro Community Society, which owns and operates a hydro scheme near the village

Typical projects are village halls, projects for young and older people and community transport.

This grant scheme exists to provide small amounts of funding, within a short timescale, to promote projects or activities which bring community benefit. Grants may be used for various purposes including: - equipment- accommodation or let charges- social events- running costs- trips and outings- programme costs- improvements and building repairs - Covid recovery