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The North Rhins Wind Farm became operational in 2010 and it will pay community benefit for the 25-year lifetime of the wind farm. Payments are made directly to Community Councils, or similar organisations, to use or distribute to groups that are active in their communities. Ten community councils are eligible for funding from the fund: Cairnryan, Kirkcolm, New Luce, Old Luce, Portpatrick, Stoneykirk, Lochans, Leswalt, Stranraer (which now includes Ochtrelure & Belmont) and Castle Kennedy.

Grants of up to £3,000 are available to constituted community groups for projects which benefit local communities in the Marr area.Funding is available for projects which can be delivered before the end of February 2026 and which support one or more of the following priorities:- Empowered and confident communities- Economically vibrant communities- Healthy, safe and thriving communities- Connected communities- Natural heritage and environmentProjects which offset the impact of a reduction in services or enhance provision will be welcomed.

expected to demonstrate how their project is contributing to the relevant Community Action Plans for the village

The East Renfrewshire Renewable Energy Fund (ERREF) is money received from renewable energy projects in East Renfrewshire and is administered by East Renfrewshire Council Environment department. The fund combines contributions from ScottishPower Renewables Whitelee and Middleton windfarms.Projects need to meet one of more of these priorities:- Community facilities and services such as hall refurbishment or buying equipment and vehicles- Community or local events such as summer fairs or special event- Environmental projects such as planting trees or building baths- Heritage projects such as history trails or statue conservation- Skills and employment such as training equipment- Sport and recreation such as upgrading play areas or buying sports equipment- Youth and education such as clubs, Brownies or nursery and school projects

FCDT distribute funds to charities, voluntary organisations and community groups local to REG Power Management’s Tormywheel Wind Farm. The Fund is open to any community project which is for the benefit of residents of the Fauldhouse & The Breich Valley Communities, located within 5km of the Tormywheel Wind Farm Development. This Fund can provide both capital and revenue grants. The main criteria that will be used when assessing applications received is the social, economic and environmental benefits which will result from the project.

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.

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.

Crowdfund Fife provides an opportunity for local, constituted community groups to crowdfund and receive a matching grant from Fife Council. Projects that can be funded include:- Small capital works to improve your community- Local events that bring people out of their homes e.g. Men’s Shed, Tea Dance etc.- Regeneration of your local area – anything is possible.- Pilot projects that trial alternative ways of working.- Buying new equipment, materials, or expertise you do not already have that will expand your activities and encourage more people to get involved in your group- A technical study if you are developing a new facility or service- Intergenerational Projects – encouraging different generations to work together

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.

The Casey Trust was started in 1996 to support projects exclusively for children throughout the world. Currently the Trust is particularly looking to support children's projects connected with the Arts, Mental Health, also child Refugees in the UK.The Trustees' policy will increasingly be to concentrate on fewer but more substantial grants. In addition, they are looking for start up projects or identifiable new initiatives within existing projects, rather than contributions to recurring events or continuing programmes.