We’re Greater Manchester’s Community Foundation, the only charity that raises money to fund and support community activity across Greater Manchester.
Join us for a high-energy battle of the bands event where worker bees from across Manchester will go head to head to win over the crowd and judges.
We’re inviting Greater Manchester businesses of all sizes to put their best musical talent forward and compete for glory in one of the city’s most iconic music venues, all whilst raising vital funds for local community groups.
Closes: December 11, 2025 12 Noon
The Greater Manchester Grassroots Music Fund is offering grants of up to £3,000 to help emerging bands and solo artists from any of the ten Greater Manchester boroughs take the next step in their careers, with a focus on supporting live performance opportunities.
Kellogg’s has teamed up with Forever Manchester to award grants of £1,000 to school breakfast clubs, to help them provide breakfast to those children who need it most.
Closes: December 18, 2025 12 Noon
We welcome applications from locally managed community groups based in any of the ten boroughs of Greater Manchester.
Learn more about the ways you can get involved in supporting communities.
Find out what grants are available to apply to now, along with helpful information and FAQs.
Alzheimer's support groups
Befriending schemes
Cancer support groups
Disability groups
Ethnic minority groups
Food banks
Gardening groups
Homelessness
Inter-generational activities
Junior Football Clubs
Knitting groups
LGBTQ+ Groups
Music Groups
Neighbourhood watch schemes
Older people
Parent and toddler groups
Qualifications and Skills groups
Refugees
Sports clubs
Therapy
Under-represented people
Volunteer training
Walking groups
Xmas get togethers
Youth groups
Zillions more!
Meet the judges for the Forever Manchester Rocks event taking place on 10th December! Whether you’re a law firm, accountancy giant, tech start-up or marketing agency, if you’ve got a passion for performance, we want to hear from you!
We're excited to announce our Community Award Shortlists for the Forever Manchester Birthday Party 2026!
We're excited to announce the launch of our Birthday Party, taking place on Friday 6th February 2026.
As one of the easiest ways to support us, take a look at our calendar of events!
Manchester, it's time to swap your spreadsheets for setlists!
And we make you at home and we make you feel welcomeAnd we make summat happen, we can’t seem to help it
We have a wide range of businesses willing to go the extra mile for Forever Manchester.
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