City in the Community
At a glance
Key takeaways
- If your work gives young people in Manchester physical activity, mental wellbeing, education or employability support, or safe and inclusive places to play, it fits what this funder says it supports.
- Its annual report shows total giving of £10,550 and six grants to organisations, mostly between £550 and £2,000, with a median of £2,000, so a request in that range is realistic, though the Manchester fund states up to £5,000 for a single programme.
- Its Manchester's Connecting Communities Fund is open only to community and grassroots organisations based in the City of Manchester, so organisations based elsewhere should not apply to that fund, and the window runs from Monday 5th October to Monday 2nd November.
- Outside that window, the charity accepts applications on a rolling basis through its online charity support form, and it says it values local projects run by organisations that know their communities best, so make your local knowledge central to your case.
Overview
City in the Community is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1139229).
City in the Community is a charity registered in England and Wales that aims to empower healthier lives with young people in the city through football. Its youth-led programmes put physical and mental wellbeing at their core, while creating healthy futures and healthy communities. Its programmes centre on physical activity and mental wellbeing, education pathways and employability, and safe, inclusive spaces to play, and it also passes donations to external charitable organisations, including food banks. Its annual giving is £10,550 paid, across six grants to organisations.
What they fund
Priority Areas
City in the Community focuses on empowering healthier lives through football for young people in Manchester and cities across the world. Its youth-led programmes put physical and mental wellbeing at their core while creating healthy futures and healthy communities. Its programmes centre on physical activity and mental wellbeing, education pathways and employability, and safe, inclusive spaces to play. It also distributes donations to external charitable organisations, including organisations supporting food banks. Through Manchester’s Connecting Communities Fund, it invited local charities and grassroots organisations based in Manchester to apply for small grants for young people’s participatory activities in sport, movement and performing arts. The programme is framed as investing in local projects and organisations that know their communities best.
Themes
- Physical and mental wellbeing
- Education pathways
- Inclusive play
From its grants, not stated by the charity:
- Food bank donations
Geographic Focus
United Kingdom; overseas; City of Manchester.
How to apply
Charities can submit a charity support application through the online form.
Application windows:
- Manchester’s Connecting Communities Fund: Opens on Monday 5th October and closes Monday 2nd November
Who can apply:
- Manchester’s Connecting Communities Fund: Community and grassroots organisations based in the City of Manchester delivering projects or participatory activities for young people centered around sport, movement and performing arts
Application success factors
What the charity says:
- It values local projects delivered by organisations that know their communities best.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- United Kingdom
- International
- Manchester
Similar funders
Funders supporting work similar to City in the Community.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 6 grants in year to 31 August 2025 by size
Median £2,000 (year to 31 August 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:
- 4CT Limited · for food bank donations£2,000year to 31 August 2025
- Bridging The Gap · for food bank donations£2,000year to 31 August 2025
- Emmeline's Pantry · for food bank donations£2,000year to 31 August 2025
- Emmies Kitchen · for food bank donations£2,000year to 31 August 2025
- Wythenshawe Food Bank · for food bank donations£2,000year to 31 August 2025
- His Church Charity · for Easter donations£550year to 31 August 2025
Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts.
Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 August 2021 | £3,390,732 | £2,903,687 | — | Accounts for year to 31 August 2021 |
| year to 31 August 2022 | £3,828,923 | £3,340,224 | — | Accounts for year to 31 August 2022 |
| year to 31 August 2023 | £4,714,039 | £4,104,831 | — | Accounts for year to 31 August 2023 |
| year to 31 August 2024 | £4,383,995 | £4,373,186 | — | Accounts for year to 31 August 2024 |
| year to 31 August 2025 | £4,259,184 | £4,064,421 | £10,550 | Accounts for year to 31 August 2025 |
- Grants paid, year to 31 August 2025: grants paid out in the year.
— No grants figure for those years.
Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
- mancity.com/city-in-the-community · read on 30 October 2026
- mancity.com/city-in-the-community/about-us · read on 30 October 2026
- mancity.com/city-in-the-community/healthy-futures · read on 30 October 2026
- mancity.com/news/club/citc-grant-programme-63926805 · read on 30 October 2026
- mancity.com/city-in-the-community/partnerships · read on 30 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 31 August 2025)
This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.
Sources last checked on 30 October 2026.
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