Shine Lincolnshire

Registered charity 1175616 · since 2017shinelincolnshire.com·Lincolnshire·Updated 30 October 2026

At a glance

Open to applications

Fixed application deadlines · unsolicited applications welcome

Key takeaways

If your work is community mental health or suicide prevention in Lincolnshire, and your organisation is a third sector or VCSE body, this funder's Mental Health and Wellbeing Community Investment Fund is worth considering.
It says it prioritises smaller grassroots organisations testing innovative ideas in response to local population need, so a small group with a clear new idea is well placed to apply.
Build your case around clear objectives, demonstrable impact, and delivery that benefits Lincolnshire residents without duplicating other funding streams.
Applications open once a year, so wait for the annual funding opportunity to open, then get in touch through the contact form or at fundingsupport@shinelincolnshire.com.
No grant size is stated, so ask the team what size of request suits before you settle on an amount.

Overview

Shine Lincolnshire is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1175616).

Shine Lincolnshire is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. It administers the Mental Health and Wellbeing Community Investment Fund and the Suicide Prevention Investment Fund on behalf of Lincolnshire public-sector partners, and its stated purpose is to provide a network of people and organisations that can connect people with the services and support that will most effectively meet their needs. The Mental Health and Wellbeing Community Investment Fund is split into two pots, Innovation and Sustainability.

What they fund

Priority Areas

Shine Lincolnshire administers the Mental Health and Wellbeing Community Investment Fund and Suicide Prevention Investment Fund on behalf of Lincolnshire public-sector partners. These funds are open to third-sector organisations and support mental health and wellbeing at community level in Lincolnshire. They empower grassroots organisations to develop sustainable, community-led services that prevent crisis and promote independence. The Mental Health and Wellbeing Community Investment Fund supports innovation and sustainability, including smaller grassroots organisations testing ideas in response to local population need and partner organisations developing sustainable services. Shine works with organisations that understand their communities, and the fund's aims call for clear objectives, evidenced impact and delivery that benefits Lincolnshire residents without duplicating other funding streams.

Themes

Community mental health
Suicide prevention

Geographic Focus

Lincolnshire.

How to apply

When the annual funding opportunity opens, organisations can fill in the contact form or email fundingsupport@shinelincolnshire.com; a member of the team will respond.

Deadlines: The funding opens for applications annually.

Who can apply:

Mental Health & Wellbeing Community Investment Fund: This funding was available to all third sector and VCSE organisations

Application success factors

What the charity says:

It prioritises smaller grassroots organisations testing innovative ideas in response to local population need.
It looks for clear objectives, demonstrable impact and delivery that benefits Lincolnshire residents without duplicating other funding streams.

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

Lincolnshire

Similar funders

Funders supporting work similar to Shine Lincolnshire.

Lincolnshire Community FoundationMixed deadlinesGave £3.3M Worth Waynflete FoundationRollingGave £519k Living Well UKNo public processGave £100k CVS LincolnshireRolling SHINE: Support and Help IN EducationFixed deadlinesGave £2.9M The Fusion21 FoundationInvitation onlyGave £1.1M Lincs InspireNo public process The David Wilson FoundationInvitation onlyGave £480k Medlock Charitable TrustRollingGave £4.3M Citizens Advice LincolnshireNo public processGave £291k

Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 March 2021	£80,037	£31,515	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2021
year to 31 March 2022	£608,442	£368,378	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2022
year to 31 March 2023	£706,880	£724,968	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2023
year to 31 March 2024	£939,536	£1,065,664	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2024
year to 31 March 2025	£1,120,550	£1,161,602	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2025

— 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.