Star Community Foundation
Key takeaways
- Star Community Foundation's work fits best if your project supports families or young people, particularly through school-based provision, and England is its stated priority.
- Neither the annual report nor the register gives a usable grants total or grant range, so the size of a realistic request cannot be read from the sources, and it is safest to size an ask to the project's own costs.
- No application process is published, so the first step is to use the contact the charity shows to ask whether it is open to proposals.
- Its grants go to partner charities delivering specific programmes under its direction, and the register's most recent figure shows nothing given to institutions, so a proposal should explain how it would work within that model.
- Individuals and families can reach the Star Opportunity Fund and Star Hardship Fund only through its school-based Star Community Hubs.
Overview
Star Community Foundation is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1140511).
Star Community Foundation is a charity registered in England and Wales that works with families and young people to remove barriers, strengthen resilience and empower communities. It funds and manages two national funds, accessible through its Star Community Hubs: the Star Opportunity Fund, which supports Star pupils and alumni to realise their potential, and the Star Hardship Fund, which supports families and pupils in need. It also makes grants to partner charities to deliver programmes under its direction, and its trustees have refocused its work primarily on England, with some emergency-related activity overseas.
What they fund
Profile based on the charity's Charity Commission register entry and annual report only: no website or other web source for the charity was found. Every statement is checked against them. Sources read on 25 October 2026.
Priority Areas
Star Community Foundation works with families and young people to remove barriers, strengthen resilience and empower communities. Its school-based Star Community Hubs provide financial and material support, connect families to local services and create opportunities for young people. Through the Hubs it manages the Star Opportunity Fund, supporting Star pupils and alumni to realise their potential, and the Star Hardship Fund for families and pupils in need. It also makes grants to partner charities to deliver specific charitable programmes under its direction; partners undergo due diligence, monitoring and reporting. The trustees have refocused its work primarily on England, with some emergency-related activity overseas.
Themes
- Community hubs
- Pupil opportunity
- Family hardship
- Humanitarian response
Geographic Focus
Worldwide. Priority: England.
How to apply
No application process is published in the charity's annual report, its register entry or other pages about it. The contact shown is for getting in touch.
Application success factors
What the charity says:
- The foundation carefully assesses each partner charity before making a grant.
- Partner charities deliver specific charitable programmes under the foundation's direction.
- Partner charities are subject to due diligence, regular monitoring and reporting.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- International
- England
Similar funders
Funders supporting work similar to Star Community Foundation.
Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 August 2021 | £254,619 | £186,830 | — | Accounts for year to 31 August 2021 |
| year to 31 August 2022 | £210,877 | £235,111 | — | Accounts for year to 31 August 2022 |
| year to 31 August 2023 | £525,023 | £468,321 | — | Accounts for year to 31 August 2023 |
| year to 31 August 2024 | £651,649 | £649,865 | — | Accounts for year to 31 August 2024 |
| year to 31 August 2025 | £299,604 | £266,193 | — | Accounts for year to 31 August 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.
Sources
Registers and filings
This profile rests on the charity’s filed accounts and register entry only, so check with the funder directly before applying.
Sources last checked on 25 October 2026.
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Applying to Star Community Foundation?
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Contact
- 0330 313 9880source
- info@starcommunities.org.uksource
- Star Community Foundation, Shadsworth Road, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 2HTsource
Applying to Star Community Foundation?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- 0330 313 9880source
- info@starcommunities.org.uksource
- Star Community Foundation, Shadsworth Road, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 2HTsource