Grants
The nursery became a registered charity in 2012 and has since been fortunate in attracting grant funding from a range of organisations, including the City of York Council, Upper and Nether Poppleton Parish Councils, the Charity Lands and Unknown Donors Dole of Upper Poppleton, the York Medical Society, Poppleton Gardeners Guild, Co-op Community Fund and York Vikings Rotary. Projects funded have included accessibility, safety, toilets and washing facilities improvements, the museum/archive project and the purchase of furniture, horticultural tools and other equipment. Howdens gifted our kitchen five years ago and have also made improvements to our craft display space.
We welcome suggestions for future grant applications, although our three year lease prevents us from seeking Heritage Lottery etc funding. See our Projects Page for examples of the type of projects for which we would welcome funding contributions.
Sponsorship
Sponsorship is also very welcome (eg a local business supported advertisements for nursery open days). We are currently enrolled in the new Co-op Community Fund. For every £1 Co-op members spend on selected Co-op branded products and services, 2p will go into their membership account. This is split equally between local causes like the nursery and the Community Partnerships Fund, where the Co-op work with like-minded national organisations to create lasting change on the issues we all care about.
For more details see: https://membership.coop.co.uk/causes/60495
