Our impact reports
Impact reports detail the outcomes achieved by the groups we support, by the end of work funded by our grants. Outcomes are the positive changes that people experience in their lives as a result of the charitable work. We base the reports on information provided by the groups at the end of the grant period, which is usually 12 months after the funding is awarded, which is why the reports relate to grants awarded in the previous year.
Impact Report 2021/22
Our latest Impact Report is for 2021/22, this is because we wait for groups to report the impact of grants made in that year. The year included the impact of our Dorset Coronavirus Community Fund.
- We awarded £796,170.97 in grants (£353,898.50 was also awarded via the NHS Charities Together Partnership Grants Programme. DCF was responsible for applications and panel decisions, monitoring and reporting from grantees. Funds awarded via Dorset County Hospital Charity.)
- Benefiting 52,685 people all across Dorset
- The average grant size was £3,958 to groups and £263 to individuals
Click here to read our 2021-22 Impact Report
Click here to read our 2020-21 Impact Report
Click here to read our 2019-20 Impact Report
Other Impact Reports
Every year our grants are distributed via a number of different funding programmes. Here are some of our Impact Reports for specific funding programmes during 2020 ands 2021.
ACE Lets Create Jubilee Fund
Ace Lets Create Jubileee Fund Impact Report
BCP Council BCP Food & Warmth Fund
DCF Bursary Scheme
Dorset Bursary Impact Report 2021-2022
Corton Hill Fund
Corton Hill Fund Impact Report Round Two April 21 – April 22
Designs for Humanity Fund
Impact Report – Supporting Families at Christmas 2021
Impact Report – Supporting Families at Christmas 2022
Dorset Performing Arts Fund
Dorset Performing Arts Fund Impact Report 2021/22
Wessex Water Community Fund
Surviving Winter
Change For Good
Lord Lieutenant’s Fund For Young and Talented
The David and Quinta Woodward Fund
Our Coronavirus Impact Reports
The following reports chart our impact during the pandemic
Phase 1 ‘Dorset in the Pandemic’ – impact of grants awarded Apr – July 2020 (and summary of awards in phases 2, 3 and 4)
Phase 2 – impact of grants awarded Aug – Sept 2020
Phase 3 and 4 – impact of grants awarded Nov 2020 – March 2021 (*including distribution of funds from BCP Council and Dorset Council)
Report for BCP Council – impact of grants awarded December 2020
Report for Dorset Council – impact of grants awarded December 2020 & January 2021