Manchester Airport’s Community Trust Fund has agreed funding for 18 charities and not-for-profit groups across Greater Manchester and Cheshire at its latest meeting.
The Fund, which was set up in 1997 and has since made more than £4m of pledges, will donate more than £38,000 in total to organisations as varied as BMX club, a youth theatre and a musical support group for older adults.
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The Manchester Airport Community Trust Fund is managed by a committee of trustees from the local area alongside representatives from the airport. It makes pledges worth up to £100,000 every year to groups based within 10 miles of the airport, including parts of Manchester, Tameside, Trafford, Stockport and Cheshire. Groups are able to bid for up to £3,000 of funding for initiatives with a clear and lasting community benefit.
Robert Pattison, Chair of the Community Trust Fund, said: “We take our role in supporting our neighbouring communities very seriously and we’re keen that they are able to share in the airport’s success, so the Community Trust Fund is a really important part of delivering that and we’re very proud to once again be supporting such a wide range of fantastic local causes.