# The Swansea Bay Foundation

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1201171 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1201171)
- Website: https://swanseabayfoundation.co.uk/
- Latest income: £64.6k; spending £65k
- What it funds: General charitable purposes
- Who it helps: The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations
- Last verified: 2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/swansea-bay-foundation

The Swansea Bay Foundation aims to strengthen local places and improve lives, by providing grants and donations to groups and good causes that make a real difference to people across the Swansea Bay Area which covers Neath-Port Talbot, Carmarthenshire, Swansea and Pembrokeshire.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## What it funds

The Swansea Bay Foundation is registered under general charitable purposes for the general public and other defined groups; the register records that it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year The Swansea Bay Foundation reported income of £64.6k and spending of £65k.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Swansea Bay Foundation in its sources (last checked 16 Oct 2026). Its website (swanseabayfoundation.co.uk) may list programmes that are not yet open or are by invitation only. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

## Questions

### Is The Swansea Bay Foundation open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 16 Oct 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from The Swansea Bay Foundation is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Does The Swansea Bay Foundation give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that The Swansea Bay Foundation makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How large is The Swansea Bay Foundation?

In its latest reported year The Swansea Bay Foundation reported income of £64.6k and spending of £65k.


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