About SIF

The Social Investment Fund was established following an agreement by the States of Deliberation within the 2018 Budget Report and was incorporated in 2020.

SIF’s purpose is to use funds received from public and private sources to invest in the third sector within the Bailiwick of Guernsey and improve joint working between the government and the third sector.

After its incorporation, SIF immediately responded to the Covid-19 crisis by launching a successful appeal for donations to support local charities. SIF is now focusing on its original plans of providing grants to the charitable sector via its Small and Major Grants programmes.

Funding Sources

Funding for our grants programmes comes from the Guernsey net proceeds of the Channel Islands Lottery and Guernsey Probate Registry. Following a States decision in 2021 SIF also receives a percentage of all seized assets proceeds to apply for community investment.

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Recent Funding Rounds

Recent grant recipients can be viewed below. New funding application rounds will be announced on this site in due course.

Small Grants 2023

Organisation	Used For	Awarded
Bright Beginnings	Towards the costs of a new building for a private consulting room, small office and staff room.	£20,000
Guernsey Basketball Association	Beau Sejour hire for inter-insular matches, costs of travel for officials, funding towards under 18’s programme kit and equipment	£3,500
Guernsey Community Savings	Costs for premises for 1 year	£6,960
Guernsey Sailing Trust	Sailability Programme - For Monday Sailability club costs, sessions and fuel for 3 years	£18,000
Guernsey Volleyball	Running a coaching course to enable players to qualify as coaches	£1,450
Headway Guernsey	Rent for one year	£9,730
Health Connections	Towards office rent and transport software platform costs for 1 year	£9,750
Guernsey Badminton Association	Redecorating costs	£3,500
Guernsey Friends of Maggie's	Towards cancer support specialist time (x250 visits) and property costs	£12,500
Grow Ltd	Providing an enrichment programme for the Crew during the period prior to relocation back to the Coutanchez site	£7,500
Guernsey Beach Wheelchairs	New swim chair, new hut, insurance, website hosting, new sign writing on hut, hoist and fitting.	£23,910
La Société Sercquaise	Fire proof secure storage for significant historic documents - a Phoenix fire ranger security cabinet and delivery	£2,148
St Saviours Community Centre	Towards repairs, redecoration, maintenance and equipment costs	£10,000
Guernsey Counselling Service	Towards costs of supervision, office administration and general running costs for 2023	£15,000
Amherst Primary School Parents Teacher Association	Towards replacement equipment and essential repairs to the playground equipment	£24,660
TOTAL FUNDING AWARDED		£168,608

MAJOR GRANTS 2023

Organisation	Used For	Awarded
Vive La Vallette	Towards salary costs of the Community Lead 2023-2024	£50,000
Health Connections	Towards 6 months' salary costs for the Health Connections transport service	£21,243
Guernsey Adult Literacy Project	Towards the salaries of the two part-time teachers for 3 years	£105,000
Trauma Recovery Centre	Towards expansion of the TRC Therapy Centre and services in Guernsey - support for running costs for 3 years	£137,971
Autism Guernsey	Salary support for the Occupational Therapist for 3 years and to introduce an Adult Diagnostic service	£233,113
Ron Short Centre	Running costs for the Ron Short transport service for 6 months	£31,878
Guernsey Alzheimer's Association	Towards the Manager’s salary for 3 years	£156,000
Guernsey Alcohol Advisory Service	Towards the Dry House Manager's salary	£50,000
Alderney Wildlife Trust	Towards funding for the Alderney 'State of Nature' work for 3 years - an Ecologist & Alderney Biodiversity Centre Manager; a Lead Marine Ecologist - part-time; ecological training and survey equipment; and IT infrastructure.	£136,500
Friends of Citizens Advice Guernsey	Towards 3 years’ funding of the Shop Manager’s salary and shop rent	£111,000
Citizens Advice Guernsey	Towards CEO salary	£30,000
TOTAL FUNDING AWARDED		£1,062,705

Focus on the Bailiwick

The Social Investment Fund seeks to support the financial sustainability of the Bailiwick’s vital charitable sector, targeting funding towards organisations and projects which are most needed or demonstrate measurable benefits for our community.

Our funding is available to a wide range of beneficiaries and causes, including disadvantaged groups, culture and the arts, the environment, education and health & wellbeing.

We distribute a range of grants from hundreds of pounds to sums in excess of £100,000.

Learn more about our grants

The SIF Team

Sadie Siviter de Paucar
SIF's Lead Officer

The Social Investment Fund is incorporated as an LBG and registered as a charity, managed by a Board of Directors. For more detailed information on the establishment of the Social Investment Fund see Billet D'État XX of 2017 Resolution 29 of The States of Guernsey Annual Budget for 2018 and more recently Billet D'État VII States Meeting 18 March 2020.

SIF's 2021 accounts can be viewed here and our Update Report for 2020-2021 can be viewed here.

SIF's 2022 accounts can be viewed here and our Annual Report for 2022 can be viewed here.

Funding charities to address the areas of greatest need in the Bailiwick of Guernsey

The Social Investment Fund was established following an agreement by the States of Deliberation within the 2018 Budget Report and was incorporated in 2020.

Funding Sources

Recent Funding Rounds

Small Grants 2023

MAJOR GRANTS 2023

Focus on the Bailiwick

The SIF Team