Charity and sponsorship

Launched in 2017, the interest in our Charity Award has grown significantly. Our main aim is simple, we aim to support registered charities with the possibility of a donation prize.

Each year we ask our members and the public to nominate their favourite charities.

At the end of the nomination process, our charity team shortlist the charities to the final ten. Then comes the exciting part, as the voting for the ten charities is set live and it’s up to our final ten (with a little help from us), to get as many votes as possible from their supporters.

We then award the top three charities with a donation as follows:

1^st place - £5,000

2^nd place - £1,500

3^rd place - £1,000

The winners of the 2024 Charity Award are as follows:

1^st place - Matthew's a Friend in Me

2^nd place - FareShare Yorkshire

3^rd place - Bluebell Wood Children's Hospice

Every year, we aim to make additional funds available to local smaller charities, community groups and voluntary organisations – we call this our Community Fund.

Because we try to help smaller charities and groups, we have a donations policy – which is set out below.

• it must address a community issue or need
• should have links to South Yorkshire
• priority will be given to projects or initiatives aimed at relieving hardship, poverty or suffering
• recipient charities must agree to participate in publicity photos etc. if required
• donations will not be made to individuals, companies, political parties or religious groups (unless the project will benefit the wider community)
• donations are not normally available for the benefit of overseas communities
• donations are not normally available to cover general running costs, but must be for specific projects, initiatives, services, facilities or equipment
• donations are not available for statutory services, such as libraries and hospitals
• charities or groups who have received a donation within the last 12 months should not apply

Our 2024 Community Fund is now closed - please check back in 2025 to make an application.

Each year, the Sheffield Mutual team has the difficult decision of nominating one charity to be our chosen charity for that particular year.

This year our chosen charity is Weston Park Cancer Charity who help and support people of all ages that have developed cancer, and improve their quality of life. 

We also consider requests for local sponsorship. The sponsorship must be consistent with our values and with the intention of benefitting communities within our South Yorkshire heartland.

If you would like to apply for sponsorship, please contact us here.