Insurer RSA has announced it is distributing £283,500 worth of grants to 168 community organisations in the UK through its community grant programme.

The core part of the new programme was built around five themes: young people in education, food poverty, homelessness, the elderly, and mental health.

The bulk of donations went to charities in these areas – with groups receiving grants of up to £5,000. All the organisations supported have a yearly income below £1m.

RSA also approved applications that did not fit the core themes with microgrants of £500, totalling £39,500. Themes supported under the microgrants include health and medical support, animal welfare, maternity care, community service, art, culture and sports.

Laura Spiers, head of corporate responsibility at RSA, said: “We targeted our support at small, local charities who often rely on fundraising events which can’t take place at the moment – but whose services have seen surges in demand for their services during the last few months. We wanted to help provide extra resources for them to continue their much needed work helping families and individuals withstand and recover from the impacts of COVID-19.

“Due to the incredible response of our employees, we exceeded our original goal to distribute £250,000. We’re also looking at other ways we can offer our support, with RSA employees participating in fundraising and remote volunteering through several programmes.”

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