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Eligibility
We are a not-for-profit
organisation but are not a registered
charity - can we apply?
No. The Trust gives
grants ONLY to registered charities,
and does not give grants to
not-for-profit organisations.
We are a local charity
- can we apply for a grant?
You can apply for a grant.
However, grants are very
rarely awarded to local charities
that are not known by any of
the Trustees.
We are a national charity
that works in various parts
of the country - can we apply
for a grant for a particular
project with a local remit?
Yes, you can apply for a
particular local project.
We are a local branch
of a national charity - can
we apply for a grant?
We prefer to give grants
to a charity's headquarters.
However, if you have a
separate charity number, we
will consider an application.
Please note, however,
that when we receive applications
from different branches of the
same charity, it is often very
difficult to chose one rather
than another.
I am an individual who
will be working for a charity
- can I receive a grant?
No grants are awarded to
individuals in any circumstances.
We are only a small charity
- can we apply for a grant?
We do not have a limit on
how small or how large a charity
can be in order to be considered.
However, please note that
small charities with only a
local remit are very unlikely
to receive a grant.
We are a charity registered
overseas - can we apply for
a grant?
No, you must have a UK charity
number and address.
We are a UK-registered
charity that carries out work
overseas - can we apply for
a grant?
Yes, you can apply for a
grant if you have a UK address
and are a UK-registered charity,
but ONLY in the stated years
- see General Information.
We are a church that needs
to improve its facilities so
that community groups can continue
to use our building - can we
apply for a grant?
No. Grants are not
awarded to churches, even when
they are used by community groups.
Can we apply for a capital
grant?
No. Capital projects
are not funded. This includes
churches (see above), schools,
hospitals, hospices, museums,
galleries and theatres.
We have had a grant from
the Trust before - can we apply
again?
Yes, but please state when
you received a grant, and how
much the grant was. Please
only apply in the appropriate
year - see General Information.
We applied to the Trust
before but were unsuccessful
- can we apply again?
You cannot apply again in
the same year, so if you have
been unsuccessful in June, you
cannot reapply in November.
However, you can re-apply
another year, as long as your
work fits into the appropriate
category. Please state when
you have previously applied.
We are a community group
working with people with disabilities
- which category should we apply
under?
The categories of Community
and Disability are deliberately
broad. As long as your
work falls into one or the other,
you can submit an application
in the appropriate year.
We are a community group
working with children - which
year should we apply?
You can apply either under
Community or Children. Sometimes
you may receive a letter suggesting
you re-apply in another year
- this happens if we have had
a particularly large number
of applications in one category.
We are a theatre group
working with disabled children
- which year should we apply?
You can apply any year, but
we encourage any art or theatre
based charities to apply under
the category of Music and the
Arts, even if they work with
children or the elderly, for
example.
We are a charity working
with children overseas - which
year should we apply?
Overseas charities can ONLY
apply in the stated years, irrespective
of the work they do.
Applications
Do you have an application
form?
No. See 'How to Apply'
for full details of what to
include in an application.
Can I speak to someone
about our application?
No. The Trust employs
only one part-time administrator.
All their time is taken
up replying to applications.
Can I email questions
before I submit an application?
Yes. We try to answer all
emailed questions, but this
can sometimes take 2-3 weeks.
However, we do not read
any applications or documents
sent by email. Please
note that emails asking questions
that are clearly answered on
the website will not receive
a reply.
Can I apply online?
No. All applications
must be sent to the PO Box address.
Online applications will
not be accepted.
We are concerned about
postal strikes affecting our
application - can I send my
application by registered post
or courier?
No - couriers do not deliver
to PO Box addresses, and we
cannot guarantee being able
to sign for individual items.
To avoid any postal delays,
please send applications well
before the deadline.
Do you prefer applications
to arrive around the deadline
dates?
No - wherever possible please
send in applications several
weeks before the deadline. We
then have plenty of time to
request any additional information
we might need. So many
applications arrive on the deadline
date that it is very hard to
give every one the consideration
it deserves before the Trustees'
meeting.
I have sent my application
in a day late - please can it
still be considered?
Unfortunately, no. We
are strict with the cut-off
point for applications - 1st
June or 1st November. We
feel that the majority of charities
make the effort to meet the
deadline, and advise everyone
to send applications in well
before these deadlines to ensure
they can be considered for the
appropriate meeting.
Can you confirm that you
have received my application?
No as this would take up
too much of the administrator's
limited time.
When will I know if we
have been successful?
We post a list of successful
charities on the website - see
'Recent Awards' - as soon as
possible after the Trustees'
meeting. An official letter,
with a cheque, will be sent
out within the next few weeks.
All unsuccessful applicants
will also be contacted, but
this can take several weeks.
Patience from charities
is appreciated with this.
Our charity's accounts
are available online - can we
give details of how to access
these with our application rather
than sending a hard copy?
No. Please send a hard
copy.
Types of Grants
Can we apply for core
funding?
Yes, but we do prefer to
fund specific projects. If
you do want to apply for core
funding, please also include
details of projects that your
organisation undertakes so that
we can have a complete picture
of your work.
How big a grant can we
apply for?
Grants are usually between
£1000 and £5000, depending on
the range of applications that
are received for consideration
at each meeting. Charities
that have not been funded before,
and are not know by the trustees,
are more likely to receive smaller
grants. The exception
is medical research, where larger
grants are sometimes awarded.
Can we apply for a two-
or three-year grant?
No, unless you are a medical
research charity. All
other charities receive a grant
for only one year.
Successful
Applicants
Would you like to receive
our charity's newsletter or
annual report?
No thank you. We simply
do not have the time to do justice
to the newsletters and annual
reports we receive, so would
rather than resources were not
used unnecessarily.
Can we download an evaluation
form?
Yes - see 'How to Apply -
Monitoring'. This can
then be either posted or emailed
to the Trust.
Would you like to visit
our charity or project?
We are always pleased to
be invited to visit projects,
although our limited resources
means that we can attend only
occasionally. Please email
any details of invitations or
events that you would like someone
to attend, and we will do our
best to support your work.
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