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The Austin and Hope Pilkington Trust awards grants to UK registered charities for projects undertaken in the UK.


 

 

 

 

 

****IMPORTANT POLICY CHANGE****

We are aware that the current economic climate is making life very difficult in the charitable sector. Unfortunately, our resources have not increased in line with the number of applications we now receive. The number of applications received and considered has increased 200% in the last 5 years.  

In order to ensure that the maximum amount of income possible is available for grants rather than administration, and to save charities from making unsuccessful applications, we have decided to change the three-year priorities. In particular, we have decided, reluctantly, to make no further grants to overseas projects after 2012.  


 

 

 

2011

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Priorities remain as published:
Music and the Arts
Overseas
The last year grants will be made to Overseas projects

Deadline for applications: 1st June 2011 and 1st November 2011.

 

 

 

2012

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Community
Priority will be given to projects working with Homeless; Addiction; Asylum and Refugees; Sexual and Domestic Abuse; Prisoners and ex-Offenders

Medical
Please note: the only applications for Medical Research projects to be considered will be relating to Cancer. Non-research projects can be for any medical condition. Deadline for applications: 1st June 2012 and 1st November 2012.

DISABILITY IS NO LONGER A SPECIFIC CATEGORY - charities working with disabilities can apply under Community or Medical.

 

 

 

2013

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Children and Youth
Deadline for applications: 1st June 2013 and 1st November 2013.

 

 

 

2014

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Music and the Arts
Elderly
Deadline for applications: 1st June 2014 and 1st November 2014.

NO OVERSEAS

 

 

 

 

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If your charity’s work falls within one of these categories and would like to be considered for a grant, please submit an application by 1st June or 1st November only in the appropriate year.  Please see How to Apply for further details.

Due to the increasing number of applications received on the deadlines, we would appreciate charities sending in applications as early as possible before the deadline. We then have plenty of time to request any additional information we might need.

Trustees' meetings are usually held between 4 and 6 weeks of the submission deadlines. A list of successful charities will be posted on the website as soon as possible after these meetings. Please check this list to see if your organisation has been successful as it takes some weeks for written confirmation to reach all applicants.

We cannot contact charities to confirm that we have received an application.  We will however endeavour to contact all charities to inform them whether or not they have been awarded a grant.

Applications for projects that do not fall within these categories are extremely unlikely to be considered.

Applications should be sent to the address on the Contact Details page.

For further information on charities the Trust has supported, including the latest list of grants, please click on Recent Awards.

The Austin and Hope Pilkington Trust is a registered charity, Charity Registration No. 255274.

 

 

 


 

 

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