Funding - other sources

Website: Barrow Cadbury Trust
Who? Grassroots, user-led projects are a priority.
What? The promotion of social justice: the Young Adults and Criminal Justice Programme and the Inclusive Communities Programme. Applicants should aim to influence national Government policy or work in the West Midlands.
How much? The average grant is £25,000 per year and £3,000 for small grants.

The Young Adults and Criminal Justice Programme aims to help young adults who are in, or at risk of being in the criminal justice system, to make a successful transition to adulthood and improve their life chances. It particularly focuses on issues around mental health and drug and alcohol abuse; resettlement and employment.

The Inclusive Communities Programme aims to alleviate poverty and exclusion among marginalised groups. It focuses on the following themes: race and poverty; asylum and migration; independent living for disabled people; supporting the voluntary and community sector.

Website: Biffaward
Who? Projects eligible to enrol with ENTRUST as an environmental body and located within 10 miles of a Biffa operation and a landfill site.
What? Site-based improvement works at projects that provide and improve community facilities; conserve wildlife species and habitats; improve biodiversity or cultural buildings.
How much? Small grants: £250 - £5,000. Main grants £5,000 - £50,000.

Biffaward is a multi-million pound fund which awards grants to community and environmental projects across the UK. The fund's money comes from landfill tax credits donated by Biffa Waste Services. Biffaward is managed by the Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts on Biffa's behalf.

Any rubbish that is thrown away and cannot be recycled ends up in a landfill site. Operators of landfill sites pay tax on each tonne of landfill. The purpose of this tax is to make it more expensive to put waste into landfill, encouraging us to reduce our waste and recycle more.

A small proportion of this tax can be used to support a wide range of environmental projects near landfill sites, through the Landfill Communities Fund (LCF). Biffaward is part of the LCF. The LCF is regulated by ENTRUST.

Website: Bromley Trust
Who? UK registered charities.
What? The reduction in prisoners re-offending, particularly supporting charities that aim to reduce the cycle of re-offending by the furtherance of education and skill training.
How much? Rarely over £15,000.

Grants tend to be unrestricted and are normally made for a period of 2 or 3 years.

Website: Charles Hayward Foundation
Who? UK registered and exempt charities. Small grant applicants should have an annual turnover of under £250,000.
What? Predominantely capital grants for developmental and innovative projects around: heritage and conservation; criminal justice; hospices; older people; overseas.
How much? £1,000 - £20,000 with small grants of up to £5,000.

Website: Church and Community Fund
Who? Community projects run by parish churches, deaneries, dioceses and other bodies connected to or working in partnership with the Church of England.
What? Community projects run by parish churches, deaneries, dioceses and other bodies connected to or working in partnership with the Church of England.
How much? Usually up to £10,000.

Typical projects supported by the CCF might include employing a youth worker, renovating an old church hall for use as a community centre or providing hot meals for the homeless in a church room. We welcome applications which show imagination in responding to needs.

The CCF awards over £500,000 in grants every year. All CCF grants seek to take the church out into the community, bring the community into the church and strengthen the relationship between the two. Trustees meet quarterly, usually in March, June, September and December. 

Website: The Pilgrim Trust

Who? UK registered charities 

What? Projects that seek to conserve historical buildings, monuments and collections, and projects that promote awareness either by making collections more available or by supporting academic research. It also considers projects that support addicts and those in prison.

How much? Average grant size in 2008 was £18,000

Website: Westhill Endowment Fund

Who? Supports community-transforming projects, including chairities, trusts, and churches.

What? Provides advice and grants which reflect and promote the Christian religion, or projects that support educational interchange between the Christian church and those of other faiths.

How much? Between £1,000 and £20,000

Website: Sir Halley Stewart Trust

Who? Registered UK charities, or projects connected to a UK charity.

What? Applications must fall within the Trust's priority areas. Currently these areas are religious, social and educational, and medical.

How much? Various

Website: Veolia Foundation

Who? Community and environmental projects in the UK that are near some of the landfills and facilities operated by Veolia Environmental Services (UK) plc.

What? The project must come under one of five criteria. These are:

• Projects that involve the reclamation of land
• Projects that reduce of prevent pollution
• Projects which provide or maintain public amenities or parks
• Projects which help deliver biodiversity conservation for UK species habitats
• Projects to restore or repair buildings of architectural interest

How much? Average grant size between £25,000-£40,000

Website: The Henry Smith Charity

Who? The organisation must have charitable aims. Companies limited by shares and commercial organisations are not eligible to apply.

What? Priority given to groups experiencing social and/or economic disadvantage. Applications can be made for revenue and capital activity.

How much? There is a small grants programme (under £5,000) and a large grants programme (over £10,000).

Website: Concertina Charity

Who? UK registered charities, especially smaller organisations.

What? The grants are used to support charitable bodies which provide musical entertainment and related activities for the elderly.

How much? Normally under £500

Applications are reviewed twice a year. The deadline for applications are April 30th and October 31st

Website: The Trusthouse Charitable Foundation

Who? Applications are accepted from social enterprises, self-help groups and other similar not-for-profit organisations. If you are applying for a grant for an overseas project, you must be a UK registered charity.

What? Projects in the UK which address issues in Rural Communities and/or areas of Urban Deprivation. Within these two main headings, the Trust is interested in helping established projects which work in the fields of Community Support; Arts, Education & Heritage; Disability & Health Care

How much? £5,000 - £30,000 depending which type of grant you apply for. Running costs will only be funded for up to £9,999.

Website: The Rank Foundation

Who? Organisations in the UK approved by the Charity Commission.

What? The Rank Foundation concentrates on work that:

• Encourages and develops leadership amongst young people
• Supports disadvantaged young people and those frail or lonely through old age or disability
• Promotes Christian principles through film and other media

How much? Major grants - over £7500, minor grants - less than £7500

Website: Drapers' Charitable Fund 

Who? UK based charities

What? Projects working in the relief of need, (including, for example, work with the homeless, young offenders and prisonsers, and the elderly), and projects working within education and training.

How much? There is no minimum or maximum grant, but most grants are for less than £10,000, and rarely for more than £20,000

You can apply at any time of the year. The Charities Committee meets four times a year.

The next three meeting dates are:

• 18 January 2011
• 19 April 2011
• 28 June 2011

In order to be considered, completed applications should be submitted at least four weeks before these meeting dates.
 

Website: Santander Foundation Group

Who? Organisations with charitable status for their work within the UK

What? All of the funding must directly help disadvantaged people through one or both of these charitable priorities - education and training, or financial capability. Examples of education and training could include independent living skills, anger management, or improving self esteem. Examples of financial capability could include budgeting skills, accessing affordable credit as well as managing the challenges that arise from being a carer, unemployment, disability or relationship break up.

How much? Grants of up to £10,000