Andy Fanshawe Memorial Trust

This charity was set up in memory of Andy Fanshawe, one of Britain's leading mountaineers at the time of his death in 1992. The Trust exists to fund projects that give disadvantaged young people the opportunity to experience the great outdoors. Grants could cover project costs, eg hiking trips, Outward Bound courses, climbing walls.

For more information contact Ed Douglas, Andy Fanshawe Memorial Trust, 181 Abbeydale Road South, Sheffield, S7 2QW, Website.

BBC Children in Need – Small and Large Grants

The BBC Children in Need's grants programme. Their grants are open to organisations working with disadvantaged children and young people who are 18 years old and under.

There are four general grant deadlines each year: 15 January, 15 April, 15 July, 15 October.

Within their general grants programme, you can apply for:

• Small Grants of £10,000 or less per year for up to three years
• Main Grants over £10,000 per year for up to three years. 

For more information visit Website. General Helpline, PO Box 1000, London, W12 7WJ. Tel: 020 8576 7788, Email.

Biffaward

The provision of financial assistance to UK organisations for projects that aim to provide a lasting environmental benefit by providing and improving public amenities; creating and restoring areas to increase biodiversity; wildlife and habitat conservation; improving opportunities for informal education; giving access to sport, culture and recreation; and physical regeneration.

Main Grants (Biodiversity & Community) of between £5,000 and £50,000. 

For more information tel: 0870 036 1000, Email, Website.

The Bernard Sunley Charitable Foundation

The Foundation provides grant funding in support of a wide range of charitable projects that aim to improve the quality of life for the young, deprived, disadvantaged, disabled and elderly in the UK. Grants are normally in the range £500 to £10,000.

The Bernard Sunley Charitable Foundation, 20 Berkeley Square, London, W1J 6LH, Tel: (020) 7408 2198, Email.

The Central Bedfordshire Council’s Chairman’s Charitable Fund

The aim of this fund is to provide small grants for projects run by and for the benefit of people living in the Central Bedfordshire Council area. Each grant awarded is funded from the Chairman of Central Bedfordshire Council’s Charity Fund.

How much funding is available? 
The maximum you can apply for is £250. There is no minimum sum.

Who or what will  it fund? 
- the fund  will accept bids from locally based, volunteer led community groups 
- projects that have an identifiable benefit - albeit within the group’s wider objectives. By this it means that the funder wish the group to purchase a specific item or to run a specific project from any grant made.

For more information on the fund and other grant programmes please visit the Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation website.

Community action against crime: innovation fund

The Home Office has announced this new grant fund to encourage creative new approaches to tackling crime – the community action against crime: innovation fund. The fund will open in August 2011.

The innovation fund will be used to encourage greater community activism, and to enable communities to develop innovative approaches to tackling the local crime issues that matter to them. The funders are particularly keen for the fund to be made available to grass roots community activists who are not traditional recipients of government grants. They also want the fund to encourage effective partnerships to get everybody working together to tackle crime. The fund will be used to encourage voluntary and community groups to work with their community safety partnership to tackle local crime problems, including through co-design and co-delivery of initiatives to cut crime.  They will also look to support projects that successfully get local businesses involved, whether through match-funding, or direct participation in the project itself.

For more information please visit the website.

The Social Enterprise Investment Fund (SEIF) Capital Growth Fund
The Social Enterprise Investment Fund (SEIF) Capital Growth Fund is offering capital growth grants and loans of £12 million to social enterprises working in health and social care. The Social Investment Business, along with Local Partnerships, manages the SEIF programme on behalf of the Department of Health.

They will be taking applications from health and social care organisations for capital grants and loans. Grants of £50,000 to £150,000 in value, loans are also available if the organisation can show it is able to repay. Investments of over £150,000 will include a loan element. 

The grants are available for –
- Property or land purchase
- Some fees relating to capital projects including solicitors, architects and surveyors
- Property renovations and refurbishments
- Purchase of vehicles
- Equipment for delivery of services e.g. fixtures and fittings
- IT equipment

Organisations must be able to draw down and spend this funding by 31 March 2012.

To apply for SEIF funding you will first need to complete the online checklist to see if your organisation is eligible for a grant and then download the form and accompanying guidance notes. 
 
Completed application forms with all supporting documents must be returned to The Social Investment Business by 12pm on 16 September 2011.

For more information please visit the website.

C Charitable Trust
The Trust awards grant funding to organisations in support of activities across the spectrum of the third sector for project costs. There is no minimum grant.  The maximum grant is usually £5,000, but requests for larger amounts will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.

Contact Administrator, C Charitable Trust, 66 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, WC2A 3LH, Email, Website.

CHK Charities Limited

The charity offers the following funding: One Off Grants; Conditionally Renewable Grants; and Large Grants of over £25,000. Applications can be made at any time.  Applications are considered by the Trustees approximately every two months.

The Secretary and Administrator, 14 St George Street, London, W1S 1FE, Tel: 020 3207 7232, Website.

CLA Charitable Trust

The Trust awards grants to encourage education about the countryside for people who are disabled or disadvantaged, particularly youngsters from urban areas, provide facilities for those with disabilities to have access to recreation in the countryside, and to promote education in agriculture and conservation. The grants of up to £2,000 are available for specific project and capital costs.

For more information contact CLA Charitable Trust, Caunton, Grange Caunton, Newark, Nottinghamshire, NG23 6AB, Email, Website.

D'Oyly Carte Charitable Trust

Grants to charities in the United Kingdom in support of causes connected with the arts, medical welfare and the environment.  In particular, bursaries for arts education establishments, promotion of access, education and excellence in the arts, hospice care, autism, the deafblind, respite care and care for carers, preservation of the countryside and heritage conservation. Grants ranging from £1,000 to £50,000 are available and special consideration is given to lesser known charities.

Mrs Jane Thorne, The Secretary, The D'Oyly Carte Charitable Trust, 1 Savoy Hill, London, WC2R 0BP, Tel: (020) 7420 2600

Dickie Bird Foundation
Support for individuals throughout Great Britain with the aim of helping disadvantaged young people (under the age of 18) to participate in sport, to the best of their ability, in the sport of their choice, irrespective of their social circumstances, culture or ethnicity. By participating in sporting activities, it is hoped that health will be improved, physical education will be advanced, and chances both inside and outside sport will be enhanced. The will support funding for sports kit, coaching and training and the amount between £100 and £5,000, although more may be given in certain circumstances

The Dickie Bird Foundation, 47 Ripon Road, Earlsheaton, Dewsbury, WF12 7LG, Tel: (01924) 430593 or 07904 440367, Email, Website.

The Elephant Trust

The Trust awards grants to artists, small organisations and galleries within the United Kingdom to make it possible for artists and those presenting their work to undertake and complete projects when frustrated by lack of funds.  The Trust is committed to helping artists and institutions that depart from the routine and signal new, distinct and imaginative sets of possibilities. Grants are usually limited to £2,000, but larger grants may be considered.

Ruth Rattenbury, 512 Bankside Lofts, 65 Hopton Street, London SE1 9GZ, Tel: 020 7922 1160, Email,Website.

The Equitable Charitable Trust

Grant funding for educational projects that benefit children and young people under the age of 25 who are disabled or from disadvantaged backgrounds and they could cover project costs, capital expenditure, equipment and/or salary costs for a post. The size of grants made is typically between £3,000 and £30,000, with most being for sums of between £5,000 and £20,000

Jennie Long, Grants Officer, Sixth Floor, 65 Leadenhall Street, London EC3A 2AD, Tel: 020 7264 4995, Website.

Football Foundation

The Football Foundation has different grants available;

Facilities Grant Funding up to a maximum of £1 million is available to primarily support organisations that wish to build, develop and/or refurbish facilities in order to sustain and increase participation in football.

Build the Game This scheme provides grants for small facility projects. The maximum grant available is £50,000 and there is no limit to the total cost of a project this could contribute towards. 

The Football Foundation, 30 Gloucester Place, London W1U 8FF, Tel: 0845 345 4555 Email, Website.

Foyle Foundation - Arts

The Foundation seeks applications that make a strong artistic case for support in either the performing or visual arts. Their Arts programme has a twofold purpose, to help sustain the arts and to support projects that particularly help to deliver artistic vision.

Generally, they make grants for specific projects. They will consider applications for core funding (but generally only from smaller organisations or from those not receiving recurrent revenue funding from the Arts Council or local authorities).

Please note that community arts activity will not generally be supported.

If you have any queries please contact them: The Foyle Foundation, Rugby Chambers, 2 Rugby Street, London WC1N 3QU Tel: 020 7430 9119 Email, Website.

The Jephcott Charitable Trust

The Trust awards grants to registered charities and constituted organisations. Grants are available to help organisations get up and running, or make a significant step forward for projects that will make a difference under one of the Trust's four main priorities: Population Control; The Natural Environment; Education; or Health. Grants are available between £2,000 to £10,000. In exceptional cases, grants are available up to £20,000.

The Secretary, The Threshing Barn, Ford, Kingsbridge, Devon, TQ7 2LN, Website.

John Ellerman Foundation

The Foundation distributes around £5 million a year to projects in one of the priority areas of: Health and Disability; Social Welfare; Arts; Conservation and Overseas. The minimum grant given is £10,000.  Grants are available for up to three years

Grants Manager, The John Ellerman Foundation, Aria House, 23 Craven Street, London, WC2N 5NS, Tel: (020) 7930 8566, Email, Website.

John Laing Charitable Trust
The Trust supports charitable organisations working within the following fields: education; homelessness; disadvantaged young people; community regeneration; and the environment. Donations range from £250 to £25,000 with up to 12 charities receiving more than £10,000.

Michael A Hamilton, Trust Secretary, John Laing Charitable Trust, 33 Bunns Lane, London, NW7 2DX, Tel: (020) 8959 9013, Email, Website.

The Joseph Rank Trust

The central objective of the Trust is the advancement of the Christian faith.  It has identified two main areas of interest: the modernisation of Church properties and projects that demonstrate a Christian approach to the practical, educational and spiritual needs of people of all ages. Previous grants have ranged from £5,000 to £50,000. Applications may be submitted at any time.  Applications received before the beginning of February, May, August and November may be considered in March, June, September and December respectively.

Dr John Higgs, Secretary, Worth Corner, Turners Hill Road, Pound Hill, Crawley, RH10 7SL, Tel: (01293) 873947, Email, Website.

Lennox and Wyfold Foundation

Grants are available in support of a variety of charitable causes No fixed grants value although most grants are between £5,000 and £10,000.

Mr G Fincham, Secretary, 15 Suffolk Street, London, SW1Y 4HG, Tel: 020 7036 5685

Lord's Taverners Foundation
Funding is available to encourage young people with disabilities to participate in sporting activities with the provision of manual sports wheelchairs, specially adapted minibuses (A contribution towards the minibus cost is require) and the support of the game of cricket at grass roots level.

The Foundation Secretary, The Lord's Taverners, 10 Buckingham Place, London, SW1E 6HX, Tel: (020) 7821 2828, Email, Website.

The Manifold Charitable Trust

The Trust makes grants to charitable causes, for the preservation of culturally important activities and buildings favouring those engaged in conservation.

Projects covered include educational, environmental, conservational, the arts (particularly music) preserving buildings and monuments of architectural interest, museums and galleries, churches and chapels.

For more information contact The Manifold Charitable Trust, Shottesbrooke House, Maidenhead, SL6 3SW, Email.

Mercers' Charitable Foundation

Support is available for charities and educational establishments in the UK working in the areas of: welfare; education; heritage and the arts; and religion Support is restricted to capital appeals that are within the last 20% of their target and for which support in the region of £5,000 to £20,000 will make a difference.

Grants Officer, Mercers’ Hall, Ironmonger Lane, London, EC2V 8HE, Tel: (020) 7726 4991, Email, Website.

The Rayne Foundation
The Rayne Foundation helps and encourages inspiring individuals and organisations who can help build bridges within our complex world. They aim to enlarge sympathies through increasing tolerance and understanding, to reduce exclusion and conflict, to bring people together for the good of society, and ultimately to help create a more comprehending and cohesive world.

They work within four sectors:

Arts - Choreographers and Achieving learning outcomes through the work of artists and arts organisations.

Education - Improving the design of schools and developing numeracy skills.

Health and Medicine - Improved quality of life for older people.

Social Welfare and Development - Improved quality of life for older people and Improved opportunities for refugees to cross into and contribute to mainstream society.

Morin Carew, Grants Administrator, 100 George Street, London, W1U 8NU, Tel: 020 7487 9656, Email, Website.

Steel Charitable Trust

Grants are available to registered charities in the UK, with a local preference for Luton and Bedfordshire, in the fields of: health and medical research; social services; and environment and culture. Grants range from £1,000 to £25,000.

The Trust requests that all correspondence is by Email,
Website.

ASDA Foundation

The ASDA Foundation assists charities, people and projects within the UK that require financial assistance. The Foundation can only support a limited number of requests that have the direct support and involvement from ASDA colleagues. ASDA colleagues will support many local charities, local community groups, schools, playgroups, community centres and football teams. Applications may be made at any time.

For more information visit their Website.

Trusthouse Charitable Foundation
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation are a medium-sized grant maker, awarding around 300 grants totalling circa £2 million each year.

Their grants programme supports projects in the UK which address issues in Rural Communities and/or areas of Urban Deprivation. Within these two main headings, they are interested in helping established projects which work in the fields of Community Support; Arts, Education & Heritage; Disability & Health Care.

Trusthouse Charitable Foundation, 65 Leadenhall Street, London EC3A 2AD Tel: 020 7264 4990For Full Guidelines and application details go to Website. 

Wessex Youth Trust

Funding is available for projects that provide opportunities to help support and advance young people.  The Trust supports registered charities and self-help groups that work with young people. Average grant is between £2,500 and £5,000

Next deadline is 1 November 2011. Mrs Jenny Cannon MVO, The Wessex Youth Trust, Chelwood, Rectory Road, East Carleton, Norwich, NR14 8HT, Tel: (01508) 571230.