Ernest Kleinwort Charitable Trust’s Medium Grants Program (UK)

Deadline: 11-Feb-21

The Ernest Kleinwort Charitable Trust (EKCT) is seeking applications for its Medium Grant Program with an aim to ‘make a difference’.

Grants will be considered for start-up costs, core costs, or for a specific project for which applicants have requested support. This could include a contribution towards a building/refurbishment project, purchase of specialist equipment or other similar capital expenditure, or assistance with running costs.

Focus Areas

Principal support is given to charities working in the following areas:

Charitable work in the County of Sussex.
Wildlife & Environmental Conservation (UK and International).
Reproductive Health (International) – applications within this category will only be considered for family planning projects delivering in Africa and Asia, and in areas where there is a clear and intended impact on the environment.

Programme Areas

The trustees use the following programme areas to classify their grants:

Care of the Elderly;
Disability;
General Welfare;
Hospices;
Reproductive Health (International);
Wildlife & Environmental Conservation (UK and International);
Youth.

Funding Information

Funding of £3,001-£10,000.
Trustees aim to consider applications and notify applicants within 8 – 12 weeks of receipt of an application form.

Funding Ineligibility

Normally not considered for funding:

Large national charities having substantial fund-raising potential, income from legacies and or endowment income.
Organizations not registered as charities in the UK or those that have been registered for less than a year.
Pre-school groups.
Out of school play schemes including pre-school and holiday schemes.
Charities not funded by any other charity.
Very small and narrowly specialized activities.
Local authorities.
Individuals or charities applying on behalf of individuals.
General requests for donations.
Expeditions or overseas travel.
‘Campaigning’ organisations.
Charities whose main aim is to raise funds for other charities with
substantial cash reserves.
Animal rescue or animal welfare organisations.
International food security projects.
Given the Trust’s strong links with the county of Sussex, Trustees do not usually support proposals received from other regional Wildlife Trusts.
Churches and places of worship outside of Cuckfield and Haywards Heath – please note; even within Cuckfield and Haywards Heath, grant opportunities for these purposes are extremely limited.
Charities with multiple branch offices in Sussex are requested to telephone or email for advice before making an application.

Notes

Trustees are unlikely to support applications for funding for periods longer than 12 months. In very exceptional circumstances they may consider funding for up to a period of three years, at which point they will review whether support should be withdrawn to enable resources to be devoted to other projects.
Trustees are very unlikely to consider more than one application per year by any applicant.

Eligibility Criteria