Deadline: 14-Jul-2025
The Foundation Scotland has announced an open call for applications for its Barr Community Fund to support projects located within or directly benefiting the community area of Barr.
The fund supports projects located within or directly benefiting Barr, South Ayrshire. Applications must benefit the community, which is geographically defined by the community council boundaries.
Awards can support a wide range of costs and activities including equipment costs, running costs for local groups, staff or sessional worker costs, consultations, maintenance or refurbishment of community facilities etc.
Funding Information
- Standard grants: between £500 and £10,000
- Large grants: over £10,000 and up to £25,000
Eligibility Criteria
- Management Committee:
- There must be a minimum of three unrelated persons on the management committee or Board. This is to ensure that the group has a range of perspectives and experiences and is not dominated by the interests of a single family or similarly connected individuals.
- For the same reasons, the majority of your management committee or Board members must be unrelated.
- Governing Documents:
- Your organisation has charitable purposes, and these are described in your governing document.
- Your governing document includes suitable restrictions on the disposal of assets under the organisation’s control (a charitable ‘asset lock’) and its management committee or board members’ remuneration. It should feature:
- A charitable dissolution clause (or ‘asset lock’) stating that on winding up the organisation’s net assets must be put towards a similar charitable purpose(s) to that of the organisation (which may include a named charitable organisation with a similar charitable purpose).
- Suitable restraints on the provision of benefit to individuals. Assets should not be distributable to, or otherwise used for, the benefit of members or individuals beyond that which can reasonably be considered charitable.
Ineligibility Criteria
- They cannot fund the following:
- Non constituted groups.
- Applications from individuals.
- General fundraising appeals or activities.
- Trips abroad (unless otherwise stated on the fund page).
- Costs already incurred or activities which will take place before we’ve decided on an application, i.e. retrospective funding.
- The repayment of loans or payment of debts.
For more information, visit Foundation Scotland.
