Deadline: 14-Jan-2025
The Andrew Wainwright Reform Trust is accepting grant applications to work for a just and democratic society and to redress political and social injustices.
It is a wide-ranging remit for reform, but the Trust will prioritise organisations that are ineligible for charitable funding because they are considered too political or radical to come within the Charity Commission’s guidelines.
The Trust will support work undertaken at both regional and national level and may also consider pioneering projects operating on a more local basis that have a potentially wider impact.
Funding Information
- The Trust administers investments producing a grant budget that currently varies between about £100,000 and £130,000 a year.
- The majority of recent grants have ranged between £1,500 and £10,000. Grants at the upper end of this range are constrained by the impact this has on the Trust’s limited overall funds given the high numbers of applications received.
- For this reason the Trust is also unlikely to support organizations with an annual income/expenditure that exceeds £250,000 approximately.
Ineligible Activities
- The Trust does not fund:
- Applications from registered charities
- Activities that could normally be funded from charitable sources:
- Their decisions are informed by Charity Commission guidance on the descriptions of charitable purposes and permissible campaigning and political activities by charities
- Campaigns outside the UK
- General appeals
- Activities that seek to promote a particular political party or parties, or to influence the outcome of an election
Eligibility Criteria
- The Trust normally gives grants only to groups or organisations, but in very exceptional cases it may consider an application from an individual with proven experience or skill in their chosen field or it may make a personal award to an individual in support of outstanding commitment and effectiveness relevant to the Trust’s interests.
For more information, visit The Andrew Wainwright Reform Trust.
