Deadline: 11-Jun-25
The Bank of Scotland Foundation is accepting applications for the Energise Funding Programme, an innovative, trusting, and bold grants programme enabling grassroots charities who are alive to the real issues on the ground to grow, and support more vulnerable people.
Funding Information
- Energise has two funding tiers based on the income of charities:
- charities with an income of below £50k are eligible for £20k (£10k per year over 2 years)
- charities with an income of £50k-£150k are eligible for £40k (£20k per year over 2 years)
Eligibility Criteria
- To be eligible for this programme:
- Your charity must put vulnerable people at the heart of everything it does.
- Your charity must operate in Scotland and benefit people living in Scotland.
- Your charity must be registered in Scotland with a charity number beginning SC0.
- Your charity must have a minimum of 1 year’s accounts lodged and checked at OSCR. (Please note these 1 year’s accounts must be for the charity number on the Energise grant application).
- Your charity income must be £150k or less for the last year as stated in your most recent accounts that have been lodged and checked at OSCR. (If your charity income is more than £150k then it is not eligible for this programme and the application cannot be progressed.)
- Your records at OSCR (and Companies House if applicable) must not be overdue.
Ineligibility Criteria
- You cannot apply if your charity’s sole purpose on OSCR is listed as being:
- the advancement of animal welfare
- the advancement of religion
- You cannot apply if your charity’s sole type of activity undertaken on OSCR is listed as being:
- “it makes grants, donations, or gifts to organisations”
- You cannot apply if your charity is a political organisation.
- You cannot apply if your charity already has a live grant with them.
For more information, visit Bank of Scotland Foundation.