Deadline: 15-May-23
Are you an Islington-based voluntary or community organisation? Would you like to make a positive impact in Islington? Could your group or organisation do with some extra funding? Apply for Islington Council’s Community Chest! The funding is provided through a partnership between Islington Council and Cripplegate Foundation which administers the fund.
Themes
- Advice and support
- Improving community safety
- Making Islington a more environmentally sustainable place to live
- Reducing isolation and increasing people’s involvement in the community
- Educating people and improving their skills and employability
- Improving people’s mental and physical health.
Funding Information
- Funding of up to £5,000 a year is available for voluntary organisations that work with Islington residents who are experiencing poverty and/or isolation.
Eligibility Criteria
- As long as you meet all of the eligibility requirements, most types of organisations can apply. They accept applications from unregistered community groups, registered charities, social enterprises, companies limited by guarantee, Community Interest Companies and other not-for-profit organisations. Islington Council’s Community Chest is not able to provide funding to organisations seeking funding for second tier activities, statutory organisations, local branches of national or regional organisations, or private companies.
- To apply your organisation must have a turnover of less than £100,000. Priority is given to organisations with a turnover of less than £50,000. Organisations may only apply once a year whether a previous application was successful or not.
- Applications for Islington Council’s Community Chest are considered by a Panel made up of Islington Councillors, Cripplegate Foundation Governors and members of the Islington Community Network.
Ineligible
- There are some organisations and projects that Islington Council’s Community Chest cannot fund.
- They cannot fund:
- Political activities
- Promotion of religion
- Construction or acquisition of buildings
- General appeals
- Organisations delivering second tier activities
- Trips/outings unless part of a bigger project
- Residential trips
- Debts
- Expenses that have already been incurred or recruitment costs
- Local branches of national or regional organisations
- Statutory organisations
- Individuals.
For more information, visit Islington Council’s Community Chest.
