Deadline: 31-Jul-25
The Woodward Charitable Trust is accepting grant applications from organisations supporting disadvantaged families with young children up to age 11, and organisations that work directly with children of the same age group (0-11 years).
Priority Areas
- WCT will prioritise funding organisations who are working in one or more of the following areas:
- Parenting/caregiving support
- Educational programmes for children both in and out of school, such as those that aim to boost attainment, attendance or emotional wellbeing
- Programmes and activities that benefit children’s wellbeing and development
- Pre-natal and post-natal support services
Focus Areas
- WCT will prioritise applications from organisations that:
- Evidence strong positive outcomes for the people they support and/or a strong evidenced need for new areas of work
- Promote community engagement and cohesion
- Promote skills development
- Promote volunteering opportunities and/or opportunities for the people they support to have a voice
- Work collaboratively to share learning and best practice
Funding Information
- Grants of up to £10,000 per year for core costs are available for organisations with an annual income of up to £200,000, for a maximum of three consecutive years. The Trustees will also continue to provide one off grants. An organisation may receive funds for a maximum of three years in any five-year period.
Eligibility Criteria
- WCT receives more applications than they can fund, so please ensure your application meets all the following eligibility criteria. If it does not, the application will have to be rejected automatically:
- Focus: Your organisation is working to support disadvantaged families with young children up to age 11 or working directly with children of the same age group (0-11 years). At least 75% of your organisation’s work must align with this focus.
- Status: Your organisation is a registered UK charity, Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO), Community Interest Company (CIC) or an exempt charity. WCT does not fund other types of organisations, unregistered groups or individuals.
- Income: Your organisation’s income was up to £200,000 for the last financial year (unless there was an exceptional reason why it exceeded this amount, in which case you will need to provide details of this).
- Request: You are making a grant request of up to £10,000 per year towards core costs. The Trustees welcome grant requests for one, two or three years.
- Free Reserves: Your organisation’s unrestricted reserves did not exceed 50% of income in the last financial year (unless there was an exceptional reason why they exceeded this amount, in which case you will need to provide details of this).
Ineligibility Criteria
- WCT does not fund unsolicited applications from:
- Charities registered or only working outside of the UK
- Individuals in any capacity
- Charities applying for capital and construction projects
For more information, visit WCT.