Call for Applications: The Woodward Charitable Trust Grant Programme (UK)

Deadline: 13-Dec-2024

The Woodward Charitable Trust is accepting applications for its Grant Program.

The Woodward Charitable Trust only makes grants for core costs rather than specific projects as they recognise that smaller charities can find these hard to fund. They hope that this will have a more direct impact on the organisations that they choose to fund.

Trustees like projects that promote community cohesion and the development of skills that will change the outlook and outcomes for the users. Organisations that promote volunteering and involve both past and present users in their operations or management are encouraged.

Priorities

• Trustees only fund organisations that support at least one of the following three target groups and particularly look to fund projects that help families and young people and that are aiming to improve the life chances of their beneficiaries.
  • Children and young people who are isolated, at risk of exclusion or involved in anti-social behaviour and projects to help those who have been in the care system. This also covers gang violence and knife crime, education and mentoring as well as projects that work to raise self-esteem and employment opportunities and encourage an active involvement in and contribution towards the local community;
  • Disadvantaged families, this covers parenting support and guidance, mental health, food poverty, refuges and domestic violence projects. They understand that many organisations dealing with disadvantaged families may also work with other disadvantaged people, but please note that at least 50% of your service users must fall into the three priority groups in order to be considered for a grant. It is important to give us details as to how the work of your organisation fits within the guidelines;
  • Prisoners and ex-offenders and specifically projects that maintain and develop contact with prisoners’ families and help with the rehabilitation and resettlement of prisoners and/or ex-offenders after their release.

Types of grants

• The Trustees make two types of grants:
  • Small grants – up to £3,000, but usually £1,000 or less;
  • Large grants – Only a few large grants are awarded over £3,000 each year, and these are usually to charities known to the Trustees.

Eligibility Criteria

• The Trust only funds registered UK charities, CICs, CIOs and exempt charities (an exempt charity has charitable status and is required to comply with charity law).
• They are looking for charities that make a real difference in their communities and who stand out in the work that they do.
• They will only fund organisations for a maximum of 3 consecutive years, or 3 grants within 5 years, once per calendar year, and that after the last grant you should wait 2 years before reapplying.

Ineligibility Criteria

• They do not fund
  • private limited companies
  • voluntary community groups
  • constituted groups/forums
  • hospices
  • gyms, sports centres
  • nurseries
  • individuals in any capacity, even if the work being undertaken is charitable.

For more information, visit The Woodward Charitable Trust.