Deadline: 30-Apr-22
The Somerset Community Foundation’s Churchstanton Community Fund is now open for applications to help your charity or community group support the residents of Churchstanton Parish.
Funding Information
Grants averaging £500
Who can’t apply for money?
They will not give money to:
- Individuals or sole traders
- National organisations and groups based outside of Somerset
- Activities that have already taken place or purchases that you have already made
- Groups that give money to another group, rather than spend it on their own activities
- Groups that have more than 12 months running costs in free reserves
- The promotion of religion. But they will support secular activities run by faith-based group’s activities that are about animal welfare.
Eligibility Criteria
You can apply if you work or volunteer for a:
- Registered charity or charitable incorporated organisation
- Community group with a constitution
- Community amateur sports club
- Community Interest Company limited by guarantee
- Community benefit society
- Statutory organisation, like a school.
While they can give money to a statutory organisation, like a school, they can’t support statutory duties.
Your group must have a:
- Governing document or set of rules
- Committee of at least three unrelated people
- Bank account in its name
- Safeguarding policy if your work needs one.
For more information, visit https://www.somersetcf.org.uk/churchstanton