Deadline: 28-Apr-23
The Two Ridings Community Foundation is inviting applications for the Dulverton Trust Small Grants Fund to support charitable activities addressing local needs.
Applications are welcome from small organisations with an income turnover under £200,000 that are working towards the following priorities:
- Youth Opportunities
- General Welfare
- Conservation and Preservation
Aims
- The main aim of the fund is to:
- Support local solutions to meet local needs
- Promote community cohesion
- Develop sustainable and supportive communities
- Provide social and educational development opportunities
- Support general conservation and protection of wildlife habitats
- Support the protection of heritage assets and the preservation of heritage skills.
Funding Information
- Grants between £500 and £5,000 are available
- Funding is not available for capital costs alone except where small equipment purchases form part of a revenue bid for running costs and organisational development for example a laptop or computer to assist with administration.
- Because they are keen to get the grants to groups where a small amount of money can make a real difference, they will only consider applications from organisations with an income of under £200k per annum. This is based on your most recent annual accounts and/or current forecasts.
Eligibility Criteria
- You can apply if your organisation is a:
- constituted voluntary and community group
- registered charity
- co-operative
- social enterprise
- community interest company (CIC’s will be subject to additional scrutiny as outlined in their grant making policy).
- You must also have the following:
- Governing Document
- 3 unrelated trustees/directors
- Bank account in the name of the organisation
Ineligible
- There fund will not support funding related to the following areas:
- work that addresses the impact of mental or physical illness, or specific health conditions. This includes the delivery of healthcare including treatment, medical research, counselling and therapy, and treatment relating to drug and alcohol misuse
- advancing religion
- the arts, including theatre, music and drama (except when used as a means of achieving one of their funding priorities)
- sports, including sports centres and individual playing field projects (except when used as a means of achieving one of their funding priorities)
- animal welfare or projects concerning the protection of single species
- expeditions or volunteering overseas
- conferences, cultural festivals, exhibitions and events
- research projects
- campaigning or lobbying
- individual schools or other educational establishments (except where there is a benefit to the wider community)
- grants to individuals
- retrospective grants
- direct replacement of statutory obligation and public funding
- major building projects, including the purchase of property or land
For more information, visit Dulverton Trust Fund.