Ernest Kleinwort Charitable Trust Grants Program – UK

Deadline: 4-Feb-23

The Ernest Kleinwort Charitable Trust (EKCT) is inviting applications for the Grants Program.

The Ernest Kleinwort Charitable Trust was founded in 1963 to create a formal structure for Ernest and Joan Kleinworts’ philanthropic interests. Alongside their wish to make a difference to people in need in their home county of Sussex, Ernest and Joan were also passionate about the conservation of wildlife, worldwide. These interests remain core areas of activity for EKCT today.

Funding Information

• Medium Grant: between £3,001-£10,000.
• Large Grant: over £10,001

Which activities do they support?

• Requests for funding must fit within one of the following areas of EKCT’s remit to:
  • Support beneficiaries located in Sussex, within one of EKCT’s focus areas as follows:
    • Care of the elderly
    • Disability
    • General welfare
    • Hospices
    • Youth
    • Wildlife & environmental conservation
  • Deliver international or UK based wildlife & environmental conservation projects.
  • Deliver international reproductive health family planning projects which have a clear and intended impact on the environment and are delivered in Africa or Asia.

What type of work do they support?

• Funding will be considered for:
  • Start-up costs
  • Core costs
  • A specific project (capital expenditure or assistance with running costs)

What they do not support?

The following are unlikely to be considered for funding:

• Individuals or charities applying on behalf of individuals.
• Large national charities having substantial fund-raising potential, income from legacies and or endowment income.
• Organisations which have been registered with the Charity Commission or Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator for less than a year.
• Pre-school groups.
• Out of school play schemes including pre-school and holiday schemes.
• Charities not funded by any other charity.
• Local authorities. ‘Campaigning’ organisations.
• Charities whose main aim is to raise funds for other charities with substantial cash reserves.
• Animal rescue or animal welfare organisations.
• International food security projects.
• Given the Trust’s strong links with the county of Sussex, Trustees do not usually support proposals received from other regional ‘Wildlife Trusts’.
• Churches and places of worship outside of Cuckfield and Haywards Heath – please note; even within Cuckfield and Haywards Heath, grant opportunities for these purposes are extremely limited.
• Charities with multiple branch offices in Sussex are requested to telephone or email for advice before making an application.

Eligibility Criteria

• Applicants must be organisations registered with the Charity Commission in England & Wales or Office of the Scottish Charity Register in Scotland.
• You can apply after 12 months from the date of your last application.

Deadlines

• Medium Grant: 4^th February
• Large Grant: 4^th March

For more information, visit EKCT.