Deadline: 16-Feb-22
The Leeds Community Foundation is pleased to announce a call for proposals for the Leeds Fund Strategic Resilience Grants Program to help bridge the gap between those in need and those with the ability to help in a targeted way.
The Leeds Fund accepts contributions from individuals and companies wanting to support the city in which they live and work.
The funds for this round are from a combination of donors: individuals, companies and foundations all seeking to support small community organisations.
This fund is designed to cover the core costs of Community Organisations and encourage strategic development work alongside daily delivery. In developing The Leeds Fund in this way, they hope that it gives the sector the best chance of both delivering effectively – and surviving – in the years ahead.
Funding Information
The Foundation will be making fixed grants of £30,000 over two years through this fund (£15,000 per organisation per year).
Eligibility Criteria
Charities, social enterprises or other charitable organisations from the third sector that:
- Are registered with the Charity Commission or Companies House
- Have an annual income in your last accounts between £75k and £300k per annum*
- Are delivering work that meets needs and has a clear impact on the communities (evidenced by whatever you already collect: this could be impact data, case studies or testimonies of people who benefit from your work)
- Want to learn and adapt to become a more stable and resilient organisation in the long-term and to work with other community organisations to do the same with buy-in to this programme from trustees as well as staff and volunteers
- Are based in and delivering the majority of your work in Leeds
- Have been operating for at least 2 years
- Have at least one paid member of staff who can commit a proportion of their time to the strategic development work this programme will fund.
- Have a management committee/board of directors/trustees of at least three unrelated people
- Have a bank account under the name of the group with at least two unrelated signatories.
*However, they recognise that since April 2020, many community organisations have seen a significant decrease or a significant increase in income as a result of the pandemic, and that the picture in your last annual accounts or in your current management accounts may not fairly reflect what your position is likely to be in the two years ahead. They will take this into account in considering what impact a grant of this size could make on your resilience. In the specific circumstances where organisations have received additional income related to Covid-19 response that has taken them over the £300k upper income limit, they will consider applications on a case by case basis.
For more information, visit https://www.leedscf.org.uk/grants/the-leeds-fund-strategic-grants-resilience/