Deadline: 30-Sep-22
The Suffolk Community Foundation is now accepting applications for the Lovewell Blake Fund to benefit smaller, often lesser-known charitable, voluntary and community groups where small grants can make a real difference.
Aims
They seek to support genuinely good ideas that will make a real difference to the lives of local people. The aim of their grant-making is to:
- Promote health and wellbeing
- Tackle disadvantage
- Support local solutions to meet local needs
- Promote community cohesion
- Develop sustainable and supportive communities
Funding Information
- Grants of up to £2,000 are available.
- The Foundation supports core running costs, new or continuing projects, one-off initiatives, and capital costs. They seek to achieve an equitable distribution of resources across the county.
Eligibility Criteria
The funding may be right for you if:
- Your group is small and operates very locally
- The activities have a high level of volunteer involvement
- The group needs new or replacement small capital items, such as sports equipment
- A grant from this fund will pay for most of the costs needed
Ineligible
The fund is probably not right if:
- Your organisation is larger and operates countywide.
- You are seeking funding for core costs
- You are seeking a contribution towards larger capital projects such as play equipment or building work.
Criteria
Applicants need to have:
- A management committee of at least three members
- A governing document/constitution with a dissolution clause
- A bank account with two unrelated signatories living at separate addresses, who must both sign for all withdrawals
- An equal opportunities policy
- Annual accounts and management account less than 6 months old
- Relevant safeguarding policies, if you are working with young people or vulnerable adults.
For more information, visit https://www.suffolkcf.org.uk/grants/lovewell-blake-fund/