Marsh Christian Trust Grants Programme (UK)

Deadline: Ongoing Opportunity

The Marsh Charitable Trust is seeking applications for its Grants Programme.

The Trust focuses on providing funding which could help small organisations pay for various running costs, such as volunteer expenses, training days, equipment maintenance and other core outgoings. The funding strategy is to provide long-term core funding for such costs, as they understand that many of the organisations they support depend on unrestricted income in order to meet their operating needs.

The Trust aims to build long-standing relationships with successful applicants and, subject to an annual review, continue its support over time.

Focus Areas

Arts and heritage
Education and training
Environmental causes and animal welfare
Healthcare
Social welfare

Funding Information

The size of the grants range from £300 to £2,000 with new grantees starting at the lower end of the scale.
Grant sums are decided by the grants committee, but applicants are welcome to request a specific sum.

Eligibility Criteria

Applicants must be a registered charity with the Charity Commission for England and Wales, the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator or the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland. This does not include Community Interest Companies (CICs).
Charities must have been established for more than one financial year and able to provide a full set of their most recent Annual Report and Accounts, or the equivalent financial information if their annual income is under £25,000.
Applications are considered on the basis of the organisation’s financial position, performance against charitable aims and objectives and the ratio of voluntary income against fundraising expenses.