United Kingdom: Ernest Kleinwort Charitable Trust Grant Program

• Medium Grants: 20 August 2020
• Large Grants: 10 September 2020

The Ernest Kleinwort Charitable Trust is inviting applications for its Medium and Large Grant Program with an aim to ‘make a difference’.

Grants will be considered for start-up costs, core costs or for a specific project for which applicants have requested support. This could include a contribution towards a building/refurbishment project, purchase of specialist equipment or other similar capital expenditure, or assistance with running costs.

Areas of Interest

• Charitable work in the County of Sussex
• Wildlife & Environmental Conservation (UK and International)
• Reproductive Health (International) – applications within this category will only be considered for family planning projects delivering in Africa and Asia, and in areas where there is clear and intended impact on the environment.

• Care of the Elderly
• Disability
• General Welfare
• Hospices
• Reproductive Health (International)
• Wildlife & Environmental Conservation (UK and International)
• Youth

• Medium Grants (£3,001 – £10,000)
  • Trustees aim to consider applications and notify applicants within 8 – 12 weeks of receipt of an application form.
• Large Grants (£10,001 and over)
  • Trustees aim to consider applications and notify applicants within 12 – 15 weeks of receipt of an application form.

• Large national charities having substantial fund-raising potential,
• income from legacies and or endowment income.
• Organisations not registered as charities in the UK or those that have been
• registered 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.
• Very small and narrowly specialised activities.
• Local authorities.
• Individuals or charities applying on behalf of individuals.
• General requests for donations.
• Expeditions or overseas travel.
• ‘Campaigning’ organisations.
• Charities whose main aim is to raise funds for other charities with
• substantial cash reserves.
• Animal rescue or animal welfare organisations.
• 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.

• The trustees will consider all applications that fall within the trust’s area of activity from charities that are registered in the UK.