Before you apply
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Some helpful information
Some guidelines to follow
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Your claim must align with our mission to provide relief for those in need: age, disability, ill-health or financial
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You must sign and accept our standard Terms and Conditions
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You must agree to our Privacy & Data Protection Policy
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You must agree to our Equality Policy
What we won't fund
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Projects that are completed by the time of our decision
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Projects that support a political or religious persuasion (where funding might be expected to be available from other sources)
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Statutory services including local or national authorities, NHS hospitals or services, prisons and state schools except where the school is wholly for students with additional needs and where Government funding exceeds 50%
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Universities, further education colleges or independent schools except where the facility is wholly for students with additional needs
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Other grant making charities
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Overseas projects (applications must support UK causes)
When to apply & what happens next
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You may apply for a grant at any time. Trustees meet quarterly but procedures exist to give approvals between meeting dates if necessary
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We do not publish the dates of our Trustee meetings
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Applications that can provide a clear outline of how and when the grant will be spent, are much more likely to be approved faster
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Once you have submitted your application via our online form, you will receive an acknowledgement by e-mail.
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We will assess all acceptable applications on a case by case basis. Please note large grants are the exception however and most of our grant awards are under £10,000
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You may be visited as part of our due diligence
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We aim to make a decision on 95% of grant applications within 4 months of receipt. Applications for larger grants can take up to 6 months