The Foundation provides grant funding in the following areas:
- Promotion and education of organic farming and non-domestic animal husbandry and veterinary science.
- The visual and performing arts.
- Medical research.
- The relief of disability and severe illness.
- The preservation of buildings of architectural or historical significance.
- The accommodation of those in need.
Grants are usually in the range of £1,000 to £5,000.
Support is provided to charities (registered or not), CICs limited by guarantee and registered societies.
Funding is available to applicants that meet all of the following criteria:
- The applicant has not previously applied within the last two years.
- The applicant is a registered charity, registered branch, CIO, CIC, a Registered Society, an exempt charity or an unregistered charity with an income of less than £5,000 or an individual if the project relates to medical research.
- The applicant and the beneficiaries benefitting from the project are based in the United Kingdom.
- The applicant has been in existence for at least two years and has a track record of delivering projects.
The level of the organisation’s income depends on the project category for which they are applying:
- Promotion and education of organic farming and non-domestic animal husbandry and veterinary science: the applicant’s income must be less than £1 million.
- Visual and performing arts: the project must involve the organisation’s beneficiaries and the applicant’s income must be less than £500,000.
- Medical research grant: there are no income thresholds for those applying.
- Relief of disability and severe illness: the organisation income must be less than £500,000 (except for hospices).
- Preservation of buildings of architectural or historical significance: the building must be owned or leased (for a term of 10 years+) to the applicant and their income must be less than £3m.
- Accommodation of those in need: the applicant’s income must be less than £3m.
Applicants must provide funding from other sources.
The closing date for applications is midday on 10 May 2024 for consideration in June.
The Trustees aim to meet quarterly. Applications will open shortly before each scheduled Trustees’ meeting. Applicants should monitor the Trust’s webpage for an announcement that applications have opened.
Applications will remain open until a sufficient number of applications have been received. The Trustees will aim to provide 48 hours’ notice that the application period is to close. However, in exceptional circumstances, the application period may be closed without prior notice.
