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How We Work

Grants

Application forms are available from our website. They may be submitted at any time either by email or post.

The Trustees meet every two months. Agendas are planned well ahead and you should be aware that the programmes are often over subscribed. If your proposal is taken forward, you should expect a period of up to six months between an initial application and a final decision by the Trustees. All letters receive a written answer and we attempt to reply to all correspondence within one month.

Before formal consideration by the Trustees, staff will be in contact to clarify and advise on applications. During this period there will be further correspondence and telephone conversations and we always aim to visit or meet with you to discuss your application in detail. You will be notified of the Trustees’ decision as soon as possible and, if a grant is agreed, of the conditions that have been attached to its release.

Loans

The Foundation has also established a Loan Fund from its capital endowment which is additional to the funds available for our grants programmes. It is intended that loans will be made available to support the aims of these programmes. The Foundation operates this Loan Fund in conjunction with Charity Bank. Please contact our office for more information.

Support and advice

It is our intention to encourage collaboration between agencies supported by our grant and loan programmes and to help them build their own capacity and sustainability. We hope that the process of application and the discussions which follow, contribute to these aims.