New Guidance from Trusthouse

Trusthouse Charitable Foundation have announced new guidelines for grants applications. Eligibility Local and national charities or not-for-profit organisations Large Grants: Organisations must normally have an annual income under £5 million (excluding hospices). Small Grants: Organisations must have an annual income under £300,000. There are two overarching themes to their grants: Rural Issues ‘Rural’ in this context means cities, towns, villages and areas with 10,000 or less inhabitants. They are interested in, for example, projects providing transport for the elderly, disabled or disadvantaged; contact networks for young disabled people; projects which encourage a sense of community such as community centres and village halls; employment training schemes especially those promoting local, traditional crafts; projects addressing issues such as drug/alcohol misuse or homelessness. Urban Deprivation: Working with residents of urban areas (i.e. more than 10,000 inhabitants) which are classified in the latest government Indices of Multiple Deprivation as being in the lowest 20%. They are interested in, for example, youth clubs; training schemes to help people out of unemployment; drop in centres for the homeless. Within the overarching themes listed above, Trusthouse funds in three broad areas: • Community Support; • Disability & Healthcare; • Arts, Education and Heritage. Community Support • Community: support of carers; projects in deprived communities including community centres offering (for example) employment advice, training, debt counselling; provision of sporting facilities or equipment in deprived areas; • Drugs and Alcohol: rehabilitation of substance and alcohol mis-users • Elderly: projects addressing isolation and loneliness (e.g. befriending schemes and luncheon clubs); domiciliary support (e.g. respite for carers), residential improvements/adaptations • Ex-offenders: projects (including creative arts) working with prisoners and ex-offenders to improve their life skills and reduce re-offending; • Young People: projects which build the confidence, life skills and employment skills of young people in need; holidays for deprived children and young people Disability and Healthcare • Physical and Mental Disability: projects involving rehabilitation, (including related arts and sport programmes); projects for ex-service men and women; projects for children (including holidays); and respite care • Hospices & Palliative Care: the provision of domiciliary care; support for volunteers and carers; outreach services; the refurbishment of premises; the provision of equipment • Medicine: support services (e.g. specialist medical helplines) for those suffering from life limiting illnesses. Arts, Education and Heritage • Arts: projects which enable the disabled and people living in areas of need and poverty to participate in the performance arts and to experience artistic excellence in the performing arts; projects which encourage and give opportunities to young talented people whose circumstances might otherwise deny them; • Education: projects which help children at risk of exclusion or with exceptionally challenging behaviour to realise their educational potential; projects which encourage and give opportunities to young talented people whose circumstances might otherwise deny them access to further/higher education; • Heritage: community projects (excluding large capital appeals) which restore and bring back into use heritage properties and resources, particularly in areas of need and poverty The average grant is £6,000 though they can range from £1,000 to £30,000. Trusthouse has three grants schemes: Large Grants: applications between £10,000 and £30,000 Small Grants: applications between £5,001 and £9,999 Fast Track Grants: applications of £5,000 and below The Grants Committee meets quarterly to consider supported applications at the beginning of February, May, July and November. Applications must be received at least 8 weeks prior to a meeting in order to be considered at the next meeting but it cannot be guaranteed that any appeal will go to a particular meeting. More Information http://www.trusthousecharitablefoundation.org.uk/home.html

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