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There is no special application
form, but applications should be in writing; neither telephone nor e-mail
applications will be entertained.
Please supply clear details of:
• the need the intended project is designed to meet.
• the amount raised so far, with a breakdown of how much has been raised from
within the local community and how much from other grant making bodies or
other sources.
Please also supply where possible:
• your registered charity number (unless exempt eg
most churches) or, for unregistered organisations, a copy of your
constitution.
• accounts or budgets.
• An e-mail address for follow-up correspondence or application
acknowledgement would be helpful.
Please allow a couple of months for an acknowledgement. There is no need to include an SAE (if
acknowledgement of your application is required) if an e-mail address is
provided.
There is no need to supply
accounts if these are available on the Charity Commission website.
Please also try and be
concise. If you are new to grant
seeking, the Association of Charitable Foundations (ACF) produces a helpful free
downloadable booklet on how best to set out your
applications – go to “Applying to a Charitable Trust or Foundation”.
Whilst applications can be considered at any time, the bulk
are decided at our half-yearly meetings in April and October of each
year. Thus December / January / February and June / July / August are
probably the best times to submit applications.
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