Not Normally Funded
We do not make grants towards the following:
- General Appeals or letters requesting donations (full applications that follow our guidelines must be submitted).
- Local authorities, or work usually considered a statutory responsibility.
- Schools, colleges or universities, except for independent special schools for pupils with disabilities or special educational needs.
- We will not fund the following unless they are in an area of high deprivation: *
- Youth clubs
- Uniformed groups such as Scouts and Guides
- Community centres.
- Counselling projects, except those that have a clearly defined client group and are in areas of high deprivation.*
- Pre-school projects, out of school hours play activities or holiday schemes, unless these are specifically for disabled children.
- Community transport organisations or services.
- Projects that promote religion (please see the Frequently Asked Questions page of our website for more information on this exclusion).
- Capital appeals for places of worship.
- Organisations that do not provide direct services to clients (such as umbrella, second tier or grant-making organisations).
- Arts projects, unless able to evidence therapeutic or rehabilitative benefits to:
- older people;
- disabled people;
- vulnerable groups;
- prisoners, or
- young people experiencing educational, social and economic disadvantage (such as young people in, or leaving, care).
- Education projects, except those able to evidence practical and rehabilitative benefits to:
- disabled people;
- prisoners, or
- young people experiencing educational, social and economic disadvantage.
- Leisure, recreation or play activities, unless they:
- are specifically for disabled people;
- are able to evidence a significant rehabilitative benefit to people with mental health problems, or
- significantly improve opportunities and maximise the potential of young people who experience educational, social and economic disadvantage.
- One-off events (such as festivals, conferences, exhibitions and community events).
- The core work of Citizens Advice Bureaux.
- Projects that solely provide legal advice.
- Core running costs of Hospices.
- Feasibility studies.
- Professional associations, or training for professionals.
- Organisations that do not have charitable aims (such as companies limited by shares and commercial companies).
- Start up costs, organisations that do not yet have a track record of service delivery, or that have not yet produced accounts.
- Individuals, or organisations applying on their behalf.
- Projects taking place or benefiting people outside the UK.
- Overseas trips.
- Residential holidays (except those that qualify under our Holiday Grants scheme).
- Heritage or Environmental conservation projects.
- Social research.
- Campaigning or lobbying projects, or general awareness raising work.
- Projects where the main focus is website development or maintenance.
- IT equipment (unless related to a member of staff we are also being asked to fund).
- Capital projects that are solely to meet the requirements of the Disability Discrimination Act.
- Organisations that have applied to us unsuccessfully within the previous 12 months.
*Areas of high deprivation means those that fall within the bottom third of the National Indices of Deprivation. Visit our Frequently Asked Questions page for more information.