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1. Do you represent:(Required)
1a. Is your application to support repairs to your church tower, bells or organ?(Required)
1b. Do you run or plan to run regular secular activities for the wider community?(Required)
1c. Do you have a strong learning/outreach programme?(Required)
The Foundation does not fund these organisations.
Please call or email the office us so we can advise if your organisation is eligible to apply or not.
We do not fund repairs to church towers, bells or organs.
You will need to demonstrate strong evidence of these activities in your application.
The Foundation only funds churches or places of worship when there are a high number of regular secular activities that benefit a broad section of the local community.
The Foundation only funds museums, galleries or heritage centres where there is a strong learning/outreach programme in place.
2. Is the project in England or Wales?(Required)
The Foundation only funds projects in England or Wales.
3. Why are you seeking funds?(Required)
The Foundation does not fund these costs.
Vehicles must be brand new. The Foundation does not fund second hand/used vehicles or leased vehicles.
The Foundation does not fund individuals.
4. Is your annual income below £10 million?(Required)
The Foundation does not fund organisations with an income of over £10 million per annum. Our Trustees prefer to support smaller organisations where our funding can have more of an impact.
5. Are your project costs over £5 million?(Required)
The Foundation prefers projects of up to £5 million. If your project costs are over £5 million but below £10 million, please call or email the office before making an application.
6. Are your project costs below £10,000?(Required)
The Foundation does not fund projects below £10,000.
7. Are your project costs between £10,000 to £100,000?(Required)
7a. Is your annual income below £1 million?(Required)
7b. Are you a Special Educational Needs School?(Required)
The Foundation will accept applications from Special Educational Needs schools with incomes of £1 million and over for projects costing between £10,000 to £100,000.
The Foundation does not fund projects costing less than £100,000 from charities with an annual income of £1 million or over. SEN schools are the exception.
8. Do you have at least one set of annual accounts?(Required)
The Foundation does not fund new organisations without at least one set of annual accounts.
9. Have you applied to us before?(Required)
9a. Was the application made more than 12 months ago?(Required)
9b. Was the application successful?(Required)
9c. Have you claimed the grant (have we released your payment?)(Required)
You can reapply to us 12 months after the date of your original application.
You can submit another application once you have claimed your grant.
Please call the office so we can check the date of your last application.
10. Do you require planning permission for your project?(Required)
10a. At what stage is your planning application?(Required)
You must check if you require planning permission before applying to us. If planning permission is required, you must have it before making an application.
You must have planning permission before applying to us.
You must have planning permission before applying to us.
11. If your project is for work to a rented property, how long is left on the lease?(Required)
You must have more than 10 years left on the lease to apply to us.
You must have a signed lease agreement of a minimum of 10 years in place before making an application to us.
12. Do you have a quote(s) or cost plan for your project?(Required)
You must have a quote(s) or cost plan in place before applying to us.

Great news. You are eligible to apply to us for a grant. Please click the link below to start the application process.

Grant Application Form