Getting Help from a Grant Making Trust

By: Kevin Watson MSc - Updated: 9 Dec 2019 | *Discuss

 

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A grant-making trust is an organisation that gives money to charities. Because a lot of trusts prefer to keep a low profile, it’s hard to know how many operate in the UK. However, a European Union estimate puts the number at 8,800. The EU also believes the top 500 of these trusts hand out something in the region of £3.3 billion in the UK each year.

The reason many of the trusts maintain a discrete presence is simple: they don’t want to be overwhelmed with requests for money. But their desire to fund charitable work is no different to that of high profile trusts.

Trust Income

A few trusts also engage in fundraising. One of the most well known of these is Comic Relief.

Areas Covered

Roughly speaking, there are categories into which almost all the trusts fall. These include the arts; community development; crime prevention; disability; education; the environment; ethnic diversity; health; housing; older people; rural development; scholarships; and young people.

This is not a comprehensive list, however. It’s merely an indication of the areas in which many trusts take an interest.

The Top Trusts

Between them, the top 15 donate around £1.6 billion a year.

Applying for Help

This means that anyone who wishes to apply for money must conduct research of the trusts that are out there. Here the Internet and its search engines can prove useful. But only those trusts happy to receive publicity and maintain a web presence will appear.

Other forms of research include asking contacts and colleagues; making enquiries at a library; and keeping a watchful eye for local and regional funding opportunities. The next step is to understand the aims of the trust, it’s then vital to make sure a proposed project falls in line with these.

If everything seems to match up, it’s wise to phone the trust to discuss matters further. Creating and maintaining personal contact will greatly help a funding application.

Finally, the trust will want a letter or completed application form. This is the chance to give the details of the project. The best advice is to keep to the point and supply supporting information. This information may include recent accounts and details of other projects. Proving financial stability, and displaying a successful track record, gives credibility to an application.

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