The Woodward Charitable Trust awards grant funding to charities that have a turnover of less than £300,000 and to locally-based charitable initiatives in the UK.
Applications will only be considered if they fall within the following areas:
• Children and young people who are isolated, at risk of exclusion or involved in anti-social behaviour
• Minority groups including refugees, gypsies and travellers. Projects that promote integration and community cohesion will be favoured
• Prisoners and ex-offenders. Projects that help the rehabilitation and resettlement of prisoners and/or ex-offenders are supported as well as requests to help prisoners' families
• Disability projects which can include rehabilitation and training for people who are either physically disabled or learning disabled, as well as help to improve employment prospects
• Homelessness, especially affecting young people and women, and covering facilities such as women's refuges
• Arts outreach work by local groups for the benefit of disadvantaged people
• Environmental projects, especially with a strong educational element
Types of grants
• Small grants, £100-£5,000 (around 100 grants made per year)
• Large grants, over £5,000 (around 5 grant are made per year). Large grants are only given to charities known to the Trustees
For further information and to apply, visit: www.woodwardcharitabletrust.org.uk/generalguidelines.html, or contact Karin Hooper, on 020 7410 0330, or email: [email protected].
The next deadline for applications is: 30 November 2014