United Kingdom: Ernest Kleinwort Charitable Trust Grant Program
Deadline: Various
Medium Grants: 20 August 2020
Large Grants: 10 September 2020
The Ernest Kleinwort Charitable Trust is inviting applications for its Medium and Large Grant Program with an aim to ‘make a difference’.
Grants will be considered for start-up costs, core costs or for a specific project for which applicants have requested support. This could include a contribution towards a building/refurbishment project, purchase of specialist equipment or other similar capital expenditure, or assistance with running costs.
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Areas of Interest
Principal support is given to charities working in the following areas:
Charitable work in the County of Sussex
Wildlife & Environmental Conservation (UK and International)
Reproductive Health (International) – applications within this category will only be considered for family planning projects delivering in Africa and Asia, and in areas where there is clear and intended impact on the environment.
The trustees use the following programme areas to classify their grants:
Care of the Elderly
Disability
General Welfare
Hospices
Reproductive Health (International)
Wildlife & Environmental Conservation (UK and International)
Youth
Funding Information
Medium Grants (£3,001 – £10,000)
Trustees aim to consider applications and notify applicants within 8 – 12 weeks of receipt of an application form.
Large Grants (£10,001 and over)
Trustees aim to consider applications and notify applicants within 12 – 15 weeks of receipt of an application form.
What will NOT be funded
Large national charities having substantial fund-raising potential,
income from legacies and or endowment income.
Organisations not registered as charities in the UK or those that have been
registered for less than a year.
Pre-school groups.
Out of school play schemes including pre-school and holiday schemes.
Charities not funded by any other charity.
Very small and narrowly specialised activities.
Local authorities.
Individuals or charities applying on behalf of individuals.
General requests for donations.
Expeditions or overseas travel.
‘Campaigning’ organisations.
Charities whose main aim is to raise funds for other charities with
substantial cash reserves.
Animal rescue or animal welfare organisations.
Given the Trust’s strong links with the county of Sussex, Trustees do not usually support proposals received from other regional Wildlife Trusts.
Churches and places of worship outside of Cuckfield and Haywards Heath – please note; even within Cuckfield and Haywards Heath, grant opportunities for these purposes are extremely limited.
Charities with multiple branch offices in Sussex are requested to telephone or email for advice before making an application.
Eligibility Criteria
The trustees will consider all applications that fall within the trust’s area of activity from charities that are registered in the UK.
For more information, visit https://ekct.org.uk/grants/