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The Foundation focuses on work which will make a lasting difference to people's lives rather than simply alleviating the symptoms or current problems; is aimed at reducing isolation, stigma and discrimination; encourages or enables unpopular groups to share in the life of the whole community.

A significant proportion of your beneficiaries should be from one or more of these groups:

• Asylum seekers and refugees
• Gypsies and Travellers
• Migrant communities
• Offenders and ex-offenders
• Older people
• People experiencing mental health problems
• People experiencing violence or abuse

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Geographical areas funded: UK

Fund type

Type of funding:

Grant

Type of cost:

Revenue

Applicant success rate:

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Fund award sizes

Minimum:

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Maximum:

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Annually awarded:

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Notes on award amounts:

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Who can apply

They fund registered charities and organisations which are not charities but which seek funding for a charitable project such as constituted voluntary groups or Community Interest Companies.

Your income must be less than £100,000 if your work relates to a relatively local area such as a town, village or small community.

Your income must be less than £250,000 of your work covers a wider area such as a county, regions or country-wide.

Maximum annual income:

£250,000

When to apply

Apply as soon as you are ready. All applications received now are likely to be considered in the next round, leading up to the following meeting in February 2025. The closing date for that meeting will be early December 2024.

How to apply

Take the online eligibility quiz on the Foundation's website and make an online application.

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Exclusions

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Activites funded: Advice & information Advocacy Befriending & mentoring General charitable activities Mental health care Social care & welfare

Beneficiaries funded: LGBTQI people Mental health conditions Offenders & ex-offenders Older people Refugees & asylum seekers Victims of crime & abuse

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