Wouldn't it be great, if there was a list of trusts that fund core costs? Here it is

Ian McLintock

Founder at Charity Excellence Framework

1 year ago

CharityConnect: Wouldn't it be great, if there was a list of trusts that fund core costs? Here it is

These are from the free Charity Excellence Framework Maximising Income questionnaire. To access the full list of 50, register here.

As usual with the charity sector, there's no specific definition of core costs, so I've taken this to be 'funding running costs that most others wouldn't'.

Allen Lane Foundation - small grants for start-up, core or project costs.

BBC Children In Need - will only fund direct project costs (not full cost recovery), but can include salaries, volunteer expenses, building hire costs and travel costs.

Coalfields Community Investment Programme for England - projects in deprived coalfield communities; food poverty, debt advice, mental health issues, substance misuse, social isolation or participation in physical activity. Up to 50% core costs.

Comic Relief - revenue costs, such as salaries, and small capital items, such as office furniture and computers.

Community Foundations - will often fund core costs.

Cripplegate Foundation - Islington (London) only.

Dulverton Trust - core funding, usually those who have previously received a grant. UK registered charities working in youth opportunities, general welfare, conservation, preservation, Africa, and peace and humanitarian support.

Esmee Fairbairn Foundation - core or project costs, including staff salaries and overheads. Arts, children and young people, environment and social change, over 1 to 5 years.

Garfield Weston - supports broad range of organisations making a positive impact to the lives of the communities in which they work - welfare, youth, community, arts, faith, environment, education, health and museums and heritage.

GSK Impact Awards - registered charities working in a health related field in the UK, with income of between £80k and £2.5m; 10 awards of £10k and 10 of £30k per year.

Henry Smith Charity - £20k – £60k per year, for 1 to 3 years, running costs, salaries and projects, charities and social enterprises of income £50k - £2m pa.

The Hilden Charitable Trust - most sympathetic to funding general running, or core costs, particularly of unpopular causes. Average grant £5k, will consider multi-year. but only 1 in 9 applications successful.

John Ellerman Foundation - small to medium organisations, whose work has national significance.

Lloyds Bank Foundation - minimum £30k, up to £100k, over 3 years.

Masonic Charitable Foundation - disadvantaged and vulnerable children and young people (up the age of 25 years) or to reduce loneliness and isolation in later life. Small grants scheme for core funding, max £15k for up to 3 years, for small charities.

Paul Hamlyn Foundation - test, implement and develop ambitious plans to widen access to and deepen participation in the arts. Max value £400k.

Pears Foundation - not afraid to fund things that others might shy away from, including core operating costs and experimental ideas that may not work.

P F Charitable Trust - UK registered charities for a wide range of charitable purposes in Great Britain. One-off or recurring funding, core costs are supported, but not staff salaries.

Tesco Bags of Help - up to £4k.

Trust House Charitable Foundation - up to £20k for groups with income below £0.5m, working in rural areas or areas of urban deprivation.

Tudor Trust - smaller community-led groups that support people at the margins of society in the UK. Normally £10k plus, for up to 3 years. May consider making short-term loans.

YAPP Charitable Trust - core costs and existing work, of registered charities, with income £40k.

Funders that are particularly useful for small community groups based in Brighton & Hove. Some of them also fund organisations in other areas.