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SIGNPOSTS TO FUNDING
FOR CHURCHES
AND FAITH-BASED ORGANISATIONS
MEP
Non-attached Member of the European Parliament
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MESSAGE FROM THE PARTY LEADER
This latest funding Directory, aimed at assisting faith based organisations,
is one of a series of Directories produced by our Member of the European
Parliament Diane Dodds. By pooling the information contained within the
Directory I trust that it becomes a valuable tool to all those within church
and faith-based communities throughout Northern Ireland in their work and
missionary endeavours.
It is vitally important that churches and those working in the wider faith
sector are able to easily access information on potential funding sources that
can assist with worthwhile projects and proposals aimed at helping local
communities. Churches play an enormously positive role within our society
in Northern Ireland and their contribution to our Province spans many
generations.
I take this opportunity again to pay tribute to Diane for all her hard work on
behalf of the people of Northern Ireland. Diane has worked tirelessly to help
thousands of constituents across the Province and this Directory is the latest
example of how she continues to be Northern Ireland’s voice in Europe.
INTRODUCTION
DIANE DODDS MEP
Faith communities are often reluctant to apply for funds. Some believe that only
education establishments, community groups, charities and businesses are likely
to have success.
This Directory shows that such thinking is flawed and it presents us with excellent
funding bodies, European and local, who are particularly interested in promoting
projects that have a faith-based agenda. Such information is most encouraging
since it shows that a wide range of activities is eligible for funds.This is a great
opportunity for people to ensure that the money that is available in these funds is
put to good use in promoting people-centred faith projects in Northern Ireland
The Directory is not an exhaustive list of all available monies. It can only provide
an initial point of contact which will direct the applicant to the most appropriate
resources.
Most faith groups are organised on national, regional and local bases. Bequests
and grants are available to specific geographical and administrative areas so it is
worth checking with your organisation’s leaders from the outset.
I hope you find this resource useful, and please contact my office at any time for
further assistance.
RT. HON. PETER D ROBINSON MLA
First Minister
Leader, Democratic Unionist Party
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FOREWORD BY LORD BANNSIDE
MEP FOR NORTHERN IRELAND 1979-2004
We live in a society that is increasingly secular in outlook and where the
Lord Jesus Christ, His church and other faith-based organisations are
marginalised and mocked.Yet despite this continued attack on the things
of God, we look to the words of Christ in Matthew 9:37 when he tells us
‘The harvest truly is plenteous’. While the labourers are few in these days,
His call is for us to show love for our neighbour and to “Go ye into all the
world, and preach the gospel to every creature.”
To do this requires, amongst other things, sufficient funds. As we know
much of what is available flows from the coffers of Lottery proceeds, and
for many faith groups to accept these funds would not be consistent with
their beliefs.That is why this Directory of funding sources will be an
invaluable tool to groups across Northern Ireland, as they seek to draw
down additional funds to carry out His mission and work.
I commend Diane on this initiative and her excellent work as MEP for
Northern Ireland.
THE FAITH SECTOR AND ITS ROLE IN HELPING GOVERNMENT
TO REACH THOSE IN OR AT RISK OF POVERTY
The Minister for Social Development, Nelson McCausland,
believes that there is a very critical role to be played by
the faith sector in developing strategic partnerships
with Government to help deliver practical approaches to
tackling poverty. For this reason, the Minister funds the
Faith Forum for Social Development.
He believes that working closely with partners not
directly involved in benefits advice, such as churches and
faith-based groups, presents opportunities to reach those
who are at risk of poverty and who could be vulnerable.
Churches are a critical component in society and are at the
coal face of the issues affecting communities. No better
partners exist to help Government ensure that those most
in need are accessing their full entitlement to benefits
and other Government services and support.
The Minister’s plans for the 2012/13 Benefit Uptake
Programme will test fresh approaches to reaching people
with unclaimed entitlement by building new and stronger
partnerships with civic, church and faith-based groups.
LORD BANNSIDE
Member of the European Parliament 1979-2004
and former First Minister of Northern Ireland
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The Thriving Life Church in Newtownards and its
Foodbank is one of a number of non-advice sector
partners with which the Social Security Agency is
engaging to improve benefit uptake through promotion,
referrals and specific locally-run benefit uptake clinics.
Another example is the Lisburn City Council’s pilot Benefit
Uptake Programme where all churches and faith-based
groups in the Downshire electoral ward will promote
benefit uptake. They will refer others needing specialist
advice to clinics being held locally.
Churches operating in Neighbourhood Renewal Areas and
Areas at Risk across Northern Ireland often play a very
valuable role with programmes they run in such areas.
Local DSD offices would be happy to discuss with local
churches what assistance may be available to them for
programmes directly meeting the Department’s
objectives in those specific areas.
Minister McCausland wants all aith-based groups to
become engaged with the Department whether it is on
local Neighbourhood Renewal Partnerships, Benefit
uptake or helping ensure the connections exist between
vulnerable citizens and agencies such as the Social
Security Agency or the Housing Executive.There is
no cost to them and only benefits to be gained
by those most in need.
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1. USEFUL CONTACTS
Councils .................................................................................................. 8
The EU’s Peace IV Programme ................................................................ 8
NI Council for Voluntary Action .............................................................. 8
Registering as a Charity.......................................................................... 8
2. HELPFUL RESOURCES
The Directory of Grant Making Trusts...................................................... 9
The Institute of Fundraising .................................................................. 9
The UK Church Fundraising Handbook .................................................. 9
3. TRUSTS AND FOUNDATIONS
The Allchurches Trust Ltd...................................................................... 10
The Armourers’and Brasiers’ Gauntlet Trust ........................................ 10
The Barnabas Trust .............................................................................. 10
The Beacon Trust .................................................................................. 10
The Church of Ireland Priorities Fund.................................................... 11
The European Union’s Grundtvig Senior Volunteering Programme ...... 11
The European Union’s Youth in Action Programme .............................. 11
The Fairway Trust.................................................................................. 12
The Garfield Weston Foundation .......................................................... 12
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The Helen Isabella McMorran Charitable Foundation .......................... 12
The Jerusalem Trust.............................................................................. 12
The Joseph Rank Trust .......................................................................... 12
The Keren Mitzvah Trust ...................................................................... 12
The Laing Family Foundations ............................................................ 13
The Lloyds TSB Foundation NI .............................................................. 13
The Moshulu Charitable Trust .............................................................. 13
The National Churches Trust ................................................................ 13
The Owen Family Trust.......................................................................... 13
The Pilgrim Trust .................................................................................. 13
The Rank Foundation............................................................................ 14
The St Colmcille’s Conference of St Vincent de Paul .............................. 14
The Sir Cliff Richard Charitable Trust .................................................... 14
The Spring Harvest Charitable Trust...................................................... 14
The Stephen Zimmerman Charitable Trust .......................................... 14
The Stewards’ Company Ltd.................................................................. 14
The Veneziana Fund.............................................................................. 15
4. SUPPORT FOR YOUTH PROJECTS
The Commonwealth Youth Exchange Council ...................................... 16
The European Union’s Comenius Programme ...................................... 16
The European Union’s Youth in Action Programme .............................. 16
The King George VI Youth Awards ........................................................ 16
The Sydney Stewart Memorial Fund .................................................... 16
5. SUPPORT FOR INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS
The Barleycorn Trust ............................................................................ 17
The Christian Response to Eastern Europe ............................................ 17
The Estelle Trust .................................................................................. 17
The European Union’s Grundtvig Senior Volunteering Programme ...... 17
The Feed the Minds Trust...................................................................... 17
The Fisherbeck Charitable Trust ............................................................ 17
The Headley Trust ................................................................................ 18
The Hinduja Foundation ...................................................................... 18
The Kirby Laing Foundation ................................................................ 18
The Langley Charitable Trust ................................................................ 18
The Maranatha Christian Trust ............................................................ 18
The Mizpah Trust .................................................................................. 18
The Ogle Christian Trust ...................................................................... 18
INDEX
The Philip and Judith Green Trust ........................................................ 19
The Seedfield Trust .............................................................................. 19
The Sir Halley Stewart Trust.................................................................. 19
The Stewards’ Company Ltd ................................................................ 19
The Stuart Hine Trust............................................................................ 19
The Sydney Stewart Memorial Fund .................................................... 19
The Winston Churchill Trust ................................................................ 20
6. SUPPORT FOR INTERFAITH PROJECTS
The Sigmund Sternberg Charitable Foundation.................................... 20
The Sir James Roll Charitable Trust ...................................................... 20
7. TIPS FOR WRITING A LETTER OF
APPLICATION TO A TRUST OR FOUNDATION .......... 21
NOTES PAGE ........................................................................................ 24
FEEDBACK FORM ............................................................................ 25
8. OTHER FUNDING DIRECTORIES
BY DIANE DODDS MEP .............................................................. 27
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1) USEFUL CONTACTS
COUNCILS
It is worthwhile to meet with your local Council’s
Community Funding Officer and also to join
any relevant mailing lists. An example of what
Belfast City Council currently offers is listed below:
Good Relations, Culture and Arts, Community
Safety Small Grants, Hate Crime & Cohesion Small
Grants, Hospitality for sporting events that bring
athletes to Belfast from outside Northern Ireland,
Support for Sport grants, Revenue grants for
Community Buildings, Capacity Building Grants,
Advice Services, Community Development Project
grants, Summer Play scheme Grants, and
Community Chest for specific events.
2) HELPFUL RESOURCES
THE EUROPEAN UNION’S PEACE IV
PROGRAMME
This Programme is now at consultation stage in
Northern Ireland until 20 November 2012. It will
require the UK and Irish Governments to request
the programme’s inclusion within 2014-2020
budgets. It is hoped that faith-based groups will
be eligible to apply.
To respond to the consultation, please log onto
www.seupb.eu
NI COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY ACTION
NICVA offers a wide range of advice services
from governance and charity law, insurance,
finance, human resources, research, training,
communications and policy. So whether your
organisation is looking for the latest information
on insurance or wants a detailed consultation on
governance issues,NICVA has the expertise to help.
Furthermore, NICVA has a highly-experienced
fundraising advice team who are able to help
with all aspects of your fundraising needs,
including:
• help in identifying income sources from grantmakers, the general public and charity trading
activities
• guidance on developing a strategic approach to
fundraising
• providing information on fundraising, NICVA
News and social networking websites
• providing speakers on fundraising or facilitating
workshops at conferences and seminars
• representation on grant-making initiatives on
behalf of the sector
Contact: www.nicva.org and T: 028 9087 7777
REGISTERING AS A CHARITY
The Charity Commission is the new independent
regulator of Northern Ireland’s charities. This is a
non-departmental, public body and is sponsored by the
Department for Social Development (DSD).The vision is
for a dynamic and well-governed charities sector in which
the public has confidence, underpinned by the effective
delivery of a regulatory and advisory role.
Currently, there is a new legislative amendment to the
Charities Act (NI) 2008 being progressed through the NI
Assembly.This will allow the registration of Northern
Ireland’s estimated 7,000-10,000 charities, due to begin
from late in 2013 and publish the register of charities.
The production of the register of charities will allow the
Commission to definitively designate organisations as
charitable in law, a new development in Northern Ireland.
All charities are required under the Charities Act (NI) 2008
to register with the Commission, including charities
promoting religion.
DIRECTORY OF GRANT-MAKING TRUSTS
This is usually published annually and gives a
comprehensive guide to funding available
through approximately 2,500 grant-making
trusts which fund mainly in the UK.
You can order this online http://www.dsc.org.uk/Publications/Fundraisin
gsources/@71539 or telephone your order to
08450 77 77 07.
THE INSTITUTE OF FUNDRAISING
This is the professional body that represents
fundraisers in the UK. The website provides
excellent resources on all aspects of fundraising.
THE UK CHURCH FUNDRAISING HANDBOOK
BY MAGGIE DURRAN, CANTERBURY PRESS
NORWICH
This handbook provides a practical guide to
fundraising for church buildings. It has lots of
case studies and templates which help leaders
in churches to create a long-term plan for
optimising their building resources for church
members as well as the local community.
Guidance is given about drawing up a financial
plan and there is useful information about
funding sources.
Contact: www.institute-of-fundraising.org.uk
Contact: Sinead Glackin
Charity Commission for Northern Ireland
www.charitycommissionni.org.uk
T: 028 3832 0220
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3) TRUSTS AND FOUNDATIONS
There are approximately 10,000 trusts and
foundations in the UK. Approximately, 50 new
trusts or foundations are formed each year. Trusts
and Foundations have a particular focus – to
financially support various initiatives and projects
which are compatible with their key aims and
objectives.
Usually the Trust or Foundation reflects the
interests of their founders and trustees so it is a
good idea to find out what type of projects they
fund by checking their website and looking at
what they have supported in the past. They may
also be specific as to what geographical areas
they work within e.g. UK or worldwide.
Sometimes trustees ask for an application form to
be completed but often it is by letter.
THE ALLCHURCHES TRUST LTD
This Trust supports churches and charitable
institutions benefitting Christians.
• Sample Grants: £100 - £5,000
Contact: Ms Rachael Hall
Company Secretary, Beaufort House
Brunswick Rd, Gloucester GL1 1JZ
www.allchurches.co.uk
T: 01452 873189
THE ARMOURERS’ AND BRASIERS’
GAUNTLET TRUST
This Trust considers applications for projects
involving social care, education, health as well
as Christian mission.
Contact: The Secretary,
Armourers' Hall,
81 Coleman Street, London, EC2R 5BJ
www.armourersandbrasiers.co.uk
T: 020 7374 4000
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THE BARNABAS TRUST
The Trust supports evangelical projects including
theological education as well as outreach by
missionaries and other workers. The fund does
not support projects involving buildings,
refurbishments, equipment or salaries.
• Sample Grants: £500 - £60,000
Contact: Mrs Doris Edwards,
c/o 63 Wolsey Drive,Walton-on-Thames
Surrey, KT12 3BB
T: 01932 220622
THE BEACON TRUST
The Trust supports Christian work in British
Commonwealth countries as well as Spain and
Portugal. It also supports overseas work amongst
students but does not support individuals.
• Sample Grants: £1,500 - £10,000
THE CHURCH OF IRELAND PRIORITIES FUND
This Fund supports Church of Ireland projects
in areas such as ministry,staff retirements,
education,community, outreach as well as
particular areas of need.
• Sample Grants: €500 - €25,000
Contact: Mrs Sylvia Simpson
Organiser, Church of Ireland House,
Church Avenue, Rathmines, Dublin 6
www.priorities.ireland.anglican.org
T: 00353 497 8422
THE EUROPEAN UNION’S GRUNDTVIG SENIOR
VOLUNTEERING PROGRAMME
Churches can apply to this programme which
helps to build a lasting collaboration with
another organisation around specific themes in
adult education. Two to six people (aged 50+)
from N Ireland will exchange with two to six
people (aged 50+) from another EU country
spending three to eight weeks as volunteers.
Your church will host the volunteers coming from
the EU country but the volunteers will be funded
to stay in a local hotel with meals provided.
The deadline is March each year.
Contact: www.grundtvig.org.uk
T: 0845 199 1919
THE EUROPEAN UNION’S YOUTH IN ACTION
PROGRAMME
Youth in Action (YiA) is the Programme that the
European Union has set up for young people.It
aims to promote active citizenship, solidarity and
tolerance among young people and mobility
within and beyond the EU’s borders, non-formal
learning and intercultural dialogue.It encourages
the inclusion of all young people, regardless of
their educational, social and cultural backgrounds.
Contact:
www.britishcouncil.org/youthinaction or
www.ycni.org
T: 028 9064 3882
Contact: Mr Grahame Scofield
Unit 3, Newhouse Farm
Old Crawley Road, Horsham, RH12 4RU
T: 01293 851715
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THE FAIRWAY TRUST
The Trust supports projects which are based
within the UK or worldwide involving educational
establishments, scholarship grants for students,
support for clergy, recreational clubs for young
people as well as preservation of buildings which
are of historic, architectural or artistic interest.
• Sample Grants: £1,000 - £10,000
Contact: Mrs J Grimstone
Trustee,The Gate House, Coombe Wood Road,
Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey, KT2 7JY
THE GARFIELD WESTON FOUNDATION
This Foundation supports a broad range of
activities in the fields of education, the arts,
health (including research), welfare, environment,
youth, religion and other areas benefiting local
communities.
• Sample Grants: up to £3 million.
Contact: Ms Philippa Charles,
Administrator,Weston Centre,
10 Grosvenor St, London,W1K 4QY
www.garfieldweston.org
T: 020 7399 6565
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THE HELEN ISABELLA MCMORRAN
CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
This Foundation assists projects involving
people of all ages with a special focus on the
disadvantaged.
• Sample Grants: £500 - £2,000
Contact: NatWest Trust Services,
5th Floor,Trinity Quay 2, Avon Street
Bristol, BS2 OPT
T: 0117 940 3283
THE JERUSALEM TRUST
This Trust supports projects involving evangelism,
relief work, Christian education, the promotion of
Christian marriage and family life as well as
church planting. The Trust does not support the
maintenance and repair of church buildings.
• Sample Grants: £10,000 - £250,000
Contact: Mr Alan Bookbinder,
Director, Allington House, 1st Floor,
150 Victoria Street, London, SW1E 5AE
www.sfct.org.uk
T: 020 7410 0330
THE JOSEPH RANK TRUST
This Trust supports building and refurbishment
projects for Methodist church properties.
It also funds Christian-based social projects
involving youth, people with disabilities,
older people and health.
• Sample Grants: £10,000 - £50,000
Contact: Mr D J Sanderson,
CEO/Director of Grants and Special Projects,
Worth Corner,Turners Hill Road,
Crawley, RH10 7SL
www.ranktrust.org
T: 01293 873947
THE KEREN MITZVAH TRUST
This benefits Jewish organisations and
registered charities.
• Sample Grants: Up to £32,000
Contact: Ms Naomi Crowther
53 Sugden Road,Thames Ditton, Surrey, KT7 0AD.
T: 020 3219 2600
THE LAING FAMILY FOUNDATIONS
These Foundations support projects within the UK
and overseas for purposes of Christian evangelism
and relief of poverty. The Foundations cover the
Kirby Laing Foundation, the Rufford Maurice
Laing Foundation, the Beatrice Laing Trust as well
as the Maurice and Hilda Laing Charitable Trust.
The Foundations do not cover church repairs or
restoration.
• Sample Grants: £250 - £1.2 million
THE MOSHULU CHARITABLE TRUST
The Trust supports humanitarian and
evangelical causes.
• Sample Grants: £2,500 - £40,000
Contact: Ms Elizabeth Harley
33 Bunns Lane, Mill Hill, London NW7 2DX
T: 020 8238 8890
THE NATIONAL CHURCHES TRUST
This Trust will provide grants and loans to assist
the efforts of congregations to carry out essential
repairs to the fabric of historic churches and their
facilities e.g. accessible toilets, kitchens and
meeting rooms. Churches must be members of
Churches Together in Britain and Ireland.
THE LLOYDS TSB FOUNDATION NI
This Foundation supports improvements
around social and community welfare, education
and training. These have included core costs,
equipment, volunteer costs, materials and
administration.
• Sample Grants: £3,000 - £4,000 per project.
Contact: www.lloydstsbfoundationni.org
T: 028 9032 3000
Contact: Mr H J Fulls
Trustee, Devonshire Road, Heathpark
Honiton, Devon, EX14 1SD
T: 01404 540 770
Contact: Ms Miriam Campbell
31 Newbury Street, London, EC1A 7HU
www.nationalchurchestrust.org
T: 020 7600 6090
THE OWEN FAMILY TRUST
This Trust funds projects in the UK with schools,
youth centres, churches, community groups and
national organisations. It is particularly focused
on projects involving Christian education, arts,
conservation, and cancer research as well as
maintenance costs of church and community
buildings.
• Sample Grants: £100 - £15,000
Contact: Mr A D Owen
Trustee, c/o Rubery Owen Holdings Ltd
PO Box 10,Wednesbury,WS10 8JD
T: 0121 526 3131
THE PILGRIM TRUST
The Trust has a strong focus on preservation of
buildings covering ecclesiastical and secular as
well as education and social welfare. Salaries
and running costs may be covered for specific
infrastructure projects.
Contact: Ms Georgina Nayler
Director, Clutha House
10 Storeys Gate London, SW1P 3AY
ww.thepilgrimtrust.org.uk
020 7222 4723
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THE RANK FOUNDATION
This Foundation supports general projects within
the UK which promote Christianity, assist in
community service, promoting education and
general charitable actions
• Sample Grants: Up to £7,500
Contact: Ms Jan Carter
Grants Administrator, 12 Warwick Square
London, SW1V 2AA,
www.rankfoundation.com
T: 020 7834 7731
THE ST COLMCILLE’S CONFERENCE OF
ST VINCENT DE PAUL, HOLYWOOD
This grant supports the advancement of
education for people over the age of 16.This
grant is available to people of all faiths or none,
that live in the area of the conference. It offers
a maximum of £500 towards an educational
course.
Contact: North Down & Ards Helpline
T: 028 9127 2467
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THE SIR CLIFF RICHARD CHARITABLE TRUST
This funds small, grass-roots UK projects for
charitable organisations. There is a particular
focus on special needs education, play schemes,
care schemes, Christian education and outreach
as well as support of missionaries and workers.
Projects for the refurbishment of church buildings
are excluded.
• Sample Grants: £2,000 - £50,000
Contact: Mr William Latham
Trustee, Harley House, 94 Hare Lane
Claygate, Esher, Surrey, KT10 0RB
T: 01372 467 752
THE SPRING HARVEST CHARITABLE TRUST
This Trust supports projects involving Christian
evangelism and welfare. Salaries are not funded.
Organisations and individuals can apply.
• Sample Grants: £1,000 - £25,000
Contact: Mr P Broadbent
Chief, 14 Horsted Square, Bellbrook Industrial
Estate, Uckfield, East Sussex,TN22 1QG
www.springharvest.org
T: 01825 769000
THE STEPHEN ZIMMERMAN
CHARITABLE TRUST
This Trust benefits Jewish organisations and
their causes.
Contact: Mr S Zimmerman,Trustee
43 Stormont Road, London, N6 4NR
THE STEWARDS’ COMPANY LTD
(INCORPORATING JW LAING TRUST AND THE JW
LAING BIBLICAL SCHOLARSHIP TRUST)
This Trust mainly supports organisations involved
in training people in religious education. Half of
the funds are allocated overseas. Projects include
church buildings, evangelistic associations,
scriptures and literature, teachers and evangelists,
young people, children as well as the education of
missionaries’ children.
• Sample Grants: £15,000 - £1 million.
Contact: Mr Brian Chapman, Secretary,
124 Wells Road, Bath, BA2 3AH
T: 01225 427236
THE VENEZIANA FUND
This Fund supports charitable
organisations working with old
buildings or art (pre 1750) to assist
with preservation, restoration, repair
and maintenance. The trustees
require applicants to have raised two
thirds of the total required from other
sources before applying to the Fund.
Contact: Ms Jayne Day, Administrator,
c/o Pothecary Witham Weld Solicitors
25C North Street, Bishop’s Stortford,
Hertfordshire, CM23 2LD
www.pwwsolicitiors.co.uk
T: 020 7821 8211
“Since churches
are still a very
significant part
of civic society,
and are likely
to become even
more so as
the economic
downtown will cause increasing
hardship to ever more people, this
Directory will be huge help at both
Congregational and central level
in churches to help us maximise
the help we can give. Good job
all round!”
“This funding
resource offering
true direction and
encouragement
to Christian
witness is to be
welcomed
warmly and
widely published. Too often, local
worship communities are at loss as
to accessing information regarding
support and funding. This Directory
should equip prospective seekers to
find suitable funders as well as help
fine-tune their approach to them.”
REV DR NORMAN HAMILTON, OBE
FORMER MODERATOR OF THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN IRELAND
MRS SONNA MALLON
CHAPLAIN - CHURCH OF IRELAND
ROYAL GROUP OF HOSPITALS
BELFAST
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4) SUPPORT FOR YOUTH PROJECTS
THE COMMONWEALTH YOUTH EXCHANGE
COUNCIL (CYEC)
CYEC is an education and youth development
charity working to promote and advance
educational exchanges in different Commonwealth
countries.
Contact:
7 Lion Yard,Tremadoc Road, London, SW47 NQ
www.cyec.org.uk T: 020 7622 4365
THE EUROPEAN UNION’S COMENIUS
PROGRAMME
This Programme offers funding support for school
and college partnerships in other European
countries. Teachers and pupils can work together
on cross-curricular projects involving study visits
overseas. A school can also host a trainee teacher
from another European country raising awareness
of their country and culture.There is no match
funding as block grants are given.
Contact: British Council
www.britishcouncil.org/comenius
T: 0161 957 7755
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THE EUROPEAN UNION’S YOUTH IN ACTION
PROGRAMME
This Programme has been established for young
people. It aims to promote active citizenship,
solidarity and tolerance among young people as
well as travel and mobility within and beyond the
EU’s borders. Projects involving non-formal
learning and intercultural dialogue are
welcomed. The Programme encourages the
inclusion of young people, regardless of their
educational, social and cultural backgrounds.
There are five separate activities under the
Programme including volunteering.
Contact: www.ycni.org
T: 028 9064 3882
5) SUPPORT FOR INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS
KING GEORGE VI YOUTH AWARDS
This Trust funds young people residing in
Northern Ireland aged between 14 – 21 for
travel, equipment and sports. The scheme is
open to individuals and groups. Typical projects
include sports coaching, and equipment for youth
work. The Trust will fund travel to Great Britain
and this can also help where young people are
travelling further afield.
• Sample Grants: Up to £500
Contact: Youthnet NI, 5th Floor, 14 College
Square North, Belfast, BT1 6AS
www.youthnetni.org.uk
T: 028 9033 1880
THE SYDNEY STEWART MEMORIAL FUND
This Fund supports individuals who want to
participate in volunteering especially overseas.
• Sample Grants: 1 - 3 months – up to £150,
over 3 months – up to £350
Contact: Sydney Stewart Memorial Trust,
Voluntary Service Bureau
34 Shaftesbury Square, Belfast, BT2 7DB
T: 028 9020 0850
THE BARLEYCORN TRUST
This Trust supports activities that advance the
Christian faith through mission, welfare and relief
around the world.
• Sample Grants: £500 - £70,000
Contact: The Trustees, 32 Arundel Road,
Sutton, Surrey, SM2 6EU
THE CHRISTIAN RESPONSE TO EASTERN
EUROPE
This Trust supports Christian organisations in
Eastern Europe especially Romania and Moldova.
Help is given to supporting families, churches and
medical organisations.
• Sample Grants: £1,000 - £20,000
Contact: Mr D Northcote-Passmore,
Chair,‘Cherith’, 130 Honiton Road, Exeter, EX1 3EW
www.cr2ee.org.uk T: 01392 367692
THE ESTELLE TRUST
This Trust supports overseas aid projects
particularly in Zambia.
• Sample Grants: Up to £10,000
Contact: Mr G Ornstein,Trustee, Fisher Phillips
170 Finchley Road, London, NW3 6BP
T: 020 7483 6100
THE EUROPEAN UNION’S GRUNDTVIG SENIOR
VOLUNTEERING PROGRAMME
Churches and faith-based organisations can apply
to this programme which helps to build a lasting
collaboration with another organisation around a
specific theme. Two to six people (aged 50+) from
N Ireland will exchange with two to six people
(aged 50+) from another EU country spending
three to eight weeks as volunteers. Your church will
host the volunteers coming from the EU country
but the volunteers will be funded to stay in a local
hotel with meals provided. There is no match
funding as grants cover travel,accommodation and
food. The deadline is March each year.
Contact: www.grundtvig.org.uk
T: 0845 199 1919
THE FEED THE MINDS TRUST
The Trust assists in supporting capital and other
projects in developing countries as well as
Eastern Europe.
• Sample Grants: £1,000 - £25,000
Contact: Feed the Minds Trust, Park Place
12 Lawn Lane, London, SW8 1UD
www.feedtheminds.org T: 0845 121 2102
THE FISHERBECK CHARITABLE TRUST
This Trust supports the advancement of the
Christian religion, provision of accommodation
for the homeless, relief of poverty, advancement
of education, conservation of the environment
and the preservation of heritage.
• Sample Grants: Up to £50,000
Contact: The Trustees, Home Farm House,
63 Ferringham Lane, Ferring,Worthing,West
Sussex, BN12 5LL T: 01903 241027
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THE HEADLEY TRUST
This Trust is one of the Sainsbury Family
Charitable Trusts. It supports overseas projects
around conservation and heritage both in the UK
and developing countries such as sub-Saharan
Anglophone Africa and Ethiopia. Such projects
might include water/sanitation, education and
literacy, environment, health, education, literacy
as well as community.
• Sample Grants: Around £16,000
THE KIRBY LAING FOUNDATION
This Foundation supports Christian work in the
UK and overseas. It can assist with capital or
project funding.
• Sample Grants: £100 - £120,000
Contact: Mr Alan Bookbinder, Director
Allington House, 1st Floor, 150 Victoria Street,
London, SW1E 5AE
www.sfct.org.uk T: 020 7410 0330
THE LANGLEY CHARITABLE TRUST
This Trust supports projects within the UK and
worldwide for the advancement of the Christian
gospel and also welfare and health projects for
people particularly at risk, disadvantaged,
socially-isolated or sick.
THE HINDUJA FOUNDATION
This supports worldwide projects in areas such as
health care, education, poverty alleviation, art
and culture, sports, social, economic and
international development research.
• Sample Grants: Up to £11,000
Contact: The Trustees
c/o New Zealand House, 80 Haymarket
London, SW1Y 4TE
www.hindujagroup.com
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Contact: Ms Elizabeth Harley, Secretary
33 Bunns Lane, Mill Hill, London, NW7 2DX
T: 020 8238 8890
Contact: The Trustees,Wheatmoor Farm,
301 Tamworth Road, Sutton Coldfield
West Midlands, B75 6JP T: 0121 308 0165
THE OGLE CHRISTIAN TRUST
This Trust supports worldwide projects such as
new initiatives in evangelism, publication of
Christian literature, training of Bible students and
pastors as well as Christian social enterprise and
famine relief.
• Sample Grants: £1,000 - £30,000
Contact: Mrs F J Putney,Trustee
43 Woolstone Rd., Forest Hill, London, SE23 2TR
T: 020 8699 1036
THE PHILIP AND JUDITH GREEN TRUST
This Trust supports projects within the UK and
Africa for Christian and missionary work.
• Sample Grants: £2,000 - £10,000
Contact: Mr Philip Green, Marchfield,
Flowers Hill, Pangbourne, Berkshire, RG8 7BD
T: 0118 984 5935
THE SEEDFIELD TRUST
This Trust supports worldwide projects involving
Christian outreach and teaching. It will also
consider support for retired clergy and
missionaries.
• Sample Grants: Up to £15,000
Contact: The Trustees, 3 Woodland Vale, Lakeside,
Ulverston, Cumbria, LA12 8DR
T: 015395 30359
THE SIR HALLEY STEWART TRUST
This Trust supports innovative projects and
research in both the UK and Africa. Their areas of
interest are projects in medical, social,
educational and religious fields.
• Sample Grants: Up to £10,000
Contact: Ms Sue West, Administrator
22 Earith Rd,Willingham, Cambridge,
Cambridgeshire, CB24 5LS
www.sirhalleystewart.org.uk
T: 01954 260707
THE STEWARDS’ COMPANY LTD
(INCORPORATING JW LAING TRUST AND THE JW
LAING BIBLICAL SCHOLARSHIP TRUST)
This Trust mainly supports organisations involved
in training people in religious education. Half of
the funds are allocated overseas. Projects include
church buildings, evangelistic associations,
scriptures and literature, teachers and evangelists,
young people, children as well as the education of
missionaries’ children.
• Sample Grants: £15,000 - £1 million.
THE STUART HINE TRUST
This Trust receives its royalties from the late hymn
writer – Stuart Hine who wrote hymns such as
“How Great Thou Art”. The Trust supports
evangelical work both in the UK and overseas.
Contact: Mr Raymond Bodkin,Trustee
'Cherith', 23 Derwent Close, Hailsham
East Sussex, BN27 3DA T: 01323 843948
THE SYDNEY STEWART MEMORIAL FUND
This Fund supports individuals who want to
participate in volunteering especially overseas.
• Sample Grants: 1-3 months – up to £150,
over 3 months – up to £350
Contact: Sydney Stewart Memorial Trust,
Voluntary Service Bureau,
34 Shaftesbury Square, Belfast, BT2 7DB
T: 028 9020 0850
Contact: Mr Brian Chapman, Secretary, 124 Wells
Road, Bath, BA2 3AH T: 01225 427236
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THE WINSTON CHURCHILL MEMORIAL TRUST
This Trust awards travelling bursaries to British
citizens (aged over 18) who wish to travel
overseas to learn from others and share their
knowledge and experience on return.
Contact:
The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust
29 Great Smith Street, South Door, London
SW1P 3BL
www.wcmt.org.uk
T: 020 7799 1660
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6) SUPPORT FOR
INTER-FAITH PROJECTS
7) TIPS FOR WRITING A LETTER OF
APPLICATION TO A TRUST OR FOUNDATION
THE SIGMUND STERNBERG CHARITABLE
FOUNDATION
This Foundation supports inter-faith projects on
a world-wide basis in assisting racial and
religious harmony, in particular between
Christian, Jewish and Muslim faiths.
• Sample Grants: £1000 - £80,000
BEFORE YOU MAKE AN APPLICATION . . .
FOR YOUR ORGANISATION . . .
WRITING THE LETTER OF APPLICATION . . .
Find out about the Trust or Foundation using the
internet e.g.their aims, eligibility of organisations,
past projects, typical funding amounts, when and
how to apply.
Think about the people who need to be involved
in the application from the start and start talking
to them.
• Use headed paper and keep the application
letter to 1 or 2 A4 pages.
Contact: Sir S Sternberg,Trustee
Star House, 104/108 Grafton Road, London
NW5 4BA
T: 020 7431 4200
SIR JAMES ROLL CHARITABLE TRUST
This Trust mainly supports projects around the
promotion of mutual tolerance in major world
religions within the UK.
• Sample Grants: £1,000 - £10,000
Contact: Mr N T Wharton,Trustee
5 New Road Avenue, Chatham, Kent ME4 6AR
T: 01634 830111
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You might want to talk to a group who the trust
or foundation has funded in the past.
Contact and talk to the funder, if they accept
telephone calls or will meet with you. People
give to people ... so personal contact is very
important.
Research their Trustees – what are their
backgrounds and main interests?
Decide who will be the central contact for your
organisation and what role others can play to
support them.
Ensure your project is not deemed to be a
statutory responsibility of central or local
government otherwise it is unlikely to be funded.
• Use a computer to word process the letter using
a font such as Calibri 11.
• Keep the funder’s main aims close to you as you
write so that you tie in with their aims. Use some
of their “buzz” words in your application.
• Personalise the letter by using the contact
person’s name i.e.Dear Mrs Adamson.
• Assume the Trust or Foundation knows nothing
about your organisation and what it does. You
might include in your first paragraph when it was
formed, size, geographical location and how it is
managed e.g.committee. If there is a connection
with the fund, mention this too.
• The second paragraph needs to summarise your
challenge and what you need. Avoid jargon and
acronyms.
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• Use bullet points to help the trustees and
include a few statistics or quotations from source
documents such as your annual report, audit from
your local council, quotations from church
leaders, etc.
• Now be more specific mentioning your key
challenge and what you will achieve if you are
funded. Be positive e.g.“We will ... maximise,
assist, decrease, expect, and increase the numbers
attending by % ...”The funder will be very
interested in who and how people will benefit
from your project. Add more details here not just
broad terms such as “young people”.
• For the budget you are requesting, find out
what your funder’s policy on core costs such as
salaries, overheads, transport, etc. For the amount
you need, prepare a modest budget rather than
inflated figures. If you have volunteers involved
in the project, include “in kind expenses” to show
that there is good will too.
• If you intend to raise funds from other sources
such as events include brief details.
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• You will want to assure the funder that you will
manage the project by setting up a clear
monitoring and evaluation system over the time
period. Your committee will be part of this and
the project should be a standard item on the
agenda.
• Thank the funder for their time and sign
the letter giving your role and day-time
contact details.
• Leave it for a day or two – in case, you
remember something helpful to include. It is
also a good idea to ask someone else to read
especially someone who does not know your
organisation well.
WAITING ON A DECISION
• Other than acknowledging receipt, funders
normally do not welcome being contacted to ask
about progress of applications.
“Since contacting Diane and other local MLAs
we have been able to see how many more
opportunities there are for churches to apply for
funding, especially through Trusts and Foundations.
This publication will be a great help to our church
and we encourage other churches and faith based
organisations in these difficult financial times to
take the time to find out more about how private
and public funding can make a difference.”
“This Directory is a
unique source of potential
funding for Christian
organisations and will
be of immense value to
churches and para-church
organisations. As one
passionately involved
in "Churches Together"
in Ballynahinch and seeing the value of a
collaborative approach to outreach and care in
our community this information is very helpful.
The detailed advice on how to make an application
for funding is advantageous to both sides of the
equation; applicants will be clearer on how to apply
and funders will receive better informed applications
to consider. The Directory will definitely make a
difference for good.”
KIRSTY ATKINSON
GRANSHAW PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
(PICTURED WITH HAJARA, UGANDA)
DR HADDEN WILSON
FORMER BAPTIST PASTOR AND MEMBER OF NORTHERN
IRELAND EDUCATION AND TRAINING INSPECTORATE
• If you receive a refusal letter,then you can politely
ask for feedback if a contact name is passed to you.
You can check if you can apply again.
THANKING FUNDERS
If you are successful, it is good practice to
acknowledge the funder. This might be through
actions such as –
• Inviting them to a public launch or church
meeting;
• Ensure you get a receipt of posting or
acknowledgement if posting the letter.
• Mounting a plaque in an appropriate building;
• If you need to include referees, please talk
to them and obtain their permission before
you submit.
• Sending photos of the project as it develops
to the funder to put on their website and you
should provide a link on your church website of
their details;
• Ensuring they are invited to any celebration
of the project on completion.
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