Church Funding
Lottery Funding
Awards For All
The Awards For All programme funds small amounts (£300 - £10,000) and could be suitable for a large number of voluntary and community based organisations. The Awards For All website has full information about the programme and how to apply which includes case studies and recently funded projects. You can also download the guidance and application form from the website. The application will take up to 3 months to be assessed and the grant must be spent within 12 months. For more information visit – www.awardsforall.org.uk
Reaching Communities
This funding is for projects that help people and communities most in need. Grants are available from £10,000 upwards and the funding can last for up to 5 years. If you think you need more than £500,000 you must call us before you apply to discuss why you believe a larger project is appropriate. There is no upper limit for total project costs.
Reaching Communities can fund salaries, running costs, a contribution towards core costs and equipment. We can also fund up to £100,000 for land, buildings or refurbishment capital costs. If you need more than £100,000 for a land and/or buildings project please see the Reaching Communities Buildings page.
For both programmes you will need to clearly show that your project or group meets at least one of the following outcomes:
People have better chances in life – with better access to training and development to improve their life skills Stronger communities – with more active citizens working together to tackle their problems Improved rural and urban environments – which communities are better able to access and enjoy Healthier and more active people and communities
There is also a new website, the Big Learning Zone. It is designed to help understand the application process and it provides guidance and resources as well as full worked examples developed through the guidance.
For more information visit www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/prog_reaching_communities or phone the advice line on 0845 4 10 20 30
1 Heritage Lottery Fund – Grants for Places of Worship
For more information visit www.hlf.org.uk/HowToApply/programmes/pages/Grants_Places_Worship_England
For further information and funding guides relating to The National Lottery visit www.parishresources.org.uk/funding or www.churchcare.org.uk/funding.php
2 Foundations
Baring Foundation
Provides grants for voluntary sector capacity building. For more information visit www.baringfoundation.org.uk
Esmee Fairbairn Foundation
Aims include ‘helping the disadvantaged participate more fully in society’. For more information visit www.esmeefairbairn.org.uk
Charles Hayward Foundation
Makes grants to charities and charitable organisations which are registered in the UK. For more information visit www.charleshaywardfoundation.org.uk
Garfield Weston Foundation
The foundation offers grants to support projects which include religion. For more information visit www.garfieldweston.org/how-to-apply
Kirby Laing Foundation
Works particularly in the promotion of Christian faith and values. For more information visit www.laingfamilytrusts.org.uk/kirby_laing_foundation.html
The LankellyChase Foundation
The foundation’s mission is to bring about change to improve the lives of people facing severe and multiple disadvantage. People who are experiencing a combination of severe social harms such as homelessness, substance misuse, mental illness, extreme poverty and violence and abuse. For more information visit www.lankellychase.org.uk/accessing_funding/funding_opportunities
Lord Barnby’s Foundation
Offers grants for general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty. For more information visit www.beever- struthers.co.uk/article-admin/328-lord-barnsbys-foundation-grant
3 Trusts
Allchurches Trust
Funding in support of churches, church establishments, religious charities, charities preserving UK heritage, theological colleges, schools promoting Christian religion, charities sponsored or recommended by the church, the local community and those concerned with the welfare of the disadvantaged and disabled.
For further information visit www.allchurches.co.uk/applications
Andrews Charitable Trust
This is a Christian charity that funds the set up and growth of innovative social purpose organisations. Supports emerging organisations with the potential to make significant contributions to either the advancement of the Christian religion or the alleviation of poverty, sickness or distress. For more information visit www.andrewscharitabletrust.org.uk
Christian Initiative Trust
Runs the Mustard Seed Awards, a competition devised to support grass roots efforts by Christians and Christian organisations to engage with their communities in innovative way. For more information visit www.andrewscharitabletrust.org.uk
The Duke of Devonshire’s Charitable Trust
This trust makes grants to charities in the UK to support causes which include religion. For more information visit www.ddct.org.uk
Dulverton Trust
Supports a wide range of activities in the following categories: youth and education; general welfare; conservation; preservation; peace and humanitarian support and Africa. For more information visit www.dulverton.org
Jill Frankin Trust
This trust has a church fund which funds repairs and restoration for churches in the UK. The buildings must be either grade 1 or 2 listed. For more information visit www.jill- frankin-trust.org.uk
4 Joseph Rank Trust
An independent Christian grant-maker with an interest in projects that: demonstrate a Christian approach to the practical, educational and spiritual needs of people of all ages; and the adaptation of Church properties to provide improved facilities for use by the church and its work in the community. For more information visit www.ranktrust.org
The Leche Trust:
For the preservation of buildings and their contents and the repair and conservation of church furniture. For more information visit www.lechetrust.org.uk
National Churches Trust
Provides practical assistance to help financial structural repairs to churches, chapels etc. For further information visit www.nationalchurchestrust.org/building-advice/support- organisations-advice-support-funding
Pilgrim Trust
The trust’s aim is to preserve and promote Britain’s historical assets and to provide assistance to vulnerable members of society. For more information visit www.thepilgrimtrust.org.uk/grants
Sita Trust
Promote community activity in areas within 10 miles of a landfill site. For more information visit www.sitatrust.org.uk
Tudor Trust - supports small focused community groups serving the marginalised – www.tudortrust.org.uk
Veolia Trust
The trust can support church hall building projects (but not church building work) with projects that have an environmental element. For further information visit – www.veoliatrust.org.uk
5 WREN
Promote community activity in areas within 10 miles of a landfill site. For more information visit www.wren.org.uk
Other Funders
Adventure Capital Fund
Helps community enterprises to become financially sustainable through a mixture of loans and grants, plus mentoring and support services. For more information visit www.adventurecapitalfund.org.uk
Church and Community Fund
Empowering churches to transform communities. For more information visit www.ccfund.org.uk
Church Urban Fund
Provides grants to enable churches and faith-based organisations working in very deprived communities, to engage in social action through supporting them to initiate or develop community work. This will enable groups to either undertake larger pieces of work or significantly improve the existing provision. It is a rolling programme where there are no deadline dates. For more information – www.cuf.org.uk/funding.aspx or 0207 898 1647
Church of England’s Website
Offers useful information on fundraising sources and tips specifically for churches with a bias towards buildings maintenance. For more information visit www.churchofengland.org
Churchcare
Church fabric projects including bells, organs and includes support for building work to enhance community outreach. For further information visit – www.churchcare.co.uk
6 Cinnamon Network
Provides micro-grants to any local church, or group of local churches who want to start a community franchise project. For more information visit www.cinnamonnetwork.co.uk/access-funding
Fund for Historic Buildings (FFHB)
A guide to funding for anyone seeking to repair, restore or convert for a new use of any historic building in the UK. For more information visit www.ffhb.org.uk
Grocers Charity
Financial support for UK-registered charities, with the selection of recipients being regularly reviewed in line with a policy to support specific areas of need. The relief of poverty (including youth poverty) and help for the disabled usually take priority, with medicine, the arts, heritage, the Church and the elderly also designated. www.grocershall.co.uk/index.php/charity/memorial/
Henry Smith Charity
Large grant making trust supporting a range of community outreach projects. For more information visit www.henrysmithcharity.org.uk
Listed Places of Worship Roof Repair Fund
Grants of between £10,000 and £100,000 are available for urgent repairs to public places of worship across the UK. The funding is intended to ensure historic places of worship can remain open for commemoration, services and other community functions and events. Full details can be found on the website of the National Heritage Memorial Fund which is administering the scheme on behalf of the Government. ChurchCare will be providing support for dioceses and parishes or contact 0207 898 1863
7 Westhill Endowment
Support projects with strong underlying Christian values that transform people’s lives, foster empathy between communities and build bridges between people of diverse background and cultures. For more information visit www.westhillendowment.org.
Methodist Chapel Aid Limited
Give loans for acquisition of sites, new churches and halls, repairs and renovations, alterations and extensions and for repair or replacement of heating systems. For more information visit www.methodistchapel.co.uk
8 Other sources of Funding
There are a number of directories and websites containing information that may help you find appropriate funders for your work.
Association of Charitable Foundations – includes downloadable leaflets, facts and figures about charitable trust funding, and links to trusts and foundation websites, UK and international umbrella bodies, and other resources for grant- seekers – www.acf.org.uk
Directory of Social Change – this is an information providing charity. It produces a number of guides and directories for those seeking funding – www.dsc.org.uk
The DSC has a subscription website giving information about trust and foundation funding – www.trustfunding.org.uk
National Council for Voluntary Organisations – is the largest umbrella body for the voluntary and community sector in England providing advice and support to civil society. For more information visit www.ncvo.org.uk
National Lottery Funding – a website that provides information on how to get lottery funding, the latest news on the organisations that distribute lottery money, and case studies on projects that the lottery has funded in the past – www.lotterygoodcauses.org.uk/funding-finder
Funding Central – this is a free website where voluntary organisations can do their own funding searches – www.fundingcentral.org.uk
J4b Community – again, this is a free website where voluntary organisations can complete their own funding searches – www.j4bcommunity.co.uk
UK Fundraising has a wealth of free information for charity fundraisers and the fundraising industry generally on their website at www.fundraising.co.uk
Churches Together in Britain and Ireland – www.ctbi.org.uk/374
9 General Support
Community Action can help you in the following ways:
Identify the funders which best meet your funding requirements Support with filling in the funding applications Organise funders workshops and funding surgeries Organise an annual Festival of Funding which gives voluntary organisations the opportunity to meet with funders and discuss their funding requirements
There is lots of information on our website to help you through the process of funding:
- What funders are looking for - Do’s and Don’ts of filling in application forms - Reasons why applications fail - Tips on writing applications - Making a good application
For more information visit www.communityactionderby.org.uk under the Resources drop down menu/funding or contact Liz Gumbley - [email protected] or 01332 227738
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