The Foyle Foundation is currently accepting applications for the Small Grants Scheme.

The Small Grants Scheme is designed to support charities registered and operating in the United Kingdom, especially those working at grass roots and local community level, in any field, across a wide range of activities. 

Online applications can be accepted from charities that have an annual turnover of less than £150,000 per annum. Larger or national charities will normally not be considered under this scheme. 

Funding Information

Charities can apply for between £1,000 and £10,000.

The Foundation will Fund

• The Foundation's focus will be to make one-year grants only to cover core costs or essential equipment, to enable ongoing service provision, homeworking, or delivery of online digital services to charities that can show financial stability.
• Their priority will be to support local charities still active in their communities which are currently delivering services to the young, vulnerable, elderly, disadvantaged or the general community either directly or through online support if possible.
• At present, it will not a priority to consider building projects unless these are for essential repairs or re-equipping, in order for you to carry out your work more efficiently or cost effectively and where you can demonstrate why there is an immediate need to carry out these works.

Requirements

Charities must illustrate ongoing financial viability over the twelve months from the date of their application.  Please note that demonstrating ongoing sustainability in the current uncertain climate is vitally important. If you cannot demonstrate this, your application is likely to be declined. For example, you must let us know:

• the impact of COVID-19 on your organisation to date
• how you have retrenched, reduced staff and other costs, or cut back your normal services
• the impact on your volunteers (if applicable)
• what services you can still provide and to whom and by what means
• what your revised COVID-19 affected annual budget, income/expenditure forecast is likely to be
• if you have any reserves and how they are being used to support your charity at this time.
• what income you have raised to date for the current year
• your current shortfall for the year and how you consider that this can be met
• if you are able to access any local government, public agency or lottery funding
• the details of any other funding sources you are applying to

For more information, visit Foyle Foundation.