The A B Charitable Trust is seeking applications for its grant program to support small to medium sized charities in the three priority areas.

The A B Charitable Trust is an independent grant-making organization, founded in 1990 by Yves and Anne Bonavero to champion human dignity and support marginalized and excluded groups. The Trust has no endowment and is funded annually by the Bonavero family.

Priorities

• They support work that promotes human dignity and defends the human rights of marginalized and excluded people.
• They fund small to medium sized charities who work in three priority areas:
  • Migrants and Refugees;
  • Criminal Justice and Penal Reform;
  • Human Rights particularly, access to justice.

Funding Information

• Open programme grants are usually between £10,000 to £20,000 and awarded annually.

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for open programme, an applicant charity will:

• Work in one of our priority areas;
• Be registered as a UK charity, delivering work in the UK;
• Have an annual income between £150k and £1.5m;
• Have operated for at least a year and be able to provide a full year’s audited or independently examined accounts.

Exclusions:

• Individuals;
• The promotion of religion;
• Capital appeals;
• Academic research;
• Charities with large national links.

For more information, visit AB Charitable Trust