£5,000-£15,000

Grants for charitable organisations with outdoor and character-building projects for young people in the North West England as well as for educational, religious and cultural activities and institutions in the North West of England.

The Bowland Charitable Trust offers grants to charitable organisations active in the UK.

The programme is intended to promote:

Outdoor and character-building projects for young people in the North West England.

Educational, religious and cultural activities and institutions.

Grants are available for charitable organisations carrying out a variety of general charitable activities in the UK.

It is the objective of the Trustees to make a number of relatively small but significant donations to a range of charities each year and also to identify at least one cause to which they are able to provide more substantial funding.

The amount is at the discretion of Trustees. To apply please use the following address:

David W Beech

Funding is available for projects in the West Midlands that will make a difference to communities and that they can be actively engaged in.

Registered charities based in, or benefitting, residents of Teesside, County Durham, Tyne & Wear and Northumberland may apply. Local charitable organisations are viewed more favourably than large national organisations.

Community and voluntary groups that are not able to register as charities may apply with a letter of support from a suitable registered charity (such as a local CVS) which is willing to hold the grant on their behalf.

Priority will be given to projects which address one or both of the following:

The Kennedy Leigh Charitable Trust offers grants to charitable organisations active in the UK or Israel.

The scheme is intended to support organisations undertaking general charitable activities.

In particular, the scheme wishes to support projects with the following themes:

Grants are available for charitable organisations involved with conservation of culture inherited from the past and the dissemination of knowledge, particularly in the humanities field.

The Aurelius Charitable Trust offers grants to charitable organisations working in England or Wales. The application process is ongoing and interested applicants may apply at any time.

The Catherine Cookson Charitable Trust offers grants to charitable organisations working in the North East of England.

The Trust supports a wide range of activities including education and training, environment and conservation, arts and culture as well as general charitable purposes. The Trust’s principal aim is to identify and meet the local needs of the area in which Dame Catherine was brought up and resided.

Last year, the trust awarded around £970,000 in charitable donations.

The Spear Charitable Trust Grant is provided and administered by the Spear Charitable Trust and is available for voluntary and community organisations in the UK.

The scheme is intended to support organisations undertaking charitable projects, with particular charitable assistance to employees, or former employees, of JW Spear and Sons Plc.

Funding is at the discretion of the Trustees and although there are no minimum or maximum funding levels set, most grants are for less than £8,000.

The Arts-based Learning Fund offers two levels of funding:

The Jerwood Charitable Foundation is dedicated to imaginative and responsible funding of the arts across the UK, with a particular focus on supporting emerging talent and excellence. The aim of the funding is to allow artists and arts organisations to thrive; to continue to develop their skills, imagination and creativity with integrity.

Support is available to individuals and organisations in the United Kingdom. Organisations do not need to be registered charities providing the project has charitable aims.