England

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.