The Sylvia Waddilove Foundation invites application from UK registered charities for the following charitable purposes:
1. Education (organic farming, animal husbandry, veterinary science, animal welfare and animal surgery) - Preference is given to the following:
o The application should relate to a capital project. This includes building projects and the purchase of materials and equipment in relation to an educational project or workshop but not the salary, professional, publicity or other running costs of the project;
o The educational subject matter is not taught on the National Curriculum; and
o The application does not relate to domesticated animals or breeds such as cats, dogs and household pets.
o The application should relate to a capital project. This includes building projects and the purchase of materials and equipment in relation to an educational project or workshop but not the salary, professional, publicity or other running costs of the project;
o The educational subject matter is not taught on the National Curriculum; and
o The application does not relate to domesticated animals or breeds such as cats, dogs and household pets.
2. The visual and performing arts - Preference is given to applications that do not relate to an annual or repeat event. The application should relate to a capital project. This means:
o For the visual arts, where the application is for beneficiaries to produce a painting, photography, film or other visual representation or sculpture or installation, the Trustees will fund equipment and materials but not the salary, professional, publicity and other running costs of the project;
o For theatre projects for capital projects which means building work, the purchase of materials or equipment for an educational project, workshop or venue. Alternatively, the Trustees will consider funding the general running, non-capital costs of a new production which may include professional and artists' fees. However, the Trustees will limit this type of grant to £1,000;
o For all other performing arts including projects relating to music, dance, ballet and opera the Trustees will only fund bursaries or scholarships for training. This does not include subsidising workshops, tours, or training that lasts for less than a year. The training must be provided by an established performing arts school or similar organisation that can demonstrate that the training or course will be accredited or have some long term standing in the career development of the beneficiaries. For this type of application the training or course offered need not be new but the application must explain how the bursary or scholarship is new, or how it allows the applicant to expand the provision of its training.
o For the visual arts, where the application is for beneficiaries to produce a painting, photography, film or other visual representation or sculpture or installation, the Trustees will fund equipment and materials but not the salary, professional, publicity and other running costs of the project;
o For theatre projects for capital projects which means building work, the purchase of materials or equipment for an educational project, workshop or venue. Alternatively, the Trustees will consider funding the general running, non-capital costs of a new production which may include professional and artists' fees. However, the Trustees will limit this type of grant to £1,000;
o For all other performing arts including projects relating to music, dance, ballet and opera the Trustees will only fund bursaries or scholarships for training. This does not include subsidising workshops, tours, or training that lasts for less than a year. The training must be provided by an established performing arts school or similar organisation that can demonstrate that the training or course will be accredited or have some long term standing in the career development of the beneficiaries. For this type of application the training or course offered need not be new but the application must explain how the bursary or scholarship is new, or how it allows the applicant to expand the provision of its training.
3. The preservation of buildings of architectural or historical significance - Preference is given to applications that relate to an innovative architectural design for a building owned by a charity, CIC or Registered Society. This can include the grant of a lease of at least 10 years. The application does not relate to a religious building or academic institution. The building is or willl be used to further one or more of the other purposes favoured by the Trustees.
4. The accommodation of those in need - Applications should relate to a capital project. This includes building projects and the purchase of materials and equipment but not salaries, professional, publicity or other running costs of the project. The accommodation may be temporary or permanent. The accommodation is for those in poverty, sickness including physical and mental health and sufferers of addiction, those seeking asylum, or otherwise displaced as a result of crime or violence.
5. Medical research - Preference is given to applications that relate to research into diseases affecting a sizeable proportion of the population. The relief of disability and severe illness. Preference is given to applications that relate to a capital project. This includes building projects and the purchase of materials, IT hardware and software and other equipment in relation to an educational project or workshop but not salary, professional, publicity or other running costs of the project. The research should not mainly be of a statistical nature.
The following funding is available:
o Grants of up to £5,000 (Category 1) - Education projects relating to organic farming, animal husbandry, veterinary science, animal welfare and animal surgery and research into animal surgery;
o Grants of between £2,000 and £5,000 (Category 2) - The visual and performing arts (or less than £1,000 if the grant is for the non-capital general running costs of a new theatre production);
o Grants of up to £7,500 (Category 3) - Medical research. The total project cost should be less than £500,000.
o Grants of up to £5,000 (Category 4) - The relief of disability and severe illness.
o Grants of up to £10,000 (Category 5) - The preservation of buildings of architectural or historical significance. The total project cost should be less than £5,000,000.
o Grants of up to £7,500 (Category 6) - The accommodation of those in need. Applicants should specify the amount they require.
o Grants of between £2,000 and £5,000 (Category 2) - The visual and performing arts (or less than £1,000 if the grant is for the non-capital general running costs of a new theatre production);
o Grants of up to £7,500 (Category 3) - Medical research. The total project cost should be less than £500,000.
o Grants of up to £5,000 (Category 4) - The relief of disability and severe illness.
o Grants of up to £10,000 (Category 5) - The preservation of buildings of architectural or historical significance. The total project cost should be less than £5,000,000.
o Grants of up to £7,500 (Category 6) - The accommodation of those in need. Applicants should specify the amount they require.
There is a match funding requirement. Applicants are expected to provide evidence that funding has been secured from other sources.
During the year ending 31 December 2015 the Foundation allocated grants totalling £324,034 (2014 £239,585) to 103 applicants, including quite a number in the South West.
A full list of awards is detailed in the Foundation’s annual accounts on the Charity Commission website.
PLEASE NOTE: no charity should apply more than once in two years and more frequent applications will not be considered. Successful applicants may not apply for further funding for five years unless agreed otherwise at the time of the original grant.
Funding is available to applicants that meet all of the following criteria:
o The applicant has not previously applied within the last two years;
o The applicant is a registered charity, registered branch, a CIC, a Registered Society, an exempt charity or an unregistered charity with an income of less than £5,000 or an individual if the project relates to medical research;
o The applicant and the beneficiaries benefitting from the project are based in the United Kingdom;
o The applicant has been in existence for at least two years and has a track record of delivering projects.
o The applicant is a registered charity, registered branch, a CIC, a Registered Society, an exempt charity or an unregistered charity with an income of less than £5,000 or an individual if the project relates to medical research;
o The applicant and the beneficiaries benefitting from the project are based in the United Kingdom;
o The applicant has been in existence for at least two years and has a track record of delivering projects.
The following are not eligible for funding:
o Individuals;
o General running costs;
o Ongoing or multiple projects;
o Projects delivered in partnership with another charity or charities;
o Support for projects lasting for more than four years;
o Workshops, unless the application is for a capital cost or benefit;
o Repeat funding;
o Replacement funds;
o Educational visits, unless there is a unique and potentially life-changing benefit.
o General running costs;
o Ongoing or multiple projects;
o Projects delivered in partnership with another charity or charities;
o Support for projects lasting for more than four years;
o Workshops, unless the application is for a capital cost or benefit;
o Repeat funding;
o Replacement funds;
o Educational visits, unless there is a unique and potentially life-changing benefit.
The Trustees normally meet in January, April, July, and October.
Applications should be received by the end of the preceding month to be considered in the next portfolio.
Application forms are available from the Foundation's website and can be returned by e-mail or post, although the Foundation prefers to receive applications by e-mail.
Contact details for the Foundation are:
The Sylvia Waddilove Foundation
c/o Pothecary Witham Weld Solicitors
70 St Georges Square
London SW1V 3RD
Tel: 0207 8218211
Email: waddilove@pwwsolicitors.co.uk
c/o Pothecary Witham Weld Solicitors
70 St Georges Square
London SW1V 3RD
Tel: 0207 8218211
Email: waddilove@pwwsolicitors.co.uk
(Source: GRIN)
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