Woodward Charitable Trust

The Woodward Charitable Trust focuses its grant-making on raising awareness and reducing social exclusion' particularly in the following areas:

o Children and young people who are isolated, at risk of exclusion or involved in anti-social behaviour;
o Prisoners and ex-offenders. Projects that help the rehabilitation and resettlement of prisoners and/or ex-offenders are supported as well as requests to help prisoners’ families;
o Disadvantaged women, covering refuges, domestic violence and parenting;
o Disability projects, which can include rehabilitation and training for people who are either physically disabled or learning disabled;
o Arts outreach work by local groups involving disadvantaged people;
o Projects that promote integration and community cohesion amongst minority groups, including refugees and travellers.

The Trust favours small-scale, locally based initiatives delivered by charities that:

o Are providing direct services;
o Make good use of volunteers; and
o Encourage past and current users to participate.

UK registered charities with an annual turnover of £300,000 or less may apply for either:

1. A Small Grant of between £100 and £5,000 (around 100 grants are made per year);
2. A Large Grant of over £5,000.  PLEASE NOTE: large grants are usually awarded to charities already known to the Trustees. Before submitting an application for a large grant, applicants must contact the Trust's administrator, Karin Hooper (details below). Applications that have not been discussed with the Administrator will automatically be rejected.

Grant awards are primarily for one-off projects, though the Trustees are willing to consider funding running costs, including core cost and salaries. 

Match funding is encouraged, although not essential.

Around 1 in 5 applications are successfully awarded a grant.

The following are not eligible for funding:

o Unsolicited applications from charities whose annual turnover exceeds £300,000;
o Construction projects such as playgrounds, village halls, and disabled access;
o General school appeals including out of hours provision;
o Hospices;
o Medical research;
o Parish facilities;
o Playgroups and pre-school groups;
o Requests for vehicles:
o Individuals in any capacity; and
o Educational fees.

Applicants must clearly state the following:

o Who the target users are, what the projected outcomes of the work are and how many people will benefit from the grant;
o If this is a continuation of existing work, what the outcomes to date are; and
o If the request is for a one-off project, what its legacy will be.

All applications must be supported by a detailed project budget.

Applicants are asked not to send their annual report and accounts, unless these are unavailable on the Charity Commission website.

The application deadline is Tuesday 31 July 2018.

Further details and an application form are available on the Trust's website and can be submitted by post or by email.

Contact details for the Trust are:

Karin Hooper
Administrator
Woodward Charitable Trust
The Peak
5 Wilton Road
London
SW1V 1AP
Tel: 020 7410 0330
Email: contact@woodwardcharitabletrust.org.uk

(Source: GRIN)