o The care of and services for blind people, and the prevention and/or cure of blindness;
o The long-term care of people with learning disabilities either in residential care or a supported living environment in a way that provides a family environment and a wide choice of activities and lifestyle or by providing long-term day/employment activities; and/or
o The care of and services for people suffering from cancer, and their families.
o The long-term care of people with learning disabilities either in residential care or a supported living environment in a way that provides a family environment and a wide choice of activities and lifestyle or by providing long-term day/employment activities; and/or
o The care of and services for people suffering from cancer, and their families.
In extremely exceptional circumstances the Trust will respond favourably to requests from organisations whose activities fall outside the categories listed above.
UK registered charities providing services in the UK may apply for a grant of between £3,000 and £30,000. During the year ending 5 April 2017 the Trust awarded 68 grants totalling £1,124,000. A list of awards made during the year can be found on pages 13-15 of the Trust’s annual accounts.
Projects supported by the Trust are expected to provide a level of match funding. Potential applicants are advised to check with the Trust for details.
Applicants should have proven track records of successful work in their field of operation or, in the case of newer charities, convincing evidence of ability.
The following are not eligible for funding:
o Organisations that are not registered charities (or properly exempt);
o General appeals or letters/mail-shots requesting donations;
o Individuals or charities applying on their behalf;
o Grant-making organisations seeking funding for the purpose of awarding grants to others;
o Applications for less than £3,000;
o Charities with a turnover of less than £50,000;
o Charities with free reserves covering more than 18 months’ expenditure unless they can clearly demonstrate that they are in financial need;
o Charities that do not yet have a track record of service delivery (or other convincing evidence of ability);
o Ongoing running (including salaries) and core costs, ongoing projects or services (although they will support an extension to existing provision if additional cost is incurred), unless there is an exceptional reason to do so;
o Projects which benefit people outside the UK, except in the blind field;
o Projects which are complete (i.e. retrospective funding);
o Minibuses;
o Academic research projects;
o Campaigning or lobbying projects;
o Work usually considered a statutory responsibility; or
o Items of equipment intended for use by the NHS.
o General appeals or letters/mail-shots requesting donations;
o Individuals or charities applying on their behalf;
o Grant-making organisations seeking funding for the purpose of awarding grants to others;
o Applications for less than £3,000;
o Charities with a turnover of less than £50,000;
o Charities with free reserves covering more than 18 months’ expenditure unless they can clearly demonstrate that they are in financial need;
o Charities that do not yet have a track record of service delivery (or other convincing evidence of ability);
o Ongoing running (including salaries) and core costs, ongoing projects or services (although they will support an extension to existing provision if additional cost is incurred), unless there is an exceptional reason to do so;
o Projects which benefit people outside the UK, except in the blind field;
o Projects which are complete (i.e. retrospective funding);
o Minibuses;
o Academic research projects;
o Campaigning or lobbying projects;
o Work usually considered a statutory responsibility; or
o Items of equipment intended for use by the NHS.
The Trust distributes income twice yearly in March and November. Each category will only be considered once a year.
The following deadlines apply:
o Applications relating to Blind People and Learning Disabilities should be submitted from November and be received by 31 January at the very latest.
o Applications relating to Cancer Care should be submitted from June, and be received by 31 August at the very latest.
o Applications relating to Cancer Care should be submitted from June, and be received by 31 August at the very latest.
There are no application forms and applications should be made in writing, including the following information:
o An overview of the applicant organisation;
o What the grant is for/towards;
o Costs;
o A contingency plan;
o A timetable;
o A copy of the latest audited Annual Accounts; and
o Any other useful information.
o What the grant is for/towards;
o Costs;
o A contingency plan;
o A timetable;
o A copy of the latest audited Annual Accounts; and
o Any other useful information.
Applications must be submitted by post only and will normally be acknowledged within three weeks.
Further information is available on the Trust's website.
Contact details for the Trust are:
The Will Charitable Trust
Bridge House
11 Creek Road
East Molesey
KT8 9BE
Tel: 020 8941 0450
Email: admin@willcharitabletrust.org.
Bridge House
11 Creek Road
East Molesey
KT8 9BE
Tel: 020 8941 0450
Email: admin@willcharitabletrust.org.
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