THE GEORGE JOHN AND SHEILAH LIVANOS CHARITABLE TRUST

The George John and Sheilah Livanos Charitable Trust - a general grant-making trust with interest in some specific areas. Generally grant awards are between £2,000 and £5,000, although a number of higher awards are made annually. The Trust likes to get to know a charitable cause before it decides to support, so a letter of introduction may be a useful option in the first instance.

The George John and Sheilah Livanos Charitable Trust offers grants which are generally between the value of £2,000 and £5,000 to UK registered charities, with a preference for charities working in the following fields:

o Education and training;
o Disability;
o The advancement of health and the saving of lives; and
o Arts, culture, heritage and science; and amateur sport.

The Trust also makes grants for general charitable purposes. The Trust states that, while it accepts unsolicited applications, many are unsuccessful due to the high number of applications. The Trust prefer to make donations to charities whose work they have researched and which is in accordance with the aims and objectives of the Charity for the year.

During the year ending 31 December 2017 the Trust made 35 grants totalling £204,800 (2016: 25 grants totalling £375,300).

Although the vast majority of awards made ranged from £2,000 to £5,000, 7 awards were for £10,000 or more and this included one donation of £50,000.

A full list of grants awarded during the year can be found on page 17 of the Trust’s annual accounts.

There is no requirement for match funding.

Please note that the Trust does not maintain a website. Further information is, however, available on the Charity Commission website.

Applications may be made at any time in writing, addressed to:

The George John and Sheilah Livanos Charitable Trust 
Gordon Dadds LLP 
6 Agar Street 
London 
WC2N 4HN 
Tel: 020 7759 1682
(The Trust does not advertise an email address.)

(Source: GRIN)