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Applicant Guidelines

The Trustees favour small-scale, locally based initiatives. Funding is primarily for one-off projects, but the Trustees are willing to consider funding for core costs. The Trustees operate a reactive and flexible grant-making strategy and are currently giving priority to the areas listed below. All applicants are encouraged to discuss their application with the administrator.

Funding Priorities

  1. Social and ethnic minority groups, including young people at risk of exclusion, refugees, asylum seekers and travellers;
  2. Prisons, with particular emphasis on post-release help and on families of offenders and ex-offenders;
  3. Addiction, including projects tackling the social exclusion elements and preventative programmes;
  4. Homelessness, especially affecting young people and women, and covering facilities such as women's refuges;
  5. People experiencing domestic violence.

Trustees may also consider

  1. Arts outreach work by local groups, particularly in fields that do not attract funding from other Sainsbury Family Charitable Trusts;
  2. Disability projects;
  3. Environmental projects, especially with a strong education element, provided they are distinctive and not merely a part of current fashion.

Types of grants

  • Large grants, £10,000-£50,000 (around 5-10 grants made per year, usually to projects within areas 1-5 above and spread over a number of years). Applications for larger grants will only be considered if they are discussed with the administrator prior to submission.
  • Small grants, £100-£9,999 (around 40-50 grants made per year, usually under £5,000, to projects within areas 1-8 above on a one-off basis)
  • Children's summer playscheme grants, £500-£2,000 (usually about 30-40 grants made each year on a one-off basis)

Exclusions

Trustees will not normally fund

  • Charities whose annual turnover exceeds £250,000
  • Construction projects such as playgrounds, village halls, and disabled accesses
  • General school appeals including out of hours provision
  • Hospices
  • Medical researchBoy enjoys woodland adventure playground
  • Overseas projects
  • Parish facilities
  • Playgroups
  • Requests for vehicles
  • Small grants to large projects
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Trustees will definitely not support

  • Individuals in any capacity
  • Educational fees

Applications

Trustees review general applications twice a year, usually in January and July with the exception of summer scheme applications, which are considered in May. Trustees will only consider appeals made on their own application form. The application form is available by post, email (contact@woodwardcharitabletrust.org.uk) or from the website (see the main menu for the Application form section). Annual report & accounts and project budgets must be submitted with all applications whether they are via the website, email or post. The application form should be completed without exceeding one page. If supplementary information is sent this should be separate from the information requested by the Trustees on their form.

Potential applicants are encouraged to telephone the administrator, Karin Hooper, on 020 7410 0330 to discuss their work if they think it might meet the Trustees' criteria. Trustees are keen to spare charities the wasted time involved in applying when there is no prospect of success.

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