Charities and Voluntary or Community Groups
• Any group working to improve life for people who live in Leicestershire and Rutland – urban and rural areas – is welcome to apply to us.
• You don’t have to be a registered charity – you just need to be a group with clear charitable aim and a set of rules (a constitution), and a bank account, with at least two signatories.
• We do monitor our giving to ensure it’s spent as promised, and has real local impact.
• For fairness, most of our giving is in the form of grants and via the same application process.
• Our grants range from £500 to up to £50,000 or more – the higher the figure, the more information and evidence of need is required in the application.
• We cannot give to individuals or to general requests – but we will try to refer people in genuine need to an organisation that might be able to help.
•Our funds are of different sizes and each has different purposes and timescales, so do please speak to us or read the current funds carefully.
• Decisions are made four times a year by our Grants Panel, working with an advisory group drawn from rural and urban communities across the whole of Leicestershire and Rutland.
• Many of our Funds give perpetually, year after year. We keep track of each Fund we look after, and every year we draw down income and distribute it.
• Other funds spend down completely within a timescale agreed with each donor or funder.
Click here for a list of our current funds and details of how to apply online.
