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The Edward Gostling Foundation - Capital Grants
Created: 04/07/2024
News/Events Category: Funding and FinanceThe Foundation provides funding of up to £250,000 for major capital projects that will cost at least £1m and support the commitment to creating new and sustainable capacity that will transform lives and bring about a step change in the way care is delivered.
The Foundation supports certain charities every year but is still open to applications from new charities.
Applications must fit their four themes:
- Health and wellbeing
- Independent living
- Respite
- Transition
Fund award sizes
Maximum: £250,000
Annually awarded: £11,536,900
Notes on award amounts: They recommend you have at least 50% of the project’s funding secured before applying.
Annual total and average from 2023 accounts. £10,000 was the modal (most common) amount. Some amounts exceeded £250,000. Annual total for 2022 was £6,110,738.
Who can apply
Charities/CIO’s that have been registered with and regulated by a UK Charity Commission for at least three years regardless of their size.
Exclusions
- Individuals
- Charities that have not been registered with a UK Charity Commission for at least three years
- Overseas projects or organisations
- Community Interest Companies
- Exempt Charities not directly regulated by a UK Charity Commission
- CASCs or other sporting associations without a UK Charity Commission registration
- Social Enterprises without a UK Charity Commission registration
- Statutory organisations and charities that support them, including NHS hospitals or services, prisons and state funded or independent schools
- Organisations providing further education except where the facility is wholly for students with additional needs
- Community centres, youth clubs or other leisure activities, except where the main beneficiaries have a physical and/or a mental disability, are elderly or suffering from a long-term illness or are carers
- Campaigning, lobbying or other similar awareness raising campaigns
- Projects under £1m
- 100% of total project cost
- Work to property held leasehold unless Landlord’s approval has been granted and the unexpired term of the lease on completion of the work is more than 50 years.
- Work to alter any building unless any necessary planning permission and/or listed building consent is in place at the time you make your application
How to apply
Submit the online application form.
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