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  • Hillcrest Foundation

    Created: 08/08/2024
    News/Events Category: Funding and Finance


    The Foundation supports projects that help improve the lives of individuals and communities experiencing disadvantage all across Scotland. Their support can be split into three areas: reducing isolation, reducing inequalities, and improving health and wellbeing.

    They fund community groups and small charities that are struggling to secure funds through mainstream funders or who have unsuccessfully explored all the statutory sources of funding.

    Applications must demonstrate how they meet at least two of the Foundation's values:

    • Inclusion
    • Respect
    • Excellence
    • Innovation

    Fund award sizes

    Minimum: £500

    Maximum: £5,000

    Who can apply

    Community groups and small charities, based within Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Fife, Perth and Kinross, Aberdeen and Angus.

    Exclusions

    • Alcohol
    • Contingency costs
    • Paying someone else to write your application
    • Political or religious activity
    • Recoverable VAT
    • Statutory activities
    • Capital costs
    • Retrospective funding
    • Individuals
    • Work that does not deliver a direct benefit to the communities they work in

    How to apply

    Applications can be downloaded from the Foundation website and submitted by e-mail.

    The closing date for applications is 5.00pm on Thursday 29 August 2024.




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