The Inman Charity

The Inman Charity Grants

Grants to charities working in medical research, care of older people and general welfare, hospices, deaf and blind people, care of physically and mentally disabled people, and the Armed Forces. Grants can be for specific projects or core costs. Applicants send a two-page covering letter and their accounts by email in one of two yearly windows. The charity plans to give about £350,000 a year in total.

You could get
Amount not specified
Deadline
105 days left
31 January
Effort
Light
short form, little evidence needed

Who can apply

  • Charities working in the trustees' priority areas
  • The covering letter must give the registered charity number, or a CIC or CIO number
  • The charity does not say whether it funds only certain parts of the UK

What it funds

Specific projects or core funding for charities working in:

  • Medical research
  • Care of the elderly, older people and general welfare
  • Hospices
  • The deaf and blind
  • Care of the physically and mentally disabled
  • The Armed Forces

What it will not fund

  • Individuals
  • Young children and infants
  • Maintenance of buildings at a local level (e.g. churches and village halls)
  • Animal welfare
  • Wildlife and environmental conservation
  • Religious bodies

How to apply

  1. Write a covering letter of about two pages about the charity's nature and purpose and the funding request. Include the registered charity number or CIC/CIO number. For specific projects, give the total amount needed, contributions received so far and the expected completion date.
  2. Email the letter and accounts as two PDF attachments to appeals@inmancharity.org. Put only the charity's name in the subject line and leave the email body blank.
  3. Send appeals for the spring meeting between 1 and 31 January, or for the autumn meeting between 1 and 31 July

Appeals received outside these windows will not be considered. Postal appeals are no longer accepted.

General enquiries about whether an application would be suitable will not be answered.

Applications for medical research may need a fuller report.

Have ready

  • Covering letter of about two pages (PDF)
  • Most recent examined accounts (PDF)

If the examined accounts are more than a year old, also send the latest draft accounts.

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