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The Walter Farthing Trust

The Walter Farthing Trust Grants

Small grants, typically up to £5,000, from an independent Chelmsford-based trust for charitable and not-for-profit organisations benefiting people in Mid-Essex (Chelmsford, Maldon and Braintree council areas). The trust mainly funds specific projects rather than general running costs, and likes to support charities with lower incomes. A Grant Panel of trustees decides twice a year.

Apply on the funder’s site
You could get
Up to £5,000
Deadline
105 days left
31 January
Effort
Moderate
full application with documents

Who can apply

  • Charitable and not-for-profit organisations within Mid-Essex (the Chelmsford, Maldon and Braintree council areas)
  • The trust likes to support charities with lower incomes but publishes no income limit
  • National or international charities are funded only if the money will be spent within the local area and make a difference to the Mid-Essex community

What it funds

  • Mainly specific projects rather than the general running costs of an organisation
  • The application form lets you choose:
  • Operating support
  • Capital
  • Project
  • Emergency
  • Other

Past grants have gone to a dementia charity, a foodbank, a charity providing computers for disabled people, a sight-loss charity, a youth centre, a school music association, a nurses' support charity, a local rape and abuse support charity and a local hospice.

What it will not fund

  • General running costs are funded less often, since the trust mainly funds specific projects
  • National or international charities, unless the funds will be spent within the Mid-Essex area

How to apply

  1. Read the guidelines on The Fund page to check you meet the criteria
  2. Complete the six-step online application form at https://www.walterfarthing.co.uk/apply/, or download the Word form and email it to apply@walterfarthing.co.uk
  3. Submit by 17:00 on 31 January or 17:00 on 31 July
  4. The Grant Panel (at least four trustees) considers applications twice a year, and you are told the decision within one month of the Panel meeting

Late applications will not be considered and will be rejected

There is no right of appeal once a decision has been made

Have ready

Completed application form, including organisation details, financial details (income, expenditure, funds breakdown, bank details), the grant request, its purpose, and a grant budget with a full cost breakdown

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