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RSM UK Foundation

RSM UK Foundation grants

The RSM UK Foundation, the charity of the audit, tax and consulting firm RSM UK, makes one-off grants of usually £250 to £10,000 to charities outside its fixed strategic partners. Its priorities are smaller charities (typically income under £500,000), charities in or near places where RSM UK has an office, and project-based or cause-related work that is easy to understand, rather than funding only running costs. Applications are made by email at any time and considered at the trustees' formal meetings through the year.

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You could get
£250 – £10,000
no fixed round
Deadline
Rolling
apply any time
Effort
Moderate
full application with documents

Who can apply

  • Organisations registered as charities with the Charity Commission for England and Wales, OSCR and/or the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland; charities under the law of England and Wales that are not required to register; or charities registered or qualifying as charities in another jurisdiction
  • Priority goes to charities typically with an annual income under £500,000, to charities in or near places where RSM UK has a current office, and to applicants that have not had a grant from the foundation in the previous two years
  • Grants to individuals are rare and means-tested

What it funds

  • Project-based or cause-related activities that can be easily understood, where the funding is not only contributing to the charity's running costs
  • Charitable purposes within Section 3 of the Charities Act 2011
  • Up to 100% of the cost of a proposal

the application form asks which of three criteria the application meets: environmental protection or improvement; community development; advancement of education.

What it will not fund

  • Charities established for the promotion of the efficiency of the armed forces of the Crown
  • Individuals, except occasionally in exceptional circumstances at the trustees' discretion
  • Projects in countries where another RSM corporate or charitable foundation is based
  • Applicants that previously failed the trustees' due diligence checks and have not addressed the issues

How to apply

  1. Read the grant making policy
  2. Download the one-page application form (charity details, which of the three criteria you meet, and up to 250 words on the amount, what it will be spent on, the impact and how you will measure it)
  3. Email the completed form, with the supporting information the policy asks for, to info@rsmukfoundation.com
  4. Applications are considered at the trustees' formal meetings throughout the year

applications are not usually considered between formal trustee meetings except in exceptional circumstances.

Have ready

  • Completed application form
  • A budget for the proposed activities
  • A proposed timescale for use of the grant
  • Details of the key individual(s) who will manage the grant and deliver the activities
  • Details of any other funding awarded or being sought
  • A complete, up-to-date copy of the organisation's governing document
  • Registered charity number(s), or evidence of charitable status (such as an HMRC reference) if not required to register
  • The organisation's most recent set of accounts

the policy also asks the proposal to show how the activities benefit beneficiaries and meet the funding priorities, and how the grant will be managed. Charities outside the UK must also give evidence of charitable status in their jurisdiction.

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