The Sunrise Foundation CIO

Sunrise Foundation Grants

Grants from a Bristol-based foundation (registered charity 1172756) to voluntary, community and charity organisations, schools, churches and health bodies delivering projects in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. Its aim is to improve the lives of disadvantaged people by helping other charities provide services, therapies and resources. Its objects cover people with mental or physical illness, disadvantaged individuals and social inclusion. Applying takes two stages: an email enquiry, then a full application by invitation, both scored and decided at quarterly trustee meetings. Smaller organisations, smaller projects and local grassroots groups score higher. No grant sizes are published.

Apply on the funder’s site

You could get: Amount not specified; no fixed round
Deadline: Rolling; apply any time
Effort: Moderate; full application with documents

Who can apply

Voluntary, community or charity organisations, schools, churches and health bodies that deliver projects in the communities of Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (the How to Apply page asks applicants to check both of these before enquiring)
Before deciding, Sunrise looks up the organisation on the Charity Commission website and its own website, and reviews three years of published annual reports and accounts for income, expenditure and reserves
Trustees also weigh reputation, track record, facilities, structure, governance and systems for monitoring the money
The scoring favours strong evidence of need, wide involvement, measurable outcomes for end beneficiaries, organisations with smaller incomes, smaller projects, and grassroots groups in the Bristol/South West region that Sunrise can easily visit
Multi-year grants are offered only to some existing beneficiaries

What it funds

Projects that further the Foundation's objects:

To assist in the treatment and care of persons suffering from mental or physical illness of any description or in need of rehabilitation as a result of such illness by the provision of therapy, education, advice, guidance, facilities for work and recreational activities
To improve quality of life of disadvantaged individuals by providing support and activities which develop their skills, capacities, and capabilities to enable them to participate in society as mature and responsible individuals
To promote social inclusion for the public benefit by addressing the needs of those people who are socially excluded, assisting them to integrate into society, by way of grants, equipment, education and services to such people and/or to charities or other organisations supporting such people

What it will not fund

Contributions to general appeals or circulars
Religious activity which is not for wider public benefit
Public bodies to carry out their statutory obligations
Activities which solely support animal welfare
Activities which have already taken place
Grant making by other organisations
Privately owned and profit-distributing companies or limited partnerships

How to apply

Check that your organisation is eligible and delivers projects in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire
Email an initial enquiry to info@sunrisefoundation.org.uk
Sunrise reviews and scores the enquiry; trustees consider enquiries quarterly and email you the outcome
If invited, complete the Grant Application Form, following the Grant Application Guidelines Sunrise sends you, by the date given for the next trustees' meeting
Trustees score and consider applications quarterly and email the outcome
If successful, agree targets and reporting, sign a Grant Agreement with the Terms & Conditions, and receive the funds; an end-of-grant report follows

Sunrise always gives feedback to unsuccessful enquiries and applications. All correspondence is by email.

Have ready

Initial enquiry email
Grant Application Form (only if invited)

Sunrise reviews three years of your published Annual Report & Accounts, so these should be up to date on the Charity Commission register.

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