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The Kerrison Trust

The Kerrison Trust Grants for Non-Profits and Community Projects

Grants from a Norfolk and Suffolk youth charity for not-for-profit enterprises, community projects and charities based in Norfolk and Suffolk that have youth wellbeing at their core. Past grants have paid for an additional counsellor at a youth project, equipment for construction or mechanic training, courses and workshops, and toy boxes for children entering refuges. Applications are on a short form and reviewed at quarterly trustee meetings.

Apply on the funder’s site
You could get
Amount not specified
no fixed round
Deadline
Rolling
apply any time
Effort
Light
short form, little evidence needed

Who can apply

  • Not-for-profit enterprises, community projects and charities based in Norfolk and Suffolk that have youth wellbeing at their core and support young people's development; the Trust's individual route covers ages 11 to 20
  • Being a registered charity is not required (the form asks for a charity number 'if applicable')
  • The grant must be used for the benefit of those in need in Norfolk and/or Suffolk

What it funds

  • Projects of not-for-profit enterprises, community projects and charities that support young people's development and have youth wellbeing at their core, for the benefit of those in need in Norfolk and/or Suffolk
  • The Trust's examples include: helping disadvantaged and vulnerable pupils overcome barriers to higher education
  • Charities offering counselling, alternative education, or career skills for those with SEND or other needs
  • Equipment and workshops, training programmes and scholarships for young people

How to apply

  1. Complete the online form on the Trust's non-profit funding page, or download the fillable PDF Grant Application Form – Non-Profit or Community Project
  2. On the form give the amount requested, charity number (if applicable), year established, the key purpose of the grant, your aims and activities, paid staff and volunteer hours, what the grant is for and why it is needed now, total project cost, when funding is required, other grant applications, how you will monitor the grant and evidence spending, and how young people are identified or referred to you
  3. Sign the declaration as an authorised representative and return the PDF form to office@kerrison.org.uk in PDF format
  4. Submit at least two weeks before a trustee review meeting; the remaining published meetings are 8 January 2027 and 9 April 2027

late submissions may be deferred to the following review meeting. If successful you must report on how the grant was spent and what was achieved after six months (or another agreed period), keep records the Trust may inspect, and get the Trust's agreement before changing how the grant is used.

Have ready

  • Completed Grant Application Form – Non-Profit or Community Project (online, or PDF returned by email)

if successful, the Trust needs your bank details with authorisation from your Treasurer or Financial Officer that they are correct.

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