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The Eveson Trust

The Eveson Trust grants

The Eveson Trust gives grants to registered charities in Herefordshire, Worcestershire and the West Midlands metropolitan boroughs. It funds work with disabled people, people who need help with their mental wellbeing, disadvantaged children and young people up to age 25, older people, people experiencing homelessness, hospitals and hospices. It pays for running costs, projects and capital costs, and charities of any income can apply. There are no deadlines, but grants are usually sized at about 10-15% of a small charity's latest income, and the Trust prefers not to be the only funder.

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You could get
Amount not specified
no fixed round
Deadline
Rolling
apply any time
Effort
Heavy
budgets, references, often several stages

Who can apply

  • Registered charities, of any income, that benefit people in Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Birmingham, Coventry, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, Walsall or Wolverhampton
  • Staffordshire, Warwickshire and Shropshire are not covered
  • National charities and branches may apply but must show the service delivered in the area and how many beneficiaries are there
  • Statutory bodies may apply only for projects with no public funding
  • Usually one application per charity per year: a previous applicant must wait a year from its decision email, have spent any earlier grant, and have submitted a satisfactory grant report
  • Charities with more than a year's spending in unrestricted reserves, without a clear reason, are given lower priority
  • Applicants need an adequate safeguarding policy

What it funds

Running (revenue) costs, project costs and capital costs. A share of core costs can be requested alongside a service or project. Supported causes:

  • People with disabilities, including blind and deaf people
  • Disabled children and young people, including those with special educational needs
  • Mental health support through therapeutic programmes
  • Disadvantaged children and young people up to 25 (for example young carers, those in or leaving care, children with a parent in prison, those living in refuges, those at risk of gang exploitation or in the justice system)
  • Older people
  • Hospices
  • Hospitals, including NHS charities, first responders, air ambulances and patient discharge support (innovative medical equipment only)
  • People experiencing homelessness

School or college projects for special-needs or disadvantaged pupils are funded only when they add to the basic curriculum.

Capital grants of over £10,000 go only to charities the Trust has funded before on a regular basis.

Previously funded charities can also apply for Enhance grants of up to £10,000 for training or consultancy in strategy, safeguarding, finance, marketing, HR or governance.

What it will not fund

  • CICs, social enterprises, Community Amateur Sports Clubs, unregistered charities
  • Borough, district, town or parish councils
  • Community buildings, except accessibility improvements
  • Retrospective grants, including work that starts before the decision
  • Multi-year grants (rarely offered, by invitation only)
  • Charities that would pass the grant to other charities or businesses to deliver the work
  • Capital projects outside the funding area
  • Overseas trips or activities
  • Individuals, even when a charity applies for them
  • Training and development of professionals
  • Religious activities or promoting religion
  • Services that are a statutory responsibility (only enhancements are funded)
  • Delivery of the National Curriculum
  • Academy trusts and schools, unless they are special schools or specialist colleges
  • General awareness raising
  • General community or anti-poverty work unless it clearly benefits people within the Trust's remit
  • Fundraising activities
  • Legal costs
  • Political activities
  • Animal welfare
  • VAT the charity can reclaim

How to apply

  • Apply online in two stages
  • The First Stage Application is followed by due diligence checks; if you pass, you are sent a full application form to complete within 15 working days
  • The project or funding start date must be at least 4 months after the first-stage application
  • The amount and purpose cannot be changed after submission
  • Personal email addresses are accepted only if your link to the charity can be verified
  • For requests of £50,000 or more, book a discussion with the Chief Executive before applying

Have ready

  • Governing document
  • Latest published report and accounts (plus draft accounts if the published ones are more than 12 months old)
  • Management accounts for the current year
  • Income and expenditure budget for the coming year
  • For projects, a project budget, quotes and delivery plan
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • A grant report on any previous award

Capital applications also need planning permission, surveyor reports, lease or title, several quotes, architect plans, a timeline, budgets, a cash-flow forecast and a risk analysis.

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