The 29th May 1961 Charitable Trust

The 29th May 1961 Charitable Trust grants

A general grantmaking trust that funds UK registered charities (and exempt or excepted charities) for a very wide range of charitable activities, with a particular focus on the West Midlands and especially Coventry and Warwickshire. Grants cover project, core/running and capital costs, as one-off payments or split over two or three years. Applications are accepted at any time and go to the next quarterly trustees' meeting (normally March, June, September and December). There is no stated maximum: applicants should ask for what they need.

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

UK registered charities (including CIOs) and organisations deemed exempt or excepted from charity registration under Charity Commission guidance
CICs, individuals and other non-charities cannot apply
There is a particular focus on charities operating in the West Midlands, especially Coventry and Warwickshire, reflecting the settlor's wishes, but applications are accepted for work across the UK
Organisations that have had a grant must wait two years from their last grant payment before reapplying; after an unsuccessful application, wait 13 months from notification
Only one application at a time
New organisations without a full set of accounts can apply with management accounts

What it funds

Capital and revenue costs, for a very wide range of charitable activities:

Project specific costs
Core or running costs
Capital costs
One-off grants, or multi-year grants usually of up to three years

grants are reported (not assessed) under these categories: Arts and Museums; Conservation and Protection; Employment, Education and Training; Homelessness and Housing; Leisure, Recreation and Youth; Medical; Offenders; Social Welfare.

What it will not fund

Individuals
Medical research
Community Interest Companies (CICs) and other organisations that are not UK registered, exempt or excepted charities
Projects outside the UK (Trustees do not typically fund these)
Organisations that received a grant from the Trust within the last two years
Organisations notified of an unsuccessful application within the last 13 months

How to apply

Read the Grant Terms & Conditions, Safeguarding Policy and Application Form Guidance (the application form questions are also available as a PDF)
Complete the online Eligibility Quiz; passing it gives access to the online application form
Complete the online form (organisation, primary named contact, named trustee if the contact is not a trustee, financial information, funding descriptor, type and amount of funding, category and area, summary of your request); you can save and resume within 30 days
Upload files immediately before submitting, then click Submit; you receive an email confirming receipt with a copy of your application
Your application goes to the next available quarterly trustees' meeting (normally March, June, September and December); Trustees may visit
You are told the outcome by email; if awarded, accept the offer through the link in the email and give bank details with a recent statement

there are no deadlines. For a project with a firm start date, apply at least 18 weeks before funding is needed. Applications by post or email are not normally accepted, and no feedback is given on unsuccessful applications.

Have ready

Most recent audited / inspected accounts, or a link to them on the Charity Commission (or other regulator) website
For new organisations without annual accounts: latest management accounts, including income and expenditure account and balance sheet
Optional supporting files, such as a project budget (Word, Excel, PDF or JPG; 25MB total)

on acceptance of a grant you will be asked for a recent bank or building society statement (or paying-in slip) to verify account details.

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