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Aldgate and Allhallows Foundation

Aldgate and Allhallows Foundation Grants for Schools and Organisations

Grants for clearly defined, time-limited education projects run by schools and organisations for children and young people under 30 who live permanently in Tower Hamlets or the City of London. The young people must be in full-time education or studying for a recognised qualification, and must come from disadvantaged backgrounds or areas of high deprivation. The Foundation calls itself an incubator of new ideas and gives priority to new, strategic work that could influence wider policy and practice. Applications are accepted all year and decided by the Governors twice a year. Grants to schools and organisations in 2024 ranged from £10,000 to £24,498.

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Effort
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Who can apply

  • Schools and organisations running education projects for children or young people under 30 who are permanent residents of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets or the City of London
  • The young people must be in full-time education or studying for a recognised qualification, and must come from disadvantaged backgrounds or areas of high deprivation in those two areas
  • The application asks for your legal status and charitable aims, a brief history, staffing levels and management structure, and the make-up of your governing body
  • No income limit or minimum track record is stated
  • Youth groups and supplementary schools are listed among the things the Foundation does not normally fund
  • Unsuccessful applicants can reapply after one year
  • Individuals apply through a separate grants-for-individuals scheme

What it funds

Clearly defined, time-limited education projects that benefit children or young people under 30 who are permanent residents of Tower Hamlets or the City of London, are in full-time education or studying for a recognised qualification, and come from disadvantaged backgrounds or areas of high deprivation. The Foundation is particularly keen on:

  • Projects started by schools that enhance the National Curriculum
  • Projects to improve literacy and numeracy
  • Projects promoting the study of science, mathematics and the arts
  • Projects that attract match funding
  • Projects that test new ideas

Priority goes to work that is not yet part of a school's or organisation's regular activities, and to strategic developments, such as practical initiatives tackling the root causes of problems and work that could influence policy and practice more widely.

Many grants are for one year, but grants can run for up to three years, subject to satisfactory progress.

What it will not fund

  • Equipment or teachers' salaries that are the responsibility of education authorities
  • Youth groups
  • Supplementary schools or mother tongue teaching
  • The purchase, repair or furnishing of buildings
  • Conferences or seminars
  • Stage, film, publication or video production costs
  • Performances or exhibitions
  • Retrospective requests (any activity that has already taken place)
  • Requests to substitute for the withdrawal or reduction of statutory funding
  • General fund-raising campaigns or appeals
  • Projects that are not clearly defined, time-limited education projects

How to apply

  1. Optionally, contact the Foundation (020 7488 2489 or aldgateandallhallows@portaltrust.org) about the application process or whether your organisation or project is eligible
  2. Complete the online application form (the first step): details of your school or organisation (current activities, legal status and charitable aims, brief history, staffing and management structure, governing body), a description and timeline of the project (who is involved, who benefits, aims, outcomes and how you will monitor and evaluate it), and a detailed project budget including other income or partnership funding
  3. The Chief Executive considers the initial enquiry
  4. If your application goes forward, meet the Foundation's Grants Manager with your project partners, then answer any questions and supply any further documents requested
  5. A report goes to the Board of Governors for a decision at one of its two meetings each year

There is no closing date, but applications must arrive in good time before a Governors' meeting. Assessment can only be finished once all documents are in, the meeting has taken place and all questions are answered, so apply well before your project starts.

Unsuccessful applicants can apply again after one year.

Have ready

  • Detailed project budget, including other sources of income or partnership funding (part of the online form)
  • Most recent annual report (if requested)
  • Audited accounts (if requested)

The Foundation says it 'may also ask' for the annual report, audited accounts or other documents if your application goes forward, so these are not needed at the first stage.

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