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Alfred Haines Charitable Trust

Alfred Haines Charitable Trust Grants

The Alfred Haines Charitable Trust is a small local grant making charity.

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You could get
Amount not specified
Deadline
Not published
no closing date given
Effort
Light
short form, little evidence needed

Who can apply

  • Smaller local charities, with the trustees concentrating on those based in Birmingham and the immediate surrounding area
  • Projects outside the West Midlands (or overseas) are considered only where the applicant is known to a trustee or recommended by someone known to a trustee with first-hand knowledge of the work
  • Large national charities are unusual recipients
  • Organisations already supported by, or that have applied to, the Quothquan Trust (which shares staff with this Trust) should not apply
  • Successful applicants should wait at least ten months before applying again, and projects that were unsuccessful before should not reapply unless they have changed significantly

What it funds

  • Local organisations helping people to improve their quality of life, with a preference for donations towards specific items and specific projects
  • The majority of grants are one-off, normally £250 to £2,000; occasionally the Trust will fund a project annually for up to three years, subject to satisfactory project reports
  • Christian social action projects involving outreach into the community through care are welcome

What it will not fund

  • Large appeals
  • Activities which are primarily the responsibility of central or local government or some other responsible body
  • Animal welfare
  • Church buildings (restoration, improvements, renovations or new ones)
  • Environmental conservation and protection of wildlife and landscape
  • Expeditions and overseas trips
  • Hospitals and health centres
  • Individuals, including students (rare exceptions only when recommended by someone known to the trustees)
  • Large national charities, even where there is a local project (unusual)
  • Loans and business finance
  • Medical research projects
  • Overseas appeals and projects, or projects outside the West Midlands, unless the applicant is known to or recommended to a trustee
  • Purely evangelistic projects
  • Promotion of any religion other than Christianity
  • Schools, universities and colleges
  • Projects that have been unsuccessful before
  • Organisations that already receive support from, or have applied to, the Quothquan Trust

How to apply

  1. Check your project against the exclusion list
  2. Write a letter of appeal (there is no application form) including a brief description of the organisation's activities, details of the project and its overall cost, what funds have already been raised and how the rest will be raised
  3. Enclose a copy of your latest accounts (including any associated or parent organisation) and any leaflets or supporting documents
  4. Post the appeal to: Appeals, Alfred Haines Charitable Trust, Dale Farm, Worcester Lane, Sutton Coldfield B75 5PR
  5. Trustees consider written applications at quarterly meetings; the Trust contacts you only if it needs more information
  6. If successful, you receive a cheque and covering letter, must complete an official receipt, and must send a project report, usually after ten months

Applications by email are not accepted, receipt is not acknowledged, and unsuccessful applicants are not notified; if no cheque arrives within five months the application was unsuccessful.

Questions can be phoned to 0121 323 3236 (shared with related charities; say the call is for Alfred Haines). Applications may be transferred to the Quothquan Trust if more relevant.

Have ready

  • Letter describing the organisation's activities
  • Details of the project and its overall cost
  • Funds already raised and how the remaining funds will be raised
  • Latest accounts, including any associated or parent organisation
  • Any other leaflets or supporting documentation

Applications without the required information will not be considered.

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