Trusthouse gives grants for running costs or one-off capital costs to charities and not-for-profit organisations.
Trusthouse funds
- Charitable organisations (including CICs, social enterprises, not-for-profit companies, voluntary associations) in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
- Established, small to medium sized organisations working to address local problems with communities in areas of extreme urban deprivation or remote, needy rural locations.
- General running costs including salaries and overheads; capital expenditure on buildings or essential equipment.
The grants are for 1 year only and they will not usually make further grants within 2 years for Small Grants and 5 years for Large Grants.
Small grants
- for organisations with a total annual income of £500,000 or less.
- can be for 1 year’s running costs (including salaries); project costs; capital costs for equipment purchase or building improvements/additions/new build projects.
- maximum grant amount request:£9,999.
- decisions made quarterly.
Large grants
- for organisations with a total annual income of £5 million or less
- must be for one-off capital costs only, usually for buildings. The total project cost must not exceed £1 million.
- maximum grant amount request: £30,000.
- decisions made quarterly.
Fast Tracks
- for organisations with a total annual income of £500,000 or less..
- can be for 1 year’s running costs (including salaries); project costs; capital costs for equipment purchase or building improvements/additions/new build projects.
- maximum grant amount request: £5,000.
- final decision made within 8 weeks of receipt of application.
Hospices
- for capital appeals only for building projects or equipment.
- projects should be aimed at benefitting resident or day patients (not visitors or staff).
- no requirement to fit the overarching themes of Rural Issues and/or Urban Deprivation, but grants are mainly focussed on hospices based in low income and/or remote areas.
- maximum grant request: £30,000.
Trusthouse supports projects related to Community, Arts, education & heritage, and Disabilities & Healthcare.
