Hull and East Riding Charitable Trust Fund.

Background

Founded in 1985, the Hull and East Riding Charitable Trust offers grants to local charitable organisations in the Hull and East Riding area with the aim of improving the lives of people living in Hull and the East Riding of Yorkshire. Since its founding, the Trust has awarded a total of £8 million to 1,650 charities across the area.

Objectives of Fund

The Trust will fund any charitable purposes the Trustees think fit within the Hull and East Riding area.

The funding can be used for the following:

• Music and arts projects, especially those that involve people from disadvantaged backgrounds.
• Community projects especially those that support residents in marginalised groups in the area.
• Purchase of equipment materials.
• Support for children to attends trips from schools / groups in disadvantaged areas.
• Requests from notable buildings with a good level of community use.
• Significant community projects demanding major funding, support may be given by way of a pledge, payment conditional upon all other funding sources being agreed.

Value Notes

Most grants are for under £5,000.

Larger projects may be considered with match funding or by way of pledge.

Match Funding Restrictions

The Trustees are unlikely to support the total cost of a project: applicants should be able to demonstrate that funds have been raised, or are in the process of being raised, from other sources.

For significant community projects demanding major fund raising, support may be given by way of pledge: payment will be conditional upon all other funds being sourced.

Who Can Apply

Applications will be considered from the following:

• Registered charities and community groups who are delivering charitable projects that benefit the residents of Hull and the East Riding.
• National charities who are carrying out projects that benefit residents of Hull & East Riding.
• Local young people under the age of 18 in participating in UK or oversea visits or to participate in projects by a leading organisation.

Support may be given to ‘significant community projects demanding major funding’ by a pledge, payment being conditional upon all other funding sources being agreed.

Location

Hull and East Riding of Yorkshire area

Restrictions

The following are not eligible for funding:

• Projects that are for political, religious or educational purposes.
• Projects that are not focused in Hull & East Yorkshire.
• Applications from overseas.
• Appeals from individuals unless under 18 for visits with a leading organisation.
• Animal charities unless the project provides a direct human benefit.
• National charities unless a project has a local focus.
• Non charitable business projects.
• Core staff salaries unless a proportion is included in the project budget and the request is only to fund part of the project.

Eligible Expenditure

The funding can be used for both capital and revenue costs.

Projects supported in the past include:

• Music and arts projects, especially those that involve people from disadvantaged backgrounds.
• Projects that benefit older people.
• Projects that help with mental health.
• Projects that support people with physical & learning disabilities.
• Hospices.
• Homeless projects.
• Projects that support residents in marginalised groups in the area.
• Heritage projects.
• Support for children to attend school trips from schools in disadvantaged areas.
• Contribution for young people under the age of 18 to participate in UK or overseas projects with a leading organisation (up to £350).
• Requests from notable buildings with a good level of community use.
• Significant community projects demanding major funding, support may be given by a pledge, payment conditional upon all other funding sources being agreed.
• Pre-school clubs – for equipment or activities.
• Applications from schools except for teaching and buildings. (ie, promotion of healthy eating, playground equipment, school trips must be for educational rather than social holiday trips).

How To Apply

The Trust meets twice a year to consider applications, in May and early November.

The deadlines for applications each year are 20 April and 20 October.

An application form can be downloaded from the Trust’s website.

Contact the Hull & East Riding Charitable Trust for further information.

For more information and to apply click the link below :

• Hull and East Riding Charitable Trust

Contacts

For further information on how to obtain this fund, please contact the following:

1. Lynn Humphreys
   Secretary
   Hull and East Riding Charitable Trust
   7 Westerdale
   Swanland
   East Yorkshire
   HU14 3PY
   Email: Lynn.Humphreys@herct.org.uk