Julia and Hans Rausing Trust – Food Bank Fund

Description

Grants are available to local not-for-profit groups which operate a foodbank to help meet rising costs and demands over the winter months in the UK.

Current Status: Open for Applications

Maximum value: Discretionary

Objectives of Fund

Funding is intended to help ensure that foodbanks can continue to deliver their services and support beneficiaries despite the challenges of the cost-of-living crisis.

Value Notes

There is a total funding pot of £10 million.

The minimum amount which can be applied for is £500.

The Trust does not give out grants that are greater than 20% of an organisation’s annual expenditure (this should not be taken as a target amount to request).

Who Can Apply

To be eligible to apply, organisations must:

• Be not-for-profit.
• Run a foodbank that has been running for six months or more which regularly gives out emergency food parcels at least once each week.
• Have an annual income of between £25,000 and £1,000,000.
• Not have reserves above one year’s running costs.

For details of restrictions or how to apply please visit https://www.juliahansrausingtrust.org/foodbank-fund/