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Frequently asked questions
On this page:
1. How do I apply for a grant?
2. Do you consider applications from national
charities with a branch in Birmingham?
3. Do you consider grants for charities outside
Birmingham?
4. Do we have to be a registered charity to
apply?
5. Do you support individuals?
6. Do you support animal charities?
7. When is the best time to apply?
8. Do you have a phone contact number?
9. Can an organisation have more than one grant
at a time?
10. You have already given us a grant. Can we
apply again for the same purpose?
11. Will the Trust fund core costs such as
equipment?
12. We are a new charity and do not yet have
any audited accounts.
13. Do you acknowledge all applications?
14. When will we hear if our application has
been successful?
15. If we are not successful will we be
told why, and is there an appeals procedure?
16. Do you expect us to spend the grant within
a certain time?
1. How do I apply for a grant?
See How to apply for grants to
organisations and How to
apply for Gap year grants.
2. Do you consider applications from
national charities with a branch in Birmingham?
Trustees do not normally make Grants to National Charities. We
may sometimes offer a Grant to a local Birmingham Project with
its own local published accounts, even if the Birmingham project
is itself part of a National Charity.
3. Do you consider grants outside
Birmingham?
In some cases we accept applications for charities near
Birmingham if there are strong Birmingham connections. See Eligibility.
4. Do we have to be a registered
charity to apply?
Yes, and your annual turnover must also be less than £1m.
Applications from community interest companies, or social
enterprises are not accepted.
5. Do you support individuals?
We do award a small number of Gap Year Grants each year to
individuals. Priority is given to Applications from Birmingham.
See Eligibility.
6. Do you support animal charities?
No.
7. When is the best time to apply?
The start date is currently 1 August but your application has to
be received by October 1, or it will not be considered.
8. Do you have a phone contact
number?
No. Correspondence is by email.
9. Can an organisation have more than
one grant at a time?
We will only consider one application from each charity.
10. You have already given us a
grant. Can we apply again for the same purpose?
We will consider each application on its merits. In some cases
we may offer a further grant for the same purpose.
11. Will the Trust fund core costs
such as equipment?
Yes.
12. We are a new charity and do not
yet have any audited accounts.
Send what financial records you have, preferably with an
endorsement from a charity known to us. Please see lists of
charities supported on the Eligibility
page.
13. Do you acknowledge all
applications?
Yes, normally within two weeks.
14. When will we hear if our
application has been successful?
We write to all successful applicants In November following the
meeting. All Grants given are published on the website within
about ten days of the meeting.
15. If we are not successful will
we be told why, and is there an appeals procedure?
We only write to successful applicants and we will not normally
enter into correspondence.
16. Do you expect us to spend the
grant within a certain time?
Yes we would expect you to use the grant reasonably soon,
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