Eligibility

WHAT WE FUND – PRIORITIES

While the Elmgrant Trust assesses each application on its individual merits, we receive many applications a year, so we choose to prioritise geographically and certain types of work. We will consider applications :

  • From the South West area of England, especially Devon and Cornwall. There is a geographic criterion, and it is a very tight South West area, please do not apply if you are outside the very South West area of England.  We are not accepting applications from NE Somerset, Bath and Bristol.
  • Projects which help to improve the quality of local life and welfare
  • Art projects which help to improve the quality of local life
  • From individuals who are further educating themselves to improve their job prospects with a clear compassionate need.

We are happy to receive applications for core running costs or project costs of small established organisations who have a proven record of making a significant difference.

We do not usually make grants to large or UK wide charities but make rare exceptions when an individual project is in the geographical area.

Average grants are in the region of £550 for organisations, and possibly up to £1000 for  individuals under 18 and possibly up to £3000 for individuals over 18 yrs of age.

EXCLUSIONS – WHAT WE DO NOT FUND

We do not support the following so PLEASE DO NOT APPLY if your organisation or individual application falls into any of the following categories:

  • General appeals or circulars
  • Grants to individuals for postgraduate study or related expenses,
  • Grants for second and subsequent degrees,
  • Overseas student grants,
  • Expeditions, travel and study projects overseas,
  • Individual travel,
  • Large-scale national organisations
  • Promotion of religion,
  • Animal welfare,
  • We rarely fund research,
  • Retrospective funding: please check the dates of our next meeting in relation to your funding timing here and email the secretary if you have any doubts.

Applications from recipients of grants are not considered again within a two-year period of the award being made. Note: The Trustees are currently reviewing the re-application period which may change to three or four years; any updates will be posted here.

To understand our data handling policy, please read to our Data Protection Page on the main menu before applying for a grant.